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#1 2003-09-03 4:21 pm
- shoeman
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selling songs on ebay
eBay Auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi … 2555673237
This guy bought a song off of iTMS and has decided to auction it off on eBay. The seller think that if you can legally sell a used CD, you should be able to sell a bought/used song, too.
It seems logical to me, but what do you think Apple and the RIAA have to say about it?
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#2 2003-09-03 4:24 pm
Re: selling songs on ebay
There's an article on /. about reselling songs you've purchase online through places like buymusic.com and the iTMS, but I didn't read it.
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#3 2003-09-03 4:25 pm
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Re: selling songs on ebay
You cant do it, the songs are "locked" 
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#4 2003-09-03 4:25 pm
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Re: selling songs on ebay
I didn't think you were able to share songs bought on iTMS...
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#5 2003-09-03 4:28 pm
- shoeman
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Re: selling songs on ebay
I can't find any articles on Apple's website about this.
...and I can't access buymusic.com (cheap bastards).
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#6 2003-09-03 4:30 pm
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Re: selling songs on ebay
$9,700?
I was thinking of bidding $1,000,000. Is it worth it? 
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#7 2003-09-03 5:25 pm
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Re: selling songs on ebay
I didn't think you were able to share songs bought on iTMS...
They're not sharing, they are selling it outright. Just like when you sell a CD to a used CD shop.
Of course, the RIAA won't see it this way. Apparently, you really don't own anything when it comes to music.
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#8 2003-09-03 5:30 pm
- mahakali
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Re: selling songs on ebay
It's only 99 cents ($0.99) on iTMS. The seller had to share his password to 'share' this file with he buyer. It could be a scam though. It's possible he ripped the song from a CD and renamed .m4a to .m4p.
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#9 2003-09-03 5:35 pm
- ColPanic
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Re: selling songs on ebay
He is selling A song for $780?
You shut your mouth when you're talking to me!
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#10 2003-09-03 5:38 pm
- ConnertheCat
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Re: selling songs on ebay
He is selling A song for $780?
The scary bit is that he has like 20 bids! 
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#11 2003-09-03 5:39 pm
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Re: selling songs on ebay
it says 75 bids...
You shut your mouth when you're talking to me!
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#12 2003-09-03 7:20 pm
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Re: selling songs on ebay
85 bids now, and over $15,000.. RIAA is bidding, and will stiff the guy when the auction is over! 
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#13 2003-09-03 7:38 pm
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how do you know that the RIAA is bidding on it?
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#14 2003-09-03 7:39 pm
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Re: selling songs on ebay
it was a joke, sort of.. 
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#15 2003-09-03 7:46 pm
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WTH... why is it so high, again?
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#16 2003-09-03 8:55 pm
- SwisSlesS
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Re: selling songs on ebay
WTH... why is it so high, again?
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that because more people bid again. 
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#17 2003-09-03 9:05 pm
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Re: selling songs on ebay
Almost 40,000 hits 
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#18 2003-09-03 9:36 pm
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Re: selling songs on ebay
Almost 40,000 hits
And they're all from us!!
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#19 2003-09-03 10:00 pm
Re: selling songs on ebay
www.news.com interviewed the dude. He is just looking for attention. He said he wanted to see what legal issues this brought up. I looked at the auction and the bidding was up to $2,500.
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#20 2003-09-03 10:06 pm
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Re: selling songs on ebay
wait, if you have to have itunes to play it, then you more than likely will have ITMS, which means you could buy it for 99centavos, am I correct? Or am I correct?
riddle me that
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#21 2003-09-04 12:37 am
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Re: selling songs on ebay
wait, if you have to have itunes to play it, then you more than likely will have ITMS, which means you could buy it for 99centavos, am I correct? Or am I correct?
riddle me that
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#22 2003-09-04 3:20 am
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Re: selling songs on ebay
this auction keeps chaniging...now its at $16,600.00 and has 85 bids but some pople say it has 40,000 bids?
And earlier it was at $750 not $16,600.00
You shut your mouth when you're talking to me!
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#24 2003-09-04 6:54 am
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Re: selling songs on ebay
It's 85 bids and $100,100.00 now. Why anyone would pay that much for just one song, that you may not be able to even listen to, I have no idea.
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#25 2003-09-04 7:54 am
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Re: selling songs on ebay
Man, he's either gonna be a millionaire or a very stupid and poor man.
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