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I missed one on ebay in 2005 that went for $56, I eventually got a mint one in Jan 2007 for $86 plus postage. (edit: about £45 then) If I could get any for £15 quid I'd buy them all!

Unfortunately the odd CD and track list have got mixed up before I started writing names on them Can someone please tell me who put the CD together that starts with "Sonny & Dianne - Love Trap" and finishes with "Alton Jackson & Larry Bailey - Believe In Me"? Thanks Paul

There's a Prophets on ebay [here] - "Buy It Now" - the guy says it is Mint-

There's a few on ebay [here]

edit: SNAP!

People bootlegging issued CD's on any scale is just not on IMHO because it deters the legal issuers from producing any more. I used to sell CDs off the These Old Shoes web site, I got them directly from Goldmine, Kent and a few distributers at trade prices and sold them for not much profit. I stopped because sales dropped due to people bootlegging them and selling them round the scene and on ebay.

A walk in the black forest?

There's one on ebay [here] - finishes tomorrow

There's one on ebay [here] - "Buy It Now"

There's one just gone up on ebay [here]

Please tell me that is a joke

I've been talking of selling up for about the last 6 months to a year. Not to realise an investment but just because I'm not sure why I'm still buying vinyl. I quite often look at my reord collection and think "Why have I got these? I should just record them onto CD and sell them off". Then I buy more records. I rarely DJ these days so don't have that as an excuse. I enjoy my modest collection but when I think of the money I've spent (and am still spending) on them I have difficulty justifying it. I sometimes think that the reality part of my brain switches off when it comes to buying records. I think of the value of them and feel that it could be put to some better use, but nothing springs to mind that I would enjoy more at the moment. I'm sure a psychologist/psychiatrist would have a field day!

I think this is one of those statements that some would say is "playing devils advocate" whilst others would suspect is being made using a large, excrement stained paddle. It looks a one liner that invites a response which will get another one liner response and this will inevitably descend into an argument, which isn't what I, or presumably the thread starter, want. Anyway, the reason I said ebay is cheaper is because that is my experience. I'm sure for some it can be more expensive than UK record dealers, maybe they don't care what they spend on records and like the thrill of "winning" an auction - who knows? My experience of buying records off ebay is that it is cheaper than buying in the UK. Staying on topic; I don't bid on records at all I always use a snipe bid which I set at a level I'm prepared to pay depending what I intend to do with the record. If I want to sell it on I bid about 30% less than I think I can sell it for; if it is for my collection I bid what I want to pay - given I'm a Yorkshireman this is always less than I think I could buy it for in the UK. I win about 30% of records I want to sell on and 75% of records I want for myself. Like someone else said, I think that bids attract bids so I never bid on ebay. I don't know why, maybe I feel I should back up my argument and I know I'm sticking my neck out to be shot down, but I'm going to give you two examples of records bought recently for my own collection off ebay. If you can get them from UK record dealers at less then I'll buy them off you and sell them on my web site. Chubby & The Turnpikes - I Didn't Try - Capitol demo - Ex £120 Been after this for ages but it always seems to go for about £200 and I'm too tight! JM's guide says £300 for the demo. Troy Dodds - Try My Love - El Camino demo - M- £400 Not turned up yet so not definite on condition but I'll be surprised if it isn't M-, saw an issue go through eBay UK for £500 "Buy it now" recently but generally not seen it for less than £600. edit: this should have cost me £375 but the bloody exchange rate got me! JM's guide says £750 I can understand that if you know loads of UK record dealers that sell records cheaply you wouldn't want to divulge your sources, (I certainly wouldn't - I'd be buying their stock) but perhaps you could back up your comment in a similar way? Cheers Paul

Used to see him fairly regularly when I was in London, nice chap, he and Paul Dunn DJ'd for us at These Old Shoes a couple of times and were really good. Not seen him since I left London though.

ebay is cheaper

Right then a few comments: Best track (IMHO): Willie Tee - Take Your Time Hadn't heard it before and it is just superb. Also got the Jo wallace seal of approval Records bought after hearing them on the CDs: The Gambrells - I'm In Love Again For The First Time - Cub Sounds like an expensive record but isn't! One of those "if this was rare .... " tracks Sunny Carrington - The Girl Every Guy Should Know - Deep Never heard of this before but it leapt into my ears shouting "Buy Me! Buy Me!" Thought it was going to be expensive but got one for $22.99 including postage. Robert Thomas - Salvation - Charay On a couple of CDs and really good (and missed the Cresa Watson version on ebay the other day too - drat! But it did go for what looked like a silly amount for a VG record) James Kelly Duhon - In School - Jude Again, on a couple of CDs and really stood out The True Tones - He's Got The Nerve - Josie Sounds like a proper oldie (whatever that is) - a doubtful bit of guitar in the middle but a great dancer Carolyn Cooke - I Don't Mind - RCA After hearing this and going looking for it, I saw that it is getting plays around the place too. Just pipped by Willie Tee as best track I hadn't heard before. Wants list: Keeping this to myself until I find them

There's a copy on ebay UK [here] - Buy it now or make offer

There's a promo on ebay UK starting at a tenner [here]

No, I didn't mean marking them. As you say, there are loads of different types of track on the CDs, I was just going to do a personal 2 or 3 favorites and make it a positive post as I've enjoyed listening to everything I've received even if some things weren't to my taste. Maybe it would turn in to a ranking exercise though and that wouldn't be good. I'll post something up later today when I've had a look through them again and maybe listened to a few again .... another day gone

Velvelettes UK - currently 5 issues & 1 green and white demo on ebay UK [here] Temptations - Gordy issue and a UK green and white demo on ebay UK [here] Hope that helps

You could fill a box with the copies on ebay [here]

Has anyone been keeping count? Was thinking of doing a review too - is that OK? Along the lines of: No 1 tune (or 5) Best CD (or three) Records bought after hearing on CDs Records added to wants list but no realistic chance of ever getting

Yvonne Baker demo for $50 in San Francisco about 8 years ago, the guy had two but I somehow knew he'd only sell me one. Mind you the hotel lost my Boss suit so it wasn't really that cheap. I also got 6 copies of Ace Spectrum for between $1 & $4 so maybe that helped offset it all

Not me guv, I've never had any UK apart from my wife's small collection of original 70's bootlegs I'll still look out for a Chandlers but I doubt I'll get one for the meagre price I want to pay

You'd bloody hope so for £521 !!!