Mobley 1568: All Yours For Just $14,999
Off the soapbox and onto eBay. Let’s start with this: Hank Mobley, Blue Note 1568. This is an original original pressing with the New York 23 on one side. The record is described as VG+ to M- and the cover is described as G to VG, although I think the seller may be very conservative on his grading. A few weeks ago, we saw one of these without the New York 23 sell for $11,191.63 (which reminds me, I have to follow up and see if the sale actually went through). The seller of this copy must have seen that and is offering this on a “buy-it-now” basis for the bargain price of $14,999. What do you think? Ready to plunk down 15 grand on a single record?
Here’s another Mobley being offered by one of our regular readers/commenters: Hank Mobley Quartet, Blue Note 5066. This is an original 10-inch record. The record and cover are both listed in VG+ condition and, as an added bonus, the record comes with the brochure “The Blue Note Story,” which I’ve written about in the past. This one closes later today and the bidding is in the $460 range, yet is has not yet reached the seller’s reserve price.
Here are a couple of interesting ones from the U.K.:
Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus, Esquire 32-045. This is an original British pressing listed in M- condition for the record and Ex+ for the cover. The start price is about $315 and so far there are no bidders. From the same seller comes: Moondog, Esquire 32-055. This is also an original first pressing from the U.K. It is listed in M- condition for the record and Ex for the cover. There are already two bids on this record, and the price is in the $250 range. So explain this to me: I once owned the Moondog record on Prestige and listened to it a couple of times, but, clearly, I didn’t get it. I know Charlie Parker was a fan and Moondog was respected in some circles but, face it, he was no Sonny Rollins and the Moondog record was no Saxophone Colossus. So why is there interest in the Moondog Esquire record, but not necessarily Saxophone Colossus? The price difference is only about $65. Which one would you rather have?
That Blue Note pamphlet is really cool. I found one in an original copy of Lou Mecca, BN 5067 that i bought once.
It appears that sale of the 11k Mobley was not a sale but rather a trade?
This is from the Vinyl House seller on another site
“As for the “Mobley” auction;The winner is from the UK and the Under bidder France. The winner placed a bid that would ensure a market close-out,we then took around 50 choice condition pieces in exchange.If he grants us permission we will do a story on our blog.”
It went for $1525.00
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Mike C, I guess the buyer in UK regrets the “close out” bid…it was really too much and way above market price.
The thing that stinks is that the $12K Mobley 1568 will show up on Popsike or Collectors Frenzy as this weird anomaly. However, I’m unsure if these price trackers really capture what someone is willing to pay/should expect for a given LP at this point.
Well it will show up on Popsike for sure and Stores/Sellers will get dollar signs in their eyes. We have an example in this post with an asking price of 14K…
Anyway there were 2 suckers that put in “silly” bids. The under bidder was perhaps also putting in an close out bid. These things happen in the ebay world – but I still hold my belief that the market price of 3-5K for 1568 has not really changed.
Supply and demand … if there are no further buyers of 1568 copies at $10K+, then the auction price will gradually deteriorate over time. Of course, those hapless sellers may hold on to their prize, hoping beyond hope that someday they will hook the big one. 🙂