What I bought with $60

 Since about August or so, i've been participating in a local university's study about eating habits. After you take each survey spread out across several months, they'll give you a Tango gift card of your choice, with a varying amount of money on it as an incentive. A few weeks back, they sent me the latest of these surveys, and gave me a $60 Tango card. What did I spend it on? Ebay of course! Here is all that I bought with that $60.


Music From "Malcolm In The Middle" (Restless Records - 2001)

I've been watching a lot of Malcolm recently via Archive.org so I'm super glad to have this. And for only $15.06 too! Some of the Malcolm merch and specifically this CD have gotten a bit pricy lately (I believe in part because of the Malcolm reboot) so I'm super glad to have gotten it at this price.


They Might Be Giants - The Statue Got Me High (Elektra - 1992)

A German import (even though I got it from a US seller) and one of the very few CD singles in my collection with the slim jewel case design. I had been eyeing this listing for a while, and getting the incentive felt like the right time to get it. $19.30 and SEALED!


The Beatles - Live at the Hollywood Bowl (Apple - 2016)

I had previously purchased a copy of this from Brazil, but those motherfuckers never sent it to me, so I decided to get a copy with the incentive. This is a European copy according to Discogs so that's cool. $15.22.

Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World (XL Recordings - 2002)

The only Video Album in my collection, and the last of my haul to come in. The listing said it was "Used" but that's a lie because it was SEALED! I just need to get the DVD version of their Phantom Power album, and my collection will badically be complete. Only $15.02!


Honorable mention: They Might Be Giants - I Like Fun (Idlewild/Megaforce - 2018)

I didn't buy this with my Tango card but I did get it around the same timeframe, and it came in the same day as the Malcolm CD. $18.76.

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