[78-L] Does anybody actually bid on Hillbilly or CW 78's on eBay?

[Julian Vein]

On 24/01/12 19:03, Dennis Flannigan wrote:
> Thinking of selling on eBay, which each year I consider, and then don't do
> it. However . . .
>
> Today I checked blues and country 78s on eBay. It's been a while. So, found
> quite a few blues 78s for auction, and five percent or so with bids. Four
> thousand plus records identified as blues were posted. Did not check them
> all. Then checked hillbilly, as well as CW seventy-eight listings (CW
> 78rpm, and Hillbilly 78rpm). More listed as hillbilly. Found only one with
> a bid offer ($5.00), checked more than 400 listings. Most had no bid, only
> Buy Now pricing. Still, only a Red Kirk record had any bid. Records ranged
> from prewar Columbia items, to later bands and artists.
>
> Has bidding on eBay expired as a serious option for collectors? Are there
> no country or hillbilly collectors in real life? Seems eBay would offer a
> hint of whether there is any interest. And it made no difference whether
> the record was posted at two dollar minimum bid, or $24.99 (popular
> number), there was only one bid. Ninety-five percent required Buy Now
> purchase, and prices were unlikely to attract buyers.
>
> Are there country collectors left to purchase records?
>
> Dennis
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I think the problem sometimes is that I may only want one item on a 
dealer's list, so I'm not prepared to pay, say, seven bucks for one 
record and thirty more for postage!

      Julian Vein