Ebay, Light Of My Life, Fire Of My Loins, My Sin, My Soul

also, what are you going to do w/a 10,000$ record? how can you make your money back off it unless you resell it?

play it? boot it? i would doubt it was bought to flip

Does anyone know how much the Italian Post service charges for approx 1 LP? There is a seller in Italy wanting 20 Euros to Canada (which is like $35 CDN). Isn't that ridiculously high? Somehow he has 100% feedback.

In my experience, LPs coming from France/Germany/Belgium, the postage paid is about 7-8 Euro for 1 LP.

isn't the italian post notorious for losing packages? i feel like i've seen a lot of sellers who refuse to ship there.

Yeah, there is that, too. I've sent to Italy with no problems, but many packages seem to "disappear" or take months to arrive.

Damn...do I really want to pay $20 Euro in shipping? :/

no, that is excessive.

hey remember that guy selling all those blue note records? el scamola:

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=nautiluso&ftab=AllFeedback

records never arrived. No help from seller. Ebay refunded my money. Buyer: collossus3 ( 81) Dec-01-09 12:56
ODEON - HENRYK SZERYNG - Bach Violin Sonatas 3Lp 1st Nm (#300353972185) US $2,556.00 View Item
record never came. No help from seller. Ebay refunded my money. Buyer: collossus3 ( 81) Dec-01-09 12:54
SAX 2473-4 Mahler Symphony No 2 KLEMPERER 2Lp 1st Mint (#300353970124) US $834.56 View Item
Buyers be aware! 10/10 jazz auction was a mere fake; you'll never get your recs! Buyer: rassanzan ( 125) Nov-29-09 01:48
ATLANTIC 1311 - JOHN COLTRANE - Gaint Steps - 1st Mint (#300353638134) US $2,024.99 View Item
Never received the record. No communication from seller. Claim filed with Paypal Buyer: elmatauk ( 662) Nov-28-09 19:39
BLUE NOTE 4032 - SONNY RED - Out of the Blue - 1st Nm (#300353659850) US $998.00 View Item
Never received the record. No communication from seller. Claim filed with Paypal Buyer: elmatauk ( 662) Nov-28-09 19:39
BLUE NOTE 4023 - DIZZY REECE Star Bright orig USA Mint (#300353657979) US $906.00 View Item
Never received the record. No communication from seller. Claim filed with Paypal Buyer: elmatauk ( 662) Nov-28-09 19:38
AD LIB 6601 - JACKIE McLEAN - New Tradition - 1st - Nm (#300353637081) US $4,036.00 View Item
Never received the record .No communication from seller. Claim filed with Paypal Buyer: elmatauk ( 662) Nov-28-09 19:37
FONTANA - ERIC DOLPHY - Last Date - 1st - Mint (#300353635124) US $1,009.99 View Item
Never received the record .No communication from seller. Claim filed with Paypal Buyer: elmatauk ( 662) Nov-28-09 19:37
PRESTIGE 7029 - SONNY ROLLINS - 1st - Mint (#300353633891) US $878.00 View Item
Never received the record bought mid-October. Have filed claim with Paypal Buyer: elmatauk ( 662) Nov-28-09 19:35
PRESTIGE 7048 - JACKIE McLEAN - 4,5 and 6 - 1st - Nm (#300353632253) US $996.00 View Item
Never received the record. Have filed claim with Paypal Buyer: elmatauk ( 662) Nov-28-09 19:34
PRESTIGE 7075 THELONIOUS MONK & SONNY ROLLINS 1st Nm (#300353630310) US $796.00 View Item
Never received the record bought mid-October. Have filed claim with Paypal Buyer: elmatauk ( 662) Nov-28-09 19:33
PRESTIGE 7085 - ART FARMER - Met Gryce - 1st - Nm (#300353629214) US $471.60 View Item
Never received the record. Have filed claim with Paypal Buyer: elmatauk ( 662) Nov-28-09 19:30
PRESTIGE 7061 - HANK MOBLEY - Message - 1st - Nm (#300353631630) US $996.00 View Item
Never received the item, filed claim with Ebay and Paypal... Buyer: 8815serge ( 878) Nov-28-09 14:07
BLUE NOTE 4040 - FREDDIE HUBBARD - Open Sesame 1st Nm (#300353664030) US $1,904.99 View Item
Never received the item, filed claim with Ebay and Paypal... Buyer: 8815serge ( 878) Nov-28-09 14:07
BLUE NOTE 4018 - WALTER DAVIS - Davis Cup - 1st - Nm (#300353657096) US $2,242.00 View Item
Never received the item, filed claim with Ebay and Paypal... Buyer: 8815serge ( 878) Nov-28-09 14:06
BLUE NOTE 1561 - SABU MARTINEZ - Palo Congo - 1st - Nm (#300353647648) US $1,068.00 View Item
Never received the item, filed claim with Ebay and Paypal... Buyer: 8815serge ( 878) Nov-28-09 14:06
BLUE NOTE 4045 - FREDDIE REDD - Shades of Redd 1st Nm (#300353665617) US $1,146.00 View Item
Never received the item, filed claim with Ebay and Paypal... Buyer: 8815serge ( 878) Nov-28-09 14:05
BLUE NOTE 1524 - KENNY DORHAM - Cafe Bohemia - 1st Nm (#300353639058) US $1,324.00 View Item
Never received the item, filed claim with Ebay and Paypal... Buyer: 8815serge ( 878) Nov-28-09 14:04
PRESTIGE 7021 - ELMO HOPE TRIO - Meditations - 1st Mint (#300353634315) US $414.99 View Item
Never received the item, filed claim with Ebay and Paypal... Buyer: 8815serge ( 878) Nov-28-09 14:03
PRESTIGE 7068 - JACKIE MCLEAN - Jackie's Pal - 1st Mint (#300353630681) US $896.00 View Item
Never received the item, filed claim with Ebay and Paypal... Buyer: 8815serge ( 878) Nov-28-09 14:03
PRESTIGE 7134 - TOMMY FLANAGAN - Over Seas - 1st - Nm (#300353624393) US $2,247.00 View Item
Never received the item, filed claim with Ebay and Paypal... Buyer: 8815serge ( 878) Nov-28-09 14:02
RIVERSIDE RLP 399 - BILL EVANS - Waltz for Debby 1st Nm (#300353620947) US $1,500.00 View Item
Records never delivered. There is not a response at all either. Buyer: sakyskm (private) Nov-28-09 09:12
CONTEMPORARY 3530 SONNY ROLLINS Way out West 1st Mint (#300353636480) US $281.99 View Item
Records never delivered. There is not a response at all either. Buyer: sakyskm (private) Nov-28-09 09:12
PRESTIGE 7114 - JACKIE MCLEAN - Alto Madness - 1st Mint (#300353626166) US $646.00 View Item
The contents are 100% different Useless trash Search with Q123Q word. Buyer: ohs525 ( 413) Nov-27-09 01:08
ALDO PARISOT plays complete BACH Cello Sonatas 3LP Mint (#300353974668) US $928.00 View Item
The contents are 100% different Useless trash Search with Q123Q word. Buyer: ohs525 ( 413) Nov-27-09 00:12
ARMIDA - NYFFENEGGER - Bach Cello Sonatas 3Lp 1st Mint (#300353961185) US $860.00 View Item

