Comments on: Later Pressings and Rising Prices: Merry Christmas

By: Stefano

Stefano — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:31:47 +0000

Hi Art and GST, in fact I was asking myself for how much longer prices will raise. I saw here in Italy that many collectors paid big money thinking a record is an investment. But 1k for BN 4003 or 2k for Waltz for Debby….

By: GST

GST — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 15:43:07 +0000

Obviously Goldmine’s pricing guideline doesn’t apply to eBay. A VG+ record is not necessary worth 50% of a NM record as too much depends on the seller. Seems like you can add an additional 20-30% to the cost simply by being a top seller (e.g. Atomic, Jazz Record Center and I suppose Funk You Sounds) and more than that for Bob J 🙂

By: Art Klempner

Art Klempner — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:27:23 +0000

Hey Setefano , are you familiar with P.T. Barnum’s famous quote ?

By: Stefano

Stefano — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:02:20 +0000

Please, I would like to know your thoughts about the top prices that often we see on EBay. Are these high prices legitimate in your opinion?

By: Lennib

Lennib — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 02:53:57 +0000

Clifford, saw Boscoe lp once back in ’80’s or thereabouts and passed on it at $45.00.
Think Dusty Groove had/has one recently priced at $599.00.
To quote the rock band The Faces, “I wish I knew what I know now, but when I was younger.”

By: Ethan

Ethan — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 23:01:56 +0000

I have purchased a few items from funkyousounds and I have been satisfied with those while remaining amazed at what some of his auctions end at price wise.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:21:00 +0000

Don’t forget getting $150 for a few Joe Hendersons on Milestone!!

By: Clifford

Clifford — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:36:04 +0000

Also, $1K for Moanin’ and nearly $2K for Star Bright is insane.

By: Clifford

Clifford — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 18:33:27 +0000

The Wong collection LPs that funkyou is selling have been going stratospheric. I bid on a few things that I wanted to upgrade, and was shot down immediately and unceremoniously. The prices have been excessive for many of the records they’re selling, and I’m not sure that provenance has much to do with it – their soul, funk and jazz auctions have always gone through the roof. I laughably attempted to buy the Boscoe LP from them once, figuring I could get it for the upper end of what it had been going for, and that wasn’t even close (it was VG+, not even NM).

By: GST

GST — Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:10:28 +0000

Over a grand for Blakey’s Moanin’…nice.

Never bought from this seller, but they must have a really good reputation.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ART-BLAKEY-AND-THE-JAZZ-MESSENGERS-BLUE-NOTE-4003-DEEP-GROOVE-West-63rd-NearMint-/121839713176?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=K1Csq3Q6tftJI%252BT5vHr3DvVSMVg%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc