[78-L] E-bay-Seller Confusion About Lacquers and Test Pressings

[David Lennick]

I had all my records packed by the movers, who without exception labeled 90% of the boxes "albums" even though they contained 78s, audio tapes on reels and just about anything else.

 

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> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> From: dialjazz at verizon.net
> Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:33:29 -0400
> Subject: [78-L] E-bay-Seller Confusion About Lacquers and Test Pressings
> 
> Too many times on E-bay, I have encountered sellers describing a 
> lacquer as a “test pressing” and a single 78 as an “album” as though it 
> were an LP. To me, these are red flags to avoid. Clearly, the seller 
> doesn’t know what he/she is selling! Equally annoying are sellers who 
> describe their 78s as “rare” or “mega rare.” This isn’t just sales 
> hype; it’s product ignorance!
>