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Had one many years ago which I ordered from Craig Moorer. After 1 month no delivery so I contacted him and he checked everything and confirmed my address was correct etc. Fast forward 8 months and there is a knock at the door and the postie is holding the familiar brown cardboard box which he handed over. I had no idea what it was as I had no records on order at the time. On it was Craig's label but the box was absolutely covered in stamps and stickers from various countries which included US, Malaysia, Japan, Russia and a host of other countries between the UK and APAC. The box was fully in tact and all the 45's were in place and no damage. I thought they's gone forever.

At previous ones there was myself, Mick Brown, Chalky, Mace, Derek Pearson, Parkypine (Wayne), Simon Hunt plus others that I know are on here but can't recall their ID's.

Yep. There's usually a good few Soul-Source members at the Chesterfield fair, both selling and buying.

I think the story is that Numero pressed it for one of the promotional events (as they did with the Outa-Sights) something to do with Japan I read. Then Dave Thorley asked them for any spare copies and sold them over here. It does go for a tidy sum if you can get one. Bit of a tune tho' 👍

So, to round this up. I have been in email dialogue with Ebay's shipping dept. because its they who work with Ebay's shipping and tax collecting service. It outsourced to a company called Pitney Bowes or something like that. Anyway I asked why they added 28% tax on what should have been 20%. Apparently its to cover the fees charged by their outsourced service so its VAT + Fee's to Pitney Bowes, hence 28%. The surprising thing was at the end of each email, they said that I could, before paying the invoice, contact the seller and ask them to ship outside of Ebay's program and therefore they would not be able to collect tax. This took me back a little as they normally push people towards their services. Anyway, suggest if you intend to bid on a high value item ask the seller beforehand if they can work outside on any Ebay shipping or invoicing.

It was clearly an Indian back office support operation who seemed to have no knowledge or authority to speak on behalf of Ebay, despite being Ebay's office / representatives.

Another Ebay rip off I think.... I won an item yesterday and I expected the 20% VAT to be added. However when I went to pay the import tax figure was 28% of the combined value of item and shipping. Eh ? So I contacted Ebay this morning and asked what is going on and pointed out that UK VAT was 20%. I was passed from person to person and asked to wait for answers and on hold for 10 to 15 minutes each time, and finally after 45 minutes they told me they would have to raise it up to other people so I gave up. This current incarnation of Ebay is a far cry from the one I joined 20+ years ago.

Get him to contact the UK dealers over here and they will sell the Tumble Dryer as an original US issue 😄

Spot on Andy. I was a bit more polite in my comment about sound files 'leveling up the knowledge' of some to those who have done the hard yards. Great to hear the word 'Div' again, I haven't used that since the 70's 👍 Andy Mac

Private bidder status was introduced (from memory) years ago because at one point in time you could see who you were bidding against and who had won. Many people were being 'tracked' as to what they were bidding on with other collectors essentially using their knowledge to obtain records. Ebay tried to eliminate this by making the bidders anonymous, as it was raised on some of their forums particularly by many here in the UK as I recall. Therefore I see no reason why they would keep Private Bidders in place now as it leaves the whole system open to abuse. The last time I sold a 45 a few years back on Ebay, something fishy went on with a PB, and to this day I still can't figure it out, but I know it happened 😡 It was a relatively cheap item fortunately.

I agree with all the pre-internet comments about wants notebooks, tape swappers and all that stuff. Great fun. However, what about the early days of the internet. I remember joining Ebay over 20 years ago and buying stuff blind for 2 or 3 $ with shipping at $4 it was worth a punt and found some decent stuff and some garbage along with it, but it was great anticipating the post to see whether you'd bought a monster or dud. Also as there wen't many collectors on Ebay you could pick up some obscure rarities for little money. Dealers began popping up on line and they had little or no knowledge of soul music and again I had many fantastic finds at give away prices. Today they all seem Ebay savvy and the chances of any real bargains are few and far between. The biggest change I've seen is the introduction of the sound file. All those hours of making notes on records seen, heard and swapped on tape, all the knowledge of years of collecting, phoning the US dealers to listen to records etc, all became a waste of time, as the sound file "leveled" the knowledge and ultimately has in many ways driven the prices up.

