On eBay Now: Duke, Fuller, Newk

In addition to having an occasional existential crisis, I have also been putting some interesting items on eBay that are worth watching. Here are a couple:

The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington, Mosaic MD 5-160. I got this a dozen years ago and never even opened it, so I figured it might be time to sell it. The CDs are unopened and the price is close to $100. Also: The Complete Blue Note/UA Curtis Fuller Sessions, Mosaic MD3-166. Similar situation as the Duke, with the CDs unopened. This one is currently at $50, but I’m hoping it goes for a lot more.

I had this one hanging in a frame above my desk: Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus, Prestige 7079. This is an original New York pressing. It is

in pretty beat up condition, as I mention in the listing. I have the vinyl graded as G+, which is pretty low, and the cover as VG-, which is also pretty low.  I had noticed, however, from reader comments on Jazz Collector, that original pressings of this LP, even in poor condition, were selling for more than $100, and sometimes higher. So I pulled the record out of the frame — it is a duplicate copy for me — and figured it would be worth selling. There are a lot of other LPs to frame, and most of them are not worth more than $100. This one is currently at about $80 with a few hours to go.