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I must be a bit out of touch

Sound files: Four Pro's: car2531.mp3 Tommie Young: sou110.mp3 Ruby Andrews: zod1010.mp3

Some more sales, but first the detail: I accept cash (posted at your own risk), UK cheques, but prefer paypal (no extra charges). Postage (1-3 45s): Value up to £40 sent UK recorded - £2.20 Value £41 upwards sent UK special delivery - £5.60 Overseas will only be sent fully tracked and insured which costs about about £8.00 for insured over £40. All originals unless stated, conservative grading, money back if not happy. Happy to listen to offers, particularly if buying more than one record, but not the ones that go along the lines "will you take {insert half amount asked or less} and include postage, and take my dog for a walk, and include 4 wristbands for Prestatyn, and clean my car" - You get the picture Sound files for most of these will be in refosoul, if you need an actual soundfile from a 45 drop me a pm and I'll do one (a soundfile that is). The Four Pro's - Just Another Girl - Carla 2531 WLP - VG wol 75 Not the prettiest copy but plays well - sound file below Big Frank And The Essences - I Won't Let Her See Me Cry - Philips 40283 - Ex- 225 Light marks and bb hole Brothers Of Soul - I'd Be Grateful - Boo 1006 (orange label) - Ex 125 Slight label wear and a small tear The Belles - Don't Pretend - Mirwood 5505 - M- 60 On Hold Ruby Andrews - Just Loving You - Zodiac 1010 - VG+ - 90 Label wear, plays really well for grade - sound file below Continental Showstoppers - Not Too Young - Seventy 7 107 - M- 225 Barbara Lynn - Moving On A Groove - Jet Stream 829 - M- Sold Barbara Lynn - Trying To Love Two - Ichiban 142 - Ex 60 Tommie Young - Hit & Run Lover - Soul Power 110 WLP - VG+ 60 Label wear, stamp on label, occasional pop and crackle but OK for grade - sound file below Jackie Wilson - Because Of You - Brunswick 55495 - EX+ 80 Thanks for looking Drop me a pm or contact paul {at} paulsrecords {dot} com with any questions or to reserve. View my previous sales

Thanks Dave. Just to be clear, Steve isn't owed £600, that is the total amount from all the sellers who left negative feedback. No idea if they have or have not been refunded. Anyway, I've said my bit, so I'm outta here. I hope it all gets cleared up.

I think it is out of order for people to continue a thread when the seller's father has explained the situation and offered to refund everyone. Steve could have pm'd Ady before posting this up here, informed him of the problem and found out exactly what the score was. I've already offered to help him out if you read the posts but it won't be via Steve. I don't think the sun shines out of his arse, I've only met him twice and that was 10 years ago. My point is that continuing to moan about his ebay selling practices (of cheap records) when he is possibly homeless is sort of missing the point. I would say this whether I know him or not. To be honest, if it turns out that he has changed into a cynical record dealer who badly grades records or doesn't send them out at all, then that will be a relief to me. I'd rather it was that than him being homeless with a young family in a desperate situation. I suppose I've just got my priorities all wrong, its records that are more important than all that. What was I thinking!

I really am amazed this thread is still running. If you had pm'd Ady before blasting away on here you would have known the score as much as anyone does. But much more fun to have a blast on here and get a load of others to join in the witch hunt and agree you have been badly done to. How much are you owed? $20 or so? I said I would gladly help Tommy out if you read my post - to sort himself out rather than pay his ebay debts. I was making the point that compared with being homeless - £600 is not a vast amount in the scheme of things (although it probably is to Tommy at the mo). How many of those people have been refunded? I imagine you have no idea. If you think I'm sending you £600 you must be seriously deranged. Unbelievable.

FFS! You must have a full and interesting life. In the scheme of things that is peanuts. I have no idea what sort of sh*t Tommy is in but if I did I think I would try and help him. I've only met him a couple of times but IMHO he is a pretty straight guy. I would think for him to have sold records and not sent them and hung on to the money (if he has - it probably got refunded and he has nothing in the bank) then he must be pretty desperate. He's a young guy in his twenties with a young family, in LA with apparently nowhere to live. If I was that age trying to find my family somewhere to live and needing to earn some money in a city and country that isn't renowned for its benevolence, the last thing I would be doing is looking for an internet caff to correspond with some disappointed eBay buyers or explain myself to soul-source. If he needed £600 quid to sort himself out I'd send him it now. All you seem to give a toss about is some records. How much are you owed? I'll send you it myself if it is such a big deal. Please close this thread until Tommy can speak up for himself or we at least find out what his situation is.

