[78-L] One of a kind Sobinov Berliner.. RIP

[Erwin Kluwer]

"He did refund your money, didn't he?"

Of course he did! Larry is one of the best...

Erwin

On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

> He did refund your money, didn't he?
>
> Mike Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com
>
> On 4/8/2011 4:40 PM, Erwin Kluwer wrote:
>  > I just got this message from record auctioneer Larry Holdridge  about
> my
> > Sobinov Berliner ( probably the only copy in existence ) wich I won in
> his
> > last auction.....
> >
> >
> > Dear Erwin,
> >
> > A terrible tragedy has occurred.  I had to move the remaining records
> from
> > the past auction to another storage area to make room for the next
> auction.
> > I pulled your Sobinov record to pack so it would not become misplaced and
> > left it on my work desk to pack it. Shortly after, a helper arrived for
> > work. His task that day was to cut up old albums to use for packing.  He
> > moved the record to make room for the paper cutter and, in the process,
> > dropped it. A large piece broke, leaving only about quarter (if that
> much)
> > of the grooved area.
> >
> > Obviously I feel EXTREMELY disappointed about this, both for you and for
> me.
> > Unfortunately, I have nothing comparable at present to offer you instead.
> >
> > I have sent you the broken record today. I doubt that it would be of any
> use
> > to you, but at least it confirms what I’ve said happened to it.
> >
> > If you find anything in the future that you wish me to hold, I’ll
> > IMMEDIATELY pack it so nothing like this occurs again.  I can honestly
> say
> > that I’ve never experienced such breakage here in the past and in the
> mail
> > well over thirty years no more than three or four times (in dealing with
> > thousands of parcels). I’m only sorry this happened to you and with such
> an
> > expensive record!
> >
> > Most sincerely,
> >
> > Larry Holdridge
> >
> >
> >
> > Mind you:  this record had  a $1000 minimum bid ...  My winning bid was
> > close to $2000...
> >
> > Well everybody has their bad day now en then...!
> >
> > Erwin
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