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Has anything changed about shipping to Norway somewhat recently? I have an order from a repeat customer - address hasn't changed - and my shipping software is giving me grief about the post code. I've sent a message to the customer but thought I would check in here as well since I know there are some seasoned sellers here. 

I acquired a large collection recently with a large quantity of New Orleans records in it. I will keep my eyes open for this one for you.

Batiste Band - Starlite vocal / instrumental (Dynasty 181949) NM- $75 + postage

Hank Jacobs on hold. Several people have asked so I have a bit of a queue if the first in line falls through. I suppose I underpriced that one. At any rate, I think its safe to say that nobody else will need to ask after that title. Others still ready to go, however. 

Deniece Chandler - Mama I Wish I Stayed at Home / I'd Believe Him (Lock 45-600) VG wlp wol $65
The Commands - No Time For You / Hey It's Love (Back Beat 570) VG+ $65
Vernon Garrett - If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time / You and Me Together (Modern 45xM 1026) VG $25
Vernon Garrett - Don't Do What I Do / I've Learned My Lesson (Watts USA 0006) NM- $125
Rex Garvin - Queen of the Go-Go / The Other Man (Tower 374) VG+ wlp $30
Willie Gee Pure Soul - You Left Me Standing / If You Wanna Leave Me (Authentic AU 007) NM- $50
Rosco Gordon - Just A Little At A Time / Gotta Keep Rolling (Old Town 1167) VG+ xol wlp $20
Hank Jacobs - Elijah Rockin With Soul / East Side (Call Me CM-5385) NM- $50
Otis Leavill - Boomerang / To Be or Not To Be (Blue Rock B-4015) VG+ bb $15
The Magics - Let's Boogaloo / If I Didn't Have You (RFA 100) VG+ $25
The Prime Ministers - Make-Up / I Don't Know No More (RCA 47-9470) VG+ DJ $25
Mel Starr - Lovin On the Outside / That Means So Much To Me (Tripple Park 001) VG+ $25
The Volumes - I Just Can't Help Myself / One Way Lover (American Arts AA-18) VG $125
Charles Whitehead - Between the Lines / Predicament #3 (Stone Dogg A-702) NM- bb $15

Postage: $4.50 US / $15 Canada / $18 World

Willie Cooper & The Webs - You Don't Love Nobody / I Can't Take It No More (Dynamic 105) NM- XOL $325 + postage

Two Xs on each label, DJ Copy rubber stamped on A side label.

The Fabulous Gardenias - What's the Matter with Me / It's You, You, You (Liz 1004) NM- $95
Betty James - I Like the Way You Walk / Salt In Your Coffee (Chess 1970) NM- wlp $50
Betty James - I'm A Little Mixed Up / Help Me To Find My Love (Chess 1801) VG+ $70
Bobby Long - Mo Jo Workout / Red Roses (Vegas V-500) VG+ red $115
Little Esther Phillips - Mo Jo Hannah / No Headstone on My Grave (Atlantic 45-2229) strong VG $35
Julien Covey - A Little Bit Hurt / Sweet Bacon (Fontana 260.100TF) NM- / VG+ sleeve $80
The Creation - Making Time / Try and Stop Me (Planet 45-116) VG+ wlp $80
The Creation - Painter Man / Biff Bang Pow (Planet 45-119) VG+ wlp $60
Rupert's People - Hold On / Reflections of Charles Brown (Bell 684) NM- bb $45
The Yo Yo's - Gotta Find A New Love / I've Got Something In My Eye (Goldwax 310) VG+ bb $100
The Zombies - Is This the Dream EP (Decca 457.100 M) VG+ / VG+ $125
name rubber stamped on both sides of cover and both labels.

Postage: Free inside the US, $15 to Canada, $18 rest of world.

I have a clean copy that I could probably let go if you don't mind buying from a U.S. seller. I can't get to it until tomorrow morning to double check it but from memory it's EX to NM-. 

