You're overbudget on gear, one more thing...

I don't know what Hot Stampers sell for but he is asking $103.30 each on the average. 

For his pseudo warm stampers he wants $45.85 each on the average.

Interesting whether there is any sort of value proposition on either

Just checked out Better Records site. Up to 700 bucks for an album.

A tad more than I’m willing to spend.

How about 4 for $600?

If you believe that "hot stampers" exist I have a nice bridge for sale!

If there's an angle to be exploited, it'll be found on this site. If P.T. Barnum were alive today, he'd be selling on Audiogon.

Woooo,

Am I glad I stopped buying vinyl!

Poor guy won’t live long enough to dump that God knows how worn out stuff. Time is precious and not renewable. Welcome to the fast pace digital world, and good luck with your dump. Lol

Cheers 
 

Hot stampers are usually identified by owner hoping that it is a hot stamper so one can mark things up.

business works if you find stupid consumer. USA has culture of foolish consumers.
It's okay to get lucky sometimes.

I suspect that what happened to a record AFTER the stamper is more important. Like storage, use, equipment, cleanliness, that kind of thing. But what do I know?

"How about 4 for $600?"

jeffseight-I can afford the 3/$10 bin at my neighborhood store. Every now and then excellent 1st press 60-70's LP's. 

If the seller's list is indeed 1st press albums and good condition, they do have value. At $100+ each, too rich for my wallet. Collection isn't unique.

Early Jazz, Classical and blues, maybe some Rock -now you've got something to talk about. 

I would imagine even serious buyer/reseller won't offer anything near that asking price.

It may be hard, difficult, or confusing for some people to understand and accept that for some prices like this are trivial of course that wouldn't be true, applicable, or appropriate for someone struggling with the rent or student debt but it is odd that these "prices" seem to upset here so much I guess these people are also "triggered" when they see someone in a Porsche or planning  nice vacation.

@clearthink     +1

clearthink- considering the amount some put into their rig, $100+ for an LP shouldn't be a big deal.

I guess seeing that amount as a lump sum for what the collection is, might be unsettling for some.

I get uncomfortable at the $20+ level. 

Though I will probably never purchase a "hot stamper", I do believe in the theory somewhat. We are talking about physical action that manually presses a vinyl puck into a record with a metal plate that is eventually changed out during a pressing run due to wear. This would mean to me that each press will be slightly different from the next as the plate microscopically wears from very first few in the run to the last before it is changed. If this wasn’t the case then the stamper could be used indefinitely, but they don’t do that. I’ve got multiple pressings of several albums and they do exhibit some differences on my system. With a less revealing set-up the differences are probably inaudible. I think one could locate their own "hot stamper" just by crate digging and doing your own comparison. The theory seems sound to me, and the buisness model is creative. I wish the seller luck on his sale.

As with any collecting hobby, some people are willing to pay collector's prices. I'm not one of them but neither do I object. Who cares how others spend their money? As it is, most people think audiophiles like us spend crazy money, so who are we to judge?

"I think one could locate their own "hot stamper" just by crate digging and doing your own comparison."

bimmerman2- That's all it is-find multiple copies of the period release. Not so easy, if we're talking 50+ year old LP's. Most will be noisy/groove damaged, especially if it's something in demand.

Putting in the time and effort does command a premium. You're paying for a cleaning and sifting of MANY LP's to find "the one."

This album has been listed for OVER $500 as a "WHITE HOT STAMPER."

, I found one for $8.00.  There IS a difference. I'm just a poor audiophool though-no "HOT STAMPERS" without doing the heavy lifting.

I wasn't saying it was an easy endeavor, just that I believe in the reality of phenomenal presses compared to others of the same runout numbers, lots of people downplay that it isn't real, or it's foolish to spend that kind of money on an album. Yes, it takes lots of legwork, there's lots of work I hire out, and others do too, same difference. I don't have the manpower or time to go through as many copies as Better Records does, and that's what the prices reflect.