Okehdownsouth Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 £2600 FOR A MINT COPY LOOKS REASONABLE IN TODAY'S MAD RECORD MARKET. WAS IT A BARGAIN OR HAVE PRICES REACHED A PEAK?
Quinvy Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 (edited) Maybe not spotted by a lot of people. I don't look on ebay anymore, but that price for a minter is about right I would have thought. However if the seller insisted on putting the full value on the package then that will cost the buyer a fortune in customs charges, so may have put some off bidding.Have you got a link to the item please? Edited September 17, 2015 by Quinvy
Mellorful Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291557752622?ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1435.l2649
Popular Post Pete S Posted September 17, 2015 Popular Post Posted September 17, 2015 If £2600 is 'reasonable' for this then God help us all 5
Guest Ivor Jones Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 If £2600 is 'reasonable' for this then God help us allThats just what I was thinking. I thought it was £500…...
Milliontearsoul Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 ... not reasonable is buying the boot £10 when you can have it for £6.......!
Mal C Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Were at it again, oh well... sheer madness isn't it... you would be a fool to buy any of these types (Classic northern) these days, I'd bide my time till the price comes down and go in search of brilliant cheapies, ie records that are not very well known which we will all be paying silly money for in a few years...actually with this track Id prefer the Kent single / reissue, have you heard the sound quality on that one!!! serious bass on the intro... so £10 for the Kent 45, or £2600 for the original...Saw Trade Martin go for £250 yesterday, thats got to be £50/75 over what its worth?Mal
Quinvy Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Yes I thought as much. Seller is using the eBay shipping method and would be buyers have been asking questions at the bottom of the listing. This puts a lot of people off from the UK.I think it would have gone for more otherwise.To Pete and the others that are saying the price is wrong. This is one of the best northern soul records of all time, and in near mint condition. If any of you were selling one, you would auction it and take the money. We all want to buy cheap and sell for as much as possible.
George G Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 not bottoming out, prices are getting more ridiculous..... https://www.ebay.com/itm/SOUL-SUSPECTS-Funky-Drop-RARE-northern-soul-45-SUPERB-funk-Handle-It-LISTEN-/331652174774?hash=item4d380293b6&nma=true&si=f7HqcM7sk%2FfHdqQl82dNYfaX34k%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557Four imbeciles bid more than $270 for it. I guess this copy from a month ago wasn't right for themhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/SOUL-FUNK-SOUL-SUSPECTS-BLACK-PRINCE-45-RPM-HANDLE-IT-FUNKY-DROP-LISTEN-/361358351718?hash=item5422a2dd66
Peter Richer Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Surely £50 tops. That's what it was on Soul Bowl's list in 1978.Oh, and while I'm at it, where's my Ivory's for £2.50? 1
Guest Aaron Darcy Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 If £2600 is 'reasonable' for this then God help us allGod help us indeed Pete , sold one minter for £250 in 1999 sold another minter in 2011 £850 the wanna be dj are paying crazy prices northern scene is truly fooked.
Hammie Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 not bottoming out, prices are getting more ridiculous..... https://www.ebay.com/itm/SOUL-SUSPECTS-Funky-Drop-RARE-northern-soul-45-SUPERB-funk-Handle-It-LISTEN-/331652174774?hash=item4d380293b6&nma=true&si=f7HqcM7sk%2FfHdqQl82dNYfaX34k%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557Four imbeciles bid more than $270 for it. I guess this copy from a month ago wasn't right for themhttps://www.ebay.com/itm/SOUL-FUNK-SOUL-SUSPECTS-BLACK-PRINCE-45-RPM-HANDLE-IT-FUNKY-DROP-LISTEN-/361358351718?hash=item5422a2dd66BLOODY HELL !!!!!! iVE GOT 3 OF THESE JUST LYING AROUND......ALL ABOUT THE SAME NICK AS THE TOP ONE
Frankie Crocker Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Gone with the wind is my cash... Sure, the auction market is getting more and more competitive, but this decent enough record is not in the premier league of must-have-at-all-costs sounds. Still, if you have the money, you might as well blow it (no pun intended) on something you like.
Quinvy Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Decent enough record? Are you talking about that pile of crap funk thing or one of the best northern tunes of all time? 1
Mellorful Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Yes I thought as much. Seller is using the eBay shipping method and would be buyers have been asking questions at the bottom of the listing. This puts a lot of people off from the UK.I think it would have gone for more otherwise.To Pete and the others that are saying the price is wrong. This is one of the best northern soul records of all time, and in near mint condition. If any of you were selling one, you would auction it and take the money. We all want to buy cheap and sell for as much as possible.Makes me wonder how much Manship would have secured for this record.
