I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO HYPE OVERDRIVE ABOUT THIS, YOU ALL KNOW HOW RARE THIS RECORD IS AND THE CHANCES OF FINDING ONE "IN THE WILD" NOWADAYS ARE VIRTUALLY NIL.  ONE WENT FOR $11,000 ON EBAY ON SUNDAY.  IF IT WAS MINT, THEN THIS COPY IS IT'S EQUAL.  IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND I DARE SAY IT'S NEVER SEEN A STYLUS.  APART FROM A COUPLE OF LIGHT, WHISPY LINES CAUSED BY THE PAPER OF THE SLEEVE, THIS IS AS IN GOOD AS A CONDITION AS WHEN IT CAME OFF THE PRESSES BACK IN THE 60's.

 

SO, IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO GO UP FOR OFFERS I'M AFRAID.  I'M NOT QUITE SURE HOW I'M GOING TO DO THIS YET, OBVIOUSLY THE PERSON WHO OFFERS THE MOST MONEY WILL GET IT, BUT I HAVEN'T SET A TIME LIMIT ON IT AS YET.

 

I GUESS ALL I WOULD SAY IS "BID WHAT YOU THINK IT'S WORTH TO YOU".  I WILL NOT IDENTIFY ANY BIDDERS, INCLUDING THE WINNER, AND I WILL NOT DISCLOSE HOW MUCH IT SELLS FOR IF THE WINNER DOES NOT WANT ME TO.

 

ANYWAY I'LL START THIS OFF AT £4000 AND WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE.  I WILL UPDATE BIDDERS WHEN OR IF THEY ARE OUTBID.

THE BID INCREMENT IS £100.

 

THE WINNER WOULD BE ADVISED TO COME AND PICK THIS UP FROM ME!

 

I WISH THIS WAS MINE, BUT IT'S ONLY A COMMISSION JOB SO PLEASE DON'T ASK ME TO BEND THE RULES, I HAVE TO DO MY BEST FOR THE SELLER.

 

YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTACT ME AT pete.smith@freeuk.com OR PHONE ME 01902 326306 

 

PHOTOS BELOW INCLUDING ONE OF THE BELL SOUND STAMP IN THE RUN OFF

 

CHEERS

 

PETE

 

        

Edited March 4, 201411 yr by Pete S

ooh!   thats nice and shiny

I'll update this daily, just the once a day.

High bid currently £4600

 

will end this time next wednesday 5th march

I would sell my soul for that.

 

      What a tune,   Total heart felt vocals with an intro to wake the dead.   Stunning! 

i will swop a british  60s registered restored italian sx lambretta for that 45

 

I dont use the the scooter and i would not use the 45

 

so it would not be a mega deal for me

 

deals, scooters and records

 

that is me

 

10k...... there are great 40 dollar records that have my attention at the moment

 

however......great find, and a classic

 

would i like......yes !!!

Edited February 27, 201411 yr by gaz thomas

Hope this beauty finds a nice home...

I'm impressed by the quality of the photo of the Bell Sound stamp 

I'm impressed by the quality of the photo of the Bell Sound stamp 

 

So am I considering the piece of crap camera I took it with, this is a camera that won't usually go into focus when taking a pic of a black record label!

i will swop a british  60s registered restored italian sx lambretta for that 45

 

I dont use the the scooter and i would not use the 45

 

so it would not be a mega deal for me

 

deals, scooters and records

 

that is me

 

10k...... there are great 40 dollar records that have my attention at the moment

 

however......great find, and a classic

 

would i like......yes !!!

 

And if it were mine I'd have bitten your hand off!

Update

 

£5500 now top bid

i will swop a british  60s registered restored italian sx lambretta for that 45

 

I dont use the the scooter and i would not use the 45

 

so it would not be a mega deal for me

 

deals, scooters and records

 

that is me

 

10k...... there are great 40 dollar records that have my attention at the moment

 

however......great find, and a classic

 

would i like......yes !!!

except the dellarks record will play a song every time you put the needle on it...where as the lammy will be hit and miss as to whether it starts everytime...haha

How will anyone know when it's over Pete? Sorry not meaning to be awkward or anything, just wondered. 

I'll update this daily, just the once a day.

High bid currently £4600

 

will end this time next wednesday 5th march

 

How will anyone know when it's over Pete? Sorry not meaning to be awkward or anything, just wondered. 

How will anyone know when it's over Pete? Sorry not meaning to be awkward or anything, just wondered. 

 

Well when the clicks on 6 0 clock, whoever has the highest bid wins...can't think of any other way, am open to suggestions though

Best way to do it Pete, Kirsty done the same two weeks ago when she auctioned an item.

Apologies Pete, I missed post number 3. 

except the dellarks record will play a song every time you put the needle on it...where as the lammy will be hit and miss as to whether it starts everytime...haha

 

its got a mark broadhurst electronic ignition kit and a muggello on it, so it starts everytime and goes like a rocket ! 

gotta ask was it recent find or has the seller had it for a long time?

 

wish I could bid on it

gotta ask was it recent find or has the seller had it for a long time?

 

wish I could bid on it

 

All I know is it came from an old collection, meaning someone who was collecting in the 60's and early 70's, probably thought it was a doo wop record and never played it!

Top bid is still £5500.  Two people with same bid.

gotta ask was it recent find or has the seller had it for a long time?

 

wish I could bid on it

Hey Jim, Depends how much you'd love to own it. People think nowt of spending 5 and a half grand on a little second hand car   ... or a kitchen.

I think I'd prefer the Del Larks! (no I'm not putting a bid in!).

Top bid is still £5500.  Two people with same bid.

