Re: [ARSCLIST] Other memorable record stores

[Roger and Allison Kulp <thorenstd124@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree totally,but I will add the late 80s  pressings of the pre-"Pepper" US Beatle Lps,are some of the scarcest  ones around.(The originals being amoung the most common.) ,especially  the 1988 purple labels.They were replaced,by the UK versions,don't you  see.I do think we've seen the last of dumping dad's,or grandpa's  records,at the thrift stores.This was,how I put together,a collection  of thousands of good classical 78s,and Lps,in the 80s,and 90s.Including  rare Martzy,Devy Erlih,etc. .Remember,the people, who put on estate  sales do this for a living,they are not going to let anything get by  them.You will find beter deals,on eBay,if you look.

stevenc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:  ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "phillip holmes" 
> 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.
Well, when I pass to my great reward, the biggest problem
for whomever settles the estate is going to be arranging
their hernia surgery after carrying all the 300-odd (some
VERY odd) milk crates of shellac out of the joint...

Steven C. Barr



			
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