[78-L] eBay situation_any advice?

[Cary Ginell]

Two words: caveat emptor.

Cary Ginell

> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:40:28 +0000
> From: marimbamoods at comcast.net
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: [78-L] eBay situation_any advice?
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> I am interested in a record on eBay that I have not yet bid on. Because I do not know the seller, I checked his feedback history. He has sold very few 78’s, and i noticed the following feedback from a prior 78 record sale: 
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> “it is what it is-----record broke in 17 pce's because of packageing-pcs in can” 
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> therefore, I emailed the seller regarding the record I am interested in. perhaps list members here are familiar with the claxtonola.com packaging info. below is the eBay email dialogue, which speaks for itself. 
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> There are already bids on this record, so if I do not bid no it that will not prevent this guy from making the sale anyway and shipping it to someone. I am still interested in the record. 
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> Any suggestions? 
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> David Harvey 
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> Dear 717russ48152430, 
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> hi, thanks for offering this vintage 7 inch victor disc. because this record is made of fragile shellac, not vinyl, are you willing to pack this record as described here?: 
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> http://claxtonola.com/shipping78s/index.html 
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> thank you for your time and attention. i appreciate that. 
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> best, david harvey 
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> - dhbvmm 
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> Dear dhbvmm, 
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> no. don't know anything about it. 
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> - 717russ48152430 
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> the reason i asked about proper packaging is simple. according to your feedback history, you have shipped a shellac 78 before that arrived broken and have received negative feedback because of that. 
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> when a vintage recording, such as this victor record, is destroyed a piece of history is lost forever. a monetary refund will not replace a vintage record that cannot be replicated. 
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> i have offered clearly presented packaging information including photographs for your information, and asked if you would be willing to pack that way. you replied: 
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> "no. don't know anything about it." 
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> therefore, how will you pack this victor disc so that breakage does not occur? 
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> best, david harvey
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