[78-L] Kurt Nauck's Auctions.

[Steven C. Barr]

From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>>>
>> I just find it dimaying that his standard minimum for 78's is $3...
>> being an old-age pensioner and thus a LONG way from
>> rich...! Whatever happened to Peter Leavitt...who was selling
>> off a noted LARGE collection of 78's, and whose list often
>> included near-complete numeric runs of lesser (i.e. NOT
>> Victor or Columbia) record labels...?! I am buying a LOT of
>> 78's from Nick J...who often offers lesser-known-series
>> 78's...!
>> All I want is a copy of EVERY non-classical 78 known to
>> exist (even though I'll need a LOT more milk boxes...?!).
>> How I'll store the dommed things remains to be seen...?!
>> Steven C. Barr
>
> Steven,
> I'm not sure what happened to Peter Leavitt,  but I think he may have 
> grown
> older and retired and maybe passed away.  And you're talking about 
> auctions
> from about 20 or more years ago.   The other day I found a receipt from 
> the
> first mail order auction I ever bid on...a November 1965 Record Research > 
> list and I won the Armstrong Okeh of Heah Me Talkin to Ya for $1.75 which
> was a lot of money for a 12-year old at the time.  And I used to buy at
> auction from  Barney Crosby and win nice things for less than a buck
> each...but that was more than 40 years ago.
> I doubt if Leavitt or Crosby were still around that  they would be all
> excited about auctioning records for a buck each.
> I can't conceive of anyone bothering to list something on line for sale 
> for
> less than three bucks...does it seem reasonable to you,  Steven,  that
> someone would go to all the work to do a mail order auction and not expect
> to get something back for his time and efforts,  other than a nice warm
> "thanks" and some loose change?
> Not that this is the first time we've had this discussion,  but...since 
> you
> brought it up again...that's my comment.
>
Point is that the majority of us 78 collectors/accumulators are "senior
citizens" trying to survive on minimal pension incomes...! I can see
your point about $3 becoming a necessary price for 78's; however,
that limits me to buying 30-40 records a month...if that...?!

Steven C. Barr