Ebay, Light Of My Life, Fire Of My Loins, My Sin, My Soul

does that mean that they, like, lost the picture sleeve or something?

people keep telling me that i should sell on discogs. should i move on over from ebay? i keep hearing about how people regularly pay really high prices on there for stuff. and that you can move things quicker.

if you've got a rare rap or disco record, discogs is a good way to go tbh. we've put stuff up for $100 or $200 and it'll sell overnight sometimes.

definitely browsed by serious record collector type dudes.

discogs sales history is pretty cool too

Your eBay bid is confirmed: Chet Atkins LPs Lot Of 6 (200552382668)
Your eBay bid is confirmed: Porter Wagoner LP A Satisfied Mind 1963 (200552393457)
Your eBay bid is confirmed: Johnny Darrell LP Why You Been Gone So Long 1969 (120657529880)
Your eBay bid is confirmed: Porter Wagoner LP "Ballads Of Love" (150529365289)
Your eBay bid is confirmed: Ernest Tubb LP "Hittin' The Road"/Decca (DL-4681) (200551269936)

which chet atkins records did u get

don't count yer chickens til they're hatched, iirc... just put in a low bid on the lot. we'll see.

there's more than enough to love in every record, i think. so long as you aren't bothered by it being a solo over theme from doctor zhivago or something

my roommate got me into chet & also told me this wonderful story about him. apparently some 20th c virtuoso classical guitarist, on his deathbed, was asked who the greatest living guitarist was and he answered "chester atkins"

http://207.228.243.82/static/sss.jpg

bid 3$ on this & won, my first ever youtube purchase. i wonder if it is any good

how do you buy stuff on youtube?

oops

i feel like my grandmother

zedo, bluekai and atwola dot com, why are you suddenly running javascripts on my browser when I go to eBay?

what is it with this tennent & morrison record?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=320629749977&si=3jg0sP%252FGn%252FNwGuAknfWM1heknvE%253D&viewitem=

i ain't never heard it. do you have a copy? i wanna know why friggin' stone the crow albums all of a sudden are worth more than ten bucks. they're kinda horrible.

stone the crows, that is.

Amateurist tipped me off to a guy selling a ton of old-time music LPs and even more excitingly, 78rpm acetates of ultra-rare sides, duped from clean originals. Such good stuff. Alfred Karnes. Shortbuckle Roark. Charlie Bowman. Floyd Ming & His Pep Steppers (asian-american fiddle band!)... drooling over here.

yeah i read your drunk facebook post about that. wait, they are bootleg 78s!?

yes.

perhaps better to say they are duplicates made for archival purposes.

nope, i don't have that tennent morrison lp. bid on it a few times 'cause it looks cool, but it always winds up at insane $$$.

