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haha, i hope more sellers have this problem

they say this several times in the auction text: Please Note: We DO Ship WORLDWIDE! this says several times in the auction: What's the deal? Is there still something wrong or did he change his policy after figuring out where most buyers were?

gotcha. i agree.

ok i just got this

well I could collect it, aren't I like an hour from you?

thanks. what is a "brother group"?

for my holiday treat i was hoping this would be free

can you repost? I'm interested in seeing if I can identify them. thanks.

I really appreciate the positive feedback. Thanks.

another totally random connection I have with a person is that Eli "paperboy" Reed went to the University of Chicago for a year and started doing a southern soul show after me. I took him around the city to different record shows, thrift stores, etc. He then dropped out of school to focus on his music. Sort of random that I knew him before his recording career.

Thanks everyone. It is interesting to hear how younger people get into soul music. As in the story, much of my generation got into it through hip hop and sampling. I know there is a whole new wave of young California collectors getting into the music through the sweet soul collector scene over there. And there are more soul nights in other cities in the US than ever before, but I'm not sure why -- maybe because it's such a "hip" and different sound from anything else. I think that these soul nights probably inspire even more people to collect the music. A few years ago I was saying that the music would die as the collectors got older (which is sort of what happened to the doowop scene) but it's great that new blood is coming into collecting to keep it alive.

the impalas also shares the same backing track as the Capitols - I thought she loved me

That band-aides thing sounds like rockabilly to me (only listened to that one because it sounded interesting)

this still happens a lot. I even get some stuff cheap to resell. What's annoying is when dealers buy stuff for not cheap so they can resell it even more. I keep getting outbid on certain items by certain dealers where I'm bidding what seems like a fair price (and I'm always the second bidder). What's weirder is people who constantly search other people's IDs to see what they bid on. I do this, mainly to see if there was anything good I missed. It's sort of creepy to know that other people do it to me though, as I've had multiple random people ask me about records I won.

I think it's more likely a case of the global market making some things available that weren't before, just like some US records were thought to be rare by UK collectors and aren't anymore. I doubt it was bootlegged as they show up in different conditions. People in Italy probably know to look out for it now. Also, given that it's like a straight pop record and doesn't look indie, it probably was produced and distributed in some amount (for whatever reason, it would be interesting to hear the story behind it).

I've never seen this one before. It's very unique looking also.

the colors on this are great. it sort of reminds me of the new day label that billy garner is on. that label has an awesome design.

you're right, you didn't say to ban anything. Sorry to draw this out, it clearly wasn't so important of an issue to merit a long debate. have a good holiday.

I guess I agree. I was just saying it doesn't make sense to ban either way. Also, saying that the buyers lose by only responding to sellers who state price and condition isn't any different than saying they lose by only responding to sellers that say "make me an offer". Another reason that the "make me an offer" situation can be much worse as if you are a collector who values something highly and you are interacting with a buyer who feels that that price is way out of line, you can create bad blood and tension between the two parties as the seller can be insulted and the buyer can think that the seller is unreasonable and doesn't really want to sell items. If the seller states price and condition, it's a much more professional transaction -- buyer can say yes or no or even make a counteroffer but you know from the start whether each party's expectations are so different that they should not proceed with negotiations

my logic is not "crooked logic". Wants is a buyer oriented forum. If an actual dealer responds to a buyer they should state what price they are looking to get and the condition. If someone is in the situation you are in where you will only sell if someone pays you enough money, that's fine, but I totally want to avoid people like that because they are usually unreasonable and looking for way more than the value. Most aren't even "sellers", they are collectors fishing for high prices. This is not directed at you, maybe you are very reasonable with your expectations, but in my experience that's not how it goes with most people. It's your prerogative to sell that way, and it's my choice to buy the way I want to. Nothing I'm saying is "crooked logic". The only thing that's makes no sense is saying that people should actually not be able to say "PM me with price and condition". Thanks.

this is true, but it will only show the last 30 days so you're limiting your exposure at least

I see your position, you have records that you don't really want to sell but would sell for the right price. As a buyer, I don't want to name a price and go back and forth bargaining, having to offer too much, etc. I would rather have someone tell me a price and condition and I can make a decision. It's fine if you want to respond with "offers" to a regular want but I really don't understand why you would want to ban posts asking for condition and price. If anything, that should be the normal case of someone who wants to sell a record, even though your case is also valid. Thanks.

I disagree with this. The "make an offer" thing is usually wishy-washy and I always feel like the seller is fishing for some crazy high offer. I would much rather have someone state the price they would sell it for. It sounds like you are not committed to actually selling it if you just are willing to sell if someone makes an insane offer. If you were committed to selling it you would know the minimum amount that you would consider selling at.

I believe you and it has happened to me too a bunch of times

Recently I pmed a seller and got no response. He posted a sales list a week later and I publicly posted "you never responded to my PM". He sent me one PM pissed, like "what are you talking about". Then an hour later he sends another PM apologizing and giving me payment info. I got the record in the mail today actually. Still not making excuses for the many people who blow off PMs, just saying that missing a PM clearly happened in this case.