Comments on: A Misadventure in Jazz Collecting, Part 3

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:21:13 +0000

Hi Al — did you ever consider offering Debby to pick and choose a few titles and pay her reasonably for them? As in, pick the 5 records you want most, offer what you feel is reasonable, enter some kind of written agreement over email, send her a payment and agree to a premium on top of that if condition is outstanding or better than expected upon arrival. Could be a good way to eliminate the headache, and get a few gems off your want list without having to unlock a large line of credit and having to deal with reselling a lot of records.

By: jazzhead

jazzhead — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 08:04:24 +0000

I’d love to go through that collection and just play everything.

By: rl1856

rl1856 — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 21:57:52 +0000

Indeed. There are many vintage LPs valued by Goldmine in low mid 3 figure range that are now 4 figure titles. However there are almost as many that have gone down in value….Woody Herman and Glenn Miller would be the tip of that melting iceberg. One would be making a bet that there were more of the former, and less of the later in the collection. Debbie probably thought mention of the Chi Dealer would be a subtle hint of a potential bidding war, but dealers most buy at a discount leaving room for a fair collector to make a fair offer.

If she were really savy, she would have contracted with someone who would put them on Ebay for her.

By: Mac

Mac — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 21:23:58 +0000

I hope this isn’t a story where Al wakes up from a dream in the end. 🙂

Seriously, I had a seller act this way (at least based on Al’s description up until now), and I walked away to preserve my sanity. There are some nutty people in this world.

By: Theron

Theron — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 21:19:35 +0000

this is getting good… (popcorn emoji)

By: ron martin

ron martin — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:23:33 +0000

Does not take a genius who the guy from Chicago who owns the record store is, something is fishy with her emails, she prefers to do business with someone who breathes jazz and is local, yet she contacted the guy in Chicago on her own

Think about how the records where cared for, stored, condition, right off the bat the records are on top of each other in piles( not good causes warping among other things)

By: Caroline Somerset

Caroline Somerset — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:03:38 +0000

As a Caroline, I never trusted ‘Debbys’ (or ‘Debbies’, for that matter). They are conniving sinister creatures that have an abnormal love of money. x c

By: Steve Hinds

Steve Hinds — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:54:12 +0000

The Goldmine Price Guide may be an advantage for you, as the Blue Notes and Prestiges are valued at 1994 prices, about 1/10 of what they are going for now.

By: Art Klempner

Art Klempner — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:48:48 +0000

Al , if you have a chance check out the movie The Sting for how to proceed . Keep on telling her everything she wants to hear and when the meeting finally takes place have each pocket with a bankroll in it of different amounts. Be prepared to cry and rejoice at the same time. Them that gots….( you know the rest) Pop click and hiss, Art

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 19:34:21 +0000

japhy – so true!