At least they all seem to be getting their money back...Ouch.

that's not everything either. my brother said it added up to $120,000. can't find anything online about it though. ebay paid everyone.

jeeeessus.

what makes a man start lying?

the desire to live like a king in estonia for the rest of his days.

yikes:

http://cgi.ebay.com/INDEX-GARAGE-PSYCH-HOLY-GRAIL-ORIGINAL-LP-PRIVATE_W0QQitemZ110477805835QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item19b8fd890b

and there are FIVE days left on the auction. ay yi yi.

i got the (very very nice) reissue of that the other day for 1% of that price

i think this will work - i've been having fun watching the deep pockets and highest auctions with this view:
http://tinyurl.com/yzssvxn

it's cool that the Sort persists if you drill down through genres and sub-categories.

top atm: original pre-Residents Santa Dog 7" at $1200, 2 days left...

that's cool! i wouldn't have thought to do it like that.

weirdness: last summer i sent a record to england and it was the one and only time i ever made the mistake of sending something out before i got paid for it. either i forgot or it was one of those deals where it said *payment pending* from paypal instead of *payment sent*. i don't remember. but i felt like an idiot. and i e-mailed this person more than once saying HELLO i sent your record even though you didn't pay me. can you PAY me??? after a while, i gave up. last week my box and record got returned to me. undeliverable. from last summer! guy must have died or something. glad i didn't harrass his ghost too much. would have been like a bad version of a raymond carver story.

i've had similar situations where records reappear after countless months in the ether. no paranormal activity involved though.

this guy...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Record-Rama-Sound-Archives_W0QQitemZ200433186008QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item2eaabfb4d8

haha, hey dude lemme show you the world's biggest collection of recorded music

http://www.cmu.edu/stores/computer/images/macbook

http://www.cmu.edu/stores/computer/images/macbook.png

Ebay has been underwhelming lately. A lot of the fun people who aren't trying to make a serious buck don't seem to be around as much.

i really want this album. but not a thousand dollar copy:

http://cgi.ebay.com/SEARCH-PARTY-Montgomery-Chapel-OG-Psych-Grail-RARE-mp3_W0QQitemZ230427487750QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item35a68c6e06

ebay UK have replaced the free shipping rule on records with a £4 maximum.
http://sellerupdate.ebay.co.uk/april2010/free-shipping-replacement.html

Well, thank god for that.