I've bought a good few things from Tommy off ebay and they have always been as described. As for this and similar threads, I think it is fair enough to complain about an ebay seller when you have had a problem but there are a number of posters who just seemed to have joined in, slagging him off, when they are not involved at all. In this case a pm to Adey to check if it was indeed Tommy would have got the response he ended up posting. The sums involved don't appear to be massive so maybe everyone could wait until Tommy gets himself and his family sorted out and be in a position to defend himself before adding anything else? I had a similar situation in 2003 although I was a buyer not a seller, I forgot to pay for a record and the seller left me neg feedback and a right slagging off. When ebay was back on my list of priorities I apologised to him and pointed out that my Dad had died and his sh*tty ebay sale had got pushed down my list a bit.

Some more sales, but first the detail: I accept cash (posted at your own risk), UK cheques, but prefer paypal (no extra charges). Postage (1-3 45s): Value up to £40 sent UK recorded - £2.20 Value £41 upwards sent UK special delivery - £5.60 Overseas will only be sent fully tracked and insured which costs about about £8.00 for insured over £40. All originals unless stated, conservative grading, money back if not happy. Happy to listen to offers, particularly if buying more than one record, but not the ones that go along the lines "will you take {insert half amount asked or less} and include postage, and take my dog for a walk, and include 4 wristbands for Prestatyn, and clean my car" - You get the picture Sound files for most of these will be in refosoul, if you need an actual soundfile from a 45 drop me a pm and I'll do one (a soundfile that is). Joe And George - No One Loves You / I'm Gonna Miss You - Now 4 Ex- 40 Superb double sider Major Lance - Investigate - Okeh 7250 WITH PICTURE SLEEVE! Vinyl M- Pic Sleeve VG 40 Pic sleeve is pretty clean but has been sellotaped (neatly!) round edges The Showmen - Take It Baby - Swan 4213 - M- SOLD Probably the best cheap record ever, sad to let go of it Martha Starr - No Part Time Love For Me - Thelma 111 M- 80 The Steinways - You've Been Leading Me On - Oliver 2002 PROMO - VG+ 150 Plays really well Rose St John - I Know the Meaning / Fool Don't Laugh - Veep 1231 Promo - M- SOLD Ike & Tina Turner - Dust My Broom - Tangerine 967 - VG++ (label wear) 30 Orange first issue Bobby Treetop - Wait Till I Get To Know you - Tuff 417 - VG+++ 100 (label damage and sticker) The United Four - She's Putting You On - Harthon 139 - VG++ SOLD Valentinos - Sweeter Than The Day Before - Chess 1977 - M- 125 Kim Weston - I'm Still Loving You - Tamla 54110 - M- 75 Herb Ward - Strange Change - Argo 5510 - Ex 300 Thanks for looking Drop me a pm or contact paul {at} paulsrecords {dot} com with any questions or to reserve. View what hasn't been sold from my previous sales

It is definitely bidding up, but the bidder at the top of the list has actually bid that amount Crazy, I got a copy of this for 20 odd dollars a year or so ago. Time to put it on ebay I think ........... unless everyone else does too

So is it the outlay of 2k that would hack you off or the fact that people were dancing to a bootleg? Would anyone be able to tell without looking at the record? Collect originals by all means, I have done, but if people want to have a dance to a good tune it really doesn't matter what format it is on. If the night is all about playing original vinyl then the situation you describe wouldn't occur unless the promoter was a duff one.

Have a look here, there is a link to request removal of unjustified neg feedback. https://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/feedback-removal.html

Pleased about that Mark, it's a good thread. I've actually taken your advice and tried to lose the emotional attachment to my records and started to sell up. I've been surprised at the results to be honest. I started with my boxes and listed stuff as it came out of them. I thought the cheaper stuff would stick and the more expensive items sell but it hasn't been like that. Good records (regardless of price) have sold and stuck in equal amounts. The more expensive stuff has stuck the most to be honest, generally attracting the odd offer but most well below asking. I didn't think I was too far out on price but who knows in the world of records. I had a bash on ebay as I previously said and again couldn't predict what would sell, sell well or not sell. Auctions either get a few people going, attract a solitary bid or are just ignored, whereas I would have expected records to sell when listed at below book. And while all this is going on I noticed that JM got over £600 for a Majestics demo with writing on the label! :hatsoff2:Anyone want mine? Ah well, I'm in no rush and will probably put them away until after Christmas now. (my sales thread is for anyone interested)

Is it The Archies?

