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  5. FA: The entire collection of Verve Elite CDs

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    Missed how this ended... what happened with the Stitt?

    I got one with a damaged booklet (the front page cut off, instead the beginning of the liners are glued in on a b/w photocopied piece of paper - good enough for me, but hey...)

    The Stitt went for $21.28. Not huge, but not terrible, either. Might be slightly above what I originally paid for it.

    Yes Big Al, those were the days when even the most lowly Borders and Barnes & Nobles had a nice set of Verve Elites, Blue Note Conns and West Coast Classics. A golden age, for sure !

    Even I missed that golden age. By the time I became aware of and interested in VEEs, they must have been long gone from retail. I had to buy them all online, through auctions, etc. It took me forever to find them all.

  11. FA: The entire collection of Verve Elite CDs

    in Offering and Looking For...

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    Wow. Is this all there was? Glad the Dickerson was included. That is a special date.

    So vibes, looks like you are clearing everything out?

    I believe that's all of them. I worked long and hard to find all those CDs, and while this might possibly be my favorite reissue series ever done, it was time to let them go. Now someone else can enjoy them...particularly that Dickerson date. That's my favorite of the bunch, hence my "vibes" handle. :)

    I am actually in the process of clearing everything out, and the reasons why probably deserve their own post. One of these days I may write them all down.

  14. FA: The entire collection of Verve Elite CDs

    in Offering and Looking For...

  25. The Great Box Set Sale of 2012

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    It's directional information on the condition of the discs themselves, nothing more.

    On what theory is played two times vs one time (or many more times) informative about condition? Discs played a thousand times are indistinguishable from discs played once, or never, if they are handled in such a way that they don't get dropped or scuffed in some way.

    If these were LPs, "played once" means something (assuming there aren't any manufacturing flaws like "bubbles").

    CDs, not so much.

    I agree. I think it'd be more helpful to grade the sets and booklets the usual way ("very good", "excellent", "near mint"). There's an excellent grading system on another board:

    Mint (M): Looks like the wrapper just came off. No marks of any kind anywhere on the complete package.

    Mint minus (M-) or Near Mint (NM): Very near perfect playing surface and artwork. When held at an angle under extreme lighting you can see perhaps 1 or 2 very light scratches or pin dots.

    Excellent (Exc.):CDs in this condition look used, but like they were taken good care of. Only a few very light scuffs can be seen when the disc is held at an angle to the light. The booklet and inserts are present and have only a few very minor flaws such as a slight bend or light fingerprints

    Very Good plus (VG+): No more than 10 very light to light scratches between 1/8" and 2". Artwork has case dents or a crease. Plays perfectly.

    Very Good (VG) : CDs in this condition are more for listening to than collecting. The disc is heavily scratched but can be played through without skipping. The booklet and inserts are present but heavily worn, and may include heavy fingerprints, bent corners, smudges, creases, case dimple marks, and writing.

    Poor (P): Car CD or Cat toy

    Another thought: it would also help to know how many CDs a box has.

    Thanks, I'll take that all under advisement for the future. At this point in time, I have no plans to change any of the above descriptions, having listed in the introductory paragraph my opinion on what the condition of the sets is, with any deviation from that opinion listed with each individual set.

    With a (more than) full-time job and over 500 auctions in the last two months, with thousands more to come, I don't have much more time I can invest in this. I'm happy to answer any questions that come my way about individual sets, however, and appreciate all inquiries.

    Again, thanks.

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