I used to be a Rocky Horror fanatic. And I'm not so much a collector of things as I am of music. So I never had to have the actual vinyl or a limited edition CD, I was happy to have a cassette (and now mp3) of whatever the track was. And I was always amazed when someone would play some super rare out of print recording of something but then refuse to make a copy. I mean, I could see if you were the artist and didn't want it circulated. But for a collector to get something and keep it to themselves just so they can feel superior over all the other collectors is really sad. How can it possibly make you happy to know you are making other people sad by withholding something from them?
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