How can  you have two people with same bid surely if you have a bid of 5500 and someone comes in wi another bid they have to bid more ..Confused . Com lol

 HI ALL..... To think!? Mick Smith played & dedicated this to me at KEELE many moons ago, & offered it to me £800, and I turned him down. one of the best rare soul records of all time, if you disagree? cough & get off  DAVE K

How can  you have two people with same bid surely if you have a bid of 5500 and someone comes in wi another bid they have to bid more ..Confused . Com lol

 

Not as confused as I am.  I can't tell people what to bid, they just make the offer.  (Person one asked to keep his bid going to 5500, person to came in with a straight bid of 5500).

The bid increment is £100 anyway, so if someone came in at 2 seconds to 6 and said 5520, it wouldn't count.

Edited March 4, 201411 yr by Pete S

 I can't tell people what to bid, they just make the offer.  (Person one asked to keep his bid going to 5500, person to came in with a straight bid of 5500)

 

I don't mean to tell you how to do this, but this is how I would do it:

 

Yes you can tell people what to bid and you should in this kind of situation.

 

First bidder comes in with £5500.

 

Second bidder comes in with a bid of £5500.

 

You contact the second bidder and tell them that there already is a bid of £5500 on the record and that they need to increase their bid if they want to have a chance of purchasing the record. Otherwise they're out.

 

Then you tell the other bidders (if there are any) that a new bid has registered so that they know that they need to up their bids in case they still want to be in the running.

Edited March 4, 201411 yr by Sebastian

First high bidder wins then,second bid has only matched it,

surely ?

 

Steve. 

I don't mean to tell you how to do this, but this is how I would do it:

 

Yes you can tell people what to bid and you should in this kind of situation.

 

First bidder comes in with £5500.

 

Second bidder comes in with a bid of £5500.

 

You contact the second bidder and tell them that there already is a bid of £5500 on the record and that they need to increase their bid if they want to have a chance of purchasing the record. Otherwise they're out.

 

Then you tell the other bidders (if there are any) that a new bid has registered so that they know that they need to up their bids in case they still want to be in the running.

 

Sounds like the right way to do it.

I will of course take the advice on board, though I'm pretty sure they will both see this topic and can easily contact me.

Listen I don't mean to be rude but it's been suggested to me by a bidder that people who have no intention of bidding on the item should, erm, mind their own business.  Just saying like.

Who's to say the people who've commented haven't had a bid, or aren't going to bid? It's not like you're giving names out is it. Some people should mind their own business! 

 

Just saying...

 

Who's to say the people who've commented haven't had a bid, or aren't going to bid? It's not like you're giving names out is it. Some people should mind their own business! 

 

Just saying...

 

 

Mate I don't really care if it keeps this topic high on the charts!

Always amuses me how people with no intention of bidding on a rare record have to get involved in one way or another......

B***ocks... I've gone and done it meself now

Always amuses me how people with no intention of bidding on a rare record have to get involved in one way or another......

B***ocks... I've gone and done it meself now

But how do you know that ALL the people on this thread haven't made bid?

 

Except yourself of course!

 

But how do you know that ALL the people on this thread haven't made bid?

 

Except yourself of course!

 

i don't care...it was just a joke

Listen I don't mean to be rude but it's been suggested to me by a bidder that people who have no intention of bidding on the item should, erm, mind their own business.  Just saying like.

 

There doesn't seem much wrong with this thread Pete.The bidders will bid,others will watch.Its one of the most important auctions for a long time for me,its going to attract attention.

I will of course take the advice on board, though I'm pretty sure they will both see this topic and can easily contact me.

Pete......you don,t need to take any advice.....you have a near mint, shiney shagable copy of one of the best records ever made for sale....it,s a case of supply and great demand..............AND THEY ALL WANT IT!!!    

Think it's shite myself 

just saying  .

Think it's shite myself 

just saying  .

 

No doubt you are fully entitled to your opinion but seriously...................

There doesn't seem much wrong with this thread Pete.The bidders will bid,others will watch.Its one of the most important auctions for a long time for me,its going to attract attention.

Kev. Your so right. I.m interested in this thread, find it fascinating but I could never justify paying these sort of prices for records. £400 was my limit on vinyl. Steve

So the £200.00. i paid for mine seems a bargin!!!!!

So the £200.00. i paid for mine seems a bargin!!!!!

 

For £200 I'll teach you how to spell 

So the £200.00. i paid for mine seems a bargin!!!!!

Only a bargain if you sell it on which I doubt you will. So you are £200 out of pocket but compensated with a gem of a record?? 

Ian thats a quality reply mate!!

But here is a thought and always wondered if it was a dooable way to bid (if you was bidding - which i am not)

Contact the seller and just say WHATEVER the amount goes to put me down for the next increment of bid - a guarantee of winning the auction.

Dazz

Ian thats a quality reply mate!!

But here is a thought and always wondered if it was a dooable way to bid (if you was bidding - which i am not)

Contact the seller and just say WHATEVER the amount goes to put me down for the next increment of bid - a guarantee of winning the auction.

Dazz

 

Thats a very very sensible way to go.

Yes a pound more than the highest bidder till your max is reached. If u get outbid at the end then its not throigh bidding low

Yes a pound more than the highest bidder till your max is reached. If u get outbid at the end then its not throigh bidding low

 

In this case we're talking about £100 increments though.  I wouldn't accept a £99 one.  Rules is rules.

Isn't that a "TOPPING BID".....and supposing 2, 5, 9 or 20 people did that? Who wins it??

Think it's shite myself 

just saying  .

Compared to what?

Compared To What? Mr Flood's Party? Heard worse 

Only about 9 hours to go......

Compared to what?

 

Now, that is sh....