Comments on: Bargain Day at Jazz Collector?

By: gandi

gandi — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:29:30 +0000

I will have to create a new user as well. Stay tuned!

By: Shaft

Shaft — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 12:12:01 +0000

Fredrik I was tryin to comment on Youtube but Youtube wanted to comment with me shown as a gmail-user that I use for work only. I have to make my own user first;-)

That said, I’m glas you liked my idea of putting the records on the TT.

And yes I’m Swedsih and live in Stockholm. I collect records too but not only 1st pressings but I have some pretty good stuff too.

By: Fredrik

Fredrik — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 11:38:19 +0000

Gandi/Shaft: thanks for watching, I’m glad you enjoy the videos. Hoping that you’d put the stuff you write here as comments on the channel, then we could get some discussions going on there instead. That’s the aim, to get some conversations going on, on the channel, as my regular site is on Tumblr and don’t allow people to leave comments. Then the YouTube channel could be the forum for that, if people want to interact with me and ask questions or just leave feedback. Shaft, great suggestions (är du svensk el.?), I will take that into consideration. The lighting in the cozy room where the records are kept and the turntable is placed has dimmed light, so the videos which is filmed with the Macbook Pro camera will be quite dark, but maybe I’ll try that. As for the questions how I get these gems, I will keep that under the radar.
But I can tell you that I buy almost all records away from eBay. Some records I’ve bought there, and will continue to do that, but the real good stuff is coming from other places. Please leave comments and subscribe, and keep enjoying the videos. I just hope all of you guys here on Jazzcollector could create a channel and show your records as well. To get a face is always nice. And to see some great rare gems even better. Cheers!

By: Shaft

Shaft — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 07:58:04 +0000

Yeah Fredrik It’s fun to see fine gems 😉 Thanks from what I guess fellow Stockholmian!

A friendly suggestion: Why don’t you put them on the turntable during the video and tell more how you got them? Now it’s more like: “This is the record in beautiful NM condition” “He’s one of my favourite artists” and not much more.

By: gandi

gandi — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 22:40:16 +0000

hi Fredrik, it’s a shame I have not discovered your videos earlier. You are presenting fantastics records in unbelivable condition – how do you hunt them, is it just Ebay? (I was amazed seeing the condition of McLean on AdLib). Congatulations, I will keep checking your uploads

By: Fredrik

Fredrik — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 19:24:12 +0000

New video on YouTube, another superb collectible displayed. Here’s the link to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCApWUpJYeXHlRy7KfeEObSQ

Enjoy!

Cheers,
Fredrik

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 17:11:57 +0000

I agree, I for one would not want encapsulated LP’s. Defeats the purpose and it’s silly. I guess , it would have to be third party with only certificate to accompany record grade ,to make it work. But then you run into…….
I also find the VG+ grade here in Toronto , all over the place. Example, I have VG+ copies of various LP’s that are what I would consider NM and others that are worst…

Yes, Greg the Fish , I too have noticed a drop in prices and not just Jazz. It seems to me that anything going for Big Bucks are the Super Rare Heavy Hitters, in almost all Genre.
At least that is my take……..

By: Terryfromflorida

Terryfromflorida — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 10:12:05 +0000

The record grading issue is definitely an area that could be improved. The Goldmine system should be revised with more concrete standards and combined with a numerical scale more like PSA does for sports cards.
One issue is that when you see the grade of “very good”, an average person would be confused in finding that the vinyl has numerous scratches on it.
When Goldmine was developed most sales of records were done by record stores, which assumes the seller was experienced.
Today, everyone with internet access is now a “dealer” of records and the poor uneven grading reflects that trend…

By: Joe L

Joe L — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 00:17:08 +0000

Joseph – oh god, I hope not! That would ruin the whole point of collecting records: playing them.

By: Smitty

Smitty — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:58:48 +0000

Joseph ~ I have thought about a professional grading service for records as well. The problem would be that the records would need to be encapsulated after grading. Much like comics, coins and sports cards. Most collectors (I imagine) play their records making third party grading tough to pull off. I guess it would work for those who just collect and don’t play their records.