My point being, beyond superior quality of original pressings, what else has an affect on the price of Blue Note LP’s beyond the pressing ? Is it the fact that many collectors instinctively want the first of something or an original from the time it was released ? Is it the rarity, the availability, market value, trends or all of the above ? I keep thinking with each passing auction (especially if I didn’t win) that there will always be another one posted eventually, and hopefully it won’t be in as much demand the next time round… Sadly it is all too easy to get caught up in the hype in our “instant gratification” society. Especially when we are lead to believe that these could be unique “once in a lifetime” chance items, when in actual fact they were most likely a mass produced product, which might not be as rare as we think. It would be an interesting experiment to flood the market with original mint condition original first press DG Ad Lib “Jackie’s” or Prestige “Sonny’s” and see if they still pull in +$2,000… Probably not. So where are all those mass produced pressings now ? Is there really that many of us out there or are they hiding in Grandma & Grandpa’s basement for some lucky individual to find like buried treasure at a garage sale some day… That is rant for this evening. I feel the need to have a dram of scotch about now before I pay my e-bay invoices tonight… Any one else need a drink ?