[78-L] Rare 78's for sale on E-Bay

[Kurt Nauck]

I found 3 records of interest from this seller. Two of them were 
interesting but unimportant labels that were priced at $9.99. I 
selected Buy it Now and paid with my credit card. Then a little while 
later I got a message saying that they were not available. He has not 
answered my email.

Chances are, had I not been a well-known dealer the transaction would 
have gone through without a hitch. I remember the time that a bunch 
of us at the ARSC conference in KC went to the local record store 
where we spent a couple of hours picking out records. My pile was 
little different from anyone else's pile, and none of us found 
anything to write home about. None of the records were priced, but 
when people went to check out, they were charged around $1-2/record. 
When my turn came, the owner said, "Gee Kurt, I'll have to price 
these tonight - come back in the morning." Knowing exactly what was 
up, I returned the next day and we sat down to go through my 
"treasures." Not a single record was under $10, and some were over 
$50. "The prices are negotiable," he graciously told me. I responded 
by saying that any negotiation would be pointless. I pulled out a 
single record that had been hanging on his wall (a small Flexo disc 
that had been pre-marked $20) and told him that that would be the 
extent of my purchases.

Such experiences come with the territory - wow, if Kurt wants this, 
it must be really valuable!

Of course, there are other dealers who are delight - Larry Holdridge, 
Tom Smith and Tom Hawthorn immediately spring to mind. Or the late 
Jim Hadfield or Rick Whiting.

And some dealers who might have been a little ornery or idiosyncratic 
(like me, probably), but were still a real pleasure to deal with. 
(Larry Mason & Morty Savada)

Truly, there are some great guys in this hobby!

At 08:44 PM 10/20/2010, you wrote:
>This seller is my78s4u who has been a topic of discussion on this 
>list various times.
>
>He is the same person who was selling "Jew/Yid" records last January 
>and has been looking since last June for Bill Gates and others to 
>buy his 20" Pathe for $150,000.
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/78-RPM-ULTRA-RARE-1908-20IN-PATHE-SILENT-MOVIE-RECORD-E-/390210291254
>
>He seems to have been able to continue staying in his house.
>
>As I wrote before:
>
> > This seller offers "as is" Armenian 78s for $250.  He hides his 
> bidders' names and masks their wins in his feedback.
>
>He once made violent threats to me via email./steve
>
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Kurt Nauck
c/o Nauck's Vintage Records
22004 Sherrod Ln.
Spring, TX  77389

Website: www.78rpm.com
E-Mail: nauck at 78rpm.com

Phone: (281) 288-7826
Fax: (425) 930-6862