I ordered my Sidewalk Bob album just last week, and received my copy in the mail very quickly, so I apparently got one of those first 20 CDs ~ maybe the final one of that initial placement. I'd kinda like to think that I'm the one that caused the album to sell oout...

To me, "GUEST,cynic" posed a legitimate and interesting question, something I was wondering myself and something anyone daydreaming about this kind of small-scale CD sales would like to know. Maybe if he/she hadn't indicated owned up to being cynical, there may have been less negative reaction. And, the answers did prove to be interesting indeed ~ the CD Baby site only requires a very modest initial shipment of five units, and when Bobert dared to put four times that many up for sale, he wasn't being overly optimistic.

Here's to more successful marketing, Bob, whether 20 at a time, or 5, or hundreds!