2 Tone 7" Collection

[funboy]

I wonder how much these will sell for ?. No Costello and No Ghost Town
Dub 91. Two of the Rarest 7" Releases on the label.

Funboy1

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-TONE-35-RARE-SINGLES-PAPER-LABLES-FRIDAY-CLUB-HIGSONS-JBS-ALLSTARS-/150770525477?pt=UK_Records&hash=item231a9fa525

[rodgers paul]

On the face of it not an awful price if you got them for £312, but there's the 2 missing items you mentioned and Swinging Cats Away plastic label which I'm guessing is also pretty rare.

And then there's this: "COVERS MAY HAVE STICKER MARKS LIGHT CREASES RINGWARE SLIGHT SIGNS OF AGE". Ok I can live with that on the company sleeves and earlier pic covers as I have those spare. I'd say the later, rarer post Ghost Town stuff is largely only worth getting in almost perfect condition. Anyone want to pay £10 for The Higsons with sticker marks? Thought not. Nelson Mandela or Racist Friend in the same state for a tenner each? Thought not. Me neither.

That said the seller has 100% feedback at risk on this transaction, so the items can't be that bad. Anything over the minimum bid price and a buyer might get a nasty surprise with what they receive, let alone what's missing.

So all in all the listing needs more photos, more details and a lot more care. If I wanted or needed to raise £300 on eBay in the next week I would try a little harder.

As for The Lambretta's record? To me that is worthless. It's a bit like all those rubbish comics which tried to be like Viz and that people list on eBay using the name Viz and adding the word 'like'. Yeah these comics were like Viz in that they were both made of paper. That's about where the similarity ends!

The Lambretta's thing wouldn't make up for The Friday Club 7" turning up with a surface tear from one of them pesky price stickers.

One last thing, I do not understand people mentioning ringwear. Have they never thought to remove it? It is usually possible with a light touch and a very soft pencil eraser. Obviously you check a tiny area to see if it will help your cover. Don't go blaming me if you knacker your sleeves. I've been using this method on thin paper bags (like the French ones) for years, with a good degree of success. It's only a little bit of 'contact inking' after all. As the ink sticks to the ringwear when it is dry it shouldn't necessarily be permanent.

This reminds me of that listing a couple of years ago which included 2,000 or so pin badges, which were meant to push the price up to a couple of thousand Dollars from memory.

Paul Rodgers

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[jason]

The collection would probably sell for more if the items were sold
individually. The stamped Gangsters and The Friday Club singles would
go a long way towards the starting price if the right ejits…sorry…
buyers were in the running.

If there is one thing that gets on my tits then it’s a seller
describing something as ‘near mint’. A record is either in mint
conditions or it isn’t. It really is that simple. This seller seems
to be pushing the definition to it’s limit by stating that near mint
‘means record may have light surface marks’. Sweet Jesus…………..

[jason]

I see the seller has re-listed this collection. This time items are
offered individually.

[rodgers paul]

And have you seen the state of those sleeves? He describes as 'Ex' what I would call 'knackered' or 'shit' to be totally frank.

That Jungle Music at £30? He's surely having a little joke with that isn't he?

If he gets £30 or upward for that I am going to look to offload my entire collection. I dread to think that I have a couple of thousand quid's worth of 2Tone stuff just sitting here IF there are lunatics out there prepared to pay those sorts of prices for rubbish like that.




Paul Rodgers

On 14 March 2012 12:52, jason <ja...@2-tone.info> wrote:

I see the seller has re-listed this collection. This time items are
offered individually.

[Gene Merideth]

The lunatics have taken over record collecting….

 

Sounds like a good title for a song??

 

 

Gene

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[rodgers paul]

Hey Gene there was a method in my madness in choosing to use the word lunatics. It's a great word when you think about it. I imagine these collectors sat up in the middle of the night (like I do!) looking at eBay when they should be long since in bed. Using the light of the moon as their guide and occasionally twitching or displaying an involuntary tic (as I do!) as the moon moves in the night sky...

Seriously if a knackered Jungle Music is worth £30 plus I want some of that cash for this old plastic and paper...



Paul

[jason]

On Mar 14, 3:56 pm, rodgers paul <pled...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> And have you seen the state of those sleeves? He describes as 'Ex' what I
> would call 'knackered' or 'shit' to be totally frank.
>
> That Jungle Music at £30? He's surely having a little joke with that isn't
> he?
>

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I noticed the state of some of the sleeves too. 'Ex' my arse.

Brace yourself Paul. Paper label versions of Jungle Music have went
for £80+ in the past. I can only hope that if I ever come to part with
my collection that the same ejits are still buying vinyl.

[funboy]

I have 4 copies of Jungle Music UK Paper and Plastic labels, Irish
paper label and the 3 track 12". all are from VG to EX except for The
UK 7" paper label which is M M :)

Funboy1