glen i agree with you i have bought two rare records from him and totally satisfied i did make an offer that was a lot less than his ebay price but still a fair price considering the rarity of the two i did buy i have no complaints but do agree his records for the most part are not museum quality but like anything on ebay you do it with cavet emptor zono In a message dated 5/18/2011 11:42:26 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I dealt with this seller some time ago. His name is Frederick Tussey. Perhaps the Richard comes from the fact that his full name is Frederick R. Tussey - or it's just a coincidence on the last name. But the coincidence of the poor eyesight statement from Mike would lead me to believe it's the same person. Anyway, in my dealings with him 4 years ago it was pleasant as we traded some things after I made a purchase. I've been told he's legally blind so grading is somewhat of a mystery and perhaps why he chooses the route he does now. Not defending it, just making a statement. I find it difficult to buy something ungraded. Interestingly, at the time he was saying he had plans to do a book on record sleeves and that's what he traded for. This guy has generated a lot of banter on 78-l as well. Who knows what's lead him to his current state - perhaps fallen on hard times - but it's his choice to try and sell records at high prices. Some will bite, many won't. It would be in his best interest, though, if he worked to keep his customers happy. The seller that called the record a repro is a knowledgeable collector. Too bad he didn't work it out with his customer. Glenn ________________________________ From: Mike Stitt <[email protected]> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, May 17, 2011 10:16:19 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] You gotta love this... "Museum Quality Black Patti Record" Good morning again all, Found the last name. It is The Record Ranger. Richard Tussey. It 's public. I knew he was near St. Louis. This is odd as Richard knows what these are worth. He has very poor eye sight so one not prone to fishing. I split a label collection with him years ago. Other than a few very hard to get labels he has, I have them too. I would sell them all for the price of just one of those records. Mike Oldcranky On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:06 AM, Mike Stitt <[email protected]> wrote: > Good moring all. > Al I'm waking up and drinking coffee; so I don't see a last name. A > Portland collector did move to Missouri some years back. The Record Ranger. > I'll leave his last name out of it but this doesn't seem his style. Lived > off of MLK Blvd. You could hardly walk around in the old house, straining to > stay up right under the load. > > Al missed you at Salem. Would have liked to see yo. Next time. > Mike > Oldcranky > > > On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 6:00 AM, Albert <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Very strange, he has tons of feedback and every record sold for exactly >> the same amount, $24.99. Portland Collectors, notice this guys last name. >> Several years back there was an obsessive record collector here in Portland, >> entire home, floor to ceiling 78's, Same last name! >> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> >> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 5:59 PM >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] You gotta love this... "Museum Quality Black Patti >> Record" >> >> >> >> Yes and here is another absolute bargain on an early Improved Gramophone >>> Record, by the same seller. There are loads of bargains like this offered by >>> this World Renown Collector of Museum Quality Records.!! Scanning through >>> his listings is loads of cheap fun !! >>> >>> >>>http://cgi.ebay.com/78-RPM-MUSEUM-QUALITY-1901-IMPROVED-GRAMOPHONE-NO-GRA DE-/390307006718?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item5ae01c48fe >>>e >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vinyl Visions" < >>> [email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 8:06:10 PM >>> Subject: [Phono-L] You gotta love this... "Museum Quality Black Patti >>> Record" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390314782882&ssPageNam e=ADME:B:SS:US:1123#ht_531wt_905 >>>5 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> > > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
