Here’s Blue Note 1540 . . . I Mean 1568
Here’s an interesting one. Remember that Mobley record that sold for more than $5,000 last week? Well, there’s another copy on eBay now, sort of. It’s there and it’s definitely Blue Note 1568, by the picture of the cover and the label. Yet . . . . the seller, the same one who sold the copy of True Blue the other day for $2,800 seems to have mislabeled the record in the listing. If you just go by the headline, it would be Blue Note 1540. But the picture is clearly 1568 and the label is clearly 1568. Check it out. This is one of those Jazz Collector dilemmas — by calling attention to this I ruin any chance of getting it for a bargain price but, to be honest, this isn’t going for a bargain price under any circumstance. Perhaps the seller will even realize his error and pull the listing. I wouldn’t be surprised, would you?
…Looks like he may have pulled the listing early Al. (I thought it was supposed to end in 4 or 5 days originally, but I could be mistaken.) I recently asked them what their reserve bid was for a Lou Donaldson posting they have, and I took the opportunity to ask a question about the reserve for the Hank Mobley as well. I will keep you guys posted once they respond.
‘pmsounds’ just got back to me on his postings. He said his reserve bid on both was only $150 !!!