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I went to an auction today where they sold off the collection of a long time hoarder of records. It was the most fast paced and overwhelming experience I've ever seen. Stuff was selling at gunfire pace and most of it very cheap. I ended up having to hire two guys with a truck to deliver the stuff I couldn't shoe horn into my wagon to me, but it was worth it. I came home with a gorgeous C-19, a really nice mega horn, probably a couple thousand cylinders and another 28 wooden crates full of mostly diamond discs. It was amazing. I'm still in awe of today and I've barely looked through any of it, but lots of fun stuff in what I've gone through so far! Here's what my car looked like after I'd managed to pack all the cylinders up.

Sean

I one of those amazing days you will never forget. Way to go! Let us know what awesome treasures you find in there.

Steve

O.M.G where are you going to put it all Sean!!!!

Sean,

I have room for the cylinders at my place, I'll hang on to them while you sort things out

Seriously, amazing!

Now that a haul, it's moments like these that make it all worth while.

Marcel

We all dream of finding things like this. What a great deal.

Don't you love days like that? Congratulations - -

George P.

Seriously Sean! That is truly amazing!

Fantastic! Congratulations!

Clay

What can I say? I'm still in shock! After looking through hundreds of cylinders last night, I had to finally crash. It was a great haul and there's lots to uncover still, there are still 16 more banana boxes on my front porch I haven't even brought in or looked through yet. So far, I've found lots of super clean 2 and 4 minute Indestructibles with some very nice titles and artists, an abundance of my favorite Arthur Collins, for example. A handful of 5000 series BAs. A nice group of Christmas cylinders, mostly BAs so far. Several dozen US Everlastings in both 2 and 4 minute format, many in nice original boxes and even a good number with correct lids, you don't find those much. I came across a number of BAs with their original boxes, tops and record slips that might very well be NOS after looking carefully, these appear to have that faint white powdery stuff on them that I remember hearing indicates "new". They certainly look it. So that's it so far, I've still got thousands more to go through which is the prefect thing to be doing today here in NY, it's already rather hot outside!

Sean