Who Is This Mystery Collector..??.

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Who Is This Mystery Collector..??.

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Here is a hint.....he is a forum member. Last hint...he's a really nice guy and very dedicated to this hobby big time .... ;).

Surely he is worth far more than $4 folks.. :lol:.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-YOUNG-P ... 6016.l4276

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Rene Rondeau?
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Ah, to be young again.... ;)

And to buy phonographs at such low prices.
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Is the seller selling a photo that belongs to someone else? Surely the star of the photo should be able to reclaim his property!
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Yikes -- I totally missed that this was in an eBay auction. :shock: I thought the picture came from my website, but duh, that photo is much sharper than my scan of the newspaper-printed ones. I still have 8x10 glossies that the newspaper photography gave me, I have no clue how his negatives ended up in Pennsylvania. I suppose I'll have to bid for it. ;)
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TinfoilPhono wrote:Yikes -- I totally missed that this was in an eBay auction. :shock: I thought the picture came from my website, but duh, that photo is much sharper than my scan of the newspaper-printed ones. I still have 8x10 glossies that the newspaper photography gave me, I have no clue how his negatives ended up in Pennsylvania. I suppose I'll have to bid for it. ;)
Let's all bid on this just to make sure Rene wins it!
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Judging by the look on Rene's face, the photographer was on "take 17." :lol:

It's funny what can turn up on eBay. Some time ago one of my auto searches turned up a 1969 yearbook from the university in my hometown. One of pages the seller chose to show had my dad pictured (John Paul):
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You don't expect to see your dad (or Rene for that matter) on eBay! :)

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Going back to the original published article I now see that the eBay photo didn't make the cut for final publication. :?:
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Why..its Rene Rondeau.
I would also like to be that,age again and collecting phonos.
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TinfoilPhono wrote:Ah, to be young again.... ;)

And to buy phonographs at such low prices.
If you don't mind me asking, what was the going price of phonographs back then? As a teenager in 2016 I have found it rather hard to afford phonographs. :?

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