Comments on: Lady in $atin and $tereo

By: Bob D.

Bob D. — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 01:27:58 +0000

bobdjukic’s auctions have been the topic of discussion by many sellers and collectors here for years. Yes, it is crazy the prices only he seems to get, but it is consistent and I can’t imagine he would pay all those final value fees if they where not legit.
As far as his grading on this, I have no problem with the title grade as it is further explained in detail in the body of ad.
All grading is subjective but I agree the cover might be a bit generous using Goldmine standard (but not a problem when photos and further details are present). I use a 10 point system adding EX+/- between VG+ & M- with explanations for the grade. So my VG+ would be a “5” … is this cover in 50% condition? Hard to say.
Based on his feedback I’d say he must be grading right and this one ad is not typical for him. He mostly sells really top condition stuff.
It’s easy to be critical on the web. I’d love to hear from someone that has actually done business with him!

By: JOK

JOK — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 17:36:32 +0000

Stevie B: That used to be the case for me. For every rock classic I had as a teen (and have lost over the years), I’ve been able to replace at Crossroads quite handily. Good copies at good prices. But lately, they have had some consignors that have lots of really good jazz records. There are several I passed over just because I hit my budget target, but will eventually go back and look for. There was a copy of Herb Geller’s “Fire in the West” for $15 that I passed on because I already had a copy, but planned on going back and getting for a friend of mine. Unfortunately, it was gone. But like I said, Crossroads has had a lot of good jazz records lately, and that is a good thing. Also, you can check out the jazz records at Vinyl Resting place online as they list all the jazz records for sale on line.

By: Stevie B

Stevie B — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 16:44:00 +0000

Congrats Jok! I always enjoy a visit to crossroads but have never found much Jazz to come home with me. However my early rock collection always makes new friends there!

By: JOK

JOK — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 05:42:18 +0000

I recently went to a record store here in Portland, Oregon (Crossroads) and did some crate diggin’. For $60, I came home with very good copies of: Jimmy Guiffre (1954) Capitol; Serge Chaloff (1955) “Boston Blow-up” Capitol; Dave Pell (1956) Jazz & Romantic Places- Atlantic; J.J. Johnson (1957) J is for Jazz- Columbia; Jack Montrose (1956) By Jack Montrose with Bob Gordon-Atlantic; and Chico Hamilton (1955) Chico Hamilton Quintet-Pacific.
I had been looking for the Serge Chaloff copy for some time and finally found one in really good shape for $10. Crossroads really came through!!!

By: Shaft

Shaft — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:28:48 +0000

I personally think BD has a strong international following probably shops and resellers in other markets like Japan, China, Russia etc that trusts his grading and judgdment. This guy knows records and labels and occasionally writes on londonjazzcollector.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:58:55 +0000

Notice the other users who bid on his auctions. Winning ID of Lady in Satin: In the last 30 days, this user has made 125 total bids, of which 60 bids were made on bobdjukic’s items. This user seems to only bid once or twice on each item.

Similarly, the second-highest bidder on this item has made 75 total bids in the last 30 days, of which 28 bids were made on bobdjukic’s items. This user seems to only bid once on each item.

Maybe bobdjukic does have a loyal following of people who want to buy all of the items up for auction. But the fact that the users only bid once or twice on the item is a bit “shill”-y I would say!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:37:29 +0000

BD’s tends to auction some nice stuff but the lengthy, over colourized descriptions he uses go beyond what most buyers really want or require to make a decision.

What I find odd is that while typing up that whole description or at least inserting info into a template, he could be play grading each record.

I personally will not pay $50 for a visually graded record let alone a couple $100.

By: Daryl

Daryl — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 16:52:02 +0000

I’ve also wondered about the enviable prices fetched by BD’s auctions. When I see statements such as “American Style” cardboard covers, along with the oft-mentioned hyperbole, my belief is that he must enjoy a strong international bidding audience of regular followers. That said, I still can’t wrap my head around some of these top auction prices he commands when a simple search of non-auction Ebay records will sometimes yield the same lp… in better condition… at a lower price, though not necessarily for the 1st pressing BN & Prestige at the center of this discussion. Wild!

By: MikeC

MikeC — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 03:22:00 +0000

Id be interested in a NY Address Sax Colossus if somebody has a double 🙂

By: lennib

lennib — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 22:12:44 +0000

Well, I have two Sax Colossi and would be willing to part with the New Jersey edition in VG+ shape for both cover and record, no writing on jacket, grading is rather conservative in my opinion.
I’d gladly take half of what Euclid got for their copy if anyone is interested and of course if any one has an offer.
I have sold on eBay as bsidechi so you can check me out if you wish. Got tired of paying eBay fees. So anyway the offer is out there.