Is that legal in the UK?

I have one of these in the sales list I posted up the other day -

Kev, I think that is so true it is embarrassing. People will chase records because a "name" has played them rather than make up their own minds. As someone selling up, maybe I should bung butch to play a bit of mid tempo - my records would fly!

Some more sales, but first the detail: I accept cash (posted at your own risk), UK cheques, but prefer paypal (no extra charges). Postage (1-3 45s): Value up to £40 sent UK recorded - £2.20 Value £41 upwards sent UK special delivery - £5.60 Overseas will only be sent fully tracked and insured which costs about about £8.00 for insured over £40. All originals unless stated, conservative grading, money back if not happy. Happy to listen to offers, particularly if buying more than one record, but not the ones that go along the lines "will you take {insert half amount asked or less} and include postage, and take my dog for a walk, and include 4 wristbands for Prestatyn, and clean my car" - You get the picture Sound files for most of these will be in refosoul, if you need an actual soundfile from a 45 drop me a pm and I'll do one (a soundfile that is). Robert Thomas - Salvation - Charay 87 - M- 25 The Impressions - I'll Always Be Here - Curtom 1997 - Ex 15 Sam & Bill - I'll Try - Decca 32143 - Ex 25 (Title has red line through it) The Minits - Still A Part Of Me - Sounds Of Memphis (issue) - M- SOLD Gloria Gaynor - This Love Affair - Polydor 14472 WLP - Ex 30 Bobby Adams - You Get Next To Me Baby - Pilma 887 - Ex 50 Major Lance - Ain't No Soul (In These Old Shoes) - Okeh 7266 - M- 25 Large 45 original Calvin Williams - Lonely You'll Be - Northern Del-La 501 - M- SOLD Harold Burrage - More Power To You - M-Pac 7229 - M- 20 Robert Parker - I Caught You In A Lie - Nola 738 - Ex 50 Ruth Brown - Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) - Phillips 40056 WLP - VG+++ 30 The Invitations - They Say The Girl's Crazy - Silver Blue 801- Ex+ 30 Marv Johnson - With All That's In Me - UA 423 - Ex- 50 Garnet Mimms - Prove It To Me - UA 995 - Ex+ 20 Robert Adams - Don't You Feel It - Purdy 102 - VG 40 A bit of crackle at the start but plays really well for grade. pur102.mp3 Barbara McNair - You're Gonna Love My Baby - Motown 1087 - Ex 100 From my previous lists (some reduced): Oscar Perry - He Sent Me You - Mercury 73408 - Ex+ 35 30 Don Covay - It's Better To Have - UK Mercury 6052 634 - Ex 7 The Tymes - Street Talk - MGM 13536 - VG++ (plays really well) 15 Spyder Turner - I Can't Make It Anymore - MGM 13692 - M- SOLD Ray & Dave - Wrong, Wrong, Wrong - Mica 501 - Ex+ 60 50 The Compliments - Beware, Beware - Midas 304 - Ex+ 30 The Players - Why Did I Lie - Minit 32012 - M- 30 The Young Hearts - I've Got Love For My Baby - Minit 32049 Audition copy - Ex+ SOLD The Other Brothers - It's Been A Long Time Baby - Modern 1027 WLP - Ex wol - 20 Bettye Swan - Lonely Love - Money 129 - VG+ (plays well) 12 Sharon Soul - How Can I Get To You - Wild Deuce 1001 - Ex+ 40 The Magictones - How Can I Forget You - Wheelsville114 - Ex - 100 This has had an edge chip repaired in the run in nap Bobby Sheen - Something New To Do - Warner Brothers 7662 WLP - Ex+ 50 Two X's on b side label - this is not the bootleg WLP Emmanuel Laskey - Don't Lead Me On - Thelma 106 - Ex 80 The Contours - First I Look At The Purse / Just A Little Misunderstanding - UK Tamla Motown TMG 723 - VG+ 10 Denise La Salle - A Love Reputation - Tarpon 6603 - Ex 75 60 Dark green label The Vontastics - I'll Never Say Goodbye - Satellite 2002 DJ copy - VG+++ 90 80 Edwin Starr - I Want My Baby Back - Gordy 7066 - Ex 12 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - One Way Out - M- 12 Edwin Starr - My Weakness Is You - Gordy 7071 - M- SOLD Edwin Starr - 25 Miles - Gordy 7083 - Ex- 10 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Love Guess Who - Gordy 7098 - M- 15 Willie Small - How High Can You Fly - Jessica 401 - M- Sold Voices Of East Harlem - Cashing In - Just Sunshine 510 - Ex SOLD Mill Evans - Why, Why, Why - King 6084 - M- 60 Charles Mann - Hey Little Girl - Lanor 529 - Ex 30 Barbara Hall - You Brought It On Yourself - Innovation 9162 - Ex+ 25 Lovemasters - Pushing & Pulling - Jacklyn 1009 - M- 25 Charles Berry - Neighbor, Neighbor - Jet Stream 708 (red/white label) - VG+++ (small pencil wol) 30 25 The Exceptionals - Unlucky Girl - GRT 48 - M- 30 Jackey Beavers - Bring Me All Of Your Heartaches - Grandland 19000 - M- 80 Spencer Wiggins - Lonely Man - Goldwax 330 - Ex- 30 Kim Weston - A Thrill A Moment - Gordy 7041 - VG+ 30 Dull and label wear but plays really well The Lyrics - So