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Martyn, Im sure Paul has only one dad and not several with one jacket between them. Paul, you just ignore these nasty old men. I understood perfectly what you meant. I still have my 40" bags but unfortunately they're now under my eyes!! ROD

Steve, did find 2or 3 I think in Wax Museum,Charlotte with Alex Jones. Think Al kept a copy. Don't think it was our discovery. Im pretty sure we'd heard about 45. We did bring them back over here but no idea who got them and no idea of existence of WDJs. I know we def have had the faulty Newalkers 45 and I'd agree that all Jean Carters I've ever had or heard are distorted. Im not particularly musical so I put it down to being too much bass in the mix but again no idea of real technical reason. Although I think it was Tony who shot Phil down I would agree with Phil that just because some dealer wants to unload a 45 what he tells you might not be the gospel truth. "Here, mate wanna buy this Del-Larks for £3,000. Yes it's cracked right through but it was given away free in two halves by the Washington Angling Times in 1966 and they're all like that" No one's mentioned Salvadores. When that starts it kinda "drops" or slows down or something that is noticeable. So there you are Steve. You have the benefit of my vast experience and knowledge as a collector and dealer for past 35 years. Rubbish really!! ROD

Fave break is in Fidels "Im giving you notice". Music stops and girl's voice saying:- "Are you gonna believe what I tell ya or you gonna believe what you see" Fits in perfectly and IMO sums up women wonderfully. I have this 45 by Bobby Sanders "The way I feel" . Nice tempo, nice back-up vocals but no break. Just don't sound right really. ROD

Dave, well that's rich coming from a tax exile such as yourself as you sit around the pool sipping your chilled pale ale. If you'd cared to stay in touch with your roots you would have known that avocado and magenta are this season's racing colours for whippets and pigeons respectively. I am horrified that you should dispute my Northern credentials,which are as large if not quite as firm as they once were. I was born a stone's throw from a dark satanic mill which has now been converted into tasteful bijou apartments incorporating a fine bistro but I will never forget when we could only afford to have an 80" plasma TV in one room. I suggest you take your egg-shell white demos and shove..... Cordially yours ROD

Simon,don't get me started!! "Girls" roped in the poor Whatnauts. From "I'll erase away your pain" to that abomination. Bon nuit ROD

Anyone remember this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They never stopped playing it around here. The Pits!! You wanna hear the Moments at their best then "Not on the outside" or "Love on a two-way street" ROD

Steve, Im glad you've entered into the spirit of the thread with what is a very important question. I think that unless an experienced practioner of the ancient Oriental art of calligraphy it were best to leave the cardboard covers in their original pristine whiteness. Stay away from covers of a different hue, such as the pink ones that my wife brought me back from the Beatin 'Rhythm emporium in Manchester, as they tend to attract innuendo and outright ridicule. An inner sleeve is a "de rigeur" and I suggest "red" for Detroit 45s and "green" for Northern but feel free to choose your own colour scheme should you wish to do it wrong. I've not decided as yet on the Motown but I think something to match the curtains. Avocado and magenta should be avoided at all costs as you don't want to end up looking like Rumpole of the Bailey after repeated long lunches paid for by clients whose names are preceeded by words like "Mad" or "Butcher". ROD

And that Ted is because Pep is a Northener, and not many people know that as Mr.Caine from Huddersfield is credited with saying. I find myself doing it now looking through sales boxes. I mean you don't look through boxes stood on your head or lying horizontal on your side. I then send the miscreant home to tidy his bedroom and put his CDs back in the correct cases. Bring back National Service. Flogging is too good for them but quite pleasurable between consenting adults. ROD

Paul,I'd ignore that last post by Baz. An untidy box is a small step from satanism in my book. You always put the 45 back inthe same place it came out of with the A-side outward and aligned so you can read the artist and title. Baz is obviously trying to drive you to distraction whereby you end up leaving the scene and selling your records at a knock-down price to Mrs. Baz, who will claim to be no relation. He has a history of doing this. He told my mate there was no B in the alphabet and got Jimmy Burns original off him for 3s/6d. ROD

The wife went to see the play with her ex-husband and it brought back so many memories for them both,they're thinking of getting back together. I can't thank you enough!! ROD PS They both loved it. Rest was wishful thinking.

