Here’s one I don’t recall seeing: Frank Foster, Wail Frank Wail, Prestige 7021. This is an early reissue of Hope Meets Foster, with the New York address Why Prestige did these early reissues is a mystery to me and probably to most of us out there, unless our friend Rudolf has a theory. This one is listed in G+ condition and the cover is listed as excellent. The start price is nearly $200 and there are no bidders.

Here’s an original (?) copy of one of the most iconic records in history: Billie Holiday, Strange Fruit, Commodore 526. This is a 78 RPM pressing with Fine and Mellow on the flip side. It is listed in E+ condition. The bidding is at about $225 with seven bidders and 17 bids.

One more: Miles Davis, Relaxin’, Prestige 7129. This was an original New York yellow label. The record and cover were listed in M- condition. The final price was $529, assuming the socks were not included?

Here’s perhaps a case in point: Illinois Jacquet and his Orchestra, Clef 676. This was an original pressing with the trumpeter logo and David Stone Martin Cover. The record was in Ex condition (VG+ for those keeping score at home), and the cover was also VG+. The start price was $85 and there were no bidders.

I had my eye on this one because 1: It’s a record I’ve never owned; 2) It’s an original Prestige and 3) My nephew, who’s in his early 20s, has really gotten into Dorothy Ashby, which I don’t quite understand because he’s not a real jazz aficionado. He just seems to be into the jazz harp: Dorothy Ashby, Hip Harp, Prestige 7140. This was an original New York yellow label in M- condition for the record and the cover. There was just one bidder and the final price was $299.

There was an auction from the seller bobdjukic that we were watching with a few interesting items, such as Booker Ervin, The Freedom Book, Prestige 7295. This was an original yellow label with the New Jersey address. It was listed in VG++ condition for the record and the cover. The final price was $224.50, nothing out of the ordinary. And there was Miles Davis, Sketches of Spain, Columbia 8271. This was an original stereo pressing with the six-eye logo. The record and cover were also VG++ and the price was $169.16.High, but not outrageous, I would say. Finally, there was Billie Holiday, Commodore  30008. This was an original pressing, VG++ for the record, VG+ for the cover. The final price was $181.38.