brownie Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 Looks like Fred Cohen (the Jazzrecordcenter) had a good day yesterday with his eBay auctions. He had a collection of BN, Prestige, Transition, etc... LPs up for grabs. Most of them in nearmint condition. Quite a number of the BNs went over the 1K mark! - Introducing Johnny Griffin reached $3,167 - Hank Mobley (with Lee Morgan, Donald Byrd) $2,969 - Lee Morgan Candy $2,905 - Lee Morgan City Lights $2,380 - Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims $1,954 - Hank Mobley Peckin' Time $1,580 - John Jenkins $1,525 - Paul Chambers Quintet $1,223 - Freddie Hubbard Open Sesame $1,136 (another copy of this LP from another seller went for $1,161 the day before) - Cliff Jordan with Gilmore $1,091 - Freddie Redd Shades of Redd $1,044 - Lee Morgan The Cooker $1,000 Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 23, 2010 Report Posted March 23, 2010 Crazy stuff - those copies of Open Sesame are out of control. I can't believe Cohen also got almost $300 for that Consequences LP. Quote
Chalupa Posted March 27, 2010 Report Posted March 27, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380210518796 Quote
sidewinder Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380210518796 ....buhbuhbut it is 'rare' and 'audiophile' Quote
sidewinder Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 (edited) Meanwhile, this British EP on 'Airborne' by Shake Keane (a ridiculously rare one, in great nick by the look of it) is hitting the stratosphere.. £500 + anyone? Shake Keane EP Edited March 28, 2010 by sidewinder Quote
porcy62 Posted March 28, 2010 Report Posted March 28, 2010 Meanwhile, this British EP on 'Airborne' by Shake Keane (a ridiculously rare one, in great nick by the look of it) is hitting the stratosphere.. £500 + anyone? Shake Keane EP Awful cover Quote
jazzhound Posted April 21, 2010 Report Posted April 21, 2010 sealed copy of Giant Steps could be 1st , or 2nd . or 3rd. still went for over 2k Quote
six string Posted April 27, 2010 Report Posted April 27, 2010 Looks like Fred Cohen (the Jazzrecordcenter) had a good day yesterday with his eBay auctions. He had a collection of BN, Prestige, Transition, etc... LPs up for grabs. Most of them in nearmint condition. Quite a number of the BNs went over the 1K mark! - Introducing Johnny Griffin reached $3,167 - Hank Mobley (with Lee Morgan, Donald Byrd) $2,969 - Lee Morgan Candy $2,905 - Lee Morgan City Lights $2,380 - Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims $1,954 - Hank Mobley Peckin' Time $1,580 - John Jenkins $1,525 - Paul Chambers Quintet $1,223 - Freddie Hubbard Open Sesame $1,136 (another copy of this LP from another seller went for $1,161 the day before) - Cliff Jordan with Gilmore $1,091 - Freddie Redd Shades of Redd $1,044 - Lee Morgan The Cooker $1,000 Was the Freddie Hubbard album a "deep groove" pressing? Quote
clifford_thornton Posted April 27, 2010 Report Posted April 27, 2010 VG copy of this one goes for over $700! I listened to the sound clips and no way it was VG+(+). Quote
brownie Posted April 27, 2010 Report Posted April 27, 2010 Was the Freddie Hubbard album a "deep groove" pressing? Yes, it was! Quote
six string Posted April 28, 2010 Report Posted April 28, 2010 Was the Freddie Hubbard album a "deep groove" pressing? Yes, it was! In that case I have one in excellent condition for $900. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted May 17, 2010 Report Posted May 17, 2010 Obnoxious price for a 70s pressing of this Thad Jones BN. Quote
sidewinder Posted June 6, 2010 Report Posted June 6, 2010 (edited) More than 5K for this Hank Mobley! I heard it was supposedly 'mint minus' - and from Fred Cohen's Jazz Record Center, so likely to be really good. Still crazy. Why not get the Music Matters 2x45rpm with better sleeve design, better sonics and 100 times less price ! Edited June 6, 2010 by sidewinder Quote
jazzhound Posted June 16, 2010 Report Posted June 16, 2010 somebody paid 700 FOR a Liberty pressing of City Lights Quote
brownie Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 More than 5K for this Hank Mobley! This one goes for a mere $3,150! Quote
jeffcrom Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 This one's over $300,000 per minute of music. Free shipping, though! Quote
clifford_thornton Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 Unfortunately, you can't keep retarded people away from eBay. Quote
jeffcrom Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 This one's over $300,000 per minute of music. Free shipping, though! The Buy It Now price has been cut in half since this morning. Someone should snatch this up. Quote
brownie Posted August 7, 2010 Report Posted August 7, 2010 I had no idea this Paradise could be so expensive! My mint copy is safely tucked in betwee Sonny Sharrock's 'Black Woman' and his Actuel-Byg vinyl. The seller also has other - less expensive - interesting items! Quote
sidewinder Posted October 4, 2010 Report Posted October 4, 2010 Reserve not met!! "This may well be the finest known condition copy in the world" Interesting ! Quote
Ibuchreitz Posted October 4, 2010 Report Posted October 4, 2010 (edited) It is mad! Although, there's a point to be made about these records, that transcends the joy of owning just the music in a nice media. I'm talking about authenticity and historical value. These records - some 50 years old or older - was not released in big numbers, there are probably not many left. To own a record like this, is like owning an antiquity. Like owning a piece of dying history, that becomes rarer and rarer as time passes. Is paying $2000 for a record pure madness? Yes, absolutely. Is paying $2000 for a historical object insane? Yes probably, but it makes more sense, if you look at it, that way. I sold my Eric Dolphy: Live in Europe for $699. That is a sick amount of money, but it's the cheapest a "Live in Europe" has ever sold for on ebay and considering the historical aspect and how rare it is, I think it was a fair amount. It was made (I'm guessing) in about 300 copies on the original debut album, nearly 50 years ago and sold mainly in Denmark and mainland Europe. For a collector, such a record is a piece of history. For people that don't care about authenticity and the historical aspect, there is a re-issue on a different label available. I know people who paid up to 1000 bucks for a playing card for Magic: The Gathering... Puts it into perspective, I think. Edited October 4, 2010 by Ibuchreitz Quote
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