I had the same impression as Stan -- I thought this year's show was sensational, and a lot of fun. It has been years since I've seen so many interesting machines in any show. Prices weren't cheap but that indicates that the market for phonographs is very healthy, and that's basically good news. This year's weather left something to be desired, but that was more than made up for by the excitement of the show itself. I'm already looking forward to next year.
Best regards, Rene Rondeau From RKolba0211 Wed Jun 16 14:01:42 2004 From: RKolba0211 ([email protected]) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:43 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Union Appreciation Message-ID: <[email protected]> This was the best show in many years. It always presents an opportunity to visit with old friends and share information. Most dealers did very well which indicates there were also many happy buyers. We collectors have to accept the fact that the entire market has changed. Ebay provides an international outlet for quality merchandise. In the past, a collector might come across a phonograph that needed work but declined because his options for selling (malls, shows, etc) were limited...as was the buyer exposure to the restored item. Now it makes economic sense to put in the extra effort. What we no longer see are the ridiculous low prices asked by those who have no knowledge of value. We are in a more sophisticated market and the quality merchandise commands quality prices. Union was great. From pokeefe571 Wed Jun 16 14:29:48 2004 From: pokeefe571 (Phil O'Keefe) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:10:43 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Union Disappointment In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <bcf60a26.87c6%[email protected]> Phillip, I guess it all depends on what you were looking for at the show. If you were looking for cheap, fixer-upper phonographs, then I agree that Union is probably not the place to go. You would be far better off checking out antique stores and estate sales for what you want. I went to Union primarily to look at phonographs and to buy new records. I found plenty of good deals on cylinder records and a few good deals on disks. Although I couldn't spend a whole lot, the show was very satisfying for me and I had a good time. I am planning on going next year. -Phil O'Keefe On 6/16/04 11:34 AM, "Phillip Sands" <[email protected]> wrote: > I go to the Union show to buy things to fix up. Year > before last I filled my van and spent $8000. Last year > I spent $5000. This year I spent just under $400. > Thats four hundred. > Its the last time I'm going. Everything is grossly > overpriced and its just not worth it anymore. I heard > the word 'Ebay' echoing around the place everywhere I > turned. A machine that would have had a price of 450 > on it last year, was 700 this year. Forget it. > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.oldcrank.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com >
