[78-L] "Museum quality"

[Taylor Bowie]

Some years ago one of my employees spotted a listing on eBay for a "first 
edition" of Dickens's "Bleak House."  In the description,  the seller noted 
that it was a much later printing.

My employee wrote to the guy to asked him why he'd listed it the way he 
had...he replied that if he'd listed it as a later printing...no one would 
have looked at it!!!

Desperate for attention,  I guess...sometimes it's best to L@@K to other 
dealers for stuff to buy.


Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <neechevoneeznayou at gmail.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2013 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] "Museum quality"


>I must disagree. To me, Museum quality refers to rarity, not condition.
> I have seen plenty of artifacts that are not in such great condition but
> are considered valuable because of the age and rarity. One of a kind, or
> 2 or 3 even, pretty much relates the discussion of condition to the back
> room. If you are lucky to have anything at all, the question of
> condition may be rendered completely moot.
>
> But in this case, it is some ebay seller vying for the attention of
> buyers, and stretcvhing the vocabulary is just one more way to do that.
> Other examples are words such as "L@@K" & "mega-rare".
>
> joe salerno
>
> On 5/13/2013 1:51 PM, Cary Ginell wrote:
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/78-RPM-RARE-MUSEUM-QUALITY-LABEL-BLUEBIRD-1821-MUST-SEE-/251249493638?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item3a7fa30686&nma=true&si=%252FkUAlHnHTT9DwWgadQWlrtQWFrY%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
>> So what exactly does "museum quality" mean? To me, it indicates that it 
>> is in the best possible condition, N-, if anything. I guess I was wrong. 
>> Here is this seller's opinion of what "museum quality" is.
>> THIS RARE RECORD LABEL IS WHAT I CALL "MUSEUM QUALITY" WHICH MEANS; IT IS 
>> WORTHY OF BEING PART OF A KNOWLEDGEABLE COLLECTOR WHO CAN APPRECIATE IT'S 
>> VALUE AS AN EXTREMELY RARE RECORD ; OR CAN BE DISPLAYED FOR THE GENERAL 
>> PUBLIC TO VIEW BECAUSE OF IT'S RARITY .
>> Guess that means just about any 78 can be referred to as a museum piece, 
>> n'est-ce-pas?
>> So, the description of this rare Bluebird release didn't really tell 
>> anything about the condition of the record, which sold for $175, only 
>> that it is a REAL NICE RECORD IN GREAT SHAPE
>> Caveat Emptor.
>> Cary Ginell
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