[78-L] Auctions vs. "Make offer"

[Taylor Bowie]

HI Bill,

I'm curious...you don't buy  anything on eBay because...?  There are many 
charlatans and know-nothings there,  but also many honest and very worthy 
sellers who really know how to describe and pack fine 78s.

I think we've discussed this before,  but one of the advantages of eBay is 
that they are real auctions,  in that your bid is automatically increased in 
fixed amounts as others bid against you,  and you don't always end up paying 
your full "bid" as you do on some of the lists mentioned below (Nauck is a 
major and most welcome exception to that).

Most of the paper lists are not really auctions,  but are "make offer" 
lists.  If Cecil  says he'll pay $15 and Jerry says he'll pay $35,  Jerry 
ends up paying $35.  On a real auction,  if these were the  two highest 
bids,   Jerry would only pay approx. $16.

Of course when I make a bid on one of these paper lists that means I'm 
willing to pay that amount...but it's way nicer to win an eBay auction or 
one from Kurt for substantially less than I would have been willing to pay.

Taylor




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill McClung" <bmcclung at ix.netcom.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Ooops


> This is a good question.  What auctions are out there?
>
> I have been know to bid at Kurt Nauck's (78rpm.com), Alan Cooperman's
> (jazz78s.com) , Joel Slotnikoff's (bluesworld.com), Gene Pemberton's
> (recordfinders.com), George Wilson's (alljazz.us), John Tefteller's
> (tefteller.com), Jesse Stewart's (grrecords.com), Tom Hawthorn's
> (thoseoldrecords.com), and Warren Hick's (recordsforcollectors.com).
>
> What other auction sites are there?  I don't buy anything on ebay.
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Steven C. Barr <stevenc at interlinks.net>
>> To: 78-L Mail List <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Date: 7/2/2009 9:09:28 PM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Ooops
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Andrea Walsh" <petquality1 at gmail.com>
>> > If I just sent an e-mail to the list about auction winnings--- SORRY!
> It
>> > was an accident!  Just delete it!
>> >
>> Actually, I found it useful! I had understood that one of Mike Stewart's
>> descendants was continuing his "Green River" 78 auctions; your message
>> confirms that fact!
>>
>> Now, for "the rest of" 78-L...
>>
>> Peter Leavitt used to run a VERY interesting (to me, anyway) mail 
>> auction.
>> He had acquired a VERY large (and apparently well-known) collection of
>> 78's...so his lists often included near in-order runs of various vintage
>> labels.
>> I bought A LOT of these, since they often included records of no great
>> "jazz interest" but ones which filled numeric gaps in my holdings.I 
>> assume
>> that Mr. Leavitt went to that "great record market in the sky"...is this
>> true? And...if so, has someone else acquired this bunch of 78's...AND
>> are they selling, or going to sell, these records?
>>
>> I need to find an auction list that sells a lot of "junque"...so I can
>> continue
>> to fill gaps in my holdings...!!
>>
>> ...stevenc
>>
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