YOU ARE BUYING THE ITEM(s) SHOWN & DESCRIBED IN THE HEADING: HERE WE HAVE THE MOODY BLUE, BLUE VINYL LP. WHAT A COLLECTOR'S ITEM!! THE DISC IS IN 4 PIECES. BUT THIS SHOULDN'T DETER A TRUE ELVIS COLLECTOR. THE PEOPLE AT THE GOODWILL STORE, WHERE I BOUGHT IT, TOLD ME IT WOULD PLAY JUST FINE, IF IT WAS GLUED BACK TOGETHER. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO GLUE RECORDS, SO AM PROVIDING A TUBE OF GLUE, FOR THE LUCKY PERSON WHO BUYS IT. I AM NOT CHARGING ANYTHING FOR THE GLUE! THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL LP's & MUSIC RELATED ITEMS, I AM OFFERING. SOME, ARE ONE-OF-A-KIND. I USE THE STANDARD GRADING SYSTEM & THESE ABBREVIATIONS: WOC = WRITING ON COVER, DOC = DATE ON COVER, NOC = NAME ON COVER, BTM = BOTTOM, {ST} = STEREO, TP = TOP, BB = DRILL HOLE, CC = CUT CORNER, SPL = SPLIT, TP = TAPED, BC = BACK COVER, WR = WEAR, LBL = LABEL, RI = REISSUE, SM = SEAM. COVER IS GRADED FIRST, THEN THE RECORD. THESE LP's ARE DATED, GRADED & DESCRIBED ACCURATELY. THE LABELS ARE SHOWN IN THE PICS. READ THE INFO CAREFULLY & YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE ITEM. FACT: IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THERE HAS BEEN A DRASTIC DECLINE, IN LP'S BEING OFFERED ON EBAY {FROM 3 MILLION TO 2 MILLION}. I DO NOT KNOW IF EVERYONE WORE OUT THEIR "RELIST" BUTTONS, OR THERE ARE FEWER, WINTER GARAGE & RUMMAGE SALES, WHERE SOME VENDORS SCROUNGE FOR THEIR STOCK. PROBABLY BOTH. I STILL HAVE PLENTY TO SELL, EVEN THO THEY ARE NOT ALL "SUPER RARE" - MEGA RARE" - "AWESOME" - "COOL" -"GROOVY" - "GORGEOUS" - "FANTASTIC" - "STUNNING" - "STUPENDOUS" - "INCREDIBLE" - "STONE MINT" - "VG+++" - "STILL IN SHRINK" - "PERSONAL COLLECTION" - "ESTATE FIND {RUMMAGE SALE}" & ETC. I'LL SPARE YOU THE BS! I DON'T USE EBAY'S MOST OVERUSED WORD, "RARE", VERY OFTEN. BUT WHEN I DO -- IT IS!! OVER 90 % OF THE LP's, NOW BEING OFFERED, ARE AT "SET SALE", MOSTLY, STOCKPILED & OVERRUNNING VENDORS STORES. THIS MAKES THINGS VERY SIMPLE. JUST GO & COMPARE OTHER GRADES, SELECTIONS & PRICES. THEN COME BACK HERE, & BUY SOME THESE! THIS ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED IN A SLEEVE, NOT CRAMMED IN A USED WALMART BAG & SHIPPED IN A USED PIZZA BOX. ALAS!! THE PO HAS RAISED THEIR RATES AGAIN -- WITHOUT EVEN ASKING EBAY. THEY COULD GET THEIR "PRIVILEGES" SUSPENDED. EVEN MORE DRASTIC, EBAY MIGHT START IT'S OWN POST OFFICE. IT ALREADY HAS IT'S OWN CREDIT CARD COMPANY {PAY PAL} & IT'S OWN BANK {WEBBANK = 19.99 % ANNUAL INTEREST RATE}. THEN YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO BUY OR SELL ANYTHING, UNLESS YOU USED EBAY'S SHIPPING. YEP, THERE GOES A FEW MILLION MORE, EBAY USERS. I NOW HAVE TO SHIP MEDIA MAIL", AS EBAY ONLY LETS ME CHARGE $4 FOR SHIPPING, EVEN THO I NOW PAY FROM $6.50 - $9.50 {1st CLASS} TO SEND ONE LP. THEY EVEN URGE & "STRONGLY RECOMMEND", THAT I OFFER FREE SHIPPING. EVER WONDER WHY AN ITEM IS LISTED FOR $20, WITH "FREE SHIPPING", YET THE SAME IDENTICAL ITEM IS LISTED SEVERAL PLACES ELSEWHERE, FOR $10, PLUS $5 SHIPPING?? THIS COMMON SELLING PRACTICE IS DONE , WITH EBAY'S BLESSING, AS THEY GET A COMMISSION FROM THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE SALE, INSTEAD OF JUST THE PRICE OF THE ITEM, WITH SHIPPING ADDED. WISE UP!! I HAVE ONE SHIPPING PRICE - $4 PER ORDER{s}, WHETHER YOU BUY ONE, OR MORE {SAME DAY}. OVERSEAS BUYERS: YOU ARE GETTING BUTCHERED! IGNORE THE STANDARD SHIPPING RATES. I CAN SEND 12-16 LP's TO EUROPE, FOR $46. I WILL SEND YOU A REASONABLE QUOTE. YOU WILL BE VERY SATISFIED. THANKS FOR LOOKING.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-ONE-OF-KIND-ELVIS-PRESLEY-LP-SEE-INFO-/190509593198?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item2c5b41b26e

Hahaha... looks to be in the same vein as the guy who is selling his car on eBay, as Mark G started a thread about today. Going batshit insane is the way to sell nowadays it seems!

cool, free glue

The listing has ended ;_;

by the same guy:

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-MARILYN-MONROE-MOTORCYCLE-PHOTO-28-INFO-/190516543565?pt=Art_Photo_Images&hash=item2c5babc04d

