Ron S

Watch out for those double negatives, man--they're a slippery slope that'll have ya' doin' all sortsa' crazy things.

Hey Allen, wasn't that nonexistent Nat King Cole Mosaic you were selling from under your bed a few months ago also $900? What are you running there, some kind of prix fixe operation???

Yeah, sure, you lowball the price, but how much is the S&H???

Actually, it went from "Last Chance" (a higher level of alert than "Running Low") to sold out in eight days, FWIW, but it still went relatively quickly.

As do I.

That was really fast. Hope everyone here pulled the trigger in time! ← And to think that some people (we won't embarrass tranemonk by mentioning him specifically) actually thought that they could wait until this weekend to order.

This BETTER be a joke. ( )

And then there's this Q management:

Sounds like the license is expiring significantly short of the 5000 limit. ← Anyone remember when it first went on sale? Since they're talking about the number they havae left, it could be that they don't "press" ("burn"?"print"?) 5000 copies at once and if they're getting low just before their license expires they don't bother to manufacture more. Just guessing. ← I think you're right. When I ordered the Mobley set about 6 months ago, it was on backorder for several weeks or months while they waited for the supply to be replenished.

From the "Last Chance" page of the Mosaic site:

Sounds like "Last Chance" to me.

. . . or it could mean that with all the Concord CD's now in the warehouse, there's no longer any room for new K-2's or OJC's.

The answer regarding sequential numbering--from Mosaic via Brad--is here. I knew I'd read this somewhere before, hence my recent posts in this thread. This also explains why each domestic big box (as opposed to the Universal-distributed sets) is numbered by hand at time of sale (with a number assigned sequentially by computer), while the Selects are prenumbered during manufacturing.

That shouldn't mean that much. With economies of scale, they've consolidated warehousing. That makes economic sense. ← Assuming that Fantasy previously had a lot of unused warehouse space, or that they augmented the space that was already there. Otherwise, the space for the Concord stock had to come at the price of Fantasy stock. Brad, I'm thinking you should personally investigate this further and report back.

Thanks, guys. Sounds like it's also a good idea to throw everything you might possibly want some day into your queue.

Thanks again, Chuck! Now what's with the number 27?

Stupid question: how can you tell what's running low? I couldn't find anything on the site that would so indicate. Are you guys getting warning emails about these titles because they're in your queues?

Thanks! Now, second question: is there a catalog or something that shows what Uptown titles are currently in print (especially since there doesn't appear to be a web site with that info)?

FWIW, I called Concord the other day about a defective Monty Alexander CD and they graciously offered to send me a new one. The guy said it would be sent from Berkeley, since they're now using Fantasy's warehouse for Concord CD's. NOT a good sign.

Chuck, I'm sure everyone else already knows the answer to this (when did that ever stop me? ), but what is your relationship with Uptown? Is there a connection between Uptown and Nessa Records? Just curious (and nosey ). Thanks.

Suddenly he's Mr. Zoologist.

I think it's been determined that they don't necessarily ship their sets in chronological order. So, it's hard to tell if they've really reached 5,000 or a time limit (5 years?). ← I'm pretty sure that only applies to Selects. The regular boxes are numbered sequentially as they are sold, if I'm not mistaken.

If it's still around by then.

Sounds like the license is expiring significantly short of the 5000 limit.

You are one sick puppy. And by the way, they don't call themselves proctologists anymore (probably because of all the jokes). They're now known as gastrointestinal surgeons. Try using THAT in a punchline.