Received the same thing myself last week and meant to post about it. The
tape I got was played-on, not wound-on the reel hub. My investigations too
turned up the Scientology connection, so I had wondered if I had received
some sort of expose broadcast. But then I found the enclosed letter, which
I had overlooked.

Specifying the time without the thickness or speed leads to some ambiguity,
but the tape itself appears to be in promo condition. As to stickiness. . .?

clark

On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 4:28 PM, Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I received in the mail today a package from a Suzanne Bolstad with a San
> Jacinto, CA address. In the packages was what appears to be a 2500' hub of
> RMG PEM468 tape, which her cover letter claimed was once used and then
> bulk-erased. Her letter offers pricing on more of this tape -- $25 per
> half-inch "30 minutes" (I'm assuming 2500') on metal reel; $13.75 per
> quarter-inch "30 minutes on plastic reels; and $10 per "30 minutes" on NAB
> hubs. This was an unsolicited package and letter, although if the tape
> turns out to be un-sticky and sounds good, it's a nice way to solicit
> business.
>
> Ms. Bolstad provided an e-mail address of [log in to unmask] And
> a phone number of 323-960-3569.
>
> Here is what Whois says about clearsound.com:
> https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=clearsound.com
> also note the contact phone numbers -- same first 8 digits as Ms.
> Bolstad's phone number.
>
> I conclude that this is unsolicited package was sent by someone working
> for or affiliated with the scientologists, and that organization may be the
> ultimate seller of the tape. I wonder why they have thousands of reels of
> type 468 tape, one used and bulk erased?
>
> -- Tom Fine
>