Comments on: Pick A Peck of Pepper, For a Price

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:19:05 +0000

What, actually, is the difference between the Intro and Score label pressings? As I understand it, Intro was released before Score, but by how far? In my usual world of Soul 45s, this could be as easy as “local issue” vs. “nationally distributed issue” but I’m not sure what the deal is in this particular case. Anyone care to drop some knowledge on this one?

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:25:04 +0000

OK here’s a record I know (everybody knows?) is so much rarer and worth so much more than that LEE MORGAN ri : http://www.ebay.com/itm/190570901518?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
Given economic recession etc etc that record ended today VERY VERY MUCH SO ON THE LOW SIDE. Even today that lp is worth $100s of dollars more than it ended at. I SHOULD HAVE BID/BOUGHT IT – IT WAS SO CHEAP! (I forgot actually as I play a gig on Sunday mornings!) Damn, a nice ND pressing of SKA AUTHENTIC VOL 2 – for $138.00 – c’mon people!

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:19:15 +0000

WHY?
So why would anyone pay $109 for a fourth press LEE MORGAN INDEED(the record I tore apart in an earlier post?) I see ’em all the time. There was one that ended a few days ago(liberty/ua mono press) and it only went $10 …. WHY? I only paid like $15 for mine about a year ago … so why? How much can that record possibly be worth? It was overgraded and smelleth of the shill-ih.
How come when I research bidding history with this seller’s items, the bidders always have really high bid percentages with the seller? ……….. I just think it’s a big shill thing, given my total experience with selling records and researching them on a constant day to day basis for many many years. HMMMM $109 vs $10? And that grading level …….. Excuse me …. I have to vomit.

By: Dan Axelrod

Dan Axelrod — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:11:10 +0000

Zara:
I recently bought a sealed Undead for $10 (item 200620700653)and though it had two stickers on it, I didn’t mind.
It’s a record that had significance in my youth, and a sealed copy in hand makes me feel like a old whore getting to once again touch her own shrink-wrapped hymen.
Try putting a price on that…
DA

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 05:47:41 +0000

DA: Even if I did find one and I knew you wanted it, I would contact you first and say just make me a fair offer ’cause that’s how I am! But NO BUTT KISSING! I’m not into that man. LOL!!!!!!!
If that’s one of your favorite records, then ya gotta do it huh?!? I just bought a VG+ press of one of my favorites- LAUREL AITKEN SAYS FIRE on DOCTOR BIRD. Yeah, I probably paid too much for it! Oh well! Whaddaya do?
I do think you can find nice presses cheap(er) however and it’s sometimes worth the wait. Sometimes not, especially if the seller can’t grade and wastes your time and money. There was an UNDEAD supposedly NM IN SHRINK that sold for $18 recently.

MIKE: I’ve tried selling TYA stuff and it just doesn’t sell. I just don’t bother anymore. http://www.ebay.com/itm/TEN-YEARS-AFTER-WATT-ORIG-1971-DERAM-LP-w-POSTER-MINT-/160640461914?_trksid=p4340.m263&_trkparms=algo%3DSIC%26its%3DI%26itu%3DMRU-11233%252BUCI%252BIA%252BUA%252BFICS%252BUFI%26otn%3D5%26pmod%3D110729832120%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2510472683495789673
Here’s a NEAR MINT cover of this press with a bruised corner, wear to all other corners, a larger crease to the back and a ding to the spine. That’s what I think of when I think NEAR MINT! How come people don’t trust their eyes here? With all those flaws it can not be higher than a VG+. Just can’t. Said so! I can’t believe anyone would spend the amount it’s even up to now ($26) knowing what their eyes see and what he describes. Oh yeah, there’s a POSTER included! Well, I don’t see one and he doesn’t grade one or show a picture of it.
I tried to sell this record many times. Once w/ a nicer cover and a really nice ++ record and it just sat and sat and sat. Even when I lowered it to $5 months later it didn’t sell! I just won’t buy their(TYA) stuff anymore. Just knowing what the auction market is all about these days -with everyone’s friend and families having an ebay account (even sellers can have multiple accounts!) the auction market is just not a fair barometer of value. Ebay just looks the other way when confronted! They won’t do anything to stop the blatant shill bidding and it’s bad. Look at past history on these lps – if you sold a nice one for $18 bucks and you had $10 into it – ebay/paypal will suck $6+ leaving you with a few bucks. First thing though, YOU GOTTA SELL IT! GOOD LUCK! It’s not worth your time! – I wouldn’t waste .50cents and actually try to sell one at fixed price that’s for sure, especially w/ the experience I’ve had with their records. I think I sold a decent SSSHHHH… once. Once! I think I got like $7 bucks for it!
You are right Mike. I shouldn’t judge other people’s work ethics or their character just because I see flaws with almost everything they sell. I’m very sorry Bob.

