Craig W Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Went to a car boot sale on Sunday and picked a handfull of Uk red Atlantic (Otis Leavil , Barbara Lewis ect) , Action (Bobby Bland) , and a few others which i was pleased with because they were only 50p each and he let me have the lot (22) for £10.00. In with these 22 I had put in a 45 by Calum Bryce called Love maker which i knew was not soul in fact i thought it was by an Irish artist but thought i can sling it if its crap. Turns out according to Google search to be rare psychedelic but couldnt find a price guide for it so i thought i would put it on ebay with no reserve starting at £4.99 maybe fetching enough to pay for the other 21 45s. Within the first hour someone asked to end the auction early for £130.00 but i said no as i dont like doing this. Then yesterday someone else asked to end it early for £250.00 which i nearly did , my missus saying i was been greedy when i said no again.He then came back an hour later with an offer of £300.00 which i refused again which started the greedy argument again. Its currently at £4.99 with 1 bid. https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...AMESE%3AIT&rd=1 Am i bieng greedy? What would you have done? Craig. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest LeoLyxxx Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Greedy or not i think it's the same as paying for records.. i know you might think it's not "worth" 300£ but you know a couple of other 100 guys might prove you wrong. If someone ask you to take it off it's a good indication it's more expensive than that and an auction is a chance to give everybody a shot of owning it so no, i don't consider it greedy.. i would've been mind-boggled myself ;-) best and good luck with the auction. Leo Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dayo Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Whatever, I'm sure you'll seek out the car-booter and split the proceeds 50/50 (coughs) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Kolla Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Greedy - definately NOT Luck sod - definately I never ever find little treasures at car boot sales whine whine whine. A word of caution though - you might find no other collectors spot that record on eBay this week and the guy that has offered you £300 will end up taking it of your hands for £4.99... but that's a risk you take. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 I love buying records from boot sales, I have over 1,000 crap records at home, less my cilla black collection which I gave to Roger Stewart for his birthday :-))))) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Paul R Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 That reminds me of another car boot sale buy, a sixties original album release with cover versions of "classics" such as "A lovers Concerto", "The Real Thing", "Everything I Touch Turns To Gear" and "One Two Three". Oh Yeah that was "Cilla Sings A Rainbow" Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest in town Mikey Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Playing Devils advocate here. And in no way do I think this is what happened to Craig, aka lucky #~]\| If you stumbled upon what looked like a collection, and the person flogging these records obviously didnt have a clue. Would you: Ask where he got them from, and possibly alert them that they might not know what they had? Buy the records and keep schtum? Call the police? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 Ask where he got them from .... and go around to see if there were any more left :-))))) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 If they obviously looked like they were from a stolen collection (which does happen now and again) then I guess inform the right people of such! I am going to stamp all my records with my name soon, just waiting for the stamp to be made up! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Craig W Posted July 7, 2004 Author Share Posted July 7, 2004 Playing Devils advocate here. And in no way do I think this is what happened to Craig, aka lucky #~]\| If you stumbled upon what looked like a collection, and the person flogging these records obviously didnt have a clue. Would you: Ask where he got them from, and possibly alert them that they might not know what they had? Buy the records and keep schtum? Call the police? I dont think calling the police would help as i doubt if they know the value of rare 45s! LOL Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Paul R Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 I think the Police were more interested in a type of watered down white reggae in the late '70's Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Dayo Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 ouch paul Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest James Trouble Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 I'm sure you can figure out how to set up another ebay ID and then you can bid £290 on it yourself? In effect it's only putting a reserve on it, and the guy wants to pay £300 anyway, so he'll be happy with £295. ;-) Not that I advocate such underhanded behaviour of course, just looking out for a fellow soul-sourcer! If you can't set up another ID, drop me an email, I've got a couple of spare IDs kicking around;-) JT Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Craig W Posted July 7, 2004 Author Share Posted July 7, 2004 Yes good idea but according to his story he was out of town from last night for a number of weeks and wouldnt be around to pay but i know that was bullshit. The other one who asked first said he needed it to play at a gig in Italy at the weekend so it would be too late when the auction ended! Craig. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest James Trouble Posted July 7, 2004 Share Posted July 7, 2004 don't be spoofed out. Refuse to lose, and rinse those Psyce rock loving losers for ever penny their worth and use the money to take your missus out for a slap up meal, a nice bottle of wine or two and a night at the theatre;-) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Craig W Posted July 7, 2004 Author Share Posted July 7, 2004 "don't be spoofed out. Refuse to lose, and rinse those Psyce rock loving losers for ever penny their worth and use the money to take your missus out for a slap up meal, a nice bottle of wine or two and a night at the theatre;-)" Dont know where you live JT but if it fetches 300 Quid I can pay for all of those things for a whole year and still have change , or buy a 3 bedroom semi detached here in Wolverhampton prices are so cheap for such a posh area. Craig. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Kolla Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Wey-hey - I see the bidding has got underway on eBay and you're doing well. Worth taking the risk then Craig. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest James Trouble Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Looks like Craig's missus is gunna have a fantastic night out some time soon! :-) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest in town Mikey Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Nah mate Bag of fish and chips and a copy of Darrow Fletcher. I'll get me coat. ;-) Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Kolla Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Nah mate Bag of fish and chips and a copy of Darrow Fletcher. Nowt wrong with that... as long as pudding is deep-fried mars bar Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
jocko Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Kolla stop letting the side down, you are supposed to be a posh Scottish bird!!! Only kidding, honest Jock Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 If Kolla's so posh, whats she doin' with me??? Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 looks like going get a good result there Craig must be a similar few non-northern find storys out there think 300 off a deep soul japan want 45 was me best non-northern find did once "win" 800 quid on the back of a prince record once though Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest ShaneH Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 Can't help wonder what this 45 will eventually finish at. Good luck to the seller I say because I am sure the buyer will not resent handing over the cash. Its obvious people are desperate for it and that comes with a price. Did anyone out there actually know the 45 prior to the original post? I feel for the guy who recently paid £2500 on ebay for a Sex Pistols BOOT!! Shane Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
doowopmick Posted July 8, 2004 Share Posted July 8, 2004 I dont think calling the police would help as i doubt if they know the value of rare 45s! LOL You just never know? DWMick Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Craig W Posted July 15, 2004 Author Share Posted July 15, 2004 Just finished at £433.00 so it was worth hanging on. Craig. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest ShaneH Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Nice one Craig! Shane Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Kerry F Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 so is it fish and chips TWICE now for you and the wife !! Just being nosy but any idea what your gonna spend the money on!! Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Craig W Posted July 15, 2004 Author Share Posted July 15, 2004 Will wait and see if I get paid for it ok first and then if they agree with my grading but i am usually spot on. Ill probably use some of it for the deposit on next years Torquay weekender and pay my gas bill. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
Guest Kolla Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 MOD NOTICE - Replies & information about the Torquay weekender have been moved into a new topic so people can find it more easily. Click here to view. Link to comment Social source share More sharing options...
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