Martin Phillips

Sad news with the passing of major record seller avid record collector and dj Jason Koenig at such a tender age.Taken far too soon.

She hasn't improved.I saw her a good few years ago at Rhyl and she couldn't hit any notes.She did sign autographs at the venue but wasn't the most jovial of people,not a woman you would want to get on the wrong side of!

I've noticed quite a few primarily newish American sellers but some long standing ones too on Discogs are not selling to British buyers now presumably because of the intricacies of the new arrangements.Some in the past excluded the UK anyway but its a growing trend.It was quite irksome the other day when I spotted a minty garagey psych little 45 on there but couldn't get my mitts on it! Onr big German dealer is no longer selling to the UK either since July 1st

Correction $3900.From America seller has a thousand or so sales and condition was vg++ to Near Mint with a few scuffs on the vinyl not affecting play.....and some initials on the label!

There was a copy of It's Better to Cry by The Appreciations issue copy on Discogs last night apparently,must have been listed very late probably from America but it had sold seemingly by early this morning.Price $3750 if I remember correctly!

Just noticed this sad news Lloyd Price has passed away at the age of 88.He had a long illustrious career as you all know. RIP

I think Tim Brown auctioned the Joe Jama a few months ago.Not sure of its end price. May have been more beat up than this one but from the sound clip played fine. You certainly need bottomless pockets to buy these biggies but you'd be petrified of overplaying them and seeing them devalue consequently!

I'm well aware how a real auction works having bid by telephone as an absentee bidder at Sotheby's Christies Sworders on paintings books furniture etc etc fornearly 40 years. In fact every auctioneer has a different method of receiving bids.Some rattle through the bids super fast and don't allow dithering others it's like watching paint dry.I was just unaware that online auctions worked in that way and why does the clock countdown if the auction is to be extended for several minutes? I'll have to scrutinise the rules more closely..However if that is the established process then fair enough. I suppose i've been using other online auctions as a yardstck.

It is a great tune.......at the right price!

Part of John's strategy is to count the clock down and then restart it again hoping to whip up a frenzied bidding flurry!

What is the right price for that record re current trends.Probably half that!

John did his usual sneaky trick and extended the end time of the auction by several minutes.I thought the whole point of a timed auction was that you adhered to the quoted cut off time!!!

I wonder are they going to play the Don & Ron or frame it!!!

Oh thanks.I didn't know that.The winning bidder held a red star rating. .Never analysed that aspect of it.

Well on this Canada auction surprise surprise the private bidder had done his/her leg work in the preceding seven days.So the Positive Sounds record had attained $1802 and then right at the end another bidder swooped supposedly to nab it for $1827.What do the coloured stars in brackets signify ? Does it denote the country of origin of the bidder? I've never really paid much attention to it despite bidding on many auctions!