CEEDEE: I think I need another session soon? How’s Tuesday when you get back from Martha’s Vinyard! LOL! Peace brother.

By: Dan Axelrod

Dan Axelrod — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:11:26 +0000

Nice detective work, Zarabeth. That is indeed the record, and though I don’t need them all to be sealed with a promo sticker, this one i did… and “The Dju” delivered to “This Jew” in spades.

If YOU can find one sealed, mint with the promo sticker, I’ll pay YOU $105…and kiss your ass in Macy’s window. But I don’t believe I’ll have to start puckering any time soon.

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:21:05 +0000

Zarabeth, maybe you should start selling those on ebay. They seem to go for $100+ in that condition and if you get them for $10-$20 that’s a nice profit. If I see one in a record store for $10 in M- condition I’m going to buy it for reselling.

I’ve bought from Bod D twice. Once I returned the item no questions asked. The other time I was satisfied. His Hyperbole is very ridiculous but I have no reason to question his integrity beyond hyperbole. I don’t really like seeing someone’s livelihood ridiculed in public without a very good reason. Bob D reminds me of those crazy furniture store or car dealer commercials that hype there products heavily. Doesn’t mean they are bad at there jobs, just trying to hype there products. Tacky maybe, but it’s that fine line between actual being deceitful. Nobody is forcing anyone to buy the records.

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:07:00 +0000

JASON: On the ground laughing buddy! That’s my kind of humor!
DAN AXELROD: http://www.popsike.com/TEN-YEARS-AFTERUNDEADSEALED-ORIG-1968-DERAM-PROMO-LP/350073583276.html Nothing personal but I think you paid $105 dollars too much for that one! Hook line and sinker baby! The BDJUKCK at his finest! No hard feelings man but that’s like a 3 dollar record in stores around here. It might not be NM or PRISTINE but… Most times I find VG-/VG copies in the $1 bins. I’m sure you could find a nice one for under $10 on ebay on most given days. What was the reason for bidding over $100 on a $3 record? Well (sung to the tune of the old OPERATION kids games commercials) OBFUSCATION! He states loudly “promo” “sealed”(promos were usually never sealed – that would make profit margins for the companies smaller!)and then he counters with “this may have a stock label etc etc… as the sticker on the back clearly states blah blah…) That’s called covering your ass. Gimme a break it’s a $20 record sealed TOPS! And once you open it it’s a $3 record!
Dude That’s what I mean about the cat! I CAN’T EVEN SELL THAT RECORD so I don’t buy ’em or waste my time! Trust me I’ve tried! That’s a really really hard record to sell for even $7 or $8 bucks man! It’s pretty simple for me.
This is a perfect example of the man’s work … err.. I mean shame.

By: zarabeth47

zarabeth47 — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:03:01 +0000

CAZOON: Yeah he’s one to say what it takes! We all probably know this: the orig is double 63rds on the labels. MIne has double DG and no r as well. I don’t want to waste time but if you have the time see if he sold it years ago and it was just shilled (use popsike and check pictures obviously start w/ highest first etc etc… you’ll find ’em! Maybe not that one but others for sure!)
CEEDEE: Well, we don’t know profit margins and such on anyone’s books but I do very well selling lps as a hobby. I ‘ve collected my whole life so I have cool records and I do buy the occasional “can’t pass this one up!” collection. I just set fixed prices however as auctions just breed shilling. I have a constant flow of sales year round when I’m not in Hawaii – actually Laguna!) Selling records is not my main gig. I’m a fairly successful musician!
DAN AXELROD: My friend bought a killer 10″ from him and he was ok with it so I know he sells the goods. My big peeve is the way he hypes out some shitty $4 record like YES- CLOSE TO THE EDGE and gets $90 (or does he get it?) from a high bidder! And also some of the grades he places on stuff to lure you in. That LEE MORGAN cover is NOT ++! It’s deception I will not go forth unto! Call me crazy! I just know too much about it from years and years of it. I just know too much about it and that’s all I have to say about that.

By: GW

GW — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:14:50 +0000

I also do not like Bob D. manner of advertising, but I also bought suff from him in the past years. I can only underline Dan Axelrod’s mail: The correspondence was very nice, the package was perfect and the quality of the records was better than described. So – all in all – I was satisfied.