Mikevague

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I gots a Joey Heatherton, M- demo w/Vg++ sleeve, $300.00 if ya needs it; I 'll pay shipping from California, too!!

12 kids? You didn't count the others overseas, either! As busy as you've been, you'd make more $$$ at a sperm bank than off records!!!

Play me Pi r square, I've never heard it.....

I'll give ya $350.00 for pi r sqaure, but I guess your out of em'! Hey Justin, do Europeans know what "raer" means? I know a lot of stoned So. Cal. hip hop kids relate, but someone in Germany may think you meant "REAR".... :whistling: :whistling: :whistling: :whistling: :whistling: :whistling: :whistling:

Ole' Andy Cobb (from Norwich, now living in L.a., Ca USA) is flogging a Sy Hightower "I know your leaving me" on Carmen Vg- plays Vg+ for $750.00 or best offer; He just signed in on the forum as andycobb, and cannot post his ad, so I'm doing it for him. Email him at spinsoul@hotmail.com if interested, or call him at 323 219 9694 for more details! Please do not contact me, I'm just helping him out, he has the record, and will answer all your inqueries himself. Thank you! Mr. Mike

I gots one! $125.00, mint as the day it was made, if you still need it! Lemmie know! mikevague@hotmail.com

In and out? What will Michelle think, ya bugger? We's sellin' records over here, NOT services, dammit!! Oh yeah, I guess we all scared Mr. Northwest back into the sunset w/ ol' chubby in his hands (not that one you perverts!); He's informed me it's goin' up on ebay!! I guess he don't want a M- Nathan Williams on Lime or Ty Karim You just don't know! Oh well, so much for the world of trading...

Tell it like it is!! Right on, , Godz, you are paying attention, while some are not! John Manship makes a FORTUNE off US buyers, I got $8000+ worth of records from him last year alone! (Not to mention the great trades I've gotten from other UK & Japanese dealers over the years!) We are everywhere, the soul economy is strongly fueled by the UK, but it is rapidly shifting EVERYWHERE!!!

I see why Kenneth Aitchenson is bored w/ my post! Very clever!

:graywanker: That wasn't the point! If the records already priced, then buy it without guilt! If its an auction, bid on it what your willing to pay! If a dealer is in the dark, okie-doke does nobody any good, and thats where the stereotypes are built. I thought it a little mean spirited to pick on Northwest records for "fishing for a value"! For god's, sake whats wrong with that? People trust people when their straight and fair, and some unsavory characters from the UK have, in the past, messed it up for others, everywhere! The only way that stereotype will go away is when those actions stop, that's all. Nobody said $900 was unfair, Mr. Smith, but it might not be all of it, either....As I said, there are US collectors who want these records as much as you.

Then read your own posts! The kind of posts your probably interested in are probably more interested in Michael Jackson, anyway!!!

P.S. Ady, I just bought all of Greg Shaws soul 45 collection!

Mr. Northwest records; Email me at mikevague@hotmail.com, I'll get your phone # or you-mine, and I'll sort you out proper for the Chubby Checker! Pottsy( hello Ady!) is right, some of us LA collecters will pay, and very fairly, for rare soul! Playing games with prices is so pre-cyber age, Americans think UK collectors who bullshit with prices are the biggest reason they don' t trust a guy in a store with an English accent! Those days are over, give up! Pay up, or shut up! Better yet, drag your ass over to the US like Ady has and truely see for yourself how many US Doo-wop dealers are John Manship Jr. now! Face it, Getting rare records (RARE, not just in demand!) is really getting difficult, but money ALWAYS talks, bullshit walks! I don't blame the US dealers as they were kept in the dark a long time, god knows how Nancy Yashiro rammed me several years! People all over the world love this music ONCE THEY FINALLY GET TO HEAR IT! Ady's and Kev/Gabbys LA events proved that, so any Uk collector or hustler whos trying to intimidate a mild mannered US dealer will probably get outbid by a Japanese or American collector in the long run, anyway! A record is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it, ALWAYS! Don't hate deep pocketed fools, let em' overpay if they want! But don't low-ball, especially in public!! We US collectors usually purchase records based on their quality and rarity, not what got played at Wigan, cause we weren't there. So be nice to us, Mr. Smith! There is no entitlement implied whatsoever, but no 20+ year soul collector from the UK should start shaking down US soul lovers for loving the music as much as they do, let alone getting a fair $$ for it. I think some folks have a hard time knowing they gotta drop $2-3000 on a trip here just to gather up some flippable merch for their lists that will pay their airfare. The antique and estate dealers in the ghettos in La all know about Northern Soul now, they are online (probably reading this rant) and all of em' have got Manships and Kopple's books. This means if I want to buy La based local soul records, they try to charge me full wack mint prices IN POUNDS for beat up 45s that barly a year ago would probably be only be $1-3! This is a pattern that is sure to grow! In essence, if someones got the goods, pay up, no games. Thank you.

