Helen Merrill Complete on Mercury LP box

[DrJ]

I won this set, supposedly mint condition vinyl, on eBay for $115. A lot of money for 4 LPs, but I'm still very excited as I have looked far and wide for either the CD or LP version and the only copies I could find before were listed at ridiculous prices ($220-400!!!).

I already know the music from CD-Rs, and love it - huge Merrill fan (recently been hooked on the COLLABORATION disc with Gil Evans).

Did I get ripped off or get a decent deal?

[JSngry]

Wellsir, lessee...

You got a supposedly mint condition set of music that you know you dig at a better price than you've ever seen it before.

I'd say you got screwed, dude.

[sidewinder]

I would say that you paid far too much for this set and should sell it to me at cost price..

[jazzbo]

[Shawn]

Consider yourself lucky and enjoy the music!!!!

[HolyStitt]

I do not know what the sets on average go for, but the music is so wonderful that I would consider it a great deal.

I also have the LP version of the set and love it, but I still get mad when I think about the fact that I had the CD version in my hold box at the record store and someone there snatched it while I was gone.

[JohnJ]

I picked up a used CD version at a Disk Union branch in Tokyo for around $20 a few years ago.

Definitely one of my better buys.