Re: [ARSCLIST] Other memorable record stores

[phillip holmes <insuranceman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a "second wave" theory that my older buddies agree with.  I'm 33 
(almost exactly 33 1/3!).  My best music/audio/DIY buddy is 65.  Nearly all 
of the decent record collections will be on the market again.  People don't 
throw things like record collections in the trash anymore.  They're much 
more motivated to make a buck off of the dead guy's junk.  Hence the rise of 
full time estate sale buzzards.  There's always going to be a steady stream 
of decent quality vinyl/shellac because collectors die.  Of course, now it's 
MUCH harder to get a "deal" on a rare recording.  The buzzards can do an 
ePay search and find out that a 10" Charlie Parker on Dial is not a $1 
record.  And some of the really dumb folks out there don't have a clue.  I 
remember seeing a late '80s pressing of one of the early Beatles LPs, 
emblazoned with barcode and UPC.  It was in a protective plastic sleeve and 
said "very rare original pressing, $100".  And people watch those cable 
programs about how uncle Joe left a Tiffany lamp in his attic and think that 
uncle Bob's collection of Stan Kenton records must be their treasure.  They 
call you to look at them, and when you offer a buck or two per record they 
think you're screwing them.  I thought about putting an advertisement in the 
local Yellow Pages, but I've been around my record dealer buddy and you 
wouldn't believe how many calls he gets about "rare and mint" Herb Alpert 
and Barbara Streisand records.  You rarely have someone call up about 10" 
jazz they want to sell.
Phillip
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Fine" <tflists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 6:02 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Other memorable record stores


> Somewhat pertinent to this discussion -- there is an ebay seller,
> cashcowcorp, who seems to have bought out a rack-jobber or huge lot of LP
> cutouts. I have bought several piles of records from them and they sell 
> what
> they say they're selling. A lot of Pablo titles, still shrink-wrapped but
> with a corner cut (ie cut-out). Beware the Verve titles because they're
> mostly that awful late-60's discounted reissue series. Also non-jazz 
> titles.
> No LP I've bought from them has been damaged to badly warped, but your
> mileage may vary. There was another guy who had bought out an estate of a
> record shop owner but I think he's finished selling.
>
> I must say that it's pretty exciting to get a shrink-wrapped LP, give it a
> light cleaning and play a pristine surface. It makes me wonder how many
> warehouse shelves or basements are still crammed with unsold relics of the
> past era. It's telling that you 78 guys had no problems finding records up
> into the 70s.
>
> -- Tom Fine