[78-L] Value of 78's

[Taylor Bowie]

Yes...I do understand about postage.  When I buy records from the UK I just 
consider the shipping to be part of the "cover charge".  Keeps me from 
spending money on crap,  at least.

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven C. Barr" <stevenc at interlinks.net>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Value of 78's


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>> This is just my two cents and others may have a very different
>> perspective.
>> I own maybe 700 or 800  English dance band 78s,  mostly of the 1925 - 
>> 1940
>> era.  I have found that,  as a rule,  they do not usually fetch as much
>> money as do many of the American dance band records of the same era.
>> These
>> days I seldom end up spending more than about  $20 for any but the rarest
>> and most sought-after...and I seldom if ever buy any dance bands at
>> auction
>> which are less than E or E- in condition.  I often am able to win them 
>> for
>> ten dollars or less.
>> So 500 misc. English dance bands,  assuming the condition to be E or
>> better,
>> might have a total value as a group of 2500 to 5000 dollars...I would
>> guess.
>> But record values also seem to fluctuate widely,  sometimes for no
>> apparent
>> reason.
>>
> There is one problem with British 78's...IF they are still in Britain!! 
> The
> current transatlantic postage rates require that the cost of mailing 78's
> will be about $3 to $4 per each...which is why I no longer bid on
> British auction lists!
>
> The only affordable postage rates for mailing 78's are those within the
> US Of A...where they can travel via "Media Mail" (used to be a class,
> which I no longer recall...?!). This is why Mr. Lennick (and, by his
> favour, myself) maintains a US address...!!
>
> About 20 years ago, I used to buy hundreds (or so) of 78's from UK
> dealers...in fact, they knew me at Canada Customs...!! Them days is
> gone forever...?!
>
> ...stevenc
>
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