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[reyes]

A Vg+ copy of The Chentelles - Be My Queen / Time (Fenton - 2132) Sold for $1,250.00 buy it now
G45 - 77

Is this the 4th copy?

 

[MopTopMike]

There are more than 4 known of the Chentelles - probably around 10 now, at least

 

[Rich Strauss]

A copy of the Barracudas - Get Lost on Zundack appeared on eBay recently but not in the Garage category. I managed to snag it for $358. The condition was listed as "A few scratches not affecting the music quality." The scratches are unfeelable & the record plays mint. Yahhh!

-- Rich

 

[Rich Strauss]

The Chob 45 arrived yesterday. Greg Prevost is a fair grader & so, as expected. it is exactly as described. What a powerful 45! 2 major wants in one month. I'm in heaven.

-- Rich

 

[MopTopMike]

Makes the repro/boot copy sound like a cut off Boulders Vol. 2!

 

[Mr.Segment]

A copy of the Barracudas - Get Lost on Zundack appeared on eBay recently but not in the Garage category. I managed to snag it for $358. The condition was listed as "A few scratches not affecting the music quality." The scratches are unfeelable & the record plays mint. Yahhh!

-- Rich

Wow! Congratulations are in order. What a 45, and you can't beat that price!

Been a while since I've found anything rare & misplaced on eBay, but I see there is still hope.

 

[down-n-out]

Here's another batch of eBay sales from the last 2 weeks or so (some of which have already been mentioned):

1.An EX copy of The Benders - Can't Tame Me/Got Me Down on Big Sound with Picture Sleeve & (6) original 4x6 B&W photos! sold as a Buy It Now for $1,500.00. (this came from the drummer - is the new owner on this forum)?
2. A VG+? copy of The Satans - Makin' Deals/Lines and Squares on Manhatten sold for $493.00. (this is the same copy mentioned earlier by Reyes).
3. A VG+? copy of The Barracudas - Baby Get Lost/Honest I Do on Zundak sold for $358.00. (this is the same copy that Rich bought as mentioned earlier).
4. A VG copy of The Hallmarks - Soul Shakin Psychedelic Sally/Girl of My Dreams on Smash sold for $338.00. (wasn't this an easy to find $20-$40 record for quite a while)?
5. A VG+ copy of The Shy Guys - Black Lightning Light/Goodbye To You on M-U sold for $214.00.
6. A NM copy of The Unrelated Segments - Cry, Cry, Cry/It's Not Fair on Liberty sold for $515.00.
7. A VG+ copy of The Third Bardo - I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time/Rainbow Life on Roulette sold for $493.00.
8. A M- copy of The Chob - We're Pretty Quick/Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore on Lavette sold for $1,904.98. (yes, this is the same copy that Rich bought discussed above).
9. A VG+ copy of The Chentelles - Be My Queen/Time on Fenton sold as a Buy It Now for $1,250.00. (this is the same copy discussed earlier in this thread).

10. A M- copy of Sir Winston & the Commons - We're Gonna Love/Come Back Again on Soma sold for $225.00.
11. A VG++ copy of The Groupies - Primitive/Hog on Atco sold for $225.00.
12. A VG- copy of The Aardvarks - I'm Higher Than I'm Down/That's Your Way on Vark sold for $243.00.

 

[bosshoss]

Great work Mr. down-n-out.
The prices being realised on eBay are really up-and-down. The Hallmarks is obviously the stand-out overpriced one. And the Unrelated Segments is probably twice what it should be.

The mega-rare Barracudas, is probably the bargain of the month at $338. Also the m- Sir Winston at a mere $225 is good value.

The Chob was going for $2k in mint when I bought mine 12 or 15 years ago, so that's a good buy. Likewise the Benders with ps seems fairly priced to me.

In general, buyers should be very wary of paying hundreds of dollars for '60s garage 45s on major labels such as Liberty, Columbia, Atco, Smash etc...I know there are some exceptions, but the vast majority of major label '60s garage 45s are not impossible to find and should rarely go above $200. Unlike the northern soul collector scene, where major labels can often be very expensive. Probably because there are so many more collectors of northern soul, and even the major label press runs of 2000 or so copies are not enough to fill the demand.

On the other hand, maybe I'm thinking about the way things were 10-15 years ago, when I was more actively buying garage 45s.

 

[buckeyebeat]

The key factor for many of the major label garage 45s is quality. Many of the all time great 45s came out on majors (Remains, Third Bardo, Squires, Unrelated Segments, Sparkles, Groupies.....). I think there will be a strong demand for these records for many years. I think many people see that these records are afforable where records like the Chob seem like a completely different neighborhood. The fact that these records are for sale fairly regularly enhances the interest in them, IMO, as people see them and that gives them the idea that it can be had and worth going for, unlike the Chob which is on the market once every 4 or so years.

For example, the Squires 45 is one of the easier/more common major label 45s (the Atlantic family is one of the major labels on which nothing seems to be rare) but it continues to get a consistently high price. If I was starting out it would certainly be a record at the top of my want list and I would be bidding on every decent copy until one fell my way.

