Shrdlu Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 After all these years, I'm surprised that there still is eBay craziness. The days of people tearing their hair out to get a copy of "True Blue" (Tina Brooks) and the JRVG of "Blue Train" (by, err ....) ought to be long gone, after all the re-re-reissues. And I still don't know why there is all the fuss about original Blue Note LPs. I still remember getting a CDr of the "Blue Train" JRVG from a friend, playing it once, and then parking it on a shelf someplace. I've never dug it out since, lol. (It was temporarily OOP at the time.) There was far too much impatience in the late 90s about CDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 (edited) And I still don't know why there is all the fuss about original Blue Note LPs. Admittedly in good nick they do sound very, very good on a half-way decent turntable, however the prices of late are ridiculous. Anyone wanting the vinyl would get much better bang for buck with something like the Music Matters 2x45rpm sets. Edited January 9, 2010 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Yes, and I got some BN LPs when they first came out, but many CDs sound fine and $2000 is ridiculous for an LP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 nat king cole Really crazy! That slice on the box spine looks bad! This CD set usually sells in the $600 range. I really want to find this set - at a reasonable price! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellowT Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 nat king cole Really crazy! That slice on the box spine looks bad! This CD set usually sells in the $600 range. I really want to find this set - at a reasonable price! $600 would be the high end of the range on eBay. I've seen mint ones go for as little as $350. One just sold a week ago for $380. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 (edited) nat king cole Really crazy! That slice on the box spine looks bad! This CD set usually sells in the $600 range. I really want to find this set - at a reasonable price! $600 would be the high end of the range on eBay. I've seen mint ones go for as little as $350. One just sold a week ago for $380. that would work for me! Edited January 9, 2010 by Bright Moments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micha Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 One of my best finds was a complete and like new Nat King Cole Trio Mosaic for $180 Buy It Now on eBay a year or two ago. $600 would be the high end of the range on eBay. I've seen mint ones go for as little as $350. One just sold a week ago for $380. that would work for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 One of my best finds was a complete and like new Nat King Cole Trio Mosaic for $180 Buy It Now on eBay a year or two ago. $600 would be the high end of the range on eBay. I've seen mint ones go for as little as $350. One just sold a week ago for $380. that would work for me! That must be an all-time record. Lowest I've seen is about $350. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 After all these years, I'm surprised that there still is eBay craziness. The days of people tearing their hair out to get a copy of "True Blue" (Tina Brooks) and the JRVG of "Blue Train" (by, err ....) ought to be long gone, after all the re-re-reissues. And I still don't know why there is all the fuss about original Blue Note LPs. The craziness is still going strong. Just from the past two weeks, here are prices reached by original BN LPs (all monos): Walter Davis 'Davis Cup' $2,000 Johnny Griffin 'The Congregation' $1,875 Kenny Dorham 'Afro-Cuban' $1,631 Eric Dolphy 'Out to Lunch' $1,524 Jutta Hipp 'With Zoot Sims' $1,338 Louis Smith 'Here Comes Louis Smith' $1,275 Louis Smith 'Smithville' $1,048 Cliff Jordan 'BN1565', $939 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) Eric Dolphy 'Out to Lunch' $1,524 What?! My NYC mono original with 'ear' cost all of £10. And that was this century too.. Edited January 10, 2010 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) And more lunacy. Wayne Shorter 'Adams Apple' Liberty from the Jazz Record Center for over $300! Adams Apple Edited January 10, 2010 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) My last music-related purchase from eBay was, as far as I recall, in 2005 or 2006. Anything/everything I'm usually interested in is way over-priced nowadays, especially because some collectors seem to have money growing out of their ears. It's amazing to see how lazy some people seem to have become. They have the cash and aren't about to leave the house to save a mere $1000. I've become, out of necessity, a bargain hunter elsewhere and, as this forum shows, there are tons of good bargains to be had all around. Edited January 10, 2010 by neveronfriday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 There are plenty of LP bargains on ebay--you just have to concentrate on on high quality labels that are not so trendy/collector oriented--impulse and Prestige (later pressings, anyway), for example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 nat king cole Really crazy! That slice on the box spine looks bad! This CD set usually sells in the $600 range. I really want to find this set - at a reasonable price! The seller incorrectly listed this set as pop and got the release date wrong, it came out in 1991, as I have a promo copy of it. With so many Mosaic fetching $50 or more per disc, I would think $800 or more would be the going price, as it has been out of print since 1994. I'm wondering why the seller didn't include the number of the set, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterintoronto Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 And more lunacy. Wayne Shorter 'Adams Apple' Liberty from the Jazz Record Center for over $300! Adams Apple To be fair, the seller is 100% reliable and honest, and it is the mono pressing. Perhaps those are scarce? I'll just stick with my RVG CD though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 And more lunacy. Wayne Shorter 'Adams Apple' Liberty from the Jazz Record Center for over $300! Adams Apple To be fair, the seller is 100% reliable and honest, and it is the mono pressing. Perhaps those are scarce? I'll just stick with my RVG CD though! This was an original pressing! AFAIK No 'Adams Apple' LPs with the plain BN label! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpedOrb Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 A used cassette of Joe Henderson's Double Rainbow in "acceptable" condition for $100. Haha, holy crap. Am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Prices for BN Hank Mobley originals going up, up and away??? Hank Mobley Another one going even higher; $2,616 Hank Mobley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 I keep getting psyched out by a guy who is listing discs 8-10 from the Roland Kirk set for $150. On what planet is this reasonable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Englewood Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 I keep getting psyched out by a guy who is listing discs 8-10 from the Roland Kirk set for $150. On what planet is this reasonable? Eh, his home planet??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Prices for BN Hank Mobley originals going up, up and away??? Hank Mobley Another one going even higher; $2,616 Hank Mobley Insane, especially for a VG+ (or more likely, VG) copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpedOrb Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Prices for BN Hank Mobley originals going up, up and away??? Hank Mobley Another one going even higher; $2,616 Hank Mobley Insane, especially for a VG+ (or more likely, VG) copy. Yeah, especially since you can get the new Music Matters 45rpm 12"s for $50 and they'll sound better and look better (nice gatefold). Good album though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Even a nice King pressing probably wouldn't set you back much more than $50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutrotfrenzy Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Prices for BN Hank Mobley originals going up, up and away??? Hank Mobley Another one going even higher; $2,616 Hank Mobley Insane, especially for a VG+ (or more likely, VG) copy. Yeah, especially since you can get the new Music Matters 45rpm 12"s for $50 and they'll sound better and look better (nice gatefold). Good album though. No reissue has ever, will ever, look better than the originals. Period. You can argue about the sound, true, but not the printjobs, textures, cardboard quality, colors. No. Being a gatefold makes no difference. But yes, 2k is a bit much even for an original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micha Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 I keep getting psyched out by a guy who is listing discs 8-10 from the Roland Kirk set for $150. On what planet is this reasonable? FWIW, and I have no relationship to the seller, but an Amazon marketplace vendor supposedly has a 'like new' copy of the full set listed for $140 right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_forumlogo.png.a607ef20a6e0c299ab2aa6443aa1f32e.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.