[78-L] hoping for advice on selling a collection of Paul Robeson 78s

[Paul Christenzen]

Don't bother with 78c - the gestapo over there will just bounce it as 
wasting bandwidth since it doesn't offer anything for sale.

My mantra has always been "sell in singles" or as small a group as 
possible.  Collectors may only need a few and may be willing to spend 
more for a few.  You can always lump the left-overs after you've tried 
singles several times.

Just my two-cents worth and not even worth that Paul

Rod Brown wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I guess my first question is, should I be sending this email to the 78-C
> list, and not to 78-L? I hope this isn't too far from general interest. In
> any case, in the next few weeks, I'll start ebaying lots of 78s for a
> client. One fairly substantial chunk of that work will be their collection
> of Paul Robeson records.
>
> There are four Columbia Masterworks sets, two more sets on RCA Victor and
> Keynote, 4 Victor singles, 3 RCA Victor singles, 12 HMVs, and one Okeh
> (6475 King Joe [Joe Lewis Blues] Parts I and II) done with the Count Basie
> Orchestra. With very few exceptions these are in E or E- condition.
>
> I find myself wondering whether it would be smart or dumb to try selling
> all these as one lot. Any clues for me on whether that might work? Probably
> I should "get real" and just do the work of auctioning each set or single
> off, one at a time, but I thought I'd check with more experienced
> collectors/dealers.
>
> I'd be interested in any other advice you might have, about promoting the
> auctions, or any other angle I might not have considered. Please feel free
> to email me off-list if you'd rather.
>
> Best wishes to all,
> Rod
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