dr winston o'boogie Wrote:
You're ignoring the second half of the question. I didn't feel the overall "was I ripped off on my $5?" part important but since it keeps coming up I checked. the actual listing said "perfect copy...." and was priced a few dollars cheaper when all others. When you clicked on the more details (which I probably didn't)...it reveals "NOT REMASTERED VERSION"
I'm guessing most people given that would have the "hey cool bonus tracks" reaction. To me I'm still not sure how I feel. At least part of me is offended that this guy burned stuff he really didn't have any right to and included them as part of a sale even if I'm the beneficiary.
Since we get another hat tossed on the "was I ripped off on my $5?" version, I'm going to try and address your actual concern.
I understand the moral dilemma of receiving an unauthorized duplicate of the bonus tracks. For some reason, my gut tells me to give this guy the benefit of the doubt. He does reveal that it is not the remastered version (this goes double if it's in all caps as you transcribed), so I have a preponderance of good faith in the seller. He doesn't appear to be deceptive in his description.
Now, we all know that customers
never make mistakes, so I'm sure he's received all sorts of threats on his person and family for advertising one product and selling another. All sorts of clowns demanding their money back, plus interest and a percentage of his homesale price since this seller didn't tell them something they didn't bother to read.
So he started burning the bonuses and sending them with the copy to help lessen the blow of complaints from stupid consumers who don't read.
Yes, he's ripping off Bo Diddley, but I don't think his intentions are all that wrong. If he had a crate full of the original
Gunslinger issue and was packing them all with CD-R bonus tracks, that might be different. But I would be reluctant to assume he has very many copies. I would also not be surprised if he does this on most albums that he sells that have been reissued, but I still think it's a preventive measure.
I guess I would equate this with getting something you didn't order at a restaurant--maybe something comp'ed because they are busy, even though there is no lapse in service--and they don't charge you for it anyway.