[78-L] of eBay and things

[Malcolm]

I agree, but eBay is such fun over morning coffee.
Beats the hell out of what's in the news.
Malcolm R

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On 1/15/2019 8:05 AM, Dustin Wittmann wrote:
> The categories are useless. It's best to just follow reputable sellers and
> do tailored searches for what you're after and set up saved searches for
> the stuff you have a hard time living without.
>
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 12:01 PM Malcolm <malcolm at 78data.com.invalid> wrote:
>
>> One of our members, many years ago, mentioned that he'd stopped going
>> to the eBay 78 listings because there were so many people listing that
>> didn't know the difference between a 78 and an LP.
>> This is still the case but I think I've figured out why.
>> YouTube just picks up on the number 78 if it shows up in the header - the
>> description of the record being listed - and then posts it wherever the
>> number
>> 78 appears in "Records." Thus many of the LPs that show up in the 78
>> listings
>> do so if the were released in 1978.
>> Now that that's solved (?) how do we get rid of those mass posters that
>> offer nothing on a single day but hundreds of 78s worth maybe 50 cents each
>> at best and are now offered for $5 each?
>> Drives me nuts, but eBay is still a great reference tool for what we
>> like! I
>> couple that with YouTube if i want to hear an item that catches my eye.
>> Most of the time it can be found there.
>> Malcolm R
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