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  1. Frankie Crocker
    Clutter sums it up. Clutter in the record box. Clutter in the sales lists. Why don't eBay start a new sales category for Clutter so miscellaneous junk like bootlegs can be stuffed in there and serious collectors can be spared looking at endless pages of fake dross?
  2. Frankie Crocker
    Just wait for the mug buyer to sell it on when he realises what a jerk he is... Bids starting at £250.00 'cos that's what I paid for it'...
  3. Frankie Crocker
    Absolutely, it's the buyer who validates the transaction. On the other hand, we have a moral obligation to look out for our fellow vinyl gatherers when something toxic drifts over. On a practical note, it is annoying having to scrutinise the small print for fake labels when browsing sales lists.
  4. Frankie Crocker
    Ah, but he is capitalising on the gullible. This could spoil it for new-to-the-scene record buyers who don't have much knowledge or spare cash. The records appear to be a bargain but are as pointless as goods bought in the Christmas Sales and never used.
  5. Frankie Crocker
    Some will perceive these records to be cheaper value-for-money alternatives when in fact they are worthless. In time, they will cause confusion in the market and buyers will be duped. We are now in an era when bootlegs are made to look like the real thing so this innovation is sure to cause problems in the future.
  6. Frankie Crocker
    Disagree. Immoral to take advantage either by faking records or cheating low IQ collectors of their hard earned money. Fakers should stick with handbags and watches rather than spoil our hobby.
  7. Frankie Crocker
    You did the right thing. Better to go without than waste money on fake rubbish.
  8. Frankie Crocker
    This is an awful practise. It won't be too long before these duds are sold on, and in the wrong hands will be marketed as the real thing. This seller gets my nomination as Mercenary of the Decade. It is a dirty, shady, unprincipled money grabbing wheeze that contaminates honest record collecting and is sure to cause problems in the long run. Although not illegal, what this chancer is up to amounts to faking, tampering, interference, fiddling and manipulation. He should be outed as an enemy of honest record collecting.
  9. Frankie Crocker
    Good work George. I bid on these early doors, more to get a winning bid notification than a let's get a regular update on this and have a serious shot if they're on the low side. I should have been more alert as both Detroit Sounds and Empires have popped up very recently, yet they're dead rare. Hopefully you have saved someone a lot of bother but a few punters have been caught out even at this early stage, particularly if they're not on Soul Source.
  10. Frankie Crocker
    Closer to 4K perhaps? Maybe a trophy-grail-monster destined to be re-auctioned in the near future?
  11. Frankie Crocker
    Work your way up to Bari Track via Willie Mitchell's 'The Champion', Andre Brasseur's 'The Kid' and Baltimore and Ohio Marching Band's 'Condition Red'. Find out if you like instrumentals as they are an important facet of the scene. Earl Van Dyke's 'Six By Six' is one of the best Motown related instrumentals going.
  12. Frankie Crocker
    Hi Joey. Sample as much music as you can. YouTube clips are a free source. CD compilations are worth a shot, especially the cheap ones that are generally the commonest tracks. Get to some venues and browse the collectors boxes, maybe with a wants list. Take a trip to the States with a portable record player - there's plenty of cheap vinyl for those beginning the journey. Don't do drugs and you'll outlive the rest of us on here and have spare cash to buy up the great tunes we oldsters can't take with us when shuffling off to the big dance hall in the sky...
  13. Frankie Crocker
    So what mark would you give to David and Reuben if it's the first dozen notes of the Majestics that ruin it for you? The intro to Lester Tipton sounds like a lawnmower starting up but the rest of the track is pretty decent, maybe a 7 perhaps...
  14. Frankie Crocker
    So what's wrong with this slice of music? The vast majority of the world are oblivious to it. Only the fortunate few will ever get to hear it, let alone own a copy (or three as some of us do) and I suspect the vast majority of Northern followers would give it a mark above 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 (where 10 is as good as it gets).
  15. Frankie Crocker
    Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed an increasing number of USA eBay sellers unwilling to send records to the UK? Why is there a growing reluctance to sell records to British customers?
  16. Frankie Crocker
    Cheers Seb. Just checked the copy again and hooray, you've made my evening, it's made of vinyl. Must've been the delta mark that threw me...
  17. Frankie Crocker
    Eye Spy badge for Mr Pinch there. Lots of copies have come to market recently, usually keenly faught over and prices creeping up regardless of condition hence my recent plunge into the market. Expect supplies to dry up sharply if trends in the US eBay record field are anything to go by.
  18. Frankie Crocker
    Good thread fellows. A mint demo on Linda fell through the letter box this week so I'm liking the discussion. The styrene format of Linda is a let down if you have held the vinyl Warner Brothers edition. Now looking for a lovely blue Rampart issue as my demo is a bit crackly. The horns intro of the Majestics has to be the clincher making this one of the most recognisable tunes, and a great one at that.
  19. Frankie Crocker
    Wow, not seen a stock copy of this - so is the rarest format?
  20. Frankie Crocker
    Sounds pitched down to these ears. Great tune but best at 45rpm...
  21. Frankie Crocker
    I have spare copies. Have PM'd you.
  22. Frankie Crocker
    Hi Mark. I have a spare copy. Have PM'd you.
  23. Frankie Crocker
    Hi there. I have a VG copy of Bing Bong with slight label soiling. Probably not the nice clean copy you are looking for but priced according to condition - £130 including postage and packing. PM me if interested.
  24. Frankie Crocker
    PM'd you. Have a few but sadly label damaged like all others from this source namely Skippy White's basement in Cambridge MA.
  25. Frankie Crocker
    Nice one Pete. Wall to wall goodies here and several unfamiliar tracks well worth an outing.


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