Alphabetically by surname for SINGLE artists, shirley. And by first letter of group name but divide into Motown,Detroit, Modern[very very small box]and Northern. Dave and Steve M hit on a novel and interesting idea there but as you can see it took a Northener to refine it to perfection The only drawback is that I can never own 45s by such as Rubin or Tate due to lack of surname and Little Ritchie causes many a sleepless night. And that goes for Paris too. Do the words "retentive" and "anal" strike a chord. What order would you put those in. I can talk. I have spider[3-prong] middles in all my USA stuff and they're all the same way round [like a Y] and I wanna know who's been messing with my 45s when they're not. So, I have to agree that the alphabet is the fella for you but don't drink cos if you're anything like me after 5 or 6 I can't even remember the betalpha although my new found best mates tend to make up for it. ROD Ps Forget Mr. Roberts. This is the stuff of Northern collecting!!!

Spanner I PM'd you. For anybody reading this thread, the lucky winner of the first auction of Barbara Lewis was Spanner1012. No relation to Spanner0. Must be a fad. Think I'll change my moniker to "Black and Decker Cordless Drill" ROD

I just used the link earlier in the thread to check on the auction where I won Barbara Lewis this time. Im down as a possible shillbidder when in fact I was trying to win the 45 after some dodgy goings on with previous auction [see Ebay Jokers]. So Matt how do I download this tool and I think a bit of work required yet if data is to be analysed correctly. ROD

I once saw Jackie Wilson "I get the sweetest feeling" on regular US brunswick reach $100 with two people bidding against each other. Is this not just the same. It gets personal sometimes. ROD

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...AMEBI%3AIT&rd=1 I won it this time around. No overbid. So somewhat inconclusive but I think there was something fishy about the whole thing. The Mad Lads got no bids. ROD

Astounding hypocrisy Isn't that govermnent for the people by the people with hippos running it on the quiet?

Tony,you'd have to ask them. I think they're Southern Baptists and wouldn't hold with that kind of behaviour. ROD

"Why would you sell something on ebay for 50 quid if you could get more at a venue?" Can we lay off Baz a bit. He's been a bit of a naughty boy and he knows now what some of us think about the way to run an auction. As for quote, there is travel costs and admission,usually for two cos the wife never pays. How many times have you sold that Al Williams at a do, given the money to the wife, and when you get home she can prove you spent it all on beer and a kebab!! ROD

To keep everybody who is following this episode of Rodlumbo I have now bid on the Barbara Lewis again. ROD

So, no strong opinions either way then Dave. ROD

Hi Bearsy, yes I did know that. There is a link to Mad Lads as well further back in the thread. A few people on here have been giving the guy the benefit of the doubt but to me,and I guess you, it's bloody obvious what's gone on. ROD

Netspeaky,Shit!! I've just seen your "yellow things" You were having a laugh. My deepest apologies!! ROD PS I owe you a drink. Baz will get you one on my behalf.

You see mate round these here parts Im considered a bit of a wag so it was kinda of a joke!! Is it irony, sarcasm,bathos,pathos. No f..king idea but just a throwaway line to end with a laugh as my singing voice leaves something to be desired. Of course I wanted the bloody record. And the last line means Im just going to have to put up with the way some people run their auctions. ROD

Dave, you know me. I know you. We don't buy anything with the word "Lilac" in it!! Im not sticking up for Baz BUT what he's saying is that he's got his mates to make sure he has a safety net. OK it saves him a £1 for a reserve although makes him look a bit like he may avoid buying us a drink should we ever meet. There's a lot of difference in that and getting your mates to keep on bidding to put the price up. Maybe Baz will think about a reserve in future. He is right about reserves putting people off but shirley that's only when it's an unreasonably high reserve. I did try to start a thread about these wild fluctuations in prices but no one was interested. Anyway Spanner has his Mad Lads and Barbara Lewis. If I understand Pete F. and others correctly the seller would already have set up his false snipe to make sure he doesn't undersell so in a few hours time Spanner may be the lucky winner again. ROD

Baz, that sounds somewhat unethical. When I've sold on Ebay I usually put starting bid as the lowest I'd accept. If there's a difference in Ebay fees for starting at $4.99 or $59.99 say then that's my cost. I don't really think you should have mates bidding for 45s they have no intention of buying if no one else bid. My faith in Ebay is well and truly destroyed. Bad enough with the poor grading but now all this which people seem to accept without much question. I'll tell you, I'll NEVER bid on Ebay again unless it's something I want!! ROD