Comments on: Prices Down? Methinks Not

By: Casanova

Casanova — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:47:27 +0000

I Just came upon a copy of Blue Train; john coltrane, blue note 1577-STEREO – with the address on the back as: 43 West 61st St., New York 23. Jacket and record are both in excellent condition. Any interest?

By: rl1856

rl1856 — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 00:25:22 +0000

What effect does exchange rates have on the rare vinyl market ? The Dollar is extremely strong right now, making purchases by foreign buyers, paying in local currency more expensive. Yet prices have held steady, and some say possibly trending upward. What is going on ?

By: Rich DG Mono

Rich DG Mono — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 04:54:52 +0000

I wanted to add that I do believe the market has great potential to improve, and that no, I don’t see prices dropping in general by any means.

By: Rich DG Mono

Rich DG Mono — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 04:43:45 +0000

If we inform ourselves by the market history, the price on the Coltrane is an outlier. A quick search of popsike reveals that all but two (three now) copies of Blue Train have sold for less than $2350 on eBay–that’s half this selling price. (Surprisingly, the other two copies that have sold for more than $2350 were not NY23 copies! They both sold for $3k.) The NY23 copy does seem exceedingly rare, but I think the staining and the name written on the back of that jacket make it no better than strong VG+…seems like a liberal grader to me. The seller does have 100% positive feedback and a ton of it, but in my experience no matter how much positive feedback a seller has, it doesn’t necessarily mean I will agree with their grading.

One outrageous price doesn’t necessarily indicate that prices are generally rising. If we were to see five copies of Blue Train sell above that $2350 mark in the coming year for example, I think we’d have a stronger case. Only three bidders were willing to go above $2500 for this record, and as we all know, it only takes two to tango.

By: gw

gw — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 20:23:04 +0000

The Jaro was once considered one of the rarest records in jazz.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:16:02 +0000

I have a King pressing of 1568, and a friend of mine owns a nice original he paid only $100 for many years ago should I ever want to “feel the aura” and hold it in my hands…

By: Clifford

Clifford — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:52:43 +0000

I still only have 1568 on CD. Harsh times!

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:04:10 +0000

I was the seller of the Hank Mobley 1568 – I relisted it a second time because the first buyer didn’t pay…It first sold for about $4K, I was actually surprised that it went for above $5K the second time. I wish I could of kept the record, but I sold it for a friend. He originally bought it for me, but I wasn’t able to pay the amount he wanted…so I did the next best thing, sell it for him and listen to it a few times! It was amazing to have a record like that in my hands.

By: Gregory the Fish

Gregory the Fish — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 14:09:06 +0000

Yeah, it seems like prices aren’t necessarily rising or falling, but a gap is forming. An NM- Lexington “Whims of Chambers” just went for $900. That strikes me as low, given the glorious lineup and the fact that it’s a Blue Note.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 04:27:07 +0000

“The blues and the abstract truth” is a monster record. Took me a few copies before I got a NM “AM-PAR” original with original gatefold inner photo of the “metal sculpture”. Later issues have a photo of Nelson inside.