Just wondered if anyone's thinking about buying Manships New book , Out in September @ £85 ..seems a lot imho ....Paul

agree it is a lot of money £75 +£8 post but we will buy it anyway !!!!!!

that's for the hardback version though, surely a soft back one will be coming out as well?

It's saved me more than £75 over the years. Do I take it that this edition has the colour photos of various boots / second issues / originals. Thought the 5th edition was most valuable for that detail. 

I like looking at the pictures...........tripled in price ? like most of the records !

Rob

Agree with Dean the info can save you money.   Might buy 2 then get JM to auction the spare when they are no longer available !!

Has it not got Albums in it as well this time? If it has and it is a much bigger volume then i will probably bite the bullet.

is it a price guide or a label fest?

Any news on a new British guide?

2 hours ago, Dean said:

It's saved me more than £75 over the years. Do I take it that this edition has the colour photos of various boots / second issues / originals. Thought the 5th edition was most valuable for that detail. 

Goodness.... If I had purchased at them "Guide Prices" .... I would be more than £7500 worse off !  ?

Will there be a renovation of the records? Bought the 6th edition once and compared to the 5th and i mean i can remember that e.g. Louis Jordan 65 Bars was still on 15£!! 

Edited June 2, 20169 yr by Zanetti

I would like more to have a new "Million Dollar Book" called Vol.2 

Says it's a Numbered run of 1000 copies, wonder if they will be any on Amazon 

Edition 7 is long overdue but I hope it reflects the actual market rather than just John's sales. Not sure why albums are to feature in this. The volume will be too big to travel with, and too heavy unless there is to be a paperback edition. Sure, I will buy a copy but plan to carry on using volumes 5 and 6 as they have useful info in them.

To be honest , most of the records I buy are 30%-50% at least cheaper than johns guide...way out on some prices

JM , has certainly got massive "Cojones" to attempt another price guide in today's mad market!  How to give definitive prices would seem a massive challenge, but I am sure with Stella , Johnny will have risen to it! I commend him for the work and effort he has displayed since his Initial effort in 2001, Salud, Johnny ,Malaga, Spain.

No soft cover is planned so says JM.

Just a thought but with the current popular trend for adult colouring books, would there be a potential market for a self pricing , price guide with laminated pages where you would be able to add, delete or amend prices due to any flutuations in the market at will ?

Dave

Edited June 2, 20169 yr by Louise

5 hours ago, Rbman said:

Goodness.... If I had purchased at them "Guide Prices" .... I would be more than £7500 worse off !  ?

Was thinking more of boot photos and information. Although price useful as a guide (50%) 

56 minutes ago, chalky said:

No soft cover is planned so says JM.

I'll give it a miss then

 

Sent the Manship Mail advertising the book hopefully to my wife without comment.

seems my birthday present is sorted so feeling quite chuffed!

however she hasn't let drop yet what she expects in  return.... 

I pre-ordered it.  Simply having label scans, detail about boots, second issues, originals.  It's well worth having, as I don't travel with it.  I use it for the information in it, not to price records.

 

What John actually did in 2001 was cock it up for everybody going to the States.

Bet Tim Brown has another lined up

On 3 June 2016 at 08:05, jimmy clitheroe said:

Bet Tim Brown has another lined up

Doubt it. The last one never sold. Virtually no difference between editions. Tim's been left well and truly behind. Not sure there is a place for his book now John has cornered the market.

On 3 June 2016 at 07:36, TRICKY said:

What John actually did in 2001 was cock it up for everybody going to the States.

Two schools of thought on this. The book actually helped diggers with limited knowledge and brought a heap of rare records to the surface. Alternatively, the era of dirt cheap records ended and everyone started scrapping for rarities pushing the prices up. The onslaught of eBay and emergence of Popsike changed the way US dealers did business just as much as John's books. In trips to the US recently, it has been a real asset despite the higher prices of records as it's better to have the records at any price rather than not at all.

Sadly never been crate digging in the U.S , Do they understand that the majority of the prices are in the guides are wildly over priced? Just my opinion like...Paul

In actual fact, many of the big ticket tunes have been fetching far more than the prices in volume 6 for a long time now.

There are some massively undervalued 45's in the guide as well especially if you're looking for 70's 

I understand there will be lots of 'unknowns' (meaning not sold via John) in the book as well.

So a much more rounded and welcomed edition imo.

Quote

 

1 hour ago, Mister Fish said:

There are some massively undervalued 45's in the guide as well especially if you're looking for 70's 

I understand there will be lots of 'unknowns' (meaning not sold via John) in the book as well.

So a much more rounded and welcomed edition imo.

 

I agree, there is always a huge amount of stuff thats listed a lot cheaper than need be in his guides. 

£75 quid for some quality record porn is a steal.  Who's toilet would be without one...

On 03/06/2016 at 07:36, TRICKY said:

What John actually did in 2001 was cock it up for everybody going to the States.

and everyone buying from the States!  

 

Edited July 20, 20169 yr by Guest

Wonder if it will ...or has been made at the same binders/publisher/printer ???????My last one is in pieces ...cant find half my W section !!!!!!! yet two earlier copies are still in great shape !!!!  ???? and i have been using them just as much .

MOST DEALERS IN THE STATES USE POPSIKE  NOW