Today on Ebay: Hank, Dex and John Lewis

That last post I wrote, Ebay versus the storefront, was inspired by my experience looking ahead on eBay today and not seeing any of the rare Blue Notes or other heavy-duty collectibles for awhile. And I thought: Will there ever come a time when you go onto eBay, and those records are no longer there, just as they are generally no longer in our local record stores? Could it happen, that we would no longer be able to count on eBay to fulfill our vinyl fantasies? Just a thought. Anyway, back to reality, I did find some records worth watching today, and here are a few:

Hank Mobley, Jazz Message #2, Savoy 12092. This is an original red label pressing that looks to be in nice VG++ condition, both record and cover. The current price is about $160. 

John Lewis and Bill Perkins, Grand Encounter, Pacific Jazz 1217. This is a nice record and it’s in VG++ condition, both vinyl and cover. The current price is about $80. 

The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon, Jazzland 29. This is an original mono pressing in M- condition and the current price is $61. Amazingly, two weeks  ago we put a nice stereo copy of this LP on Jazz Collector for sale at $25 — the first time we’ve ever tried to sell anything directly off the site — and no one has purchased it yet. We thought the $25 was a really great price for an original stereo pressing, and we expected someone to jump all over it. But no sale yet. Perhaps when this mono version sells for close to $100, that will inspire someone to come back here. We’ll see. 

Stay tuned. We have a few more items for you to watch and we’ll be posting again fairly soon.