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So you have to offer free postage? What happens when someone pays by paypal and then claims that they haven't received their record? Will ebaypaypal say "well you opted for free postage so tough sh*t" ............ I doubt it. Special delivery costs £5.60 and is required to insure anything costing over 36 quid, I normally absorb the cost of mailers, fees etc on anything going special delivery. Recorded costs around 1.80, I charge 2.20 otherwise a ten quid record costs me about 2 quid to sell. And this is without selling through ebay. So, a record is a tenner on my site and a tenner on ebay, buyer will buy off ebay to save 2.20 - costing the ebay seller and me - result: all sellers f*cked. Also Royal Mail have changed their policy on refunding items lost in the post if you don't use recorded or better due to the amount of fraud. They will now only refund the VALUE of an item i.e. you have to prove what you paid for it not what you sold it for (they must have read my rant about price v value). So you have to use recorded or special and now absorb all the costs if you are to cover any possible future refund. On the positive, attendance at venues should go up as everyone returns to carrying a small box of sales around. BTW Pete, I suppose that you know that if you don't leave 4 stars or more in feedback the sellers fees go up, which is probably why they are charging more for postage. The devil is in the detail!

I think you should find the answers to these questions before you start buying. Otherwise you will find that quite a number of people will be reaching for the mint sauce! You should first buy Mr Manship's latest guide and look at how to tell what has been bootlegged and what hasn't. Remember to subtract at least 30% from his guide prices so you know roughly what to pay. If you are planning to DJ then the list you put up isn't much cop as everyone has them; has heard them and doesn't want to really hear them all again (at least not all at the same time). Most people collect records and then decide they want to DJ or get asked. If you want to buy records just to be a DJ you will need a big house and no mortgage as you'll need to sell it to fund the record buying spree required to fill a decent 200 box for a set. Planning to DJ is a bit of a joke phrase really because unless you are really good you won't get any sets. The only other way is to have hideously rare or exclusive records and then you can get booked at the chinstokers dos (back to selling the house here). Or start your own night if you can find a venue. To be honest there are more more DJ's than dancers these days anyway. Dundee Davie's advice was best - don't do it. Alternatively, if you are under 25, just buy CD's, bootlegs and compilation albums and play them to your mates to get them interested in the music. Start your own night in a decent venue and have a strict "nobody over 30" policy on the door. You'll have much more fun, you won't have anyone clouding your vision with 40 years of NS politics and bullsh*t and the music might transfer to a new generation.

I don't mind people overpricing records, its the pillocks that pay those prices that annoy me. edit: Unless it is me that is selling

If Vince doesn't want them, I'll take them both off you for 60 plus postage. Is that any good? Cheers Paul

Please pm to reserve, all types of payment accepted, no charge for paypal. Carolyn Cooke - I Don't Mind - RCA 8553 WLP - VG++ 40 Infectious female dancer, sold my last one for 60 - just a few marks and a Store stamp on the label Sister Sledge - Love Don't You Go Through No Changes On Me - Atco 7008 - M- (number & stamp on label) 10 Nice 70's dancer The Esquires - How Could It Be - Bunky 7756 - M- 15 Great Chicago tune Nick Ashford - When I Feel The Need - Verve 10493 DJ - M- 30 Version of unissued Marvin Gaye E Rodney Jones - R & B Time - Tuff 418 - M- 35 Classic Robert Walker And The Soul Strings - Stick To Me - RCA 9304 WLP - VG++ 30 Classic Instrumental Gladys Knight & The Pips - Stop And Get A Hold Of Yourself - Maxx 334 - Ex- 40 Fantastic Van McCoy penned tune - a "must have" Flo Florence Ballard - Love Ain't Love - ABC 11144 - Ex 10 Supremes related Lou Johnson - What Am I Crying For - Big Top 103 (yellow label) - Ex+ 10 Tear inducing tune from big voiced Lou The Lost Souls - It Won't Work Out Baby - Glasco 101 - VG+ 8 Male vocal harmony mid-tempo Shirley Vaughn - Stop And Listen - Fairmount 1023 WLP - Ex+ 40 The better version of this classic with a sleeper on the B side - 75 in Manships guide The Royalettes - Never Again - MGM 13405 DJ Copy - VG+ 10 Rarer demo of this classic Postage: UK: Up to £36 in value sent recorded: £2.20 Over £36 in Value sent Special Delivery: £5.60 Overseas: If paying by paypal £7.00 otherwise as above for 1st class Thanks Paul

