r/BootlegGifts

what is a “this for that” trade?

what is a “this for that” trade?

bit of a noob Q, sorry! for e.g. - if i identified x items on your wants that i have, and i propose trading them for x items in your list that i want, is that a this for that trade? could i understand what the problem with that might be?

edit: thank for the clarifs, pals!! i always send my list too with my trades, but i just saw some profiles while scrolling encora that said they didn’t want a this for that trade. i wanted to check if i’d accidentally been rude in a few trades recently :P i’ll add a note from now on that i’d be happy to trade for any items (less than x) on my list too to avoid any potential issues!

incidentally, here’s my list if anyone would like to trade :3 (feel free to DM even if you don’t have anything on my wants, i can always find something.)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b6X5rhq-a9cgaf9LzH4rSuO-XgzyLbtu48iXXo4xXkE/edit?usp=drivesdk

u/BroccoliRoutine1645 — 1 day ago

Trading & gifts

Hello !! I'm relatively new to the trading community so I don't have many links (yet), and I'm looking primarily for gifts of literally anything at all and trades for the links I do have. Thanks! ^^

my list 🤍

Edit: I don't need to be offered gifts anymore thank you 😊

u/starrycherry3 — 2 days ago

Need Help Getting Info on Boots

Hello!!! I am looking for people with Encora access or just detailed lists. Please DM me, I can then send you my list and you can look through it and help me maybe fill in any info I am missing? I want to be a more involved and reliable trader. I don't have a lot of info, only some on a small handful of boots. I have a lot of rips as well unfortunately, because I didn't know what was ok and not okay when I first started trading. So I don't have file sizes listed but I am hopefully getting those up to show what is and isn't a rip. But if I could trade them out for real files, not leaks, that would be wonderful! Any possibly help you guys can offer would be so so greatly appreciated! Thank you all in advance!

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u/Misty_TilesandExs — 2 days ago

Bootleg scamming (musicals)

Hi so I'm sure if you're seeing this then you maybe have seen a post calling out a 'scammer' on here. THIS WAS ME.

I feel so horrible for anyone who has got ghosted by me, I texted you all when I was at school on lunch break over a few days and then when I got home on the last day I went on holiday, so I didn't check my phone or notifications. I had a few rips on my list, I'll admit that, but they're either gone or fixed now and the links on my link list are official ones from the master. I really don't appreciate my email getting leaked either because like that's my email..

I deleted my posts because I wanted to get more viewers to expand my list, and if you have been 'scammed' by me please DM me to get your links. Again I really apologize but please don't leak my accounts, especially my email as I said.

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u/angelia39 — 2 days ago

looking for a mega link for spring awakening

hey ! a while ago i traded for spring awakening, got a google drive link which is fine but my computer stored the files weirdly and now i lost access to one of the videos. i was wondering if anyone has the same exact boot and could send me the link through mega ?

here's the exact info for the boot:

Spring Awakening, February 2007, OBC, unrestricted, Master: SunsetBlvd79
Master Notes: AMAZING capture, closeups, performances. Not to be missed. A+

Cast: Jonathan Groff (Melchior Gabor), Lea Michele (Wendla Bergmann), John Gallagher Jr. (Moritz Stiefel), Phoebe Strole (u/s Ilse Neumann), Lilli Cooper (Martha Bessell), Jonathan B. Wright (Hanschen Rilow), Brian Charles Johnson (Otto Lammermeier), Skylar Astin (Georg Zirschnitz), Remy Zaken (Thea), Krysta Rodriguez (u/s Anna), Gideon Glick (Ernst Robel), Frances Mercanti-Anthony (u/s The Adult Women), Stephen Spinella (The Adult Men).

VOB + Smalls, 4.15GB

im willing to trade for the mega link, so here's my list : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sOqiRaXANBP0K9jCyguOd_hx_2TN03shAVDb_7LqXME/edit?usp=sharing

u/hanjiswoop — 2 days ago

Ride the cyclone

Hey, just listen to the ballad of Jane doe and I got really exited, does anyone have a good quality pro shot/bootleg please. Thanks

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u/miguel14160 — 2 days ago

Newbie - Looking for gifts(??)

I'm not gonna fluff this post up too much because honestly I wouldn't even know what to fluff it up with 😭

I've been a long time listener of musicals, and last year I finally got to see Hadestown on Broadway while Jordan Fisher was in it as my very first Broadway show.. Ever since then I've been completely obsessed

Now somehow (by some miracle) my boyfriend (who I usually have to cry, beg, and drag in by the ankles to watch musicals with me) has actually expressed genuine interest in watching some, and I desperately want to capitalize on this opportunity before the window closes 🥹

The problem is: I have absolutely NO clue how people actually find recordings/bootlegs(?)/proshots/etc., especially specific casts/actors and especially versions with video. I've been lurking a little to try my best to be respectful and actually understand the rules / etiquette of the community before groveling. but I'm honestly on a bit of a time crunch and feeling. kind of desperate here T_T. therefore groveling i am

The ones I'm dying to find are:

  • Hadestown with Jordan Fisher (bias? me? never)
  • Lily Kerhoas as Christine in Phantom of the Opera
  • Hamilton (self explanatory)
  • Ride The Cyclone

And he wanted to watch all the musicals I bolded
(he doesn't have a preference for actors or anything.. ofc.. if i were to get my hands on a POTO w/o lily i'd be just as over the moon)

If literally anyone could point me in the right direction, explain where to even start looking, or help at all, I would genuinely be SO grateful 😭 I feel like this is my one shot to enjoy what I love with him before he changes his mind and escapes me forever..

