[78-L] eBay situation_any advice?

[Roger Wade]

I was tempted by that dealer's offerings before but after looking over his feedback I decided to pass.  To me it just isn't worth the suspense and drama.  There are plenty of reputable 78 sellers on ebay.  Just like in a mall you have to use common sense in shopping.

Roger Wade
Really Old Records

rwade1947 on ebay


On Feb 12, 2011, at 9:51 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:

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> Two words: caveat emptor.
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> Cary Ginell
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>> 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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>> EMAIL #1 
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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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>> EMAIL #2 
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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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>> EMAIL #3 
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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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