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| 17th Oct 2013, 6:12 PM | #1 REPORT | |
 | Jock_Girl ● A girl who looks good in vinyl Member since Dec 2012 1544 Points Moderator | The discussion about Tefteller's $37K record leads me to ask -- what's the max you've ever paid for a 78. For me it's US$45/ £28/ €33 plus shipping (US$15/ £9/ €11) for Angela Jones by Michael Cox on a South African 78 Edited by moderator on 16th Nov 2016, 7:00 AM |
| 17th Oct 2013, 6:46 PM | #2 REPORT | |
 | RadnaNotions Member since Dec 2012 39 Points | £10 for a UK MGM Marilyn Monroe record. It was over the odds (I imagine) but it was a charity shop and I try to see those purchases as charitable donations where I get something nice back for free. I think I also paid £10 for The Girl Can't Help It on London. There are some things you just can't leave in the shop... Generally what I really want is pre-WWII stuff, so usually I won't pay more than £1. And usually I won't be expected to. |
| 3rd Nov 2013, 4:56 AM | #3 REPORT | |
| Olorin67 Eric in Milwaukee Member since Dec 2012 22 Points | I recently SOLD one for $250, Little Walters Muskadine blues on Regal, found it at a charity shop at 6 for a dollar...have to pay for my hobby somehow. |
| 3rd Nov 2013, 12:15 PM | #4 REPORT | |
| VinylSid Member since Dec 2012 619 Points | £35 for UK copy of Earth Angel by The Penguins. Not bad as it was mint! |
| 4th Nov 2013, 2:27 PM | #5 REPORT | |
 | zabadak Caddacack oh da ca-caddacack, shy shy skagellack Member since Jun 2010 4156 Points | £6 for   |
| 21st Dec 2013, 9:06 PM | #6 REPORT | |
| GeneRobertson Member since Jan 2013 61 Points | $30 for "Stack-O-Lee" by Archibald on Imperial in 1998. Got it in the post from the USA, safely packaged, played it once and put it to one side. Next day being a weekend, I took an afternoon nap after some grocery shopping. Just after I woke up, I decided to play it again, only to drop it on to the turntable after unsleeving it and watching it break in two............DAMN! Moral - make sure you're wide awake when you handle 78s! |
| 23rd Dec 2013, 9:13 PM | #7 REPORT | |
| Whyperion SUBS Too Many Records , Too Little Time Member since Jan 2013 306 Points |
zabadak wrote:
£6 for
Looks like the copy I knelt on in the early 70s. Fortunately music wise the single was re-released on 45 a little while after |
| 23rd Dec 2013, 11:36 PM | #8 REPORT | |
| scrough No picture 'cos I'm not into 45rpm :( Member since Jan 2013 3428 Points Moderator | I bid £165 for a Berliner - and was outbid  . Otherwise about £20Edited by scrough on 23rd Dec 2013, 11:36 PM |
| 24th Dec 2013, 10:19 AM | #9 REPORT | |
| GeneRobertson Member since Jan 2013 61 Points |
Whyperion wrote:
zabadak wrote:
£6 for
Looks like the copy I knelt on in the early 70s. Fortunately music wise the single was re-released on 45 a little while after  |
| 25th Dec 2013, 2:41 AM | #10 REPORT | |
 | annaloog ● Member since Sep 2012 6602 Points Moderator | $50 (+ S/H) for a NOS copy of Stratford ST-3, Glenn Yarbrough's first record. From an ebay seller several years ago, apparently it was one of two remaining copies. |
| 26th Dec 2013, 12:25 PM | #11 REPORT | |
| zabadak Caddacack oh da ca-caddacack, shy shy skagellack Member since Jun 2010 4156 Points |
GeneRobertson wrote:
Whyperion wrote:
zabadak wrote:
£6 for
Looks like the copy I knelt on in the early 70s. Fortunately music wise the single was re-released on 45 a little while after Ooh, is there a shrine?   |
| 27th Jan 2016, 10:05 AM | #12 REPORT | |
 | make1968 T is for the taste of the lips belong to you... Member since Apr 2013 1851 Points | ok, i must confess, yes, i paid 500 US$ for this, but still think it was quite reasonable for VG+ : |
| 27th Jan 2016, 1:30 PM | #13 REPORT | |
