[78-L] "Value" of 78s

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>I still don't follow this thread. Why try to make claims about the "values"
> of 78s based on the cheapest and most common crap?   Or the possible money
> to be made on a quick turnover  lot sale?
>
> I know I can buy "records" for a buck each or less....but it's the records 
> I
> WANT which cost the money.  I would be very happy if I could find them for 
> a
> buck but I can't.  And I have a basement of records I'd sell for less than
> a buck each,  if someone would come and haul them away.
>
(Fairly) simple! In this new century...(to cite some unknown party who
apparently WASN'T Vince Lombardi...?!)..."Money isn't everything...
it's the ONLY thing!" Note that this is NOT a philosophy by which I
live...my actual goal is EF(non-classical)78REM...! In actual fact, I
need to find out and/or verify exactly WHICH 78's I own (in intact
form...I recently discovered 16 of my British Decca records had
been broken due to a milk boxs being stored WITHOUT being
completely filled...?!

However, as huge HD's become more readily availible (i.e.
cheaper...?!)...I am wondering if it would not be possible to
set up a digital-sound-file exchange allowing us interested
parties to accumulate quality sound files taken from 78's...?!

That said, I suspect my goal would remain actual ownership
of the 78rpm phonorecord itself...?!

Steven C. Barr