Comments on: Some Nice Blue Notes For The Price Guide

By: Dave S

Dave S — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:36:51 +0000

But when you originally bought them for $5-10, that’s a much better return than any of stock investments.

(Personal labor involved with buying and selling aside)

By: Michel

Michel — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:46:12 +0000

“Are you guys ready to declare the decrease in prices over yet ?”

Yes. Apparently the shows must go on.
(But please remember that $ 20-50 records ususally sells for $ 20 – 50):-D

By: Al

Al — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:57:03 +0000

Go for it, Dave. It’s impossible to time any market. I’ve been selling some nice records the past few weeks and the prices have been fair. — al

By: Dave S

Dave S — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:00:15 +0000

Are you guys ready to declare the decrease in prices over yet?

I’ve got a bunch of $20-50 records I have been sitting on to sell on eBay awaiting your outlook.

By: Michel

Michel — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:34:27 +0000

I confirm that you can hear Jazz everywhere in Japan. I remember having heard a Sonny Clark (Sonny’s crib) album as ambient music in a Hiroshima’s restaurant some years ago !

By: Al

Al — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:41:11 +0000

Wonder about what, Michel? I think there are still many more collectors out there than there are original copies of the most collectible records, so it is not surprising to see the high prices. The hope is that as some of us collectors age, there are new collectors to take our places and keep the demand high, so that not only the collector’s market continues, but the original music in its original form stays alive and vibrant as well. I have a good friend who just returned from a trip to Japan and he mentioned that he heard jazz being played there everything he went. This, to me, was a wonderful sign of hope that the music we treasure will continue to be appreciated around the world, if not necessarily in the country in which it was originated. — al

By: Michel

Michel — Sat, 30 May 2009 17:15:09 +0000

Those are incredible prices, but the most incredible is the actual number of this “rare” record offered right now on ebay. If you aggregate all Ebay auctions, you have a complete Blue Note catalogue for sale almost everyweek…not to mention other heavy collectors (of course “impossible to find”)… This always makes me wonder…