[78-L] Collectors and 'hoarders'

[Robert M. Bratcher Jr.]

At 11:50 PM 11/11/2009, you wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
> > Yes, a few that were still in my area I was able to go through. Mostly,
> > people already have made arrangements to dispose of collections as a
> > whole, which means only those with names like Nauck can afford to buy
> > them. We piecemeal collectors can't shell out five-to-ten grand or more to
> > buy someone's archive.
> >
>Fortunately, I've been able to acquire collections VERY cheap! Paid Don
>Keele $150 for what
>was left of a large collection he had acquired (Don always sold 78's VERY
>cheaply after he
>had them for a month or so!); bought another thousand-odd 78's acquired by a
>local record
>store for $50...and bought about 1500 78's that a chap had left at the end
>of last year's
>CCC for another $150 or so. As well, a local woman gave me her late father's
>78's...!
>
>Steven C. Barr

I'm pretty sure the days of cheap records are getting numbered as 
hoards like that for me are few & far between. On the other hand this 
bad economy may help collectors find other collections cheap or for 
free in the future.