It didn't even happen: sellers would just put the postage charge in the main body, and add it onto the invoice on auction closure anyway.

Unless you were super-swift and paid before the invoice....

Hang on, that link says April 2010...

.. oh, it's from Feb 8th, so OK.

Accessories/ Storage - £4.00
Cassettes - £1.00
CDs - £1.00
Music Memorabilia - £4.00
Other Music Formats - £4.00
Records - £4.00

Q: Ciao! I am very interested to buy this cd, but I can't understand why I must add 11 dollars (I live in Italy) for a registration (for what?): Can you help me? Thank you very much, Luca

A: get a clue

http://www.google.com/intl/en/#hl=en&source=hp&q=ebay+italy+problems&aq=4&aqi=g8&oq=ebay+italy+&fp=926d6ecff0e0c4ee

ok dudes im about to lock in bids for three robbie bashos (zarthus, sings, and song of the eagle) in nice condition (all LPs in NM- or better, one jacket E, the other jackets NM). is $50ish each a ridiculous thing to do? i really wanna get them, and these are in sweet condition, and i could save on shipping!

well here i go

voice of the eagle & zarthus should sell for well below $50...

i misread 1 day as 1 hour so we'll see...

" after a while, i gave up. last week my box and record got returned to me. undeliverable. from last summer! "

yeah, i once sent something to portugal. the person didn't get it and got real mad. i had to reimburse her. then six months later the box, kind of beat up and worse for wear with a bunch of furren stamps on it, comes back to me.

oh, the adventures it must have had.

I am expecting a package like that from Australia some day, fortunately the person withdrew their Paypal dispute after I proved that it had in fact entered the US Postal system.

pretty good deal

Sorry for the make payment delay. Please read carefully. Please ship LP out to me with Super Safe Packaging (Over Sized Box is good)+ a few Fragile Marks on it. Because USPS has broken 7 items and corners crush 18 items sent by 100% sellers as too tight packaged last 11 month by USPS Priority or Media mail. They've broken more 3 packages at last and this month again. But it package had not Fragile marks and too tight packaged. I am afraid of it again. Thanks.

he's got a point about the too tight packaged

stormy knows from tight packages amirite?

anyway:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250585010361&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_2396wt_909

MOR THIAM Dini Safarrar LP private afro funk jazz RARE
Current bid: US $900.00

not a record but this nintendo game just sold for 41k.
http://cgi.ebay.com/FACTORY-SEALED-NEW-NES-NINTENDO-STADIUM-EVENTS-NTSC_W0QQitemZ140384097750QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Vintage_Video_Games?hash=item20af8b55d6

