
The death of Michael Jackson shocked the world last week. And since then, we’ve seen a number of online Michael Jackson tributes via dedicated mixes from various DJs. And this is just the beginning. We’ve seen it everytime a musician passes away when before people could care less. Record companies now see dollar signs when there’s a death in the musical family and start releasing special box sets, Best Of CDs, DVDs, unreleased material, books, anything and everything they can to make some loot. It’s a funny thing cause like suckers we buy into it everytime.
Even funnier when you start to see postings on ebay and craigslist from people outrageously pricing Michael Jackson albums that consistantly sold between $1 and $5 dollars since their release. On my local Craigslist I found people asking $500 for an original “Off The Wall” LP, Or $1500 for a “Thriller” LP ?? hahaha. I know times are rough, but that’s highway robbery. You know how many “Thriller” albums were pressed up and sold!? What was it like $140 Million copies?…I guess that’s rare. Continue reading My Michael Jackson Billie Jean 12″ Must Be Worth $3000-At Least!