I thought with seven days to go that I might bid $25000. for this record. I would be in bad shape if I won this.....I would not have the needed cash for my bankruptcy papers..lol I do find it interesting that it is fetching such a price even with a crack-! Condition, must not matter when a piece is this rare. I have a Vitaphone record with a red paper label, very rare also....Maybe just a handful of them out there. I wish......??? It's not about being rare I guess as what people want and what is known to be unobtainable... I'm in my heart attack years so I guess I would pick it up in person... Mike
Would the Monarch deluxe qualify as the phonograph to have, as much as one would want this record? From ChippendaleC19 Sun Nov 2 19:13:29 2003 From: ChippendaleC19 ([email protected]) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:24 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] US $19,990.00 (Reserve met) Message-ID: <[email protected]> In a message dated 11/2/2003 12:39:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Unfortunately, they're forced to do whatever it takes to attract visitors, and it would seem that phonographs don't generate much interest among the general public I have encountered this in my own home. People will ask me what one of my machines is. I tell them. I ask them if they would like to hear it play. They say, "Yes." I play a record for them. Halfway through the record, conversation has usually resumed and moved on to other topics. I have never understood this, but does seem to confirm what Rene says. Randy From billmorr Sun Nov 2 19:34:27 2003 From: billmorr (Bill Morris) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:24 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] US $19,990.00 (Reserve met) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Randy, Have you gotten a different reaction when the person asking to hear a record recognizes the tune you are playing? It seems to me that the general public is interested to see if the machine actually plays. When they find out that it does, that is all they wanted to know and they lose interest quickly (halfway through the record would seem about right). However, if they recognize the tune they have the opportunity to relate to what they are hearing, not just the fact that the machine can play. Just curious, Bill Morris -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 7:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Phono-L] US $19,990.00 (Reserve met) In a message dated 11/2/2003 12:39:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Unfortunately, they're forced to do whatever it takes to attract visitors, and it would seem that phonographs don't generate much interest among the general public I have encountered this in my own home. People will ask me what one of my machines is. I tell them. I ask them if they would like to hear it play. They say, "Yes." I play a record for them. Halfway through the record, conversation has usually resumed and moved on to other topics. I have never understood this, but does seem to confirm what Rene says. Randy _______________________________________________ Phono-l mailing list [email protected] http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com
