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

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.

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.

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

Tuesday 2nd April. The Long Mynd, Shropshire. I knew there were ponies up here, but I'd never actually seen them for myself before.

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.

Male Artist: Chuck Jackson, Hand it over, was the first to get me hooked. Female Artist: Barbara Lewis, Hello Stranger. I first heard this in 1984 ( I know! ) This was the final record David ‘Kid’ Jensen played before leaving BBC Radio 1, announcing it as his favourite record of all time. I bought a copy via Record Collector magazine the following week. Group: Little Anthony and The Imperials, Better use your head, was the first.

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.

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

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.

Etching is very shallow. If you have etchings as per below photos, my bet is you have raised lettering under label too. Run your forefinger around the centre hole using a very light touch and you should feel a slightly rough spot. First two are WWY side, third is YDLM.

Just to add info, here's a photo of mine. WWY side. John Bowie is similar, ATEOTD side. The only boot I was aware of back in the 70's was the green styrene jobby.

Well, assuming you've not missed them, that blows my long held belief out of the water! If you can't feel 'em, with a very light touch either, I have to stand corrected.

My understanding is that all originals have the raised lettering. Problem is, they're hard to spot if the labels are free of any grime (dirt makes them more obvious) or the letters happen to drop amongst the label text. The letters are located 15 mm from the edge of the centre hole on the YDLM side and are sometimes easier to feel than see. I brought a very clean copy some years back, where the guy said it was a boot due to not having raised lettering. It did, on both sides.

No licences should be issued without the passing of a theory test first in any case. For example: "What is the maximum number of handbags allowed in a single pile for every 12 square metres of dance floor?"

As the saying goes, "Everything is for sale if the price is right" Lee has simply advertised the fact and dumped a hefty price tag on it. It gets him a lot of attention, this thread is testament to that. I remember when he bought the record back in 2020, his drinks business got some publicity out of it too. Up until that point, I had no idea how he'd made his money. He's either shrewd or lucky, possibly both.

Here you go. It was handed over in a long-poled landing net. 3 mins 45 seconds in...

Until the dancing regulatory authority taps me on the shoulder, I'm gonna carry on without qualification or any kind of approval Certification.