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I like Gemm. All my spare records get listed there (as long as they're playable). No fees and it's like having your own little record store. Since I list anything I come across I get a few surprises when seeing what actually sells. Good thing is that I can forget about the whole thing until I get an e-mail that says someone has bought something. Much easier than lists or ebay.

I'd be happy to outbid you on that one

I got lucky with the Juggy 45, only $47 for a minter, but I fear the epic issue will be devastating to my economy And as a completist I'm also looking for the Love Hill 45 that was released a few months before she put the same recordings out on Juggy Never seen one for sale. btw, didn't Buddy Killen join the soul choir in the sky a few months ago ? And she was with epic at the time of that recording so who owns the rights ?

Those are other auctions, these are ebay auctions. There are several ways of doing auctions, none of them are depending on your approval. "True" auctions ? I certainly think you want to win, I just don't think you've understood the rules of the service you are attempting to use. And what about this talk of "bidding again" ? Have you no idea what your max bid is before you start bidding ? It's because I'm such a nice guy you know

You're both right, but don't forget her old groups Fabulettes and Marvells (actually it's one group with two names). Sometimes it's easy to get distracted too, I found myself collecting all the Quiet Elegance 45's because there's kind of a relation between the groups and, well, I got carried away for a while Luckily I managed to stop before starting a complete collection of recordings involving Frankie Gearing Now if I just could find a copy of that epic issue with both songs on it ......

Annette Snell and Bobby Powell so far ..... I'm constantly trying to avoid the completist thought. And always keep a strict 45's only policy.

Truer words were never spoken

He can. On Ebay you can sell an item as "buy it now" with a "best offer" option. If a buyer makes an offer the seller can review it and choose to accept or refuse. Only one best offer is possible for each buyer. It's easy. If a buyer actually wants to win the item he snipes. If it's not important if he wins or looses he bids three days ahead and watches the newbies put 25 bids in a row, each $2 higher than the other, in a vain attempt at overbidding. At the end you will win the item at twice the price and probably a fair bit more than if you bought it somewhere else. I snipe because I actually want to win the item. I do not want to throw half my record buying budget away because some other bidder doesn't understand how the bidding works. You are wrong. There is aways a fair bit of strategic thinking going on during an auction. Also, the item is sold to the bidder who snipes it at the highest price. Is that unfair ? How? I don't think I will have a problem living with that.

This one sometimes takes a little time to locate. Mostly it's the doublesided demo that appears.

Buying the Eloise Laws through ebay will be the best option. Usually better quality copies at a lower price (and demo's at issue prices).

Two Soul-Source exclusives: Act 1 - It Takes Both Of Us / A Whole Lot Of Love Makin' - Spring 137 shiny mint copy from old store stock £25

Is there any information available about the Carlson label ?

You could ask these people: https://www.garagepunk.com/forums/viewforum...2e328ed7e807453

It's only really friendly if you're into the "right kind" of 60's I think. Have you seen this ? https://s2.excoboard.com/exco/index.php?boardid=13039 It's worth a try !

Nobody reads that part of the title Hey ! Finally something fun ! othello robertson - testifi 033 Wain Randall It don't pay/You could change your mind Delphi 0019 staccato's - rocket 811 howard tate - bumper to bumper - unissued??? gino washington - YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRUE/I LOST YOU GIRL - perfecta 2880 (ask moerer, he used to have this ) jaunita williams - pay for your dirt/violence everywhere - fay 102 £30/40 johnny torrence - jinnco 541 cene roye - cyclone 122 $144.86 eddie purrell - Trying to run my life / Had to be a lover - hit sound 222* (didn't sell @ £50) matt 't.i.' madison - don't make me cry - ebony 1000* £75 If you had added the titles it would have been quicker, but I have corrected your spelling on two artists Note that the gino washington is listed with two different releases on perfecta 2880, but according to Flynny the one I have added is the correct one (don't know if you have other titles). Prices were found using online searches only. Normally I would also ask people on several forums, but I have not done so this time. Is the Staccato's soul ? Or are you trying to pull another trick on me (in addition to the bad spelling)? I've not searched for the Howard Tate because it sounds to me like your talking about an acetate. I think I've done well with the minimal amount of info you gave me. Song titles would have made it much easier (or have I already mentioned that?)

Great stuff Peter

Not yet, but by the time he has managed to finance the rest of the books it probably will be. Google does most of what Price Guide 3 does. I haven't seen the new one but it sounds like a good reference book. And I did mention your bootleg guide as one of the basic/important books to get. I would love to see a pure reference book from you without prices, partly because I have never had a positive experience regarding the price guide and partly because you know too much not to publish a more extensive reference guide. A price guide distorts the market, it's too static. Your new concept regarding the online price reference database that you mentioned once before sounds like a much better idea, although knowing that the guy responsible for the price guide is also the seller who manages to get the best (highest) prices is a bit worrying (I'm not implying that you do anything wrong, just that you are good at what you do). That's true, but it takes time to gather all the books. Looking back at what I have learnt since I started collecting I would say that price guides are not that essential.

This should be quite rare: MARVELLS This Can't Go On Northern Soul 45 on Yorey https://cgi.ebay.com/MARVELLS-This-Cant-Go-...1QQcmdZViewItem Bob Yorey's only release on the label he named after himself. He alledgedly had several labels with only one record on them though.

Good advice! Manships new bootleg guide (is the new one available yet ?) and all four volumes of R&B Indies and you're set to go. The price guides are pretty useless, google is usually more accurate.

There's only one now..... Sometimes I wonder what JM is smoking. I've been looking out for this 45 for a couple of years now and never seen it listed or sold for more than £80 (which in itself is a high price). "I'm worried" is very nice, but you can get that side for a fraction of the price if you buy the first issue: Is 9115 Melvin Davis - I'm Worried / Just As Long

I'm looking for a beautiful copy of Invictus ZS7 1259 MELVIN DAVIS You Made Me Over / I'm Worried At least in EX+ condition, and that's by strict collector's grading. These aren't really that rare (popular? yes! rare ? no!) so somebody must be able to help out.

If it's "fooked" I'd rather be without it.

Looking at the lists on here and similar sales from many northern soul sellers is something I only do when I'm keeping an eye out for something that is really difficult to source. Most of the time I even find those records elsewhere. I've seen people getting excited over "bargains" on here sometimes that are slightly above prices I see elsewhere. And don't get me talking about the general state of uk grading

Five of Bobby Powell's Hep'Me recordings and Little Beaver "Katie Pearl/That's how it is". $10 for the lot

$104 https://popsike.com/php/detaildata.php?itemnr=140040145484 shopping on ebay was very nice this january It seems to slow down a bit again now.