[78-L] of eBay and things

[Jonathan Smith]

It is so true that amateurs selling on eBay can give the entire enterprise a bad name. I'll never forget the horror of receiving a 78 I never saw before (and have never seen since) arrive broken in two, packed by someone who obviously had no idea as to what a 78 is. When the seller uses the word "vinyl" to describe most 78s, it's often a warning to beware.

As for the YouTube, I am generally disillusioned with folks who post 78s there. In my experience, many of these individuals enjoy posting but do not respond to even the most urgent pleas for information about their postings. As most people who know me are aware, the number one item on my long-standing want-list is Grey Gull/Radiex 2527 (presumably also Van Dyke 82527). I have never seen it and know of no one who has. Meanwhile, two different YouTube users posted a Bellbird issue of that recording, from Australia. I literally begged both of them, repeatedly, to simply give me the matrix number of that Bellbird 78. The response?  Silence. If they are too busy to respond to an urgent plea, how can they spare the time to post on YouTube?

The search goes on. I should add that, if I ever find the Grey Gull 2527 listed on eBay, I'll place a bid even if the seller doesn't know what a record is.

Best wishes to all,        Jonathan
In a message dated 1/15/2019 1:01:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, malcolm at 78data.com.invalid writes:


One of our members, many years ago, mentioned that he'd stopped goingto the eBay 78 listings because there were so many people listing thatdidn'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 - thedescription of the record being listed - and then posts it wherever the number78 appears in "Records." Thus many of the LPs that show up in the 78 listingsdo so if the were released in 1978.Now that that's solved (?) how do we get rid of those mass posters thatoffer nothing on a single day but hundreds of 78s worth maybe 50 cents eachat best and are now offered for $5 each?Drives me nuts, but eBay is still a great reference tool for what we like! Icouple 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_______________________________________________78-L mailing list78-L at klickitat.78online.comhttp://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l