[78-L] Paul Specht comeback

[DAVID BURNHAM]

I've stopped bidding on e-bay because of the e-snipers; this is a site who will bid on a bidder's behalf a second or two before the bidding ends.  But it is always fun to see two e-snipers bidding against each other sending the price through the roof, which is probably the  situation that happened here.  It is the equivalent to acoustic feedback.  Of course it's a situation which only helps the buyers, not the sellers.


db



On Thursday, February 13, 2014 9:40:08 PM, Mark Bardenwerper <citrogsa at charter.net> wrote:
 

>In reading the list these days I see that the state of 78 RPM record 
>collecting is rising to new heights, sometimes for reasons beyond, er, 
>reason. However, I did not anticipate a belated resurgence of Paul 
>Specht's late 20's career, not just because he has been unable to lift a 
>baton lo, these past 60 years.
>
>Those Vivatonals have been in my sights for some time because my wife's 
>ancestor performs on them. To see them go for twenty and thirty dollars 
>was a stretch for my purse, but I have had success. But yesterday, 
>wasn't I surprised to find that my puny $10.00 bid lasted for about 30 
>seconds. The auction was nearly done and there were no other bids.  I 
>checked back an hour later and found that two other bidders dropped 
>money bombs in just two bids, for a closing sale of $255.00.
>
>This was for a V+ record!
>
>I promise that I was not going to turn it into a popcorn bowl.
>
>111273441717
>
>Cock a Doodle, is someone off his Noodle, or is it just because Spring 
>is Here??
>
>-- 
>Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr.
>
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>
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