A round up of recent sales with reductions Paypal as F&F please or add 4% if you prefer. Postage 1.70 UK First, 3.00 Recorded and 5.00 worldwide standard airmail (other options available at cost) please PM with questions or to reserve. ATB Andy RITCHIE ADAMS - BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU - MGM NM £20 Teddy Randazzo big production effort YT sound file for ref only : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= HOWARD TATE - HALF A MAN - VERVE Ex £10 great underrated mid tempo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEywkkMlx1w&list=RDjEywkkMlx1w&start_radio=1 Phillip Mitchell - Oh how I love you - Hi £20 Lovely mid tempo crossover so underrated and in its company sleeve for good measure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sFim_e7_7Q Johnny Bristol - Waiting on love - Atlantic WLP £20 Such a top quality tune and a lovely white promo for the collection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-OiRHoPFQw The Final Seconds - Lost on a highway - Boo Koo Ex+ £10 (Nice sweet group - flip had some spins as crossover) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7B1KfxXrgI The Moments - So this is goodbye - Stang Ex- £10 (this has to be their best - stunning group soul tune) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msejO3l05vE The Other Brothers Organisation - Ooh your kisses - Renaissance 76 Ex+ £10 (sweet flip of an obscure boogie tune) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjFGNjKVvrA King Solomon's Advisors - Back of mind - Ghetto Ex- £12 Great Group soul flip of a funk outing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta2YTWRd Continental 4 - The way I love you - Jay Walking Ex+ £25 Love copy of a fab tune - every home should won one. Exciting Changes - I've got something good for you / Falling in love again - West Hill Ex £60 Lovely mid tempo crossover - well below dealer book price Sins of Satan - Dance and free your mind - Buddah Ex+ £20 Double this on dealer lists for a great tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWgW2lc9ono Dells - all about the papers - 20th Cent Ex+ -£10 Fab crossover / modern ZZ Hill - Aint to proud to beg - MHR Ex- £12 Great version on JM at 25

Always loved his "you're just plain nice"...great tune.

Here's a top quality Northern outing and pretty rare Miami soul too from one of the best known artists in that area. Deserves to be played out more. I use NM, Ex, VG strict grading and I give a full description. Clarence Reid & Delmiras - Push a little Harder - Dade VG++ £300 Graded this as VG++ with some surface marks, which are mainly paper marks, and some more very small visible marks/ light scratches in the right light. It plays well above grade. YT clip for reference only: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF09yzicfYU Payment by Paypal as F&F or add 4% if that's the way you want to go. Postage: 2.00 UK First, 3.50 Recorded, 6.00 Worldwide standard air. Special postage quoted at cost. PM with Questions and Queries . All sales guaranteed refund 100% Thanks Andy

Didn't know it was an award Mal ! Did give you an up vote though for your troubles 👍

She also has an 'earthy' Northern cum R&B ish outing on Soul International called 'I dont care'. Relatively semi-known and most copies turn up with trashed labels - probably Katrina the cause. It has a guitar led backing so maybe Linda herself ? Andy

Don't quote me Rick but I did have this many moons ago and seem to recall the flip "Oh Darling" was a ballad type thing but nothing that special. I like the slow stuff so I probably would have kept it if it was something. Andy

Yes I thought they were dodgy Mal. Not thinking of buying just curious if they were boots or there had been a find by someone in Japan.

Sorry if this has been covered. I noticed the other day that several copies of the above 45 were up for sale by a couple of Japanese sellers and ranged in price between $140 to $420 although the prices jump around daily. I emailed the seller to ask if they were genuine and the response was that the items have sold. However they are still there and up for sale. Genuine, boots, scamming ? Cheers Andy

You need to send him a private message. Look for the envelope icon top right of your screen. Click on that and it pulls up a message box Type the name of the person your sending to in the correct box and then your title and message below and press send. It will go to him inbox and he will be notified. ATB Andy

Wish I'd known Chalks. Gave away about 6 or 7 Wilton badges about a year ago. Found in a draw and forgot I had 'em. Drew

Probably right. I've never used his auction. But 438 or 613 is just bonkers in my book at either price. 🤑

Nev used to DJ at our local do at Inky Social Club, Chesterfield mid week around late 70's. He's ask if we were going up to the KGB Dance Center all-nighter on the Saturday. We agreed what train we'd catch and he'd collect us from Sheffield train station when we arrived and drive us to the venue. Top bloke.

Nope £438.....the poster is from Europe so he probably means €600.