How many folk do you think actually get swept away by hyperbolic record descriptions and their associated over-inflated asking prices ... ?

Especially when a simple 2 second search can easily quash some of the claims.

 

Been buying for about 60 years and in the early years didn’t have a lot to spend. I learned to trust my own judgement/ear and also to be patient. This came about because initially it was easy to get swept away, as you say (I was young and daft). However it wasn’t the internet in the 60’s it was friends and music mags along with youth clubs that influenced me. I made many poor decisions initially but gradually got to a point where I was comfortable with what I was buying/paying. There is no excuse in today’s hi-tech world  but I understand that the rush of owning “that tune” just overtakes any common sense judgement. I‘m sure we’ve all done it. 

I think people do get carried away with the auction process. A form of mass hypnosis😉.

Certain popular dealers can make their descriptions very alluring, and if you join in the bidding you will be part of something big and feel important.

Then once you start bidding, the wanting to win kicks in. It can become a little obsession and you must win this auction and have that record at all costs!     

Edited September 5, 2024Sep 5 by Solidsoul

34 minutes ago, Solidsoul said:

I think people do get carried away with the auction process. A form of mass hypnosis😉.

Certain popular dealers can make their blurb descriptions very alluring, and if you join in the bidding you will be part of something big! Maybe make you feel important and credible.

Then once you start bidding, the wanting to win kicks in. It can become a little obsession and you must win this auction and have that record at all costs!     

Wasn't referring to John's flowery prose but the unnecessary hyperbole seen on here ... 

I think the hyperbole can have a reverse effect to the one seller intended when you come to realise every record they are selling "has plenty of legs left, under the radar, played by those in the know" etc then when you listen to the you tube link most to my untrained ears are pretty average at best.

   Are people taken in by it I'm not so sure, yes it might make you look and listen but if you're prepared to put aside what you are hearing and buy just because someone invokes a fear of missing out on the next big thing you probably shouldn't be buying records in the first place. 

  My memory might be playing tricks on me and I may be wrong about this but there does seem to have been an increase of tunes being relisted as "reduced" due I guess to as you say over inflated prices on first posting, maybe the answer to your question lies there.

Personally,I quite enjoy all the hype that sellers come up with,wether it's a big well known dealer or just a collector selling records on.In most cases there is a sound clip of some sort anyway,so the final decision to purchase is down to you/me.These days I tend to know what I'm after(long list😂)so for me,it's just a matter of price and condition really...

8 hours ago, Woodbutcher said:

Wasn't referring to John's flowery prose but the unnecessary hyperbole seen on here ... 

Flowery prose is another name for unnecessary hyperbole.

If some major dealers are using it and getting amazing prices, you can't blame the little people for doing the same!!

Edited September 5, 2024Sep 5 by Solidsoul

1 hour ago, Twoshoes said:

I think the hyperbole can have a reverse effect to the one seller intended when you come to realise every record they are selling "has plenty of legs left, under the radar, played by those in the know" etc then when you listen to the you tube link most to my untrained ears are pretty average at best.

   Are people taken in by it I'm not so sure, yes it might make you look and listen but if you're prepared to put aside what you are hearing and buy just because someone invokes a fear of missing out on the next big thing you probably shouldn't be buying records in the first place. 

  My memory might be playing tricks on me and I may be wrong about this but there does seem to have been an increase of tunes being relisted as "reduced" due I guess to as you say over inflated prices on first posting, maybe the answer to your question lies there.

They are all in demand under the radar going to go big anytime now when they are selling them

When you sell to a dealer they are unpopular / crap  / unknown/ failed  plays though 😉🤔😂

I'd have to go with Craig above, best to wait it out to get the right copy at the right price.  Like all of you, I fall off my chair a few times a week when I see, let's say optimistic pricing... I rarely do Auction bidding, and don’t use eBay any longer, all that business is a con.  I've enough contacts and sites at set sale to nurture my addiction for lots of years to come.

"Flowery prose is unnecessary hyperbole!" laughing, I love it!  what does fook this actually mean??

20 hours ago, Mal C said:

 

"Flowery prose is unnecessary hyperbole!" laughing, I love it!  what does fook this actually mean??

I think maybe "flowery prose" is just a nice way of saying "unnecessary hyperbole."  

But when people see the prices hyperbole seems to make, who can blame them from using it!

Edited September 6, 2024Sep 6 by Solidsoul