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

[David Lennick]

78-C doesn't bounce messages with links to specific listings or to eBay, or 
inviting potential buyers to see complete lists privately. Long laundry lists 
or extraneous comments may be another story.

Gestapo!?

dl

On 1/16/2012 12:55 PM, Paul Christenzen wrote:
> 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,
>> Rodsp