I know NMA aren't a 'backward-looking band', but I genuinely don't understand the problem here... we've all had those T shirts that we loved (but have fallen apart in subsequent years) and would like a new one. it'd bring money into keeping NMA going (seeing as the guys don't have a wealthy record label behind them) and it'd make fans, old and new, happy.
Totally agree with you Master Ray!
Just found an example of how NOT re-issuing an official (item in this case is a) t-shirt is likely backfiring, costing the band some very
serious revenue. Someone up at ebay is currently trying to sell an old 1991 NMA tour t-shirt for more than a whopping
$307.11 USD!!! 
Grrr!! Now what I want to know is, how the fcuk does this help out the band? I imagine, it doesn't! How many times is that same shirt going to make the fcuking rounds, be put back on the market? Hmmm? How many? And, likely at a higher price every consecutive time! This kind of stuff really pisses me off, makes me want to cry, actually.
I mean, it's one thing if it's for charity, but a complete and
total rip off for
everyone but the seller, when it's a case such as the one I just linked above.
I reckon NMA should get in on the action by re-introducing select re-issues of out-of-print items, in particular, items that go through
extreme wear and tear, such as clothing, t-shirts. They should take a poll across ALL of their social media outlets, including this board, to find out which are THE most sought after items, from
fans. Once they've gathered that precious info, they should find a cost-effective way for them to either re-manufacture OR sanction the reproduction of such highly coveted, sought after items, in which they would get the largest cut of the profits.
I'm not smart by any means, what-so-ever! But even I, know that shit like this isn't good for
anyone. I quite often wonder what Mr. Tee would've done? Would he have let it fly, all this re-selling the same items over and over and over again? Or, would he've recognized the problem flipped it on its head and turned it into potential? Hmmm, I wonder. I never knew the man, but was SO fcukin' lucky to have spoken to him for 20 minutes or so, back in 2003, that I caught the true gist, of the wonderful man that he was. Something just tells me Tommy would've been eying this kind of crap, and then gotten on top of it before it blew out of hand. But, what do I know?
I'm just a dumb ass!
I'm sure I've pissed off a LOT of people with this post, but I'm sorry... it had to be said. That's just how I feel.
