Astonishing Price for Savoy Orphaens record on Ebay
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Re: Astonishing Price for Savoy Orphaens record on Ebay
Despite being a big hit in it's day, recordings of the Charleston are hard to find, especially outside the USA. I can only assume that they were either played to destruction or thrown away when they became outmoded.
In over 50 years rummaging everywhere from junk shops to record fairs, I have never seen one. Yes the price is already high and will probably go higher, but it is the first copy to appear on Ebay in a long time, and it may be at least as long before we see another.
Having said that, rarities which sell for high prices on Ebay have a habit of bringing other examples out of the woodwork, so I could be wrong. If the market is suddenly flooded with copies at low prices I will buy one, but I am not holding my breath......
In over 50 years rummaging everywhere from junk shops to record fairs, I have never seen one. Yes the price is already high and will probably go higher, but it is the first copy to appear on Ebay in a long time, and it may be at least as long before we see another.
Having said that, rarities which sell for high prices on Ebay have a habit of bringing other examples out of the woodwork, so I could be wrong. If the market is suddenly flooded with copies at low prices I will buy one, but I am not holding my breath......
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Re: Astonishing Price for Savoy Orphaens record on Ebay
Here is another copy of the same recording which sold a couple of weeks earlier for about one tenth of the price.
No point in looking for a pattern on Ebay. There isn't one!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAVOY-ORPHEAN ... 7675.l2557
No point in looking for a pattern on Ebay. There isn't one!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAVOY-ORPHEAN ... 7675.l2557