What is the value of "THIGH" bootleg?

[ninja]

Hello. I have a question -- what's the value of the bootleg Thigh? I have a copy in great condition which is about to be put on eBay, but I'm not sure what it's worth. I saw one guy selling it for $150 / £85. Many thanks if you can answer this one.

[SOFA]

Well, "value" is relative... It depends on how much someone else wants it, and is willing to pay.
I bought my very clean copy of Thigh on Ebay 6 years ago in a fairly spirited auction for $35. (At that time, it was $5 more than I normally paid for a 2-LP boot.)
Figuring inflation as best I can, I'd expect to pay $41.50 today.
BUT: it's really only a reprint of Tis the Season... & Toxic Shock pt 1. I have those too. I think I paid 7 bucks for TTS in 98 (from a commercial outlet!), and $35 for the Toxic Shock Trilogy around the same time. This, to me has far greater "value"...
So what to charge? Did the "guy selling it for $150" sell it, or was that his minimum? Because if he/she/it got 150 bucks for Thigh, then I would LOVE to talk to the sucker that bought it for that. My financial worries would be over in short term.
I mean, I'd never think of selling any of my FZ collection - but that's stupid money. Even I can be bought for that kind of change...

[ninja]

OK, thanks for the reply. I think personally that $150 is way too much. I was bought the LP by an ex-girlfriend who paid £18 in something like 1991. The guy selling it for $150 is here: CLICK!

As you can see, it hasn't sold, and it's been there for a while, which is no suprise to me. Check his other records for sale too. Several of them are for sale at $300: Pappa Zappa and Live in Holland. Insane!

[ninja]

If anyone is interested, my copy of Thigh is up for sale at eBay.

CLICK

[SOFA]

I'd be interested in knowing what the outcome of the auction is, if you'd be so kind Ninja...
(dramatic tableau)
"Hello; my name is SOFA and I'm an eBayholic..."
Warm response: "Hi, SOFA!"
"I tried my first auction in 1998; I won a pristine copy of 'The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers', issue #2. I probably paid a few more dollars for it than I should, but I got caught up in the auction and I really wanted that classic edition..."
"Tho' oddly exhilarated by that first time, I figured that this was something that I could control. I tried a few more - just little things, like a Sinclair Gas Pump Transistor Radio [just like the one I had as a a child], or the Weights & Balance set [in a custom carrying case]. I was sure that I was in control, tho' I admit that losing an auction in the 11th hour fueled my competitive nature..."
"But then I discovered the Zappa page on eBay."
Comiserative Response: "Oooooh"
Within a year, my finances were in shambles; I'd sacrifice food money to get my hands on 'The Mystery Box', or 'Toxic Shock Trilogy'. When my family finally intervened, I knew that I had hit bottom."
"I have been eBay-free now for 4 years."
Compassionately Supportive Response: "Yay!; You go, SOFA; Tell it, Brother!"
(Grab another cup of coffee, light another cigarette; end of Dramatic Tableau).

[ninja]

LOL ^^^

I don't mind at all, I'll post and let you know the outcome. Bye for now.