Out of interest, how many records do you reckon ebay sellers from the UK sell to buyers in the US monthly/yearly?

 

 

Anyone? There must be a few big eBay sellers online that have an idea etc.

My reason for this question is I'm intrigued to know how many records are now going back to the states after so many being exported here over the last 40 years.. 

 

But seemingly no one on Soul Source has any idea.. ???     

When eBay first started up, I sold quite a few common soul records , and the majority of them went to the States - stuff like Ramsey Lewis, Etta James, Little Milton...  must be heading up for 5 years since I sold a 45 to a US buyer..

A lot seem to be going back where they came from, everyone and their dog over the pond seem to have JM's book and internet access.... quite clued up,

Difficult to give even a rough estimate though

About 7,600 a month.

About 7,600 a month.

 

Is that what you earn?

Labeat, on 07 Apr 2014 - 9:24 PM, said:

Is that what you earn?

I wish.

 

Twas an educated guess at toodarnsoulfuls question.

 

Anyone want to go higher or lower?

 

 

Nice

I wish.

 

Twas an educated guess at toodarnsoulfuls question.

 

Anyone want to go higher or lower?

 

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Nice

 

Nice suit Peter, but shave that tash' off

I wish.

 

Twas an educated guess at toodarnsoulfuls question.

 

Anyone want to go higher or lower?

 

bruce.png

 

Nice

Haha.. I'd say lower myself, but you never know! .. 

I send around 10-15 records a month back to the U.S. I always think it's quite ironic to be sending 'em back to where I found them in the first place. I sometimes wonder why people are buying some of the titles that I would have thought would be relatively easy to pick up over there. It could just be that it's easier then spending time going to any existing record shops or fairs etc......

 

Ian D

the answer depends on how much money i have that month

Depends what it is I guess 

 

I have had the pleasure recently of being able to sell some very nice rare/collectable items back to good soul folk in the USA in Detroit, Chicago and Los Angeles.

 

Cheers

 

Richard

Edited April 7, 201411 yr by Premium Stuff

The current exchange rate between the US and UK is trending in the wrong direction for the US. I've bought 1 45 from the UK in 5 months and it's probably going to be 5 months until the next one.

 

yes, there are still plenty of records in US if you want to make the effort - I'm thinking that for many of the US buyers they don't have access to many record stores and record shows that sell good records, and most every store looks up stuff on the internet and prices them accordingly, so many common records are available cheaper as imports where they meet the real market value compared to the typical price guide geek who marks everything up (since they have to play the 'I've got to make money to keep the store open' line). I get people telling me stuff like Edwin Starr - Running Back and Forth is a rare record, I guess to them it is, easy for me to pretend it's still 1987 when I found 20 of them.....