G45 Ebay Watch

[bosshoss]

Noticed the Sound Investment on Orlyn up on eBay with much hype. Touted as "Holy Grail" and "garage gem" or some crap. Total baloney.

Potential bidders be aware that this is very "average" sunshine pop with horns and vocal bup-bup-bup-bah's rendering it into a genre that should not invoke the name of G45 in the sales pitch.

So beware. Not worth more than $50 even to a completist, in my opinion. The G45 Oracle says $45 in vg minus. (SA2/SB1/R8/L1/T1/A4). Spot on Mr. Oracle.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?Speed=45%20RPM&_nkw="orlyn"&_sacat=176985&_from=R40&_dcat=176985&_trksid=m194&_osacat=176985&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1150

 

[Westex]

I messaged the seller last night re: the Orlyn and told them as much. I don't think they really know anything about records, but just grabbed info from a few google hits (i.e. the Houston Sound Investment). I told them the 45 was a blip on the Orlyn radar, not garage, and likely of interest to just a completist.

 

[buckeyebeat]

Anyone know what's up with this? Private bidding = fake bids? Seller says it's the same rerecorded version on Atlantic? An old Stricker fake?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MC5-Looking...ue&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557#ht_3220wt_970

 

[chas_kit]

Anyone know what's up with this? Private bidding = fake bids? Seller says it's the same rerecorded version on Atlantic? An old Stricker fake?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/MC5-Looking-At-You-acetate-45rpm-/261307396614?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item3cd7227206&nma=true&si=O4nBXv7PAW6vF8ZMyAXBGHu3tdk%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557#ht_3220wt_970

Don't know if the acetate's real or not, but a VG- acetate of the Atlantic version for $16K! I really don't think so. Maybe if it was a '66 demo it might fetch upwards of $1,000 or maybe a little higher, but this seems total bunk.

 

[greenfuzz]

$16K is completely insane to begin with but it's not even a different version.

 

[down-n-out]

These higher-dollar eBay sales opened September:

1. A VG copy of Opus 1 - Back Seat '38 Dodge/In My Mind on Mustang sold for $338.
2. A VG copy of Caretakers of Deception - Cuttin' Grass/X + Y = 13 on Sanctus sold for $689.
3. A VG+ copy of The Stone Cutters - Fellow Slave/Mister Your A Better Man Than I on Shurfine sold for $550.
4. An EX+ copy of The Mauve - You've Got Me Cryin'/In The Revelation on Cori sold for $677.

Stay tuned for the next update with some really high-dollar items!

 

[down-n-out]

September 9th kicked off a multi-day spending spree on eBay (not by me). Here are some of the highlights:

1. A VG copy of The Mystic Tide - Frustration/Psychedelic Journey Part 1 on Solid Sound sold for $383.
2. A VG- copy of The Cave Men - It's Trash/The Pillow Bit on 'Chelle sold for $1,140.
3. An EX+ ACETATE of The Calico Wall - I'm A Living Sickness/Flight Reaction on Dove sold for $2,961.
4. An EX+ copy of Dirty Wurds - Why/Takin' My Blues Away on Marina sold for $794.
5. A VG copy of Knights Bridge - Make Me Some Love/C.J. Smith on Sea Ell sold for $1,303.

Note that all of the above were sold on the same day by the same seller (audiofixation)! Anybody know who this seller is?

 

[MopTopMike]

Yep, the guy that is selling off his collection. He put out both volumes of Off The Wall. I won't name his name for privacy reasons. you can find it elsewhere.

 

[pomonkey]

Interested to see how much audiofixation gets for his Backgrounds on Cenco, I let a super clean one go in a private sale a couple of weeks ago, great record.

 

[chas_kit]

Just saw an acetate of the U.S. Britons sold for only $316, maybe 'cause it was in G+ condition. Still, there was a time when I would have bid high for something like this. Who won it?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-U-S-BRI...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

If one of the Briks' acetates ever comes up for sale please let me know!

 

[bosshoss]

Who won it?

Little old me!

 

[chas_kit]

congrats!

 

[Andreas]

Great stuff!

 

[tymespan]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-Valu...-Hornets-Sloths-/151154002653?rd=1&category=0

Looks like a scam to me.

 

[Hicksville Hogwash]

**THE SLOTHS ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED, THIS ITEM WAS SOLD SEPARATELY AT AN AUCTION.

I'd be pissed if I had bid for The Sloths and had the best 45 removed from this auction

 

[Frantic]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-Valu...-Hornets-Sloths-/151154002653?rd=1&category=0

Looks like a scam to me.

total scam. I just asked him to put all the records together and take one photo and add it to his ebay listing.

 

[Monster Mike]

Wow...

 

[EXPO67]

Feedback rating of '1' would raise my eyebrows......but I've always been ultra cautious on Ebay when sellers have low feedback.

 

[Heitkotter77]

That each record is photographed on a different background is the most telling sign of a scam.

He also separated the Elvis 45 without amending the auction.

 

[bosshoss]

The Sloths picture sleeve in the auction is a scan that I made of my copy, which I bought about 10 years ago from Moptopmike. The exact same little crease on the left hand side, and all other tiny defects are identical. So, it's definitely a scam.