Pete S

can anyone identify the song that comes in at around 50 seconds - slow soul ballad that goes "It's been a long long time"? Sorry for making you have to listen to the first fifty seconds

Fantastic post and it sums up the situation exactly.

Because someone said that the first line sung was the title and I didn't believe it so I had to play it. Smartypants.

But back then you had to have knowledge, something that took years to learn; now you just need a book.

Good avice that. I'll take it.

Probably not worth anything because it will have been done to request in the early 70's, you paid your money to the mysterious man who did them then a week later you got your record. Real EMIdisc labels were often used.

I'm not sore, I already bought it off him before you asked him for it...

Sorry, it's gone up in price now due to 'demand'

It was the only part that was relevant to my answer

They both sound the same - f&cking awful

What, you don't find it odd that people advertise vg records at the same price as mint ones? I do. Thats the "point".

Great! I'll let you know when I get one cos I sell them for half that amount, never in a million years is that worth £100

Correct.

They are both original Mike, but the latter was booted and the original should be stamped.

Phil a few weeks back I was browsing the net and I bought the Lee Andrews - I've Had It and Paramounts on Mercury for - a dollar each. So when I got them I listed them at about three fifths of the book price. They didn't sell, so they went on ebay for about half book price. Was I bothered, hell no, I paid nothing for them. I think there's various categories of greed - I just usually need to get my money back and a little bit on top. So this Dana Valery I bought off ebay, cost me £200, books at something daft like £350 now, I'd be trying to make £50 on so it'll be £250. Of course then people think "hang on, why's that cheap, there must be something wrong with it, I think I'll buy one for £350 instead". Can't win!

About £250 in favour of the blue one!

But it's a public forum. Not a secret society. And if you're right what have you got to worry about anyway? What does it matter to you what people such as myself think? F*ck all.

I've no idea what point you're trying to make. To borrow Rod's loaf of bread analogy; if I went into the bakers and the loaf that I usually buy for £1.20 was now £6.20, is that not something that should be discussed?

Because it's a big talking point that's why!

If you can't discuss prices then you might as well close down the Look At Your Box section. When someone makes a comment about Pete's records they are justified, it's a talking point, the fact he's got a Sam Fletcher for £600 is definitely something for discussion. So make your mind up - we either discuss them or we don't. And yes I gave John the acetate and he did a trade with it and then gave me some dosh, so I didn't sell it to Sam or anyone else.

Yes one of the things that really bugs me is when someone sends you a faulty record and they ask you to return it but you have to pay the postage to send it back, sometimes costing £5 or more. Why? When I do a refund people get their money back plus both ways postage.

I wonder how many of the book prices really are accurate. Today I looked up Rosalind Madison - Neighbourhood girl on Liberty, a great record but not a rare one, at it's peak I sold it for £100, nowadays I'd ask £75, it's in the latest price guide at £150. This just doesn't make sense.

Which bit?

The price guides are responsible for untold damage to the collecting scene, both for buyers and sellers. Auctions follow on closely behind. People see a ridiculous auction price, brought about by two people bidding on one record, and a day later, they have a copy for sale at what the auction closed at despite it being often hundreds of pounds higher than it's real value, having been bumped up by those two people trying to outbid one another.