Bosshoss Top 20 wants, priced

[Outside_Lookin_in]

I didn't mean to be a party-pooper, but I suppose the point I'm trying to make is that a life-long obsession in collecting should ultimately be of benefit to the broader community, rather than being merely self-serving; otherwise, it's ultimately pointless. As a collector, Mark has passed on a huge amount of benefit to the broader community, as have many other collectors. Others have gone to the grave with their collections and benefitted no-one - least of all themselves. I just put it forward as bit of required introspection for all collectors.

 

[HarvestmanMan]

There has to come a point where you ask yourself, "Where am I going with this?"; "Why?"

...sometimes followed in short order by a set sale list.

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

Where? where? where? [salivating icon]

 

[bosshoss]

There has to come a point where you ask yourself, "Where am I going with this?"; "Why?"; and "What will become of my collection when I die?"

I think the Savoy's is a great 45 (both sides), Northeast Beast, and you paid very little for it!

"Where am I going with this?" - Onwards and Upwards
"Why" - Awesome is priceless
"What will become of my collection when I die?" - it'll be ritually smashed to pieces with sledgehammers as a symbol of western decadence

 

[Frantic]

"Where am I going with this?" - Onwards and Upwards
"Why" - Awesome is priceless
"What will become of my collection when I die?" - it'll be ritually smashed to pieces with sledgehammers as a symbol of western decadence

Great answer. I can honestly say, I have never, ever thought about what will happen to all my stuff when I'm gone.

 

[Hicksville Hogwash]

I know guy who swears he wants molten plexi-glass pumped into his house and when it sets the brickwork smashed away to reveal him sat amongst his collection of records and cool nick-nack for all to see for eternity.

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

This is getting ugly

 

[Hicksville Hogwash]

This is getting ugly

Guaranteed Ugly!

 

[vinyl01]

I recently purchased a sizable collection from the daughter of father that passed not too long before. It included these two 45s:



We are both happy.

 

[paul messis]

I love Mark's total commitment to the G45 collection, those record should be in a museum and children should visit and get an earful of prime teen misery blasted at them on amps set to 13!!!

it'd be the best education kids could ever have!!!

I've already decided, that my 45s are gonna go to my bandmate and pal Marty if I die.... however if i am an old git and have zero friends and am alone... I'll make sure I state in a will to burn the 45s and puts the ashes into my coffin.... it'll be a nice feeling to rot away with my copy of Slander by Ty Wagner.

my worst nightmare is that the people who find me dead... put my records up for auction at some shitty backstreet auctioneer and some total dickwad gets all my 45s for £200.

Too the guy above... if I had found No Count and Don't Press Your Luck, even in circumstances of someone death... I'd probably run around my town cheering waiving my arms in the air in celebration.... it'd be akin to making out with the hottest girl in high-school.


Paul

 

[chas_kit]

I want records I can play out at clubs or at home and not have to worry I'm going to scratch or mar a $1,000 45. Stuff under $300 I'm comfortable with. When the value gets over that, with few exceptions, I prefer to sell them off and buy other, cheaper records that are new to me. I'm finding no end of great, lesser-known garage 45s for under $150.

One good thing about the cheap availability of digital media is not having to worry that if I sell a record I'll never hear that song again. That was a real concern back in the old, pre-ebay days, when finding a particular title really could be a challenge.

 

[eargasm!]

I have no problem getting rid of very expensive 45's or picture sleeves as long as they are outside of New England or are just a record I really love. If I can trade 1 $2,000 record for a stack of killer 45s I;m generally pretty happy. I've never truly missed a record I have traded in those circumstances.

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

I sold two records for $1,000 each back in the day when that meant something. Intensely regretted it. Managed to find another copy of one of them - for the same price but in lesser condition - but have never managed to find a copy of the other one. (Lavender Hour - So sophisticated)

On the other hand, if a record isn't up to scratch musically, I can't wait to get rid of it, because I see it as polluting my collection.

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

I'm pretty sure you already have the Stix & Stonz, Mark: you must be after an upgrade?

 

[bosshoss]

I'm pretty sure you already have the Stix & Stonz, Mark: you must be after an upgrade?

I have one of them, but not the good one.

 

[chas_kit]

I'm working on a scientific list. I am copying the entire TBM book into a database (for my own use only), just Artist, Title, Label, Garage-O-Meter rating, and a tick for all the ones I have. When I'm finished, I will be able to sort the list from highest rated, to lowest. ... I'm currently up to "Endless" (Cardinal). It has taken all my spare time for several weeks, and has made me realise what a crushing amount of work it must have been to compile TBM. Not just for Mike, but for Ben Olins as well.

Having TBM and its followup in a database format would be a dream for me. Especially for sorting by label. Also so I could have a complete garage list in one searchable location, adding singles and making corrections as I find them.

It's just too daunting a task to do by myself.

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

I've been working on my own digital North American database for 30 years (I lump Canada with USA). It has 8.5 thousand entries but it's far from complete. I had been keeping it updated with market values, but that's sadly been slipping due to lack of steam this last couple of years . I also keep an Australia/NZ database, British database, and "Foreign".