Glad - GNP Crescendo 381 - M- 50 Bobby Bland - Good Time Charlie - Duke 402 - Ex- 10 Bobby Bland - These Hands (Small But Mighty) - Duke 385 - M- SOLD Bobby Bland - Getting Used To The Blues - Duke 421 - VG++ 15 Autographed across label (large!) - done when he played at The Albert Hall with Van Morrison. Bobby Bland - Yum Yum Tree - Duke 466 - Ex- Sold Autographed across label (large!) - done when he played at The Albert Hall with Van Morrison. Bobby Bland - Lover With A Reputation - Duke 460 - VG - 10 Four Tops - Are You Man Enough - Dunhill 4354 WLP - Ex 15 The Superlatives - Lonely In A Crowd - Dynamics 1016 - VG+ 25 The Superlatives - Won't You Please - Dynamics 1012 - M- Sold The Kelly Bros. - Crystal Blue Persuasion - Excello 2308 - M- 15 Jay Holman - Love Is A Sweet Thing - Falew 106 - VG+ 20 Oliver Bush - I'll Make It Up To You - Gamble 234 WLP - Ex 70 The Companions - Be Yourself - General American 711 - VG+ 20 Valerie & Nick - I'll Find You - Glover 3000 - VG+ wol 20 Johnson, Hawkins, Tatum & Durr - Your Love Keeps Drawing Me Closer - Capsoul 27552 - Ex+ 15 Deon Jackson - Ooh Baby - Carla 2537 (red label/silver lettering) - Ex+ 15 Gene Chandler - Such A Pretty Thing - Checker 1155 - M- bb hole 15 (Also got a VG+ one for 8) Gene Chandler - After The Laughter - Checker 1165 - M- 15 Tony Clarke - The Entertainer - Chess 1924 - Ex sol SOLD Billy Stewart - Secret Love - Chess 1978 (black label) - VG++ 10 Johnny Moore - Call It What You Wanna - Chi-City 777 - M- 25 Gene Chandler - Let Me Make Love To You - Chi-Sound 2451 - M- 15 Bert Keyes - Do-Do Do Bah-Ah - Clock 1048 - Ex 15 6T's nostalgia The Four Chaps - True Lovers - Co and Ce - M- 10 I.A.P. Company - Check Yourself - Colossus 110 DJ copy - M- 20 The Gambrells - I'm In Love For The First Time - Cub 9156 - Ex small wol 15 Major Lance - Little Young Lover - Curtom 1956 - Ex 15 Benny Latimore - Girl I Got News For You - Dade 2013 WLP M- 30 Tyrone Davis - Is It Something That You've Got - Dakar 605 WLP - M- 15 (Slight ring wear on label) Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Dakar 616 - M- 8 Tyrone Davis - I Had It All The Time - Dakar 4501 - M- 8 The Crampton Sisters I Didn't Know What Time It Was - DCP 1001 - Ex 10 Brenda and The Tabulations - That's In The Past - Dionn 509 WLP - M- 40 Slight water damage on label Spinners - I Just Want To Fall In Love - Atlantic 3765 - Ex - 25 Carl Carlton - Competition Ain't Nothing - Back Beat 588 - Ex 15 The Commands - Hey It's Love - Back Beat 570 - M- 40 The Dynamics - Misery - Big Top 3161 WLP - Ex 15 Lou Johnson - Unsatisfied - Big Top 101 - VG+ 15 (Blue original) Lou Johnson - Reach Out For Me - Big Top 3153 - M- 20 Cobra Kings - Big Limas - Black Gold 300 - Ex Sold Old 100 club tune - harder than the price suggests Jackie Wilson - Haunted House - Brunswick 55260 - VG++ 20 Yellow promo The Artistics - Hope We Have - Brunswick 55301 - Ex- 10 Jackie Wilson - Whispers (Gettin Louder) - Brunswick 55300 - Ex 7 Jackie Wilson - This Love Is Real - Brunswick 55443 - Ex 15 Jackie Wilson - Just Be Sincere - Brunswick 1010 - M- 10 Gold label legit 2nd issue Jackie Wilson - I'm The One To Do It - Brunswick 1012 - 10 Gold label legit 2nd issue Ramsey Lewis - Wade In The Water - Cadet 5541 - VG+++ 10 The Dells - Make Sure - Cadet 5631 DJ Copy - Ex 20 The Magnificent Men - Together Forever - Capitol 2062 - VG++ 15 Barbara Acklin - Raindops - Capitol 3892 Promo - M- 15 In company sleeve Marion Black - Who Knows - Capsoul 27138 - Ex+ SOLD The Imagination - Love Diet - 20th Century 2117 - VG+ 15 Betty Everett - Nothing I Wouldn't Do - ABC 10829 WLP - Ex- 50 The Tams - Silly Little Girl - ABC 10601 - Ex- 15 The Impressions - You've Been Cheatin' - ABC 10750 - VG++ 15 The Del Vikings - Too Many Miles - ABC 10425 - Ex+ (some slight label damage) 40 Ray Charles - I Chose To Sing The Blues - ABC 10840 - Ex 10 Danny Moore - Somebody New - Allrite 625 - Ex+ (ZTSC stamped) 50 Sunday - Ain't Got No Problems - Alteen 9631 - Ex- (Chess written on label) 60 Collins And Collins - Top Of The Stairs - A&M 2233 Issue - Ex+ (small initials on b side) 175 Clyde McPhatter - Little Bit Of Sunshine - Amy 950 (Blue promo) - Ex+ 15 Mandrill - Too Late - Arista 0375 - M- 60 50 Diplomats - Cards On The Table - Arock 1000 - Ex- 160 125 B side label missing and I'm not convinced the a-side label is genuine but the label disintegrating is a common problem with this tune. Darrell Banks - I've Got That Feeling - Atco 6471 - VG++ (some label wear) 15 Ben E King - Supernatural Thing - Atlantic 3241 - M- 5 Thanks for looking, pm me or email paul {at} paulsrecords {dot} com to reserve or with any questions.