Barbara Lynn is sold

Nappy Brown - Coal Miner / Noonie-Boonie (Savoy 1574) VG+ $95

King Coleman - Down In the Basement / Crazy Feelin (Togo 600) VG+ $150

Johnny Cool - The Love Bounce / That's You My Love (Custom 133) NM- $200

Vernon Garrett - Don't Do What I Do / I've Learned My Lesson (Watts USA 0005) NM-

Barbara Lynn - Trying To Love Two / Trying To Love Two (Ichiban 88-12) NM- wlp $150

Postage free inside the US for orders over $150. Otherwise $4.50 US, $15 Canada, $18 World (no shipping to Italy or Russia)

Ernest Skipper sold

Dave Bartholomew - Junk Man / Hey-Hey (Broadmoor 101) VG+ $400

Los Dinamicos Exciters - Gipsy Queen / K-Jee (Excitom EX 002) VG $250

Pearl Dowell - It's All Over / Good Things (Saadia 0916) NM- $750

Gene Redding - I Got Soul / I Need Your Lovin (Bell B-819) VG+ wlp $300

Sex - It's You (Baby It's You) / Wonders of the World (Super City 70115) strong VG $1100

Ernest Skipper - Shotgun Joe part 1 / part 2 (Rosemont R-8201) VG++ $400

Postage: Free in the US, $15 to Canada, $18 Rest of world. I am not shipping to Italy or the Russian Federation. 

Rance Allen - I Know A Man Who VG+ $90
Gospel Comforter - Jesus Will Help Me VG+ $110
Jordan Travelers - God Will Answer VG $40
Preacher & The Saints - Jesus Rhapsody NM- $375
Shackleford Singers - God Is All Over Me VG+ $160
The Soul Stirrers - Don't You Worry VG wol $150
Swan Silvertones - If You Believe Your God Is Dead VG $130
William Singers - It's So Good To Be Alive NM- wol $110

Postage free inside the US orders over $150. Otherwise $4.50 US, $15 Canada, $18 World (no shipping to Italy or Russia)

4 Dynamics SOLD

Eula Cooper on hold.

On 03/04/2023 at 03:59, Scooterboy said:

I have noticed an increasing number of eBay sellers are unwilling to state low values on shipping documents, or are using the Global Shipping Programme that adds duty/tax etc at the point of sale.  The extra costs this adds has certainly put me off bidding or buying, and even when I politely raise the question with sellers, many are simply unwilling to budge or change their position.  Perhaps that's putting others off too.  Not that I'm advocating the avoidance of duty/tax...

Basic question about this. Doesn't eBay automatically add the VAT to the invoices? I've always been happy to set low customs declarations since it means nothing to the United States shipper either way but I'm somewhat confused by what the experience is on the other end. Is eBay not charging VAT or are you getting hit twice, by eBay and again by customs on the same sale? I do know that Discogs charges the VAT expense at the point of sale. 

The 4 Dynamics 45 is on hold.

Housekeeping: Shipments within the United States will be free. International shipments will require one of the following: USPS International Priority, USPS First Class Registered, UPS or FedEx, with the rate determined by the size and weight of the package. These options are not the least expensive, but outside of the Johnny Barfield single, I am not interested in taking chances with any potential shenanigans with standard USPS First Class.

Now, the good part....

click song titles for sound clips

The 4 Dynamics - That's What Girls are Made For / Things That A Lady Ain't Supposed To Do (Peachtree P 129) VG $6500
Faint surface marks, very little background noise, some rubbing around the labels. Overall extremely solid copy. 

What is the rarest 45 on the Peachtree label? Eddie Billups? Either of the Sue Raineys? Maybe that one Johnny Jones? Well there's a strong case to be made for this one right here. And while Eddie Billups might like a word, a very strong case can also be made that this is the most sought after record on the fabled label.

Johnny Barfield & The Men From S.O.U.L. - Mr. Starlight / Soul Butter (Peggy Sue 1002) VG+ $100
Really nice copy. "Starlight" side has a couple of long pull marks that are visible but not audible. Labels are same color, but goofy lighting when I took the photos is misleading.

This mailman from Columbus GA put out a couple of fine singles. This one is pretty easy to turn up on the nationally distributed SSS Intl label out of Nashville, but we rarely see the local issue on Ed Mendel's Peggy Sue label.

The Contacts - You Gonna Pay / Why Little Girl (Quadran QP-40001) VG- $250
Overall solid playing copy. "Why Little Girl" has a couple of scratches that do cause some ticks but no skips or sticks. "You Gonna Pay" more or less play grades VG+

A little more elusive than you might think, this one is always a pleasure to put onto the turntable, and I mean both sides. The hard as nails uptempo side is backed with a sweet side that sounds way too nice for the tiny budget that went into this recording. During my time in Atlanta, trashed copies would surface from time to time, but getting a copy that was worth playing in public was always tricky.