 | mister_tmg Also on 78rpm Member since Apr 2012 1118 Points | £25 for this - it was previously thought to only exist on a scarce test pressing, and I needed to get hold of it for a compilation. That was the source for the only previous CD re-issue, which sounded incredibly muffled. The collector with that copy wouldn't loan it. Endless Googling found someone who listed it in their collection as a commercial Danish release! I offered £25 and it was accepted. With postage, £43 from Denmark, safely packed. I was delighted to receive it. It was virtually mint condition, so sounded fantastic restored for CD release on JASCD 457. It's on the usual streaming and download sites too. An interesting curio, having only been issued in Denmark. Possibly a bit racy for English ears, and the Danes were a bit more liberal even in those days... |
| 27th Jan 2016, 9:11 PM | #14 REPORT | |
| Trainman Trainman Member since Jun 2014 2559 Points Moderator | I can't recall I ever paid anything for a single 78. People usually give them to me. Actually I once DID pay $ 25.00 (About 17 pounds at today's rate) for a stack of about 200 from a dealer who didn't want to sort them. |
| 31st Jan 2016, 2:08 PM | #15 REPORT | |
| Whyperion SUBS Too Many Records , Too Little Time Member since Jan 2013 306 Points |
zabadak wrote:
GeneRobertson wrote:
Whyperion wrote:
zabadak wrote:
£6 for
Looks like the copy I knelt on in the early 70s. Fortunately music wise the single was re-released on 45 a little while after Ooh, is there a shrine? Just carelessness in playing a selection of 78s, and placing on pile. There a few 78s overpriced ? In one of the booth lock up stalls at Denaby Market if anyone fancies a trip to South Yorkshire with money in their pocket to burn. |
| 1st Feb 2016, 4:07 PM | #16 REPORT | |
 | carryonsidney a happy disposition is an omnious sign.... Member since Feb 2010 1707 Points Moderator | I paid about 6 or 7 pounds for this (from a charity shop) about 10 years ago, which I thought quite expensive compared to my usual 78's ... |
| 22nd Sep 2017, 1:50 PM | #17 REPORT | |
| j.monk Member since Sep 2017 167 Points | £80 + shipping from the UK (to France) for ODJB's "Sphinx / Alice blue down" on UK Columbia. A 12" heavier than a plate ! Not my fav' 78rpm though, but a nice piece in my humble collection. Sadly I'm obsessed with American jazz and blues and I want my record to be on their original pressing. 95% of my collection is American pressing then. Shipping is killing me, each time. |
| 23rd Sep 2017, 5:32 PM | #18 REPORT | |
 | xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3351 Points Moderator | I haven't felt tempted to buy anything at auction so far. The most I ever paid may have been $5 for a single jazz record in excellent condition at a record store in Berkeley, CA, but it's been a long time since I've even bothered to look in stores. The vast majority of my records I've got for 25-50 cents a piece at estate sales or in thrift stores. Most of them aren't rarities, of course. Edited by xiphophilos on 23rd Sep 2017, 5:39 PM |
| 23rd Sep 2017, 5:39 PM | #19 REPORT | |
| j.monk Member since Sep 2017 167 Points | Lucky you, who find records that easily ! There is no way I could find a record of any (of my) interest(s) around here If I want one, I have to order one. |
| 23rd Sep 2017, 5:47 PM | #20 REPORT | |
| xiphophilos Member since Dec 2013 3351 Points Moderator | In France, shouldn't you be able to find the occasional Django Reinhardt on Swing, for example? That would be out of the question for me in the US, but then I don't have to actually own everything I love on 78s. I still can find more here that I like than I could actually ever listen to, not to mention fit into my house. |
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