On eBay: True Blue Returns & More

This one was on eBay, didn’t meet the seller’s reserve price, is back again and the reserve price has been me, to it will sell this time: Tina Brooks, True Blue, Blue Note 4041. The seller was smart not to sell it the first time, I guess. He got a top bid of around $2,300 the first time up and now the record is already at $2,650 with plenty of time to go. Perhaps the recent high price on the Hank Mobley Blue Note 1568 inspired either some collectors or investors. This one is in M- condition and it has shrink wrap on it, and the shrink wrap may even be original, who knows. It is just shrink wrap, however: You can’t put it on the turntable.

The same seller also has this: Cliff Jordan, Cliff Craft, Blue Note 1582. This is an original pressing. The vinyl is VG++ and the cover is VG+. The current price is about $600.

The seller Bullsite2000 is also back with some nice Blue Notes, including: Johnny Griffin, A Blowing Session, Blue Note 1559. This one is already more than $500 with several

days to go but it hasn’t yet reached the seller’s reserve price. The record is listed as M- and the cover is listed as excellent, which I take to mean VG++? The reason for the downgrade on the cover is that it is missing some of the laminate.

And, believe it or not, there are even some rare collectible jazz records on eBay that are not Blue Notes. I know, it’s hard to believe. Here’s one, for example: George Wallington, Jazz For the Carriage Trade, Prestige 7032. This one appears to be in VG++ condition for the record and VG+ for the cover and the price is already $340 with nine bids.