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Originally Posted by Monstro
It's unfortunate but most of my most important Meaty items at some point went for free, promo items such as singles, albums cd's etc..music industry awards and to top it all off my leather jacket, that was a promo item given to 12 people by the record company.
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I think that's an important nail hit on the head with regard to this.
The vast majority of the highly-collectable items in all of our collections are promo-type items which were given away for nothing. They're generally rarer because they were given away for free, and hence are more desireable to the collectors. Which is why they command a higher price.
Of course there are the exceptions to the rule (The CHSIB vinyl for example which was available in a limited number to purchase).
That doens't take away from the fact that obtaining something for free purely with the intention of selling it isn't 100% right, moral or ethical.