The same thing happened with my collection of Vogue Picture Records, which at
the time, were as scarce as hen's teeth. For years, I spent my spare time
scrounging through piles of worthless records looking for one or hours on the
phone trying to find a collector that might part with a duplicate. And then,
when I found one, I had to pay whatever the person wanted because you just
never found them. Then along comes eBay - and now it's no harder than doing a
search and sniping one at a great price and discovering that no one in America
ever threw them away. That's the market of supply and demand, as well as a new
generation of people who inherited a collection from their dad or grandfather
and would rather have a new loud muffler on their Japanese car or a stereo to
blow the body panels off...
> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:41:08 -0800
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Theodore Roosevelt cylinder
>
> It's the economy, it's the internet.
> I own many records and cylinders. Many very rare. Why own a record? As a
> digital file it as it takes up so little space.
> And most of the time free or close to free.
> Not much disposable income out there. On the other hand if I decide to
> collect something different it is always at the top of the market,
> regardless of the economy..[?]
> Mike
> oldcranky
>
> On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 11:27 AM, john robles <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hello all
> > Well, after I had offered it here with no takers, I had listed my Theodore
> > Roosevelt cylinder on eBay, It used to be that they went for around $100,
> > and it only got up to $66. What's your opinion, is this cylinder (Social
> > and Industrial Justice) just that common, or is it the economy, or what?
> > Just wondering. I can seem to let it go for less than $85 so I think I'll
> > keep it.
> > John Robles
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