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2 minutes ago, Woodbutcher said:

He's probably just played twenty tunes that ain't in the "Top 500" that the "mainstream" crowd have never heard.

Don't forget the important point that everyone misses , the norvern soul' scene died and disappeared in 1981 with the close of some bingo hall oop north and remained lost until some enterprising yoof in Bristol resuscitated it and restarted the whole thing some 40-odd years later.

This could be the one.

My top 5 would be:

Sold on Soul

Jumping at the Go Go

Out on the streets again

This is Northern Soul (Grapevine)

+ one of the many Kent ones  

If I publicly name him, I could find myself in trouble because as far as eBay is concerned he hasn’t committed an offence…

Topic closed.

On 28/08/2024 at 19:25, Frankie Crocker said:

Two different records mate. Well done on spotting a scammer. Photos are proof of the facts - the buyer should be rather worried now his wheeze has been rumbled.

I've sent him the photos and asked for his thoughts, but unfortunately he has not replied.

I don't have his record with me yet.

I'll do a proper comparison when his worthless piece of junk arrives, I can check the B side too and have a look at etch locations, although looking at the runout groove, I suspect that they will be the same.

On 27/08/2024 at 15:18, Frankie Crocker said:

You sold a mint record so surely there was no scratch on it…

Always best to photograph records for sale to avoid this situation.

No, not a mark anywhere. I have photos and they're good enough to show sufficient detail. I can already see from the photo he sent me that he's done a switch. It's just whether ebay will be diligent enough to confirm.

Mechanically applied for sure.

I've been selling some things off in order to justify a silly money purchase (wife to placate) and aggravation like this just rubs salt into the wound!

Invitations, Skiing in the snow.

I've seen it written as "You know my wood pickin' fire's gonna fasten me down" (?!?)

When it should be "You know my wood's looking tired, so I'm waxing it down".

On 27/08/2024 at 11:35, Solidsoul said:

Do you want to say who this buyer is? Do we need to be warned?

Once I have the record back and Ebay onside, I will name him via PM.

4 minutes ago, Tagtag said:

Might be better to report the problem to ebay before the disc is returned if at all possible.

Yes, I have reported it since, but I was too hasty and hit the return item option out of ignorance.

Ebay still allows me to pursue it though, the rough 45 will be good as evidence (FWIW).

Thanks for your replies.

Oh well, I'll be hoping they were pressed some time apart and the label stack was misaligned. 

Can someone confirm that the orientation of a record label in relation to the location of stamps and etchings on a 45 runout area are effectively random?

In other words, label position and stamps are likely to be different from one copy to another?

I sold a mint 45 on ebay the other week and the buyer is returning it for a refund because he says it is unplayable due to a nasty scratch... he sent a photo and there are subtle marks on the label that tell me it's not my copy, but I need something more obvious to prove he's a crook.

Looking at comments left by others, he is making a habit of this - upgrading his collection by deception and theft.

Have a look on the Loake website, there’s some leather sole shoes available for about 40% less than the usual retail price.

12 hours ago, Paul Capon said:

The problem I’ve had is Royal Mail demand proof of value not the sales price. How many of us have receipts for every records you own…..

Interesting, is not a sale price essentially proof of value?

Royal Mail recently lost a 45 I sold on ebay - sale price was £65. I filed a claim and I sent them a screenshot of the sale price. This figure was accepted as proof of value.

Buyer got a refund, I lose a record and I'm now wondering where these 'lost' items disappear to... It was clearly labelled up with a return address too.

Blimey, that J B Willingham recording is a thing of beauty . 

What a treat of a show.

I was unfortunate enough to catch it on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show earlier this morning. 

Mind you, I did learn something, she informed her listeners that it's a cover of an original by Gloria Jones.

12 minutes ago, Woodbutcher said:

Sorry, undid my 'up vote'. I wasn't comfortable with it 

Nice. A shame that J D Bryant isn't there though.

From your photo, in this instance, I reckon the raised lettering on the YDLM side is just below “ME”. Have a feel, using a very light touch.

Not really humourous, but it made me smile and wonder how many hands it must have passed through over the years. 

I bought this Darrell Banks on Stateside last month, not from Pete Smith but (assuming it is THE Pete Smith) he obviously owned it at some point in history.

44 minutes ago, Soulagogo said:

Can anyone confirm if they think it’s a good un or a  dupe

Looks right to me. Here's a photo of my copy, which is definitely an original.

24 minutes ago, Agentsmith said:

This looks like a re-hash of the cd Decca issued maybe 15 years ago/more/less?

Sonny Childe is great, obviously not a stormer, whereas Tony Newman i heard played early doors at the Casino....but it was probably played before then anyway.

Believe it or not, the original CD was issued 25 years ago, how time flies!

How sad . 

Tony sang great songs over massive productions, what a brilliant vocalist he was.

A Northern Soul legend and so much more besides.

R.I.P.