The Official Quantity Find list

Mr.Segment said:
I see he's got 3 copies left. Time to start panicking for those who do not own one! (joking)
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The Perils record is another old DH find... He grew up close to the tiny town where the Perils where from and apparently even saw them play back then! He later was able to get in touch with one of the members and was buying copies steadily over the years based on demand. I think Craig bought up DH's last copies a couple years ago.

Love that record!
 
Since Mark mentioned the Savoys on Orlyn earlier, it got me wondering how many of those were found... I was surprised to not see them on the list! Obviously there was a quantity find. Anyone know how many?
 
The source was very ambiguous once he was exposed for having more than "a couple" of copies.
When a 45 that has rarely been offered or even seen for decades suddenly becomes available, that is one thing. The price paid is usually not a realistic price - only the result of a momentary struggle against other collectors who also desire said disc. The second copy suddenly becomes available via the same seller - and savvy collectors will translate as a potential small stash. Seller will try to obtain a price close to the amount of the 1st copy, and often will stick to the inflated price IF he only has a second, or third copy.

However, with the Savoys, the seller quickly lowered prices to the point of it selling for just under four figures (after 5K and 2K sales). He evidently made discount deals to a few of the guys who recycle the same 45s over and over on the web. I saw the 45 with $800-1500 asking prices. I got mine for around $300 maybe 6 months after the first copy was posted on eBay.

I would say there were at least 20 copies of the Savoys. It's not a lot, really, but the manner in which it is priced from the get-go makes all the difference as to how it is viewed in the collector sect. I'm all for making a profit, but within reason. The seller was all about greed.

Same result concerning the midwest U.S. guys with copies of the Cholos 45. I immediately heard from someone who witnessed the initial buy at an estate sale, and he relayed that there were two boxes (20 or 25 count) that were purchased between three sellers. Greed again played into copies out of the gate selling for far too much. Now it is a $250 record, which is realistic and a purchase price one should not be afraid to make if the disc is a wanted item for a collection.
 
The other thing I don't understand about some of these sellers that get quantity of a record is why they feel like they have to blow their copies out all at once as if the world was ending in a month.
Its a lot more responsible to set a reasonable price relative to the amount of quantity AND leak them out over the course of years. This is a win for everyone, because it keeps the price decent for the seller, and it protects the value of the record for the collectors who own one.
Nothing annoys me more than to see a seller on ebay pumping copies of a once valuable quantity title out once a week...
 
agreed, i can't even keep track with all the Cholos pumped out recently, the "last" copy ended just one hour ago. I had wondered about the Savoys as well. everybody and their dog seems to have a copy.
on the other side, it can also be frustrating if copies are let out in very long intervals. you gotta wait and wait, and the price will still not drop. the Alliance on Critique comes to mind.
 
MopTopMike said:
The source was very ambiguous once he was exposed for having more than "a couple" of copies.
When a 45 that has rarely been offered or even seen for decades suddenly becomes available, that is one thing. The price paid is usually not a realistic price - only the result of a momentary struggle against other collectors who also desire said disc. The second copy suddenly becomes available via the same seller - and savvy collectors will translate as a potential small stash. Seller will try to obtain a price close to the amount of the 1st copy, and often will stick to the inflated price IF he only has a second, or third copy.

However, with the Savoys, the seller quickly lowered prices to the point of it selling for just under four figures (after 5K and 2K sales). He evidently made discount deals to a few of the guys who recycle the same 45s over and over on the web. I saw the 45 with $800-1500 asking prices. I got mine for around $300 maybe 6 months after the first copy was posted on eBay.

I would say there were at least 20 copies of the Savoys. It's not a lot, really, but the manner in which it is priced from the get-go makes all the difference as to how it is viewed in the collector sect. I'm all for making a profit, but within reason. The seller was all about greed.

Same result concerning the midwest U.S. guys with copies of the Cholos 45. I immediately heard from someone who witnessed the initial buy at an estate sale, and he relayed that there were two boxes (20 or 25 count) that were purchased between three sellers. Greed again played into copies out of the gate selling for far too much. Now it is a $250 record, which is realistic and a purchase price one should not be afraid to make if the disc is a wanted item for a collection.
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The seller of the Savoys was more than ambiguous; he was an out and out liar. He contacted me with a high price and I said I was interested as long as he didn't have additional copies. He said " no this is it". Then more and more copies came out. I contacted him again and said he needed to send me some additional copies so the price he asked became more reasonable as I could sell the additional copies and at least get close to a realistic price paid. Never heard from him again !
 
Sooo, if I am to update the list; was there a total guesstimate of 20 to 25 or two boxes containing 20 to 25 each?
 
I bought the Cholos 45, a VG+, set sale $124.95 from the guy in Kansas. Plays great! A lot less then the M- above.
 
 
Yes, at least 40 copies for certain. Not sure if the 2 boxes purchased at the estate sale were 20 or 25 count per box.
I was contacted to buy one at $750 when they were first divided out after the buy. But I already have a mint minus copy that cost me $75 at the time.
 
List updated with Savoys and Phoxxe.

Any tips on stuff I've missed is appreciated. Just be sure to check the list first :)
 
Just looked at the update on the front page quantity find list. Im confused... Was the two 25 count box estate sale find a reference to the Cholos or the Savoys? I thought it was in reference to the Cholos...?
 
Huh? The Cholos was an estate sale find (I was told), no idea where bubbacrumb got his Savoys boxes from
 
One I didn't see on the list was the Coachmen on Sea Ell. An ebay guy outta El Paso found at least 10 - 15 copies at an estate sale a few years back and sold those out on eBay. I'd guess that they came from the sale of someone managing bands as there were quantities of a few other records from the area including the Emeralds on Dee Jay (less than 5 with ps), Beach nuts on Coronado (20+ w ps?), and Michael Gisele and the Orange on Lori (10 - 15 copies w/ ps?). Also a few 45s turned into wall decorations. He may have also found some copies of the Brentwoods on Our. Obviously someone worked the Hobbs, NM scene before moving south to Hellpaso.
 
Mr.Segment said:
Huh? The Cholos was an estate sale find (I was told), no idea where bubbacrumb got his Savoys boxes from
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Oh, I was just confused as to wether the two finds stories had somehow been accidentally fused because of this detail on the Savoys entry: "40-50 copies (two box count)"
It seems like its uncertain exactly how many copies of the Savoys were found, or wether they were in two boxes.
Sorry, just a silly technical quandary not worth putting much more thought into! :)
 
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