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

[Roger Wade]

Hi Dennis,

When checking ebay for sales activity on anything it is important to look at COMPLETED auctions to get a real answer.  The list of items currently for sale is only a wish list and has little relation to actual sales prices.  As long as you are registered and signed in you can scroll down the left side menu and click on Completed Auctions, which also includes fixed price sales, and see what has sold in that category and what it sold for.  You can also click on the sold items to see about condition relative to your item.

Best regards,

Roger Wade
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On Jan 24, 2012, at 2:03 PM, 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.
>