Comments on: Jazz Vinyl: Where’s the Action?

By: Jazz Vinyl Gems, Some With a Little Tarnish | jazzcollector.com

Jazz Vinyl Gems, Some With a Little Tarnish | jazzcollector.com — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 20:32:12 +0000

[…] back on eBay. Contrary to my last experience a few weeks ago when I asked the question Where’s The Action?, I’m actually seeing quite a bit of activity this week, from buyers and well as sellers. Let’s […]

By: billsf

billsf — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 01:37:37 +0000

I just spoke to a friend who does record shows. He said things are slow there as well. He said it was because the Japanese have not been showing up.

By: austingonzo

austingonzo — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 23:51:23 +0000

Well, since USPS claims to have delivered a 10″ Lucky Thompson disc that I never saw (3rd failure of USPS in 9 months), my eBay buying may be on indefinite hiatus anyway.

It’s slowed. Bid count and pricing on my watched auctions have been low.

I just wish I had that Lucky right now. I want a little deep on that auction, so the loss hurts twice.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 19:23:14 +0000

Its summertime. I think things will pick up in the fall.

By: billsf

billsf — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 21:13:56 +0000

late 70s and 80s issues no matter who, are not moving (with a few exceptions). I guess you can throw in re-issues as well. these are things that brick and mortar stores sell all the time. it IS different on line.

By: Clifford Allen

Clifford Allen — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 19:49:35 +0000

Buddy Collette records on obscure Italian imprints are another kettle of fish…

By: Japhy

Japhy — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:10:36 +0000

Glad to hear I’M not alone, Bill! Ha. I think you’re right — steals and grails. I imagine we might also consider that there just aren’t a lot of people looking for the Buddy Collettes and Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse All-Stars of the world. More-serious jazz lovers and collectors know these names and even really appreciate the music, but I can’t imagine they’re artists that a lot of people go searching for on ebay. My strategy (the effectiveness of which is clearly questionable) is to throw in a big name or two like Miles Davis and then hope someone sees that and checks out my other less-exciting listings. What I typically see happen is that one or two buyers will grab 3-4 for $8 each or whatever, and are presumably quite happy to be beefing up their collection at a good price.

By: billsf

billsf — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 01:23:33 +0000

My experience echoes Japhy. Glad to hear I’m not alone. I thought it was me. For a while now I’ve thought there was no real middle in the market, just high end and bargains.

By: Japhy

Japhy — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 18:21:46 +0000

I listed a small batch of 15 or so on ebay a couple weeks ago; nothing rare or amazing, just thinning out the racks, but certainly some nice enough sides at what I feel were reasonable starting prices (most in the $7-9 range). A few did OK, but most went for little more than my opening ask and some not at all (I’m willing to accept not a lot of people are looking for Buddy Collette). I did decide I no longer want the hassle of international shipping, so I suppose that hurts as well. I have another small batch up right now (japhy), but action is slow and my hopes aren’t high. Frankly, I’m happy enough just getting more than what my local shop would give me.

That said, I’ve already shopped on Discogs more this year than I ever have (which was almost never), but really just for stuff that I can’t find on ebay. I still feel like ebay has an edge for the images and the option for extensive descriptions, but clearly shoppers are spending their dollars in other places. Don’t like the bidding, I guess? Personally, I find it frustrating to have to message Discogs sellers for pictures or ask for clarification on what “light marks” means, and then not hear back a lot of the time.

By: austingonzo

austingonzo — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 02:00:49 +0000

I felt that action was slowing down before we went on vacation a couple of weeks ago, but I steer clear of auctions at the high end with bunches of watchers anyway. But looking at closed auctions for records I track, my impression was that prices and number of bids were both down going into June.

Vacation was great as I found affordable original European presses in my price range (Barclay, Vogue, Swing) at Paris Jazz Corner and CrocoDisc.