As Rudolf notes in the Reader Forum, there are a bunch of records now from the seller bobdjukic, who has been noted here at Jazz Collector many times for his hyperbole and his ability to get people to bid astronomical prices for his records. Here’s one that I have always assumed was a pretty routine record, but after reading his description even I begin to wonder:

Billie Holiday, Lady in Satin, Columbia 8048. This is a stereo pressing, which, according to the seller, seems to make it a big deal because there was an extra song printed on the cover. I’ve seen many copies of this record, mono and stereo, and never gave it much thought. Perhaps I should think again. This one is already at nearly $300 and there are still three days to go. There’s also this one: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Midnight Session, Elektra 120. This is a mono pressing and it’s already at $100. The appeal seems to be the difference between the mono a stereo covers. Ah well.

This one was sold by the Jazz Record Center: Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, A Midnight Session, Elektra 120. This was an original mono pressing. Frankly, this is not a record I’ve seen very often and I had no idea what kind of value it had as a collectible. I own a copy, although mine is a stereo pressing. I’ve been going through a lot of my records to catalog them for insurance purposes and because it’s kind of fun in an obsessive compulsive psychotic neurotic kind of way. My copy is in VG+ condition, and I estimated its value at $35. This one was in M- condition and sold for $228. Perhaps I’ll have to adjust my spreadsheet.

I should have been on this one: Jackie McLean, Capuchin Swing, Blue Note 4038. This one was listed a West 63rd but it did not mention

whether it had a deep groove, an RVG in the wax or an ear. One potential buyer asked about the ear and the deep groove, and the seller didn’t really know what he was talking about. He said it had a groove, but he wasn’t sure if it was a “deep groove.” And he said it didn’t have an ear but a “small round circle.” My bet is that the groove was, indeed a deep groove, and the small round circle was, indeed, an ear. I’ll never know. I didn’t bid on the record and someone else got it for $224.50. It was in pristine, M- condition. Near mint original pressings of these great LP almost always sell for more than $300 and we’ve seen it sell for more than $560 in the Jazz Collector Price Guide. I think someone got a bargain and will be quite pleased.