[78-L] Where to find 78 rpm ?

Thu Nov 22 01:00:39 PST 2012

Being also part of this "younger" generation, I had a few bad experiences
buying online and still manage to find interesting records in flea markets
and local brocantes here in Paris, where I regularly find arabic 78rpm for
example, and for a very reasonable price (that wouldn't be the case at all
on ebay...).

2012/11/22 Matthew Duncan <recordgeek334578 at yahoo.com>

> I too have noticed the bidding on common records getting out of control -
> I assume that will die down over time and go through several phases before
> doing so.
>
> Very common HMV BD series etc Glenn Miller discs going for £15 to £30 is
> one example - but I have noticed it isn't all the time and it's only
> certain titles.   "In the Mood" and "Moonlight Serenade" will go for much
> more than some of the lesser known titles so I think the 'younger
> generation' get caught in the moment based on a few tunes they have heard.
>
> Maybe they have missed the 'junk shop era' as I call it and wouldn't ever
> seek out 78s elsewhere anyway....or are after only so many for their themed
> home or similar (as it tends to be WW2 era discs that go for a lot).
>
> I am, I suppose 'the younger generation' being 27 but there are several
> buyers of 78s younger than me in the UK.   I came into the hobby through
> flea markets/junk shops/car boot sales etc and have got to know about
> prices along the way....which could have easily been missed if I had been
> born 5 or 10 years later.   I am not being critical or saying that I have
> never overpaid for a record but I am sure I have plenty of 50p records of
> some rarity to balance things out.
>
> "Vintage" things and "Retro" buzz words and their connected products is a
> bit of a fad at the moment and has been for a while so that may be
> something accelerating things in the world of common 78s for high
> money...just like other bric a brac and furniture of the same era ...time
> will tell whether the prices will change or whether the buyers continue to
> collect after the 'scene changes' so to speak ....
>
> Matt in the UK
>
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 22/11/12, Tim Huskisson <timhuskisson at btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> From: Tim Huskisson <timhuskisson at btinternet.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Where to find 78 rpm ?
> To: "'78-L Mail List'" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Thursday, 22 November, 2012, 2:32
>
> In my opinion, if you're looking to buy 78s, most of the 'good stuff' is
> now
> on-line. I can't remember the last time I found anything interesting in 2nd
> hand shops or Car boot sales. Excellent 78rpm collections are being
> inherited by younger families of the deceased, and the records soon end up
> in the hands of collector/dealers who take what they want, and list the
> remaining 'good stuff' on Ebay.
> Certainly here in the UK, apart from record fairs, Ebay is now the way to
> go; and I've been buying 78s since the early 1970s.
>
> For all its faults, searching through the Ebay listings is not that
> different from going through boxes of records in flea markets. It is true
> that there are risks involved - particularly with the safety of the records
> in transit. But taking sensible precautions - i.e. sending packing
> instructions, and getting to know sellers, their grading and general
> quality
> of service before taking bigger financial risks, all helps. There are also
> plenty of long time established 78 collector/dealers on Ebay who offer
> extremely good services and regularly list desirable records.
> One interesting modern phenomenon is a number of (I presume) younger
> collectors who will often bid way too much for fairly common discs, but
> ignore a lot of the rarer stuff. THAT has worked to my advantage often.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tim Huskisson
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Ron L'Herault
> Sent: 21 November 2012 21:16
> To: '78-L Mail List'
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Where to find 78 rpm ?
>
> I must have missed that.
>
> I try not to buy on line.  You never know for sure if the record will
> arrive
> in one piece, if it plays as well or as badly as the verbal grading etc.
> I look for yard sales, adverts in papers and I tell everyone I know that I
> am looking for shellac.   Sometimes they tell a friend or relative and you
> come up with some nice stuff.  Local auctions are also a source.
>
> Ron L
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Thomas HENRY
> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 3:54 PM
> To: 78-L Mail List
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Where to find 78 rpm ?
>
> Hi there,
> I didn't get many answers from the list following my request...
> Shall I conclude that you only buy your records online ?
> Anyway, I already added 24 places on the map, don't hesitate if you have
> any
> other suggestions ! http://ceintsdebakelite.com/where-to-find-78-rpm/
> Cheers,
> Thomas
>
> 2012/11/18 Thomas HENRY <thomashenry81 at gmail.com>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Even if a lot of us buy 78 rpm on the internet, some may still prefer
> > finding records in stores or markets. Each time I visit a new city, I
> > try to find a place to buy records, which is not always easy... I went
> > to Sweden a few months ago and made a research on the internet
> > beforehand but I didn't find anything, so I asked our Swedish fellows
> > to help me. I wouldn't have found anything without them.
> > So I decided to create a new section on my blog called "Where to find
> > 78 rpm". This section consists of a list of places and a dynamic map :
> > http://ceintsdebakelite.com/where-to-find-78-rpm/
> > I just started and added a few places where I found 78 rpm, mainly in
> > my city Paris. But I'd like this map to be useful for everybody : who
> > wants to help me completing my list of shops and markets worlwide ?
> > Thanks !
> > Greetings from France !
> >
> > Thomas
> >
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