More Insanity, Even Rarer
Wow, did you see the final price of that copy of My Favorite Things? It was $645.
And the Billie Holiday, Lady in Satin, was $338.33.
Here are a couple more from the same seller, hard to explain:
Stan Getz, Sweet Rain, Verve 8693. This was a stereo pressing in excellent condition for the record and VG++ for the cover. It sold for $102.50.
Stan Getz, Jazz Samba, Verve 8432. This was a stereo pressing, sealed. It sold for $138.50.
Kenny Burrell, Tender Gender, Cadet 772. This was also sealed. It sold for $124.49. What would this normally sell for? Ten dollars? That’s a lot of money for some cellophane.
If you want to have some fun, check out some of the other completed auctions.
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Wow! Of course, these are full-bodied analog recordings, and not inferior digital recordings!
I wonder if anyone has ever tried copying Bob’s auction layout to sell their records? If so, did they have any luck?
Bob usually gets crazy prices as we all know but $645 for a STEREO My Favorite Things?!? You could buy six pristine (superior) mono copies for that price and still have change left over!
I’m always baffled by the prices Bob can realize. Amazing. The $645 for the stereo MFT is one of the all-time head-smackers.
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Getz Focus for $168!! I see a copy a week for $10.
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$143 for the Blakey Big Band on Bethlehem.
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Warne March S/T on Atlantic for $102. It’s the lime green stereo label. I bought an identical copy yesterday (literally, yesterday, Friday Jan. 3) in VG++ for $10.
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Kind of Blue for $610. Wow.
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Sketches of Spain for $100.
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Actually, his rock and R&B LP results are even more befuddling. Ray Charles – A Man and his Soul ABC comp for $66! Common, $10 record (very fine LP to be sure, but very common).
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Who pays these prices for (not un)common albums? It’s baffling. I don’t blame Bob – he’s getting what the market will pay. I just don’t understand the market.
I’ve researched his sales for sometime and all I can come up with is that he has a few shadow bidders. Hard to prove but it’s the inky justification for the majority of his auctions.
i made the mistake of watching his recent “love supreme” auction thinking i could get a steal due to the action on “my favorite things”. what a joke. is was several hundred dollars by the end.
WHAT DARK SORCERY IS THIS?
There is dealers on ebay blow my mind. I made the mistake of accepting a 2nd chance offer right after an auction ended. I should have known that was shady in itself. The record was graded VG+ to VG++ and when I got it the actual record was VG at best and side 2 had a pressing issue that gave it terrible news. Since I returned it this record has been relisted multiple times. It seems some of the most “reputable” dealers are the sketchiest.
Although BD stands out it seems to me that all of the popular sellers on ebay are getting premium prices. Whether it be sonpau67, fiftiesjazz, jazzrecordcenter, atomic_records, etc.
For instance:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291044117535?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
http://www.ebay.com/itm/370945850628?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649