Steve Plumb

Oh yes, you're right, you need to do it via messaging

Kinell Dave there's a lot of stuff in there Sir? I think the biggest pitfalls are where you actually lose money by sending the goods out and having your parcels 'go missing' so the buyer gets his money back and you lose the records etc. Protecting yourself by having proper mailing policies is crucial in minimizing this kind of buyers scam. For example, someone came on to me last week and said they hadn't received their 45, i sent them a scan (from the Post Offices own 'track & trace' website) of their own signature from when they picked it up..................................strangely enough i haven't heard anything from them since LOL As far as not losing money in this case, no i didn't send the goods out but it's cost me in other ways. There does seem to be a wave of bidders going around ebay simply winning things and then disappearing. They do it a few times, then get booted off ebay, where they re-register and continue doing it etc Pete Smith has posted on here loads about the guy who keeps f**king up the rare reggae sales. It also happened to me recently with a very rare (£400+) boogie 12". F**ked me up completely and the second and third bidders didn't want to play ball afterwards (and who would blame them?) Naming and shaming - I'm not sure whether this particular guy is someone purposely bidding like above BUT it was over a £100 and because of the complete lack of communication from the buyer i decided (rightly or wrongly) to post the name and id up to get some sort of feedback. I did cover myself with post #2 and am quite willing to take it all back and publicly apologise should it turn out that there is a genuine reason for it. Hope this answers most of your questions? Cheers Steve

Honourable, yes I guess it is Boba but to me it's just good sense and this comes from being on the other end of a 'second chance scam' as a buyer. Second chance offers are great when someone has other copies BUT when the seller contacts you and says the original buyer has pulled out/not paid/died etc, then as a buyer you have to weigh up the circumstances and in many cases, it's easy to smell a rat! For example, I once came second for a fairly rare 45 (£100 ish) and less than half an hour after the auction finished the seller came on and said that the original buyer didn't want it anymore so i had the 'privilege' of buying it at my maximum bid.............now if that doesn't get alarm bells ringing i don;t know what would! I politely told him to go f**k himself LOL So to keep credibility as a seller, I think it's only fair to do this as and when you get f**ked over by a time waster. If the third bid is too low, or doesn't exist, then it has to be relisted (which is what happened with one of the three 45's above) Cheers Steve

I guess that's why I posted on here to 1) See if anyone knew him and 2) To potentially warn others

Well, that's why I added post #2 If something (heaven forbid) had happened, then a few ebay sales can be irrelevant!

I've sold the Ace/Kent Fame Box set and Clarence Carter EP to my customers this week after buying a few copies of left over RSD stock from Kent BUT I sold them at the same price as they were offered in the shops! So not everyone is out to make an instant killing? The box sets have gone and i've a couple of the Clarence Carter EP's left. I reckon the CC EP will rise in value as the months roll on cos once the track 'I found what I wanted' gets a few spins, demand for it will rocket (imho)? Cheers Steve

Thanks for the info I never mind holding records for people but did not get one peep from him I ended up selling two of the three to the second bidders and offered them the 45's at the price they would have won it at if he had not bid at all. It's not fair to offer a second chance to someone immediately under the bid of the time waster, i offer it to them at the price above the third bidder, if i can justify the price of course and in this instance two of the three worked out and the other one went back on. I still find time wasters a fookin ball ache as i can't see what they get out of it except for wasting everyone's time. Cheers Steve

I've the 45 for sale if you haven't already bagged one from Alan T

I've one for sale Jules (Orig vinyl with square symbol in run out) Gimme a shout if you still need it Cheers Steve

I have VERY Limited copies of last Saturday's Record Store Day Ace/Kent 5 x 45 Fame Box Set (including reproduction copies of James Barnet & Art Freeman's Northern Soul classic singles on Fame). The artwork is stupendous and they are £50 per box set I also have Limited copies of the Record Store Day Ace/Kent 4 track Clarence Carter FAME EP including his brilliant unreleased version of 'I found what i wanted' which will get loads of spins on the Northern Soul AND 70's/Crossover scenes once it hits the street - Again beautifully packaged at just £10 each You'll have to be quick, so to ensure you get one of these two great collectors items, please send me message OR email me on sales@soulmusic.co.uk to make sure you secure your copy(s) and i'll send you a PayPal request for payment by return. Do it now or regret it forever :-) Cheers Steve www.soulmusic.co.uk ps Watch out for info later today regarding The Ley Inn 'So Soulful 70's' which is coming up THIS Saturday pps Always got good stuff at www.soulmusic.co.uk - Go on you know you want to have a mooch :-)

Thanks Chalky, yes that's what I was on about but was working from memory, hence thinking there were 6 instead of 10 Would i be right in saying that it didn't get as much Northern exposure from those acetates as they'd have liked? Did it get much exposure at niters at the time or would it have been deemed too slow? I know i've spoken to a couple of the recipients who couldn't do owt with it at the time? IMHO It was only when the initial batch of those white demos were pressed a few years later that it really kicked on. I know that's when the 70's/Crossover scene picked it up and it became really popular on that scene for sure! Cheers Steve