O_O

Side 1's run-in grooves are silent and ultra smooth without any crackles or clicks and any low level static is not audible before
the massive impact of power and audio sharpness of the UK mono mix, is heard on the intro for the opening track "Drive My Car".
Paul's superb bass guitar lines are very prominent, the percussion was a major part of this track, sounding amazingly crisp and in
the 'real to life' authenticity analogue sound really delivers. It amuses to think this staggering in-built volume could be in anyway
thought to be less than another pressing. I am afraid financial gain by claiming UK Beatles labels, covers and the one I find the
most apalling of all, the sound itself, will long continue to be used to entice collectors. I know my records will perform exactly
as it 'says on the tin,' because I am not influenced or swayed by stamped digits, when I find I have bought a record with inferior
or substandard sound reproduction, unless a major rarity, which few Beatles LP's are, I am fully prepared to accept it can never
be re-sold, regardless of the visual appearance. The superb vocals ring out in perfectly defined audio, with the piano played by
Paul pushed way up in the mix. This is indeed George Martin's mono mix being heard and enjoyed in all it's glory, this incredible
opening track has a very strong r&b rhythm, the "beep beep" backing vocals are stunningly clear, a wonderful pressing like this
is not about volume alone, it places listeners in No.2 Studio, Abbey Road in 1965. In close up detail you can hear every single
individual part of this song, or you can just let a colossal impact submerge you in the audio magic of The Beatles, I enjoy a bit of
both! The ending fades into a totally silent gap, no crackles or static,I always include any natural static but there's nothing and
I am straining my ears to check because this is one of those deeply tracks starting. Miraculously it means John's single acoustic
guitar intro to his beautiful "Norwegian Wood", is heard in superbly clean and clear sound. There simply is no actual static or
surface/needle sound, George Harrison's sitar is in pristine audio and John Lennon's incredible vocal has a real cutting edge to
it, add the powerful mono mix into the equation and this wondeful melody is just staggering to hear! If anyone reading this has
ever tried to play a record for sound grading, they will understand the strange paradox of hearing such amazing sounding music,
yet trying to ignore magnificent audio, instead straining your ears for the slightest hint....a record is producing such fantastic
sound quality. I'm used to but it does seem quite bizzare on "Norwegian Wood" while this is plays with sheer audio perfection!
When a record lacks the common noise or irritations and has such astounding sound as this stunning record, I get to thoroughly
enjoy my most loved Beatles songs. A major reason for being so objective and obsessed with finding perfection on original vinyl,
the final note of the sitar fades away naturally into near enough silent grooves, before Paul's outstanding "You Won't See Me"
begins with an ultra clean intro. I describe exactly what I am hearing and this happens to be an amazing record, another superb
track in maximum sound quality, the backing harmonised "la-la-la-la" after the lines in the verses are as crystal clear as Paul's
brilliant lead vocals are. As well as standard guitars, the instruments include a piano and a Hammond organ, on worn out vinyl,
they become the victims of deteriorating sound. Not here! They are heard with their original full strength signals, still with the
natural edge undulled from heavy plays. The fade-out is perfectly clear of any needle sound so another smooth as silk gap gives
a wonderfully clean intro to the sublime "Nowhere Man", as I said, this is some record! A stunning and deeply beautiful acapella
or vocals only intro, and from the first seconds to the last, this has just awesome sound, mega sharp definition on the vocals for
this song is the ultimate way to hear it, without one second of any static or surface sound. A very emphatic powerful mono mix
tends to magnify one of, if not the John Lennon's greatest ever melodic vocal performances. John had introduced his personal
experiences into songs, giving him additional inspiration for his writing beautiful melodies and challenging lyrics. I am trying
to write an informative but concise description with sound quality the priority, or I indulge my fanatical love of discussing the
recording sessions and out-takes etc. So far so good, I cannot avoid the superlatives for such a famtastic record, the backing
harmonies are just breathtaking! Complete silence in the gap also waits for the intro to the first of the two great songs George
Harrison contributed, "Think For Yourself ". Once again heard with the same stunning audio sharpness, with George's 'fuzzed'
lead guitar in the clearest and cleanest audio, if you listen closely there's a very clever piece of percussion, just a little detail
now and again is impossible to avoid. After the verses, a shuffling drum part is closely followed by four beats on a tambourine.
This record really is That Sharp! The mono sound on an unworn 1965 pressing is sensational! Absolutely silent grooves run
into a perfectly clean intro to "The Word", one of the last songs written as time was running out, these are very mature lyrics,
not that far from the 1967 message of, "All You Need Is Love", the sheer clarity on the George Martin played harmonium is a
the ideal indication of how capable this1965 record is of such immaculate sound reproduction. Their vocals are astonishingly
projected in the mono mix, reinforcing how these music signals are the equivilent of a just pressed record. Please bear in mind
how every second of this first side has been as perfect as you could wish to hear as we approach the last track. It requires such
a stunning record to validate previously made comments about static /surface on the same track of every pressing ever made.
"Think For Yourself" fades into a near silent/silent gap, a single acoustic guitar intro to Paul's very atmospheric "Michelle" is
exceptionally clear but instantly I hear the same low level static there in 1965. There is in fact very little surface sound or as
static found on "Michelle", but I insist on including the most minor surface sound, while stressing how it is minor and background
as I have found on every original/first pressing, it varies in degree and this is really minimal. Eveything musically is in the same
stunning audio sharpness, I am trying to keep a distance from the term, 'first pressing' and it such a shame we have a contorted
view of an otherwise uncomplicated Beatles pressing. Static or not, a great sounding "Michelle", now to try and keep Side 2 down
to the same reasonably minimal amount of text after my extended headings!

http://cgi.ebay.com/BEATLES-Rubber-Soul-LP-UK-ORIG-1965-MONO-SUPERB-NR-MINT_W0QQitemZ250580131399QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Records?hash=item3a57bd5e47#ht_10972wt_1065

if yr bummed about missing that sealed copy of Stadium Events this copy's only at $14k:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110499541029

^^ spent a few minutes reading about this this morning, and it is SHOCKING

wtf is going on w/this video game?!

US $800,200.00

that's just people having fun now.

its what happens when 28,000 people view an ebay auction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium_Events
estimated that 200 copies reached consumers before being recalled.

i mean, the other sealed one actually did sell for 40K though! i wonder what this one will bring when the bullshit clears...

i can't imagine spending that amount of loot on ANYTHING, but the idea that someone would drop $40,000 for a cheap-ass video game is just O_O.

it's pretty much the same as someone dropping a ton of cash on a rare stamp or coin or something; thank god the rare record market isn't this absurd.