[Ebay Watch] New England

[captainsalty]

hey guys,

as the original ebay watch thread is always getting off-topic & has nobody to really input new info on a regular basis, i think it might be helpful to break it up into separate threads, covering individual regions. i'll make a start with some recently ended NETS discs:

[as for now, i'll be focussed on MA discs solely]

ALADDINS - jeannie was her name/ vg 08.08.2016: $316

BALLADEERS - words i want to hear/ vg: 01.04.15: $39

CHAIN REACTIONS - what am i supposed to do/ vg++: 22.03.15: $137 NM: 11.07.2015: $89
COBRAS - i wanna be your love/ NM: 19.03.15: $290
CUSTOMS (Boston) - [5 track acetate]: vg/vg-: 19.03.15: $191

DARKEST OUR - don't bring me down/ NM: 01.04.15: $90 vg+: 20.07.2015: $45
DISTANT SOUNDS: g/fair: 07.09.15: $14

FERRARI'S OF CANADA/ M- : $10
FORERUNNERS: EX: 27.07.15: $10

5th GENERATION - if i see her/ M :24.05.2015: $164 [quantity] $119
5: P.M. - how many days/ vg+: 31.01.15: $425 (i was SURE i'd win, but didn't)

HEAD & THE HARES/ ex+: 24.04.15: $107

JOHN BROWN'S BODIES/ vg+: 28.04.15: $374

LANDLORDS - i'll return/ vg-: 29.05.15: $192
LITTLE JOHN & SHERWOODS - 17.08.2016: $172

MAUVE - you got me cryin/ strong vg: 24.01.15: $215
MORNING AFTER/ vg+: 12.04.2015: $130

PERSONALS - dance all night/ NM: 22.05.2015: $472

SHADOWS OF TIME - search your soul: NM: 06.07.15: $82
SHYRES - where is love/ NM: 20.02.15: $382 g: 27.05.15: $114
SOLE SURVIVORS - love her so: M-: 28.05.2015: $5
STAR-FIRES - she's long and tall/ ex: 28.03.15: $293
STRANGERS - what a life/ vg+: 24.01.15: $72

TALLYSMEN: vg: 21.08.15: $114 vg: 07.09.15: $119
TWIN DELLS - nancy/ M- : 04.05.15: $13

VALKYRIES - love you like i do/ vg+: 13.05.15: $81

WILLIAM THE WILD ONE: 12.07.15: g+/vg+(?): $47

(Battle of the bands, Braintree 1967 program): early 01.15: $101

feel free to add stuff!
-Lee

 

[MopTopMike]

The Chain Reactions did not sell for $237 (here in the USA, we place the currency identifier before the numeric value )

I purchased the copy on that date for $136.50. There were 6 other bidders going after it.
There are also two copies priced much higher as buy it now options.

 

[sonnyboypaco]

hey guys,

as the original ebay watch thread is always getting off-topic & has nobody to really input new info on a regular basis, i think it might be helpful to break it up into separate threads, covering individual regions. i'll make a start with some recently ended NETS discs:

CHAIN REACTIONS - what am i supposed to do/ vg++: 22.mar 2015: 237$
COBRAS - i wanna be your love/ NM: 19.mar 2015: 290$
CUSTOMS (Boston) - [5 track acetate]: vg/vg-: 19.mar 2015: 191$
5: P.M. - how many days/ vg+: 31.jan 2015: 425$ (i was SURE i'd win, but didn't)
MAUVE - you got me cryin/ strong vg: 24.jan 2015: 215$
STRANGERS - what a life/ vg+: 24.jan 2015: 72$
(Battle of the bands, Braintree 1967 program): 101$

feel free to add stuff!
-Lee

I didn't place a bid on that Cobras cause it was ¿mispelled? as COBRA (singular) and feared it might be a new repro sold as original.

 

[captainsalty]

hi mike,
thanks, i meant 137$. corrected it in the original list.

cobras: i believe it must have been altered by the band members when they re-named the band "king cobra". you can see the edited label on the basement walls site now.

 

[MopTopMike]

It is an original press, someone erased the last letter "s" and changed the 45 to their newer name King Cobra.

 

[sonnyboypaco]

So same song / two issues, right? I don't have TBM handy at the moment.
And the question mark after the price, was the price too steep in your opinion?

 

[MopTopMike]

There was only one pressing. Someone just changed the 45 label on their own.

$290 for a NM copy is a STEAL. M- $750-$800 IMO

 

[captainsalty]

the record in question had the "s" of cobras erased out. i fiddled around with the picture to check the deadwax and i could see the remains of the missing "s". done with a rubber/eraser, perhaps?

if you mean the smiley face, i was indicating that it was a super bargain in case it really is NM.

 

[sonnyboypaco]

Ok, that's a bargain then. I would've placed a higher bid but wasn't sure about authenticity, gee!

 

[eargasm!]

I wish I'd known the 5 PM was up. That went under my radar.

 

[captainsalty]

i'm really surprised it raked in that many $$$. it was listed as "post-rock", not even mentioning the "garage" genre. i bid (i think) 333$, and was convinced i'd get it in a cruel twist of fate, the countdown went to zero and my bid of like 75$ still was the top bid when the auction ended. when i wanted to pay the record i realised there were lots of last second bids. never had this ebay issue before.

 

[eargasm!]

I never dreamed that one would prove to be so elusive. It's times like those I really hate E-snipe.

 

[Mr.Segment]

hey guys,

as the original ebay watch thread is always getting off-topic & has nobody to really input new info on a regular basis, i think it might be helpful to break it up into separate threads, covering individual regions. i'll make a start with some recently ended NETS discs:

-Lee

Sure, fun idea! But maybe you could edit your original post and turn it into an alphabetical listing which you add to as new auctions end. Then we could all see, over time, how titles fare on "the market". Sort of like the original eBay watch, though without reference to the g45 list

And yeah, 137$ does my head in, $137 please