Today on Ebay, February 10, 2009

Pretty quiet on eBay today, although there are a few nice items, as always. We at Jazz Collector have a few auctions closing today, including: Art Farmer with Sonny Rollins, Prestige 177. This is a 10-inch LP. It’s in VG/VG+ condition and is currently in the $30 price range. We’re also selling this nice jazz guitar LP: Johnny Pisano and Billy Bean, Take Your Pick, Decca 9212. This is an original pressing that’s in VG+/VG++ condition and it’s also in the $30 range as of now. We’re also selling LPs with autographs by Woody Herman, plus George Barnes and Bucky Pizzarelli, so please, take a look. 

Among other items, there’s an original pressing of Sonny Clark, Sonny’s Crib, Blue Note 1576. This one looks to be in VG++ condition. the current price is $282, but it has yet to meet the seller’s reserve. As a buyer, I’m not a big fan of reserve-price auctions. I’d rather the seller set a high base price if he

doesn’t want to sell the item. The problem with reserve-price auctions is that the buyers don’t know where the cut-off is. 

Speaking of high base prices, the seller rax-o-wax is selling several items today that start with high bases, including: Thad Jones, The Magnificent Thad Jones, Blue Note 1527. This is an original Lexington Avenue pressing that looks to be in VG++ condition. The starting bid is $399.95 and there’s also a buy-it-now price of $799.95. So far, there are no bids. 

Earlier, one of our readers asked us to help hunt for bargains on eBay, which we love to do. The problem, of course, is that once we write about it, a couple of hundred people might be aware of it, so it often ceases to be a bargain. In any case, we’ll keep trying. Here’s a possibility: Phil Woods, Warm Woods, Epic 3436. This is an original pressing and it seems to be in very nice condition. The current price is only around $30, which would be a bargain, indeed, since we’ve seen this record sell for more than $400 in the Jazz Collector Price Guide.