eBay Today, Sept. 30
It’s another VERY slow day for high-end jazz collectibles on eBay. Is there something going on that we’re not aware of? Anyway, here are some interesting items of note that are closing today:
Joe Newman, I’m Still Swinging, RCA 1198. This is the one with the Andy Warhol cover. As we noted in an earlier post, this sold recently on eBay for $200. This one’s current price is $16.50.
Art Taylor, Taylor’s Tenors, Prestige New Jazz 8219. This is an original pressing with the purple label and it seems to be in nice condition. Offered by Atomic Records, which is one of the larger jazz dealers on eBay.
Zoot Sims, Zoot!, Riverside 228. This is an original pressing with the white label in nice condition. Current price is only around $30. That’s pretty low. It’ll be interesting to see how high it goes up.
Hank Mobley, The Turnaround, Blue Note 4186. This is an original pressing with the New York USA label.
Oh, and we almost forgot our own listings:
The Complete Lee Morgan Fifties Blue Note Sessions, Mosaic MQ6-162.
Miles Davis, The Complete Plugged Nickel Sessions, Mosaic MQ10-158.
Al, what is going on (IMHO) is that people are scared by this financial tsunami. They don’t spend on records. It is just not the right moment to put quality items up for sale. But, this being said, it can be buyers’ bonanza. If you have been wise enough to keep some of your assets just in cash, you can go on a buying spree.
I have still one auction going, but will not be selling for a while.
Also, EBay is getting more and more difficult with non US based sellers (there is something cooking for the month of October). The system does not provide for an international presence. They want to push foreigner sellers to their national sites (EBay.france or -.deutschland or -.nederland etc); they want to impose Paypal as the only way of payment (which is against the law in a number of countries) and insist on US based shipping rates for foreign sellers, which are not applicable by definition. Our friends from the Far East, not to speak of our American friends, will never consult sites in other languages. So, sales will drop, or there will be no sales at all.
Anyway, gloom all over! cheers, Rudolf
I can’t comment much on why it’s so slow for high-end jazz lps, but I can confirm that the Joe Newman lp is a solid one. I recently found one in upstate NY for $4/VG+. That was a good day.