Foolish People: clueless ebay record sellers

This is no misteak either:

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soundog III said:
As ever a 24/7 open invite extends for you & Sandy for a real N.E. style top o' the catch knees up...
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Thank you. It's been way too long since we've crossed paths..When we get up your way we will give it our best shot. You and Susan are always welcome when you decide to roll through TN in search of BBQ and records!
 
buckeyebeat said:
The writing on the label looks a lot like the writing on those fake Emidisc acetates from the UK. It looks like UK handwriting for sure. The Raynard logo is a multiple rubber stamp on a plain brown sleeve.
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Fake acetates are a very murky pond of long standing. Personally, I have always suspected any acetate of a previously issued record, whether it appeared on 45 or on an album.

In 1973 I was offered an Emidisc acetate of Blacky Vale's 'If I had Me A Woman' (a very desirable rockabilly 45) which I was assured was 'original'. The obvious question was, why would a very rare 45 which probably saw zero distribution outside its Galveston home, appear contemporaneously as an acetate in the UK? The obvious answer was, it didn't. However, I have no doubt that some dupe ended up purchasing it.

Similarly, in the early 70s a notorious US character managed to obtain a stock of blank Memphis Recording Service labels. No surprise, then, that 10-inch 'dubs' of Elvis Presley Sun recordings, recently issued for the first time on RCA abums, began appearing with typed titles on MRS labels. Of course, these 'unique' artifacts were priced accordingly. A year or so later, a respected German collector took obvious pleasure in showing me his unique copies of 'Harbor Lights' and 'I Love You Because' on MRS 'dubs'. He truly believed that they sounded much better than the LP versions - which is a testament to the power of self-deception. Praying that he wasn't going to offer them as trades, I affected jealous admiration for his unique trophies, confident that other collectors in other parts of the globe were likewise admiring their own 'unique' copies of the same MRS dubs.

And yes, I've been fooled myself by a phoney acetate, even though it took many years for me to admit it.
 
buckeyebeat said:
The writing on the label looks a lot like the writing on those fake Emidisc acetates from the UK. It looks like UK handwriting for sure. The Raynard logo is a multiple rubber stamp on a plain brown sleeve.
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the question that springs to mind is - I've seen small centre acetates for 10" and 12", but did they exist back in the day for 45s? It just doesn't look right. But someone parted with £259 to own it.
 
Phil Istine said:
oh dear oh dear oh dear

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181666727104?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
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That is definitely a fake / fraudulent disc. I'm surprised some may think otherwise.

Any Raynard label release that exists as an acetate is always (well, has been) found to be an audiodisc label 45rpm with a large centerhole. with both songs, not just one. Funny how the "better side" is the one included. Guaranteed that this fake was mastered from Back From The Grave, and not an original pressing. Guess that is why there is no B side!

It's amazing that the UK sect continue to pass off bogus acetates to this day. Even more inane are the morons who bid on / pay for them, believing they have something authentic.
 
Phil Istine said:
the question that springs to mind is - I've seen small centre acetates for 10" and 12", but did they exist back in the day for 45s? It just doesn't look right. But someone parted with £259 to own it.
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I have a number of 7" acetates with small center holes. I know some are 70s; A few may be 60s, but I can't attest to that without pulling them out and examining them.
 
captainsalty said:
wow, this is a great new idea: take a rare recording, burn it to cd-r, and, presto, you have a super rare "one known copy cd-r" you can price accordingly for 500$.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-60s-R-B-Garage-ALI-BABA-REVUE-Let-It-All-Hang-Out-CD-Only-Known-Copy-/181672988877?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a4c8dd0cd
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Maybe that's the guy on MusicStack who offers to find records through his "network of dealers" and burn them to CDR...for an exorbitant price.
 
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