[78-L] More from our favorite, legendary oyVey dealer in St Louis

[David Lennick]

And just to underline it, what I quoted was what the legendary OyVey dealer 
said in response to Kurt's feedback. It sounds as if this guy really does have 
a lot of good records and satisfied customers, and a hair in an uncomfortable 
place.

dl

On 12/20/2010 1:25 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
> On 12/20/2010 12:46 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>> Hey, Kurt, whaddaya picking on this guy for? A bully, leaving frivalous neg.
>> feedback. He never hurt you and you never paid for the item. Oh well, it takes
>> all kinds. Wonder what would happen if anyone actually tried to purchase the
>> gazillion dollar manhole cover?
>>
>> dl
>
> Just in case someone who doesn't know us personally reads David's
> comments, he and Kurt are pals, so this is just a joke.  It might be of
> further interest that Kurt has already discussed this transaction back
> in October.  Here is what he posted back on 10/16/10 in the thread "Rare
> 78s for sale on ebay"
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
>>   >   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.
>
>
>> On 12/20/2010 12:33 PM, Steve Shapiro wrote:
>>>>    From the same gentleman with the $150,000 20 inch Pathe.
>>> See the two negative feedbacks from Dec 7.
>>>
>>> http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=my78s4u&ftab=AllFeedback
>>>
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