Seriously, thank you in advance to anyone who's read this and considered it, thank you thank you thank you.. 🙏

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u/CALYPS0L — 2 days ago

New trader looking for trades or gifts

I’m very new to trading. I've been lurking here for a while, trying to pick up as much as I can about trading etiquette and rules. (I am posting from a new account.) I enjoy musicals and theater in general, but I’ve only recently gotten into watching bootlegs. I’m looking for some specific actors, productions I particularly enjoyed, productions I missed but heard good things about, and any bootlegs in general that might be interesting. I appreciate any trades or gifts!

My trading list is here (I have very little so far), but I'd be happy to trade for any theater.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1axXnIpfHbYcoxRGeeM4B8BXtpsdjJxdzPEF6R60K5nU/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks! And please let me know if there are any errors or problems, or if I've violated any rules or etiquette.

u/Eliza343 — 3 days ago

Is Mega essential?

Hi all,

Just curious about peoples' opinions on this. I have a healthy collection, and I enjoy trading. I see that a lot of traders on Encora specifically state that they will only accept Mega links.

However, as all of our wallets continue to get squeezed, it's difficult for me to justify the monthly Mega fee. I would gladly use Dropbox, if that's acceptable to most folks, but I don't want to be drummed out of the trading community simply because I can't afford the "preferred" online storage.

Do many of you get by without Mega? (or with just the Mega free account?)

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u/BasementDesk — 3 days ago

Hello! Newbie in the area

Hi! Like many here I'm super new to the community. I've always loved musicals, but tbh never knew it was possible to watch the broadway shows (not from the US and can't travel unfortunately) and just now discovered the community. Been doing my best to read all rules and seeing how things work, so if I mess anything up, please correct me

I've seen a lot of people that are also new requesting gifts so they can begin trading, so I'm assuming this is okay. I'm personaly more looking to actually watching, then focusing on the trading aspect right now, but from what I've gathered, I'll need to trade if I want to watch something really specific

Right now honestly I'm just looking forward to getting to know new plays, so would love to accept whatever you guys think is like a must watch (and when I say I'm new, I'm new new. Like only saw Hadestown new 😅)

Thank you!

Edit: thank you so much to everyone who reached out! I now have some work to do in watching everything I got. Thank you so much!!!

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u/CDucatti_8 — 3 days ago

Trades #nervous

Hey! Im a pretty inexperienced trader looking to grow my collection up, I would love any gifts to help expand my list variety and also broaden my theatre taste too.

Alternatively you can find my very limited list below. You will only find Book of Mormon, and a small amount of hadestown if you’re interested 😅

List here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQep6a0hW7Om5RbYOBYTBuaZd8Yx9JqxdvHz6tUBeo3i9lTmGip\_0ZfVXZi8MuRPLB-W\_Ne2mrsseVF/pub

Thanks for viewing!!

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u/iloveultrafiesta — 3 days ago

scammed/ripped lwk...

I was trading with someone on here through email. They said they needed my files to be sent via transfer . it + their post where I originally found them is now deleted.

One of the links (we did a 2:2 video trade) is for archive . org, which I don't think is the original file and probably a rip.

the full trade was (me giving) spring awekening 15th anniversary concert and Hadestown with lola tung FOR Sondheim on sondheim concert and Hadestown with Dónal Finn + Grace Hodgett-Young. The hadestown is the one on archive and is most definitely a rip now that i think about it.....

Another thing is, they wanted to trade for something on my list that they already had and said that their's was probably a rip. which is weird to me like, if someone said that they wanted to trade for that boot from them they most likely would've just given the rip.

I think they deleted their account entirely or got banned (here on reddit) and now I just feel really terrible.

#what do i do

and also are??? archive . org posts usually rips????? cause i remember someone sharing smth like that on tiktok that's why im not too happy abt it.

Phantomjavert24601 is the person who uploaded it to archive. incase anyone recognizes the user

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u/Harvey_isbeat — 4 days ago

Anybody want to trade? [ + request ? ]

Hi! It's been a little while since I've traded here so let's see how it goes :) My wants list is made up of mostly of NFT things that I want to look for once they can be traded so it's not meant to be used a guide. This is my collection:

https://encora.it/traders/cassie-5387/collection // https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AXkEFaCLejuWflUvjHl_PxJhnTtJc5YQ/view?usp=sharing

+ also I figured I'd give this a try, but it's a long shot. I've been looking for this video:

Almost Famous | Broadway | Friday Evening, November 4, 2022 | Master Unknown | Video

But I've had no success through Encora bc it only shows me 3 owners. One is closed to trades, one is open (I emailed them a couple of days ago, but I haven't had any reply yet), and one is open to limited trades, but I have nothing I can trade them for it. I figured I could try here to see if anyone off-encora has it. Apparently, it's a 3. 79 GB VOB file but that's all I know about it. If any of you has it and wants to trade for it, I'd be really, really happy :)

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u/ObjectNormal2367 — 3 days ago

Is it not good to ask to trade for encora?

If I have a decent list and I have something that’s in another trader’s specific wants, would it be alright to ask to trade for an encora invite?

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u/sunflower8014 — 4 days ago

Looking for these

MJ: The Musical (Any recent version), Mean Girls w/ Reneé Rapp, Heathers w/ Peyton List, and The Lightning Thief Percy Jackson Musical (this one may be less popular). I’m not really picky with way specific dates so any video would be appreciated.

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u/Sufficient_Tooth2571 — 3 days ago

Treasure Island

Does anyone have a video of Bryony Lavery's Treasure Island? My school is thinking about doing it next year, and I would love to watch it before hand. The quality of the production doesn't matter to me, It just has to be Bryony Lavery's version

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u/SpareSwimming3559 — 4 days ago