Ron S

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I've made tens--probably more like HUNDREDS --of purchases from Newbury. The vast majority have been through Amazon Marketplace, but a few were directly from their web site. NEVER a problem with stock or otherwise. Well, maybe once (literally) when they didn't have something they had listed, but they notified and cancelled immediately. And one other time I received a cut-out when they had not identified it as such--they immediately sent me another new copy that was NOT a cut-out, and told me to keep the cut-out. You can't go wrong with Newbury. Incidentally, there are several other Amazon Marketplace sellers (from whom I've also made numerous purchases) with whom I've had consistently good luck, and some of them also maintain separate web sites on which the stock and/or prices often vary from their Amazon listings, so I wouldn't worry about that. One of the reasons for the price differentials, I think, is that their Amazon pricing is tied to the prices of other Amazon Marketplace merchants for the same item. You'll often see them engage in a kind of bidding war, with several of them vying to be the lowest price, even if by 1 cent. In addition to Newbury, the ones I've had consistent good luck with over many, many purchases include: blowitoutahere: Crappy name, but fantastic service and prices. In fact, I recently ordered a box set directly from their own site and, although it was brand-new and factory-sealed, it was missing one of the discs. They IMMEDIATELY sent me a new copy by UPS 2-day delivery, and also sent me a prepaid UPS return label to return the defective set. importcds: Always have what they say they have, and ship quickly. Not so great with returns--make you pay return postage, and sometimes a bit slow in processing refunds, but never any serious problems. MovieMars: Similar to importcds, but if I recall correctly, they pay for returns of defective merchandise. They're occasionally a couple of days slower in shipping, but generally pretty fast (and provide tracking). classical_music_superstore: This one is obviously for classical music. They are actually part of Naxos USA, and are the US distributor of all the labels they sell. As a result, their prices can be phenomenal (Naxos discs in the $1-4 range, occasional blow-out prices for Chandos box sets, etc.). Customer service is fantastic--they ship immediately, respond to inquiries quickly, etc. I'm sure there are some others I'm forgetting, but those are the ones that immediately came to mind. You should also be aware that Amazon changed its Marketplace procedures a while back, so that your credit card does not get charged until Marketplace merchants notify Amazon that your item has actually shipped. This seems to be a great incentive for them to get things out quickly, and Amazon (and often the merchant, too) now notifies you when an item ships.

This is definitely legit. That Amazon review for the Definitive set was misplaced there by Amazon (and has been there since this legit set was first listed). Someone at Amazon erroneously assumed they were the same set and attached the older review of the Definitive set to this newer listing of the legit Sony European release. By the way, I've made many, many purchases from importcds (the Amazon Marketplace seller)--quick shipping, always brand-new as described, and never a hitch.

But not for reasonable prices. The "buy it now" Selects are pretty expensive and the ones that are auctioned off usually go for $80 and up. E.g., Richards Select for $135.83.

Shank/Cooper Select

And a Johnny Richards!

Mmmm-mmmm good!

Forget McD's--in Philly, when you want decent fast food, you grab a famous Philly CHEESESTEAK (see the other thread to which I linked).

That's what I thought, but I didn't want to say so for fear of scaring Moms away. BTW, check out Moms' numerous Amazon.com reviews: http://www.amazon.co...ef=cm_cr_dp_pdp That's also what I thought as I read his post. Do we know for sure that he's not? I don't. But, again, I wouldn't make a big deal of this. If it is Clem and he wants to come back in this form, fine with me. Let's just react to what Moms says, if we feel like it. Agreed. But I think it's interesting that at least 3 of us--and probably more--had the same reaction. Whoever Moms is, I hope he/she sticks around.

That's what I thought, but I didn't want to say so for fear of scaring Moms away. BTW, check out Moms' numerous Amazon.com reviews: http://www.amazon.co...ef=cm_cr_dp_pdp That's also what I thought as I read his post. Do we know for sure that he's not?

What??? You mean that your turntable isn't big enough to hold a full-size man???

Well, I dunno. I heard that you can..ahem.. wear yours. I just had some repair work done on my turntable:

Speaking of which, check out the first photo in this thread (you may have to refresh it to see the photos): http://www.organissi...=1&#entry565598 Some of the other photos might also pique your Philly tourism interest.

SWEET!

Try the Boston-Newbury Street number and see if they can connect you with or give you a phone number for internet sales: http://www.newburyco...r=103&deptnr=60

^^^ Please, Bev, let's keep that S&M stuff in the classical forum.

Last time I checked Accuweather.com, they were predicting another 8-16 inches for Philly for Tuesday night through Wednesday night. Oh joy.

Went outside and measured today--16 inches. Well, it sure SEEMED like 2 feet yesterday.

Who asked YOU??? STFU!!!

Definitely 2 feet--at least--up here in northwest Philly. And still no sign of stopping.

Hey, Bob--if you'd like, we could plan a Philly organissimo "Welcome Sidewinder" get-together while you're here, perhaps at a jazz venue. I'm sure Messrs. Johnson and Deeley would be interested. We've done it before for the likes of Allen Lowe and organissimo (Jim, Joe, and Randy in the flesh), and compared to those characters, meeting you would be a real pleasure and a treat. If you're interested, you can send me a PM with the details of when you'd be available, where you'll be staying, contact info., etc., and I can set something up.

Some are yellow...others purple....like the Pepper & Miles ones that he and Sjarrell are iso. Riverside=red Prestige=purple Contemporary=yellow Green = Fantasy Actually, Fantasy=blue (at least in my collection, e.g., Brubeck--Jazz at Oberlin, Guaraldi--Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus) Jazzland=orange Pablo=lighter (than Contemporary) yellow Now that we've cracked the color code, are you sure you really wanna get rid of 'em?

Some are yellow...others purple....like the Pepper & Miles ones that he and Sjarrell are iso. Riverside=red Prestige=purple Contemporary=yellow

And the Johnny Richards (for me).

If I wanted any of these, I'd order first and ask questions later.