Japanese reissue CD question


I had the high bid on eBay for a Japanese CD of Metallica "Black Album" I got it for $26 and its described as in excellent shape.It has a bonus track on it.I know a bit about the sound quality of Japanese LPs's as I have a few.My questions are: Is this a good price and is it bound to go up in value? Also,how will the sound compare to the Elektra release I already have that sounds pretty darn good already...... Thanks!
david99
If it's the same one I'm thinking of, I have it and could not hear any difference in SQ. The catalog number on mine is Sony SRCS 5577. The bonus track is "So What" which can now also be found on Garage Inc. You might want to hold out in the future on other imports as DCC is supposedly going to remaster all the discs up to and including the Black Album. They have already released Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets which sound incredible. Metallica kind of pissed me off when they released Garage Inc. because I spent a couple hundred dollars or more in the early 90's on just import cd singles to get my hands on all the cover songs that now appear on Garage Inc. for $19. It left a bad taste in mouth. Since the last 3 albums have pretty much sucked I no longer consider myself a big fan anymore. Maybe they might find their way back to the music that made them legends.
SHEEZE! I guess I should have just been happy with my Elektra copy!! I figured since Japanese vinyl is killer then Japanese CDs would be also.I wanted a GOOD vinyl copy of the Black album but the prices are sky high for this album.Oh well,live and learn (and blow money)
Since CDs are cheap to make and the master can be stored on computer media, I doubt many CDs will ever become "valuable". A friend had a very valuable Laserdisc collection; all special editions and collectors editions. They DVDs came out and the laserdisc became almost worthless overnight.