[78-L] 10,000 78s in Minnesota

[David Lennick]

The point is that these are being offered free and that anyone who takes them 
could obviously cull the load and offer the rest to dealers (if any are around) 
or list them on Freecycle or Kijiji or Craigslist, or take the time to try and 
eBay them. A load like this pretty well has to go in bulk unless the people 
managing the clearing of the apartment has the time to let takers come in and 
cherrypick, which is usually not the case. And moving 10,000 78s to the dump is 
going to be last on anyone's list.

I once offered classical 78 album sets on FreeCycle, got about 6 responses, 
only 1 from someone who had the faintest idea what a 78 album set was and she 
was an archivist with the Toronto Symphony (and she took a couple).

dl

On 9/9/2013 11:09 AM, Koen Kamphuijs & Gusta Harderwijk wrote:
> You say, not to make money on them.
>
> But before they end up in the dumpster, it's better that they go to
> someone who do make money of them.  Maybe a nearby second hand record
> store would be interested.  Check out http://www.vinylrecordguide.com
> if you don't know any nearby.  A good bid on them is better than
> throw them away and with the money raised, maybe something can be
> done that is in line with the last wishes of the deceased.
>
> Koen
>
> At 09:15 6-9-2013, Bill Clark wrote:
>> I received the following mail:
>>
>> Hello. I had a friend who recently died and has around 10,000 78 records.  I
>> am looking for someone who would have an interest in them- not to make money
>> on them. He lived in Grand Marais Minnesota, and his apartment needs to be
>> cleared out within the next week. Let me know if you have an interest or
>> know someone in that area who would want to look at them. I am afraid they
>> might end up in the garbage. My friend's brother is cleaning out the
>> apartment and does  not have any interest in them. I know my friend would
>> love to have someone enjoy them but he made no plans on what to do with them
>> before he died.
>>
>> Please let me know one way or the other , since I am searching around for
>> someone who might be interested in at least looking at them.  Thanks, Tom
>> P. S.   If interested, send me your phone number so we can talk or the phone
>> number of others maybe interested and able to get to my friend's place in
>> Minnesota within the next week.=
>>
>> Please reply direct to tom heppe<theppe at toast.net>
>>
>> Good Luck
>>
>> Bill Clark
>>