I thought that was the case. I sold mine last year for 80 and couldn't believe what it was fetching. It seems to still be going up. I know that I bought it for 15 from Roger Banks at Cleethorpes about 98 or 99. There were plenty in the sales boxes but RB had a player and it was one of 5 that I bought after playing stuff I didn't know (which was most records then). He gave me discount too cos I bought 5 records off him Why is it £150 now?

There's a Rocky Gil on ebay [here] - just be aware of the guy's feedback though - I negged him last year and I rarely do that

I'm sure I posted this link up before but I can't find it There's a Lee Brackett - Ruby- Excello on ebay [here]

For anyone else there's a couple on ebay "buy it now" at reasonable prices [here]

There's a Lee Brackett - Ruby just gone up on ebay [here]

There's 3 copies on ebay at the mo [here] - 2 demos and a M- issue

I paid £99.03 plus postage for mine off ebay last month. The seller graded it at VG to VG+ but apart from some sticker residue on the label I would grade it at Ex Yes I am just chuffing, no it is not for sale. edit: And it was in a stock bag.

I was talking to someone about this phenomenen the other day - people buying records at any price cos either they are either classics or someone has started playing it. Rather than because it is something they really like. I referred to this as "train-spotting northern soul" (just making my claim on this phrase before it comes into common use ) I played The Mighty Marvellos a couple of times at These Old Shoes in the late 90's, it cost me a dollar and came in a pack of stuff bought when I'd just started collecting records. I thought it was great but for some reason it never went up in price then. Funnny that Cheers Paul

I dunno if it is a myth, but my understanding is that due to the oil crisis in the 70's a lot of records were put out on coloured vinyl as it was cheaper than producing black. Anyone confirm that? Cheers Paul

There's a VG one on my web site for 15 quid: https://www.paulsrecords.com - it has a bit of noise each revolution for about 20 secs, it ought to clean out, maybe I'll have another go at it and then put the price up. There's also a copy on ebay [here]

CM has a VG+ one on ebay [here] at about 2/3 of book price

There's a VG copy on ebay [here] - but they say they grade conservatively

Automatically Sunshine Brilliant Intro then: "Oooh Baby Let's Take Life's Highway, Its Automatically Yours And My Way" Puts the hairs on the back of my neck up. One of Smokey's greatest moments really

Four Pro's 198 Was that "Just Another Girl"? If it was that's about 3 times what it is worth I hope it was some sort of rare version; issue? mis-spelt? labels wrong side? or some other sort of train spotting thing.

Sam Taylor according to the CD https://www.acerecords.co.uk/content.php?page_id=59&release=1068

I thought you were selling up (or is it me that's senile?). Flash McKinley was one of the very few times I wondered if I could raise a grand for a record

That's senility I'm afraid Joan. Best give me your records for safekeeping before you pop them in the toaster or similar.

Can you do sound files of the last four please, excellent set of labels BTW. Wouldn't it be good to get "Gold" and "Frank Incense" labels to go with that Myrrh!

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Allways like to see what people are buying, sometimes looking at ebay I think I'm the only person left buying records woth less than a grand . I don't go out anymore as I'm too grumpy but I still buy stuff, some to sell but also some to keep. My last 5 buys (to keep) were: Paul Sindab - I Was A Fool - Powertree Miss Lavell - Stolen Love - Duke Sam & Bill - I'll Try - Decca The Fi-Dels - Try A Little Harder - Keymen Sammy Ambrose - Welcome To Dreamsville - Musicor What were yours? (Please, no making up ridiculous lists of what you would like to buy, what you've told your mates has been lost in the post or what you thought you bought before you woke up!)