Michelle and I have been hard at work once again, and proudly offer our latest ebay auction! All 45s start at a low $5.25 each, and there are many bargains! Please give us a view, and keep in mind the first set will be closing on Monday (check auction for exact times). Thank you for all your business; our last run was extremely sucessful (some dealers purchased over 50 singles!), and we look forward to another winning round!! Feel free to email me at mikevague@hotmail.com with any questions, etc...Happy bidding and good luck!! Ktf, Mike

Just a note, I meant arranger, not engineer!!

Let me say this; I live in California, have my whole life, and I found a copy of this single in a derilect shop app. 40 miles from Oakland very cheap a while back. Please keep in mind there would be a 1% chance a European bootleg would be anywhere near its original origin (San Fran.), let alone before most Americans rated it! The label is signed "To Amy, from Edward on 1 side, "to Amy" from Benger? (I can't quite read the handwriting-sorry!) Edwert" on the other. I'm assuming these are band members that autographed it to one of the 300 "friends", ok? Anyway, I'm 99.9% sure this is the real mc coy, and I ain't seeing NO engineer credits nowhere!!! I also received a spare from Oslo Norway (Hello Bjorn!) that was a little cleaner, and it is identical, 100%! So, to set the record (parden the pun!) straight, having found it in the wild near San Fran. in an environment that still doesn't know much about "rare soul", I will tell you European collectors this copy only had the producer, NO ENGINEER listed on it! I don't know any collector in the states or anywhere that ever saw one with that listing, EVER!! Mr. Elijah, if you are reading this, email me at mikevague@hotmail.com and straighten this out, at least make sense of this mess! Until I hear from you and physically inspect this other variation you speak of, I will go on record (corny pun again!) to say copies of this 45 w/o the engineer credits are the 1st pressing. Nuff' said!!! Mr. Vague

Thank you for your great response! To be fair, I will go with a set sale price of $2750, including shipping; First come, first served! regards, Mike

Like a genius, I just posted this message in the wrong forum; Anyway, I could use some extra $$$, so I'm considering sensible offers for a lovely Ty Karim in very strong VG+, plays VG++. Please contact me at mikevague@hotmail.com for inqueries! I probably will have some other big ticket 45s for sale, just bought another sweet collection; stay tuned! Regards, Mr. mike

Who wants a Ty Karim "You just don' t know"? I have one in Vg+ (plays Vg++) I'll sell if I get rich quick!! email mikevague@hotmail.com for sensible offers.....

Hey Troublemaker, get it Wright (haha)! I seem to be having difficulty getting the new show as well! What am I doin' wrong? By the way, I recently found an AMAZING columbia test press 45 I want you to hear; I don' t think it came out, dunno, maybe you can phone and I'll play it for you when ya getta minute...I wanna hear mo DEEPFUNK RADIO, so what do I do??? Regardsssss, Mr. Mike

The rally issue is the first, and has a slightly different title! Columbia stock is tough; I found a handfull of the rallys, and I've been flogging them around $20.00 each. But I think the Columbias are more scarce, at least in the states, anyway......

Last call for Thatgirl75 45 auction on ebay ending soon! Check it out, some serious rarities still very cheap! Tanx!! Mike Y Michelle

:)Please give a look at thatgirl75 auctions on ebay, many dealers/collectors are practically stealing bargains over the last couple of days, and lots of quality titles are still at $4.99!! Check it out by 4pm UK time Dec. 9th, as 150+ quality bargains close!! Thanks again, Your pals in L.a., Mike and Michelle!