Leeway Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 I posted this in another thread in the Vinyl Forum, but this "Candy" auction really demonstrates what I'm talking about: If you are competing against "buy at any cost" competitors, and you do manage to win, you might actually be losing, on the theory that the "winning" bidder at any auction is the person who is willing to pay above-market pries. Above-market since no one else is willing to match the bid. Now, if the auction is taking place somewhere on earth where old Blue Note LPs are not known as valuable objects (is there still such a place?), then maybe the market values can be considered unrepresetnative. But on EBAY, where there is a huge market of knowledgeable and affluent buyers , if you still prevail, you probably arent' getting a bargain, and might, indeed, be paying too much. There are other factors to consider, of course, including personal satisfaction, a hope for future appreciation, etc, but on pure market value, especially in today's hot market, the high bid might in the end be the losing bid. Quote
ajf67 Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 Boy, that's a ton. Makes me appreciate all the more my Classic Records mono re-issue, which sounds great. In fact, this is a good excuse to put it on. Quote
sidewinder Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 Candy for $1,075. Wow - check out that counter reading. There was a lot of interest in this one. $1k will buy a heck of a lot of Classic Record mono facimiles.. Quote
jazzhound Posted September 15, 2004 Report Posted September 15, 2004 a second pressing of Kind of Blue just went for 101.00. described as an "early pressing"; went to foreign bidder. Guy who sold it is a real creep. Quote
BFrank Posted September 19, 2004 Report Posted September 19, 2004 Mosaic craziness!! Curtis Fuller - $250 Thad Jones - $150 Lee Morgan - $200 Quote
clifford_thornton Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 Not a typo... I remember when this Dizzy Reece LP was a $500 record and that wasn't more than a few years ago... Quote
brownie Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 The same seller had a nice day. His Mobley 1568 went up to $5,600! Quote
sidewinder Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 Not a typo... I remember when this Dizzy Reece LP was a $500 record and that wasn't more than a few years ago... The only credible explanation is that the dollar isn't what it was, I guess. Oh wait - neither is everything else.. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) The same seller had a nice day. His Mobley 1568 went up to $5,600! And it was a second pressing with no NY 23 on the label! Edited September 21, 2011 by clifford_thornton Quote
WD45 Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 Not a typo... I remember when this Dizzy Reece LP was a $500 record and that wasn't more than a few years ago... The only credible explanation is that the dollar isn't what it was, I guess. Oh wait - neither is everything else.. Oh man, I sold a mono version of that to raise money for my house downpayment in 2003 and got $421. It, too, was mint. Quote
jeffcrom Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Hey, I like early opera 78s. If all my friends here would just chip in a few thousand dollars apiece, I could buy this. Quote
gmonahan Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Hey, I like early opera 78s. If all my friends here would just chip in a few thousand dollars apiece, I could buy this. 170 large?!?! Whoa. gregmo Quote
jazztrain Posted October 11, 2011 Report Posted October 11, 2011 Hey, I like early opera 78s. If all my friends here would just chip in a few thousand dollars apiece, I could buy this. Looks like you can listen on line for free. Or buy them for 99 cents each from iTunes. Maybe we could trade him a couple of $85,000 "unique" items from our own collections. Quote
mattes Posted October 21, 2011 Report Posted October 21, 2011 Down Beat Magazine Vintage Collection 1938-1958 $10,000.00 or best offer http://www.ebay.com/itm/Down-Beat-Magazine-Vintage-Collection-1938-1958-/120795562358?pt=Magazines&hash=item1c1ffa0176 Quote
brownie Posted July 7, 2012 Report Posted July 7, 2012 $152,50 for a Mosaic booklet Maynard Ferguson booklet Quote
sidewinder Posted July 12, 2012 Report Posted July 12, 2012 Grachan Moncur 'Evolution' - Nearly $700 from JRC. Evolution Quote
brownie Posted July 12, 2012 Report Posted July 12, 2012 Grachan Moncur 'Evolution' - Nearly $700 from JRC. Evolution My mono copy of Evolution is also stamped 'P'. In superb shape BUT it has been played numerous time! A beautiful vinyl... BN knew quality back then! Did not know the LP could get so high in auctions! Quote
colinmce Posted July 12, 2012 Report Posted July 12, 2012 http://www.ebay.com/itm/200787661450?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_1142wt_1163 $462 for Cecil Taylor Unit Nicaragua No Pasaran Quote
clifford_thornton Posted July 12, 2012 Report Posted July 12, 2012 Shit, I missed out on that copy of Action that the Cecil seller had. Quote
robertoart Posted July 16, 2012 Report Posted July 16, 2012 Hank Mobley $2,125 with two hours bidding to go. My link Quote
clifford_thornton Posted July 16, 2012 Report Posted July 16, 2012 (edited) Seems to crop up more often than 500 copies would indicate. But I suppose those who bought copies out of Goldmine for $500 in the 1980s are flipping for more dough now. Edited July 16, 2012 by clifford_thornton Quote
brownie Posted July 17, 2012 Report Posted July 17, 2012 That Mobley 1568 went up to $4,800! It did not reach the 5K zone that a couple of copies reached... Quote
brownie Posted July 30, 2012 Report Posted July 30, 2012 New high for KD's Quiet Kenny Quiet High! Quote
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