Servicemen - what’s happening here?

[Frankie Crocker]

A US eBay seller auctioned a copy of Sweet Magic and Connie earlier today. The record has now been relisted. So, have a few copies turned up or did something unusual affect the sale? I’m intrigued…

[Woodbutcher]

Looks to me like it ended but the winning bid wasn't what he wanted or hoped for so he had a hissy fit , and he's now relisted it at a price he deems more to his taste.

 

[Frankie Crocker]

  On 02/04/2025 at 20:51, Woodbutcher said:

Looks to me like it ended but the winning bid wasn't what he wanted or hoped for so he had a hissy fit , and he's now relisted it at a price he deems more to his taste.

 

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That’s my interpretation too. If that’s the case, then it’s unethical. If you bid, you’re committed to buy if you win. By the same token, sellers should be obliged to sell… The record was mint unplayed in the original sleeve so the case was worthy of closer scrutiny.

[Frankie Crocker]

I’ve just had a message back from the seller! He’s got four copies left. So maybe he had 5 to start with, possibly 6 if he unloaded one as a second-chance offer…or even 7 if he kept one for himself. It’ll be interesting to see if he can sell four copies at the BIN price. Anyway, what a great find in this day and age.

[Woodbutcher]

  On 02/04/2025 at 21:06, Frankie Crocker said:

I’ve just had a message back from the seller! He’s got four copies left. So maybe he had 5 to start with, possibly 6 if he unloaded one as a second-chance offer…or even 7 if he kept one for himself. It’ll be interesting to see if he can sell four copies at the BIN price. Anyway, what a great find in this day and age.

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Well if he let the first one go for $2000 I can hardly see the rest going for $3500.

[Dave Pinch]

  On 02/04/2025 at 21:06, Frankie Crocker said:

I’ve just had a message back from the seller! He’s got four copies left. So maybe he had 5 to start with, possibly 6 if he unloaded one as a second-chance offer…or even 7 if he kept one for himself. It’ll be interesting to see if he can sell four copies at the BIN price. Anyway, what a great find in this day and age.

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he had 6 unplayed copies.. wanting a little too much for them hence the slow sales.. glad i bought it when it was £100

[Frankie Crocker]

  On 09/04/2025 at 12:37, Dave Pinch said:

he had 6 unplayed copies.. wanting a little too much for them hence the slow sales.. glad i bought it when it was £100

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I doubt there’ll be many buyers at the current price. It’s sold for a big sum according to Popsike but the seller will be lucky to achieve that. He’d have been wise to offer a second chance first time around. Now he’s going to have to drop down closer to 2K which will be tricky. Glad I bought mine from Shifty decades ago.