Buyer beware - pay attention to the small details!

[troccoli]

Before I start, I just want to say that I believe the seller of this item really thinks it's what he says it is, so you can't put too much blame on them. That being said, here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/GUNS-N-ROSES-VELVET-RE...1QQcmdZViewItem

Now this is advertised as the original first pressing. First, it is a legitimate pressing from around 88/89. But it is not the first pressing. How do you tell? Look at the sticker on it. It says includes the hit single Sweet Child, and the song Welcome to the Jungle from the movie The Dead Pool. Sweet Child wasn't a hit single right off the bat (I'm thinking summer of 1988 but could be wrong there), and The Dead Pool wasn't even released until July 13, 1988 over a year after Appetite was released. I'm not saying that this is not a cool item or that it's not worth money. But it is not the original release. This is:

http://www.troccolitm.com/12AppUSOrig.html?1198049411198

Just FYI

 

Update: here's an original, still-sealed first pressing you could have had for half the price:

http://cgi.ebay.com/GUNS-N-ROSES-APPETITE-...tem160255282603

 

[willow]

Nice catch! Looks like ebay fixed it. the pages are gone. I'm always on the look out for stuff like that too. Some people just don't realize what they really have.

[troccoli]

Nice catch! Looks like ebay fixed it. the pages are gone. I'm always on the look out for stuff like that too. Some people just don't realize what they really have.

Wow, yeah - weird that those pages are gone - can't even find them in the complete listings section.  But look at this link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Guns-and-Roses-Appetite-for-Destruction-SEALED-LP_W0QQitemZ110266497742QQihZ001QQcategoryZ306QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Another one that sold for more than the true original did. 

[willow]

Yep!