Eula Cooper - Let Our Love Grow Higher / Have Faith In Me (Super Sound SS 702) VG $1100
Numerous light marks consistent with spending some time with no sleeve. Visually an argument can be made for VG- but this is a really solid playing copy. Light rubbing on inner labels and a stray pen mark on the A side label. 

An all-time Northern Soul classic from the teenage dynamo that Eula Cooper was when she recorded this one. Pedal to the metal Soul music excitement, and a squeaky bass drum pedal, too.

The Velvetones - Funky Sweat Part 1 / Funky Sweat Part 2 (Peachtree P 130) VG $1000
Faint marks on the record, mild label rubbing, very solid playing copy.

Another super-rare release from the later stages of Peachtree Records that deserves a spot in the conversation of Peachtree rarities. The band would go on to sell millions of records as The S.O.S. Band a few years later, but S.O.S. never hit as hard as when they were the preferred stage band for Henry Wynn's Supersonic Attractions tours.

On 08/03/2023 at 14:48, Scotters said:

I think that 4 Dynamics were also known as Emory & the Dynamics. 

Emory Harris left the group and they changed the name at this time to the 4 Dynamics for the final single. 

The Dynamic Daiquiris - Kidnapper / Hurt Me So (Master W) NM presumed unplayed $350 + $10 postage worldwide (except Italy and Russian Federation, where I am not presently shipping records). Free postage to a United States address. I'm aware of the common customs question/request from UK buyers and I am sympathetic to that, so no worries there. 

Very rare Atlanta blue eyed soul 45. A side is a cover of Jewell & the Rubies "Kidnapper" and flip side is an original ballad "Hurt Me So" which should find favor with today's "low and slow" fans. 

I have made sound files from the copy I've had in my collection for years. 

Carnival lovers, New Orleans lovers, lend me your ears, for Mardi Gras is less than a week away and you need to get yourselves ready. 

On 23/12/2018 at 09:11, Roburt said:

 

Talking of the Atlanta end of things; Calvin Arnold (out of Atlanta) also got involved with GWS via the Pendulum Swingers & Case Band 45 "Never Should Have Loved You Baby" which initially escaped on the Atlanta night club's Pendulum label (where I guess the Case Band were the resident musicians). That link would most likely just have been via a licensing deal though.

 

Calvin's involvement with that record very likely begins and ends with him recording/producing the songs at the studio he owned with Herb Lance. The money behind it was probably from the owner of the Pendulum Club (Calvin did perform there) but I don't believe that this is a record he put out (like the Scream / Church Door etc labels). 

Unrelated to GWS but for anyone interested, The Case Band was led by guitarist Harry Case and the Pendulum Club was a short lived spot which shone brightly during it's run for local Atlanta artists in its day. At a musical showcase put on to raise money for Barbara Hall's funeral some years back, Harry gave me a CD of live recordings from the Pendulum Club. Some fun stuff on there. 

Craig Moerer has a sealed copy if you don't mind ordering from the U.S.

Charley Wynn - Action Time (Jim Gem) VG+ or better. Cash waiting, also willing to trade if I have something you could use. 

1 hour ago, Nick Soule said:

The winning bidder's feedback count matches the seller of the Sonic Wax version. 

I-20 Connection too. I guess he's on a buying spree today. 

Aren't all bidders de facto "private" now anyway? All you see is something like d***8 and a feedback score, right? I mean, I suppose you may be able to suss an account by the feedback rating. The only time I see the word private on a listing, it's someone who has made their feedback private. Am I missing something?

To a couple of the other points in this thread, I very seldom see bid retractions these days. If I list ~200 items a month, maybe I see one retraction every other round of auctions. I also get, on average, 1-3 orders per month that go unpaid. I usually don't offer to the 2nd high bidder, I just put the record on Discogs or re-list on eBay later. My success rate on second chance offers has been low for years, probably due to some of the trust issues expressed above, so I basically quit bothering. 

Maybe bad to say as a seller, but when I bid I don't use a sniping tool but I do wait until the last possible moment to submit my bid. I don't understand the posturing and incremental bids and treat a 7 day auction as 6 days of free/cheap advertising to get eyeballs, with one day of action. That said, I guess if a record starts getting early traction, it also might also help get more attention. I'm not an auction or marketing genius, I just like digging for records.