I sold some stuff on ebay recently, something I haven't done for a while. I listed them at the minimum I wanted for them which was generally well below book price. Some sold for what I listed them at, some didn't sell and some sold for twice what I expected them to sell for. I just wish I could work out which records were going to do what before listing them!

There's quite a few dealers now offering the harder LP's on UK eBay (search for TML in LPs), but in general the prices are quite high. The one you highlight is somebody asking over £35 for a VG LP with a G cover.

I wonder how rare those albums are that Motown released when Berry Gordy was trying to get his artists into what he perceived as the white mainstream (not counting the appalling "At The Copa" series!). I've got a copy of Marvin Gaye - A Tribute To The Great Nat King Cole - 11022 but I don't think I've seen a copy of 11015 - Marvin Gaye - Hello Broadway. It was only when I made a half hearted attempt at collecting the first 100 UK Motown LP's that I realised how many dire ones there are! Some of these can't have sold that well. I have the Temptin Temptations one and thought I had The Temptations Sing Smokey but I can't find it, maybe I have the reissue? I might have another go at the 100.

There's one on eBay [here]

Too much detail .....

.... that all the people watching your records on eBay would actually bid!

I have all the one's in red, I'm fairly sure they're all mint too (will check). Drop me a pm with a decent offer and they are yours. Cheers Paul