YOU ARE BUYING THE ITEM SHOWN & DESCRIBED IN THE HEADING: THE 4th PERSON FROM THE LEFT, IS REPORTEDLY, MARILYN MONROE, BEFORE SEX CHANGE!! THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL, VINTAGE, SEPIA TONED, NOSTALGIC IMAGES OF MOTORCYCLES, I AM OFFERING. THEY ARE 11"X14", ON HEAVY CARD STOCK & ARE SHOWN FRAMED. THEY WILL BE SENT UNFRAMED, MOUNTED ON 1/4" THICK POSTER BOARD, IN A PLASTIC COVER, READY FOR HANGING OR FRAMING. MY KNOWLEDGE OF MOTORCYCLES, IS LIMITED, & I WILL NOT INSULT YOUR INTELLIGENCE, OR MINE, BY GUESSING AT THE YEARS. SO I WILL PRICE THEM ALL THE SAME. I WOULD AUCTION THEM, BUT TO HAVE AN AUCTION, YOU HAVE TO HAVE BIDDERS. I DID A SEARCH & CLICKED ON "EBAY BIDDERS". I CAME UP WITH "0". WONDER WHERE THEY ALL WENT?? MAYBE, THEY ALL JUST GOT TIRED OF EBAY'S 2,463 BUYERS RULES! THESE PHOTOS ARE ALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. READ THE INFO CAREFULLY & YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED WHEN YOU RECEIVE THEM. OVER 90 % OF ITEMS NOW OFFERED, ARE AT SET SALE, MOSTLY IN EBAY STORES. THIS MAKES THINGS VERY SIMPLE. JUST GO & COMPARE OTHER'S GRADES, SELECTIONS & PRICES. THEN YOU WILL COME BACK HERE & BUY SOME OF THESE! NOW FOR A FEW WORDS ON SHIPPING. EBAY URGES & STRONGLY "RECOMMENDS" I OFFER FREE SHIPPING, AS IT'S NO SKIN OFF THEIR NOSE. EVER WONDER WHY AN ITEM IS PRICED FOR $25, WITH "FREE SHIPPING" & THE SAME IDENTICAL ITEM, IS PRICED SEVERAL PLACES ELSEWHERE, FOR $10, PLUS $5 SHIPPING?? WISE UP!! I HAVE ONE SHIPPING PRICE - $5 - WHETHER YOU BUY ONE, OR ONE HUNDRED OF THESE PHOTOS {SAME DAY}. OVERSEAS BUYERS: IGNORE THE AUTOMATED, RIDICULOUS, SHIPPING QUOTES. I WILL GIVE YOU A REASONABLE RATE. YOU WILL BE VERY SATISFIED. THANKS FOR LOOKING.

Ah well, it sure as hell beats going on a killing spree tbh

He's sticking it to THE MAN

Wait, the Elvis one says $63k, someone was funning, right?

Oh, I see, those are starting prices

I got sniped in real life! I almost shanked the fool. I'd been shopping for a few hours in 2 stores and was kinda tired. I didn't really feel like digging anymore, but knew this store had good 12" selection and went in looking for only one record. I ask the guy where I might find it (it's could be filed in a bunch of places). I tell him it's Bits and Pieces. Cover of a Yarborough & Peoples track on Mango. He points me to the Mango/Island section but there's a guy in front of it. I wait a second and it's not there. 1 second later and the guy that worked there told me the guy was listening to it. He probably heard me asking about it and he bought it. I was so pissed. it's not like a super rare record. It turns up all the time online but always in Europe and i dont wanna pay for shipping. Oh well, he'll get his.

OMG punk rock from Uruguay.

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d195/richhunt35/rock3URUGUAY.jpg

$50, how cruel. Looks like some of it is on YouTube.

http://tinyurl.com/3cvfbpd

oof. must remain strong.

http://shop.ebay.com/torajitorajitoraji/m.html?_nkw=felt&_sacat=0&_odkw=&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3911.c0.m270.l1313

I feel yr pain.

those are pretty. especially with the inserts. i would love to have them but that is just way too much money. maybe half those prices. or less than half. would be reasonable.

PAY UP U FUKKIN DEADBEATS

why is there always one person who thinks it's OK to wait a week to pay you? well you can get your ass over to the resolution center, pal.

Oh calm down, they're possibly on holiday or something..

if youre man enough to buy records on holiday you oughta be man enough to paypal for them

http://cgi.ebay.com/Used-Well-Worn-Gym-Socks-Private-/270791817136?pt=US_Womens_Socks&hash=item3f0c7337b0#ht_500wt_1156

gahhh

head-scratching lol-worthy reply from a japanese seller (i asked about an lp's condition):

"OK!!Although condition is very good, it does not become precocious. The check of the noise is not carried out, either. However, LP gas in Japan thinks that condition is good comparatively. I am looking forward to being able to deal with you in the future. I would appreciate your favor. Thank you."

i was relieved to hear it doesn't become precocious (as you can imagine), so i placed a low bid, and won.

his end-of auction email:

"Hello,
Thank you for buying it!!
Please select it from a delivery method here.
Please pay by the delivery method of hope."

I am looking forward to being able to deal with you in the future

Lord knows we are still trying to deal with you here, nerve_pylon ;)

awww the delivery method of hope is a nice sentiment

Here we call it "uninsured"

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OSWALD-MOSLEY-BRITISH-UNION-TWO-78-RECORDS-VERY-RARE-EXCELLENT-CONDITION-/320759536338?_trksid=p4340.m1374&_trkparms=algo%3DPI.WATCH%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2937039490643407971

Hmm, these are not Throbbing Gristle records...

lol!

izzn't that guy ummm a fascist?

yup...

Greater Britain Records lol..

can't figure out ebay sometimes. recently 3 electrelane records (the power out, axes, no shouts no calls) each sold (from the same seller) for in the $230 range, but those same records since (and before, and around the same time, and always in the same condition) have sold for anywhere between $25 to $80. seems suspicious.