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

[Paul Christenzen]

But he has bounced selling related queries that don't contain specific 
items for sale.  And when he finally gets around  to passing the 
gestapo-like censored posting thru, they're sometimes several days late 
- check your rec'd dates with the sent dates on some of nickjay's lists 
- missed several records I've been looking for years  'cause he delayed 
them - cherry-picking time in Georgia...?

Paul

David Lennick wrote:
> 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
>>>        
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