Tommy Flanagan Overseas, On Prestige
May 5, 2005 Blue Note, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay, Prestige
Time to catch up on some of the items we’ve been watching on eBay the past few days. Tommy Flanagan Overseas, Prestige 7134, finally sold yesterday for $850. It was like an expensive suit that kept getting marked down. First it was on last week for a start price of $1,100, then this week was on for a Buy it Now price of $950. Last year, as we mentioned before, a nice copy of the same LP sold for $2,414. At $850, the Flanagan LP wasn’t even the highest priced item to sell so far this week. That honor, at least among the items we’ve been watching, goes to
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Autographs Redux
May 2, 2005 Autographs, Jazz Vinyl, Jazz Vinyl on eBay, Prestige
Since I wrote about collecting autographs recently, I’ve been keeping a watch on eBay for autographed LPs and other items. Generally, my theory holds that, with some notable exceptions, autographs don’t dramatically increase the worth of a collectible. Here’s a case in point: A few weeks ago an autographed copy of the Barry Galbraith LP Guitar in the Wind, Decca 9200, sold on eBay for $41 in VG condition, not much more than what a non-autographed copy might sell for.
But, then again, there are the exceptions. How about this one: An original copy of the Clifford Brown and Max Roach LP Study in Brown, Emarcy 36037, autographed by Clifford.
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Tags: Barry Galbraith, Clifford Brown, Clifford Jordan, Decca, Elmo Hope, Emarcy, George Wallington, Jazz West, Lawrence Marable, Max Roach, Miles Davis, Progressive, Ray Bryant, Tommy Flanagan, WFMU Record Fair