If anyone knows Brian and there is a genuine reason for him not paying, i apologise for the above post in advance! But what is someone to think when they get no communication at all from a winning bidder?

another ebay time waster brio.knight Bought three rare 60's UK 45's from me for over £100 on ebay and I've had no communication whatsoever from him As he didn't respond to ebay, invoices (numerous), email, phone etc i think it's only fair to warn others This is the second time in a month i've had someone bid up my items only to disappear from the planet I've gone thru the ebay open cases process and served my time (8 days minimum) and have now cancelled the transactions and got an ebay refund on the commission. Will now relist them Some folks think it's funny to waste people's time like this...............believe me it's not!

Has become a true classic and rightly so! The Real Side 45 the only way to actually play it out on vinyl! There were 6 carvers/acetates cut a few years ago but that was from the Real Side chaps themselves to pre-promote the forthcoming 45 Think they did 300 white demos, then about 500 black label issues Talking to Francis last week, he's down to his last couple of copies of both the black & white labels with no plans to repress Cheers Steve

Kim Weston EP - UK Tamla Motown TME 2005 Lovely condition Cover has slight creasing at the opening - see scans as all 4 are from the EP that is for sale £100 plus postage Cheers Steve

Both sound great to me - can't wait to hear the full versions Cheers Steve

Think i sold this to Sam a while ago? Originally thought it was those funky Manchester lads that played it first, or so Barry Maleady told us all when he played it on one of our Soul People shows a couple of years ago?

I have one for sale at https://www.soulmusic.co.uk/northern_originals_list.htm Cheers Steve

I've 1000's of original sleeves which i bought a few months ago Still working thru them but there are loads of original UK & US 60's Capitol sleeves in there Please let me know whether it's UK or US you're looking for?

Me and Barry Maleady have been diggin' the crates this week to come up with some nice bits n bobs for another quality North West Special on Sunday for 'Soul People' on Solar Radio https://www.solarradio.com Sunday 8th April 10am-Midday Along with quality 60's, 70's & 80's we have loads of unreleased stuff again this week, including unreleased goodies from Clarence Carter, Tommie Young, Latimore and Bobby Patterson (along with the ubiquitous Darrow Fletcher of course LOL) Hope a few of you can tune in? Cheers Steve

Got vinyl on both CC's Ian Can dig them out and record if you wish? PLMK Steve

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/grumble1991/m.html?_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_sop=12&_rdc=1 Ending on ebay THIS MORNING (Tuesday) from 10.30am 6 classy Northern Soul original & reissue 45's incl the '73 press of Jerry Williams on Calla and a nice Orig on Calla by Los Canarios etc

Hi All This is just a little note to remind you that we are still here selling quality Northern Soul, 70's, Crossover & Modern Soul 45's (along with 12"s & LP's of course!) These days I am actually adding something to the site virtually every day BUT in the last week I've added quite a lot of good stuff plus I've tweaked prices all across the site. Many of the new 45's are single copies, so best to get in and have a good early look? There's lots of original US & UK 45's from £5 to £500 PLUS I cherry-pick the best of the new previously unreleased 45's for you and the two latest 45's by Darrow Fletcher (Kent) and the Hitsville London EP (Acid Jazz) have been strong sellers over the last couple of weeks. As always the majority of the newly added 45's are on the 'Just Arrived' 'Front Page Focus' 'Second Page Focus' & 'Rare Soul 45's' pages BUT we still add 45's to ALL parts of the site ALL the time as we strive to give the BEST value for money ANYWHERE on the internet. Simply visit www.soulmusic.co.uk and the rest is easy. As always, you can see and hear any 45 before you buy. AS A COLLECTOR MYSELF I HATE IT WHEN A WEBSITE HAS A GUZILLION RECORDS SPREAD OVER HUNDREDS OF PAGES! ON WWW.SOULMUSIC.CO.UK YOU WILL ONLY FIND 30 OR SO HANDPICKED 45'S ON EACH PAGE, SO EVEN WITH SOUNDCLIPS IT DOES NOT TAKE LONG TO WHIZZ THROUGH THEM! Go on, have a look, you know you want to J Cheers Steve Plumb 2nd April 2012

Hi Rod Thanks for the info Although i went to Wigan in the early days, i didn't go too much in 1979 so to find out 'It's love baby' was played there is a bit of a revelation to me! This is the first time I've ever heard anyone say that, so I tip me hat off to you and note that 'you live and learn' Cheers Steve

Hi Nick/Chris Hope you're well chaps? I remember folks playing the faster track (which i only thought was OK) but first came across 'It's love baby' later via RS. Much the better track imho and a total classic if ever there was one! Actually, have also heard folks play 'follow me' from the LP too! Was lucky enough on a couple of occasions to get into Yanks on the day of a delivery.................going thru them virginal unopened boxes was heaven! Cheers Steve