Coops Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Yes I thought as much. Seller is using the eBay shipping method and would be buyers have been asking questions at the bottom of the listing. This puts a lot of people off from the UK.I think it would have gone for more otherwise.To Pete and the others that are saying the price is wrong. This is one of the best northern soul records of all time, and in near mint condition. If any of you were selling one, you would auction it and take the money. We all want to buy cheap and sell for as much as possible."one of the best northern soul records of all time" a bit of a subjective statement is that fella. 1
Popular Post Quinvy Posted September 18, 2015 Popular Post Posted September 18, 2015 "one of the best northern soul records of all time" a bit of a subjective statement is that fella.I am very opinionated, but if you like music that fits into the "northern soul" criteria. You couldn't find a better example of the genre in my humble opinion. And judging by the amount of money the record is fetching it seems that I'm not on my own in that opinion. 5
Tony Smith Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Quite agree with Phil, just glad I bought it 20+ years back when things were far more reasonable! 2
Coops Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I am very opinionated, but if you like music that fits into the "northern soul" criteria. You couldn't find a better example of the genre in my humble opinion. And judging by the amount of money the record is fetching it seems that I'm not on my own in that opinion.not for one minute saying your opinion is humble or not valued i'm just saying it's subjective, as all art is so one can not definitively say (without a measuring control) that it's one of the best northern soul records of all time. and price has never ever equaled quality,ask frank wilson, he'll tell you 2
Only Dreaming Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 (edited) Were at it again, oh well... sheer madness isn't it... you would be a fool to buy any of these types (Classic northern) these days, I'd bide my time till the price comes down and go in search of brilliant cheapies, ie records that are not very well known which we will all be paying silly money for in a few years...actually with this track Id prefer the Kent single / reissue, have you heard the sound quality on that one!!! serious bass on the intro... so £10 for the Kent 45, or £2600 for the original...Saw Trade Martin go for £250 yesterday, thats got to be £50/75 over what its worth?MalAgree 100% regarding the Kent Select release of this. One of the best 45's for me in recent years . You also get the brilliant instrumental on the flip as well. After years of playing the Kent release I feel let down when I hear the original played out to be honest. Dave Edited September 18, 2015 by Only Dreaming 1
Frankie Crocker Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Hi Phil.Compared to what? Where does it sit in the Hall of Fame? Ahead of the Professionals? Way behind the Mello Souls? On a par with Ruby? I like the record but don't own a copy. I reckon it's Championship material rather than Premiership but that's subjective of course. I reckon folk like the records more if they actually own them so I am on a hiding to nothing until I stumble across a cheap original, then I can try to like it more, even though I have heard it dozens and dozens of times.
Wiganer1 Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I am very opinionated, but if you like music that fits into the "northern soul" criteria. You couldn't find a better example of the genre in my humble opinion. And judging by the amount of money the record is fetching it seems that I'm not on my own in that opinion.well said phil
Quinvy Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 Hi Phil.Compared to what? Where does it sit in the Hall of Fame? Ahead of the Professionals? Way behind the Mello Souls? On a par with Ruby? I like the record but don't own a copy. I reckon it's Championship material rather than Premiership but that's subjective of course. I reckon folk like the records more if they actually own them so I am on a hiding to nothing until I stumble across a cheap original, then I can try to like it more, even though I have heard it dozens and dozens of times.Where does it sit in the Hall of Fame? Right at the very top mate.
Chris L Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 Maybe not spotted by a lot of people. I don't look on ebay anymore, but that price for a minter is about right I would have thought. However if the seller insisted on putting the full value on the package then that will cost the buyer a fortune in customs charges, so may have put some off bidding.Have you got a link to the item please?You'll need to get it shipped to a local US address to avoid those import charges otherwise it would be cheaper to go get it yourself.
Pete S Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) It's a great record alright but it was big in 1979 for goodness sake, what relevance does it have now - great oldie but just another sign that the scene has gone backwards - people paying mega money for records that were big 30 years ago is just lazy, trophy hunting - these people aren't "top dj's", top dj's find new discoveries not just copy every other Tom, Dick and Harry. Edited September 19, 2015 by Pete S 2
Chalky Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 (edited) As far as oldies/classics are concerned it is one of the best in my opinion. Edited September 19, 2015 by chalky
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