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I agree, lots of unreasonable buyers on ebay.

I meant settle the possible misunderstanding. I know he financially was made whole.

I know it was on soul source. Either way, if it was before he negged you it would piss him off, I don't see why the venue of communication makes a difference. Again, I don't think you did anything wrong. I'm surprised you don't have to deal with crazier people though.

I think you are in the right, I was just trying to explain his possible perspective. If he felt that you were intentionally misrepresenting the item (even though you weren't), saying something like "an original would cost 200 pounds" doesn't help. Also, saying "don't email me again or I'll report you" would piss him off more if he thinks you ripped him off. I bought a bootleg that a label owner misrepresented as an original from him. His response to me was "an original would have cost you $150 so it obviously wasn't an original". That pissed me off.

also, if you settle it with him now (which seems unlikely given the aftermath) you can request a feedback revision from him.

"2nd issue" is even more confusing, it doesn't have an inherent meaning to an American. Either way, I said you weren't misrepresenting the items. You might have avoided the negative by avoiding the "don't email me again or I'll report you" message. Not saying you were in the wrong or didn't provide good customer service but as a seller you have to deal with all sorts of crazy people and having infinite patience helps. Either way, negatives don't mean that much on ebay, the DSRs make all the difference now. Did he hit you with bad DSRs also? Probably did.

My 2 cents. "Second Pressing" or worse "Pressing" is an accepted standard euphemism here for a bootleg or legitimate reissue. American buyers are not used to those terms as we in general don't have to deal with buying bootlegs. I got burned a bunch of times when I first started buying from overseas sellers. People here take it for granted that buyers know this terminology and by saying "do your homework" -- what was he supposed to do? Also, nobody is used to paying more than $10-$15 for a reissue, a $50 price tag makes it look like it's being represented as an original. I AM NOT SAYING PETE MISREPRESENTED THE ITEM IN ANY WAY, I am saying how an American who is not used to buying 45s from overseas might read it. That said, Pete did provide good customer service, and the buyer had the manship guide so he could have confirmed everything himself. I'm guessing one of two things happened -- a) the buyer felt that Pete was intentionally misrepresenting the item with the standard euphemism "2nd pressing" that he didn't understand was a UK seller standard (and then he got mad) or b) the buyer was just a dick and wouldn't admit he was wrong and just send it back normally. Either way, the worst ebayers in the world are the ones who commit chargeback fraud, keep the record and the money, and leave you intentionally slanderous negatives. I don't think that's what happened here, there clearly was buyer misunderstanding at some level, even if he was in the wrong by the end.

I would love to hear the UFO one

I sold it. I might still have scans of it, I have to look.

it was probably hard to play the other side though

Stupid Americans! oh wait...

That doesn't add to a song at all, why do that? i understand why a DJ juggling does it (to show off their skills) and even in that case they would do it on a cool line, not on EVERY line.

yeah it kept just repeating every line which was weird

if i were a record dealer anywhere in the world with a lot of backstock and could create a guide that effectively set prices I would jerry osborne supposedly sold off all his soul 45s so he wouldn't have a conflict of interest in adding rare soul to his (crappy) record guide

is that LP-only?

Thanks everyone. I will look into the t-town credits for clues and post back if I figure anything else out.

I wonder what would happen if you paypal disputed an ebay charge

the record in the picture is clearly heat damaged

Can anyone shed any light on the different groups called the Seventh wonder? The Southbound / Abet group is from Selma, AL I assume (given the Southbound label). Are they the same group as or do they have any connection with the parachute / chocolate city group? Is the T-town group even the same group as parachute / chocolate city? That record doesn't even sound like soul. Apparently there was some eurodisco group called Seventh Wonder, are they the parachute / chocolate city group or the t-town group? I'm trying to get an accurate listing for soul harmony singles (so quoting soul harmony singles won't help ). Thanks in advance.

Paypal almost always finds in the buyers favor. I thought this thread was going to be about a seller winning a dispute. Either way I'm glad you got your money back, that sucks that they screwed you.

hey dave, i'm pretty sure the bullet record comes as both a stock and a promo, I assume you want the promo...

I saw the BIN after it ended, was sort of pissed, then read his description and was just confused. Also, beware of the starbirth records motivation iv -- they are represses he just did recently

I was trying to think of 70s tracks called "love insurance". Surprised it's from 2003.

This should be a well known track at this point, but I have a copy of Sy Risby, Chuck Flintroy and the Night Train on 6th Avenue. This was sold to me as NM but it's VG+ to VG++, very light scuffs on each side, a nice copy, UK grade would probably be EX. There are X's on both sides of the label. This is a nice two sider. Here is a full recording of both sides of this actual record: https://www.divshare.com/download/20581881-44b Paypal only. $210 or $200 if sent as gift. Shipping to the US is $3, overseas is $7. To reserve PLEASE EMAIL me at sitpsales@gmail.com . Thanks for your interest.

yes, CP Spencer, Walter Gaines, and Hank Dixon were in both groups (the Five Stars and the Voicemasters on Anna).