There are some truly rare major label Northern soul records - on Wand (Ivorys (sic), Walter Wilson) and Mercury (Stormie Wynters) to name a few. These records go for thousands!

 

[Manos E. Brazos]

Although I could not have been a factor in the bidding on these past weeks, how is it that I never see them until after the auctions close? I must not use eBay searches the right way.

 

[EXPO67]

Although I could not have been a factor in the bidding on these past weeks, how is it that I never see them until after the auctions close? I must not use eBay searches the right way.

Simply making a search using "garage 45" on the USA Ebay site usually rustles up some goodies.

 

[MopTopMike]

The key factor for many of the major label garage 45s is quality. Many of the all time great 45s came out on majors (Remains, Third Bardo, Squires, Unrelated Segments, Sparkles, Groupies.....). I think there will be a strong demand for these records for many years.

Many of the major label "Garage" 45s are also sought-after by the DJ - '60s retro/club sect. "Cry Cry Cry" was always the tuffest of the 3 Unrelated Segments 45s to find, even when most people became aware of it via Back From The Grave. Diehard collectors have to compete with the DJs now if they want / desire a copy, which is why the price is very high - ditto for the Hallmarks, which is a relatively recent fetish "gotta have" overseas. And then you have the "nobody ever wanted it" dust collectors lying in boxes for decades 45s, like the Raven on Rust - $20 tops. Nowadays, the 60s club scene think it is one of the best '60s records ever (ha!), and routinely pay beyond $300 for a copy.

There are some truly rare major label Northern soul records - on Wand (Ivorys (sic), Walter Wilson) and Mercury (Stormie Wynters) to name a few. These records go for thousands!

Don't forget Junior McCants on King - 15 grand for the only known copy, paid by an American soul collector...which is really a bargain for its rarity, as you place records up against other collectibles. Objects as arcane to you such as duck hunting decoys, or wooden fishing lures can sell for large sums beyond 100K.

 

[reyes]

In general, buyers should be very wary of paying hundreds of dollars for '60s garage 45s on major labels such as Liberty, Columbia, Atco, Smash etc...I know there are some exceptions, but the vast majority of major label '60s garage 45s are not impossible to find and should rarely go above $200..

I just got 2 on Mercury label Painted Ship I Told...White Lies and The Pilgrimmage Bad Apple and they certainly weren't over 200 Painted Ship under 100.

These year I've seen maybe 4 copies of Unrelated Segments cry and all were 500 I think one went as far as 700! The groupies I've seen twice this year at around 200.

Also this month saw various multiples, 3 copies of Us Four Alligator on Rising Sons, maybe not rare at all but they all went for very different prices one promo white label ok cond. for 30 another black stock copy for 52 very clean copy(the one I won) and the last a black promo for 137.00! in these order.
And two copies of the Yo Yo's Gotta Find A New Love on Goldwax.

 

[Manos E. Brazos]

Rooks on Mercury has been sold a few times recently for $150-200+ and that's in G to VG condition at best!

 

[MopTopMike]

There is a DJ / advance release of the Tropics on Laurie currently up for grabs on ebay. Extremely rare back in the day, and still hard to find today. I bought one from an Oldies Record Shop with a horrid reputation, cost of an unplayed DJ copy - $30.
Two weeks later, at the Allentown Record Show, A now retired Florida dealer made his only trip there to sell, and digging thru his "general '60s rock & pop" boxes, I found and bought a M- DJ Tropics on Laurie for $12.

 

[Mr.Segment]

Rooks on Mercury has been sold a few times recently for $150-200+ and that's in G to VG condition at best!

Well, that is also one of the few Mercury titles that's actually quite rare. Though value has plummeted since at least a handfull have appeared in the last 3-4 years. I used to have a VG (at best) that played VG++ so there is hope in those beat up grooves.

Not sure I would call much else on Mercury rare (strictly garage45s speaking...), though The Others qualify as scarce. Please excuse me if any Mercury 45s not mentioned feels left out.

 

[paul messis]

I bidded 200 bucks on That Aardvarks 45... it may be a long time until one returns.

 

[reyes]

I bought one from an Oldies Record Shop with a horrid reputation, cost of an unplayed DJ copy - $30.
Two weeks later, at the Allentown Record Show, A now retired Florida dealer made his only trip there to sell, and digging thru his "general '60s rock & pop" boxes, I found and bought a M- DJ Tropics on Laurie for $12.

My wallet needs a Time Machine! :)

I've seen good records this past couple months on the bay, plus in Erik L. Set list too....

 

[MopTopMike]

Yes, Reyes, with the advent of ebay, popsike for price references / checking, and the fact that people who don't care anything about music are now selling records (i.e, record pimps), it is very difficult to come by a bargain anymore.

 

[paul messis]

I hate that!!!!..... recently I have taken to taking a risk on something I have zero idea about.... 45s with no music you can hear or no description.... I have to say, this month alone I have had two pretty cool folk-rock 45s from doing this sorta risk take buying.