Comments on: A Couple of Rare Birds, One For the $1,000 Bin

By: Rudolf A. Flinterman

Rudolf A. Flinterman — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:30:38 +0000

ceedee: it is without interest to which seller you refer in partular, but you are correct in stating that some sellers with ludicrous “buy it now” prices show a mix of greed and incompetence. The matter is so disturbing that, when I consult the listings, I select “auctions only”.

By: ceedee

ceedee — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:54:40 +0000

There is no better example of greed or ignorance(take your pick) than some current listings by one “coopercorner” on Ebay. Having seen some Blue Notes fetch 1k and beyond,this seller hopped the BN ‘bandwagon’ and listed an original CRAZY BABY by Jimmy Smith and a GEMS OF JAZZ BN Liberty compilation-remember that?-for a buy it now price of $1,000 each! That’s right,one grand if you simply have GOT to have it..RIGHT NOW! A simple search would have shown the far more reasonable prices-40-60$ the Smith brings,and as for the compilation,who would pay that kind of coin for such a generic collection? Those who DO pay thousands of dollars for rarities,Blue Note or otherwise,that in many cases are just NOT that good(yeah,I said it-and your ears often confirm it),obviously have an itch to scratch and money to do it with. Somebody with knowledge of the music needs to help this “coopercorner” out,though. Those kind of prices tells people he doesn’t know what the heck he’s doing. Or maybe he does? In the meantime,let’s all sit around and watch as the ‘collector community’ prices itself out of contention for the music we say we love. Grrr…

By: Rudolf A. Flinterman

Rudolf A. Flinterman — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:14:57 +0000

ref. my last: Louis Smith BLP 1584 refers.

By: Rudolf A. Flinterman

Rudolf A. Flinterman — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:13:08 +0000

this record has always fetched less since insiders know that it is not a real Blue Note recording. The masters were bought by Blue Note from people connected to the defunct Transition label (Tom Wilson).