Comments on: An Old-Fashioned Jazz Vinyl Auction

By: Onishi

Onishi — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:11:15 +0000

This is an excellent way to do auctions that you don’t see much anymore. Much better than buying one at a time on ebay and paying lots of mailing costs. Armand Lewis has the best jazz auctions. Very good items and very good service.

By: L. Bienvenue

L. Bienvenue — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:34:30 +0000

Yes, there aren’t many of these types of auctions left. My experience is that Armand Lewis probably has the best and most consistent auctions going. I’ve gotten many LPs from him over the years and they’ve always been great. His grading is far more accurate than you find on Ebay and his service is prompt and professional.

By: Jazz Site

Jazz Site — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:18:22 +0000

A number of people did not know that others were still doing this. This is a good way to keep the records going.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:28:43 +0000

correct, it is Armand Lewis. Had one experience which was not completely convincing. Really borderline.

By: Japhy

Japhy — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:37:50 +0000

Thanks, gang. Michel, I did some Googleing and indeed this is Armand Lewis’ list.

By: Michel

Michel — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:16:02 +0000

I think it is Armand Lewis. Had an unsatisfactory story with him, along time ago….But after that, bought an LP from him on ebay a couple or years ago, without any problem. Received this old fashioned auction too.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:35:25 +0000

I don’t think you will find top items with this guy. (I am not a buyer and I did not go through it in detail). So no EBay prices either. One never knows how he will proceed if there are extremely low bids: he may as well decide not to sell.

By: DD

DD — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 17:14:43 +0000

I used to buy from a guy in Philly who did this. Can’t recall his name off the top. Did mostly 45’s. Was fun in the beginning, then his grading got a little off, then he started commanding eBay prices. I defected. If there’s a phone#, give them a call and feel them out. Ask questions. That’s how I started.

By: Japhy

Japhy — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:20:01 +0000

I’ve never participated in one of these things, but it looks intriguing. What can you seasoned vets tell us about your experiences? Can we expect to pay eBay prices for these, or do sales like thise present an opportunity to get lucky with a lower bid on an item that nobody else happened to bid on? I don’t see reserve prices here (though the layout of this PDF is troublesome so I might have missed it). Anyway, would appreciate any sage advice.

By: Rudolf

Rudolf — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:30:52 +0000

I recognize the list presentation of this seller. Did business with him some 7 years ago. I don’t remember the name. Did not see it on the present list.
Indeed, it is a dying breed.
Others in this vein were Jeff Barr, Raffe Simonian and Bob Setlik.
Fred Cohen and Leon Leavitt have been my main suppliers to fill in the gaps.