Re: [Phono-L] Administrivia

2011-08-29 Thread Albert Menashe
Loren: I tried to unsubscribe from PHono L. but I am still getting emails. please remove me. I do however want to continue with Otaps which you are providing hosting. Thank you. I use 2 email addresses. My primary is cen...@comcast.net Thanks and see you soon. On 8/29/11, Loran T. Hughes

Re: [Phono-L] auctioning phonos

2011-07-21 Thread Albert Menashe
alernative when selling items especially items that a easy to ship. -Original Message- From: Albert Menashe almena...@gmail.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Mon, Jul 4, 2011 3:05 pm Subject: Re: [Phono-L] auction fees the auctions that I attend locally

Re: [Phono-L] Beware of this seller on Ebay

2011-07-08 Thread Albert Menashe
Harvey, you screwed up. Why would you dicker over $5.00. You should use the buy it now, on something your really want. Now you are going to stew over not getting the item forever. If you had paid $5.00 too much the ejoyment of the item will make you forget what you paid almost immediatly. See

Re: [Phono-L] cylinder speed tester

2011-07-06 Thread Albert Menashe
With those Damn Curly Cue light bulbs, strobes dont work any more. On 7/6/11, Mike Stitt smst...@gmail.com wrote: I guess my old age is showing through. Do you have lines on the back rod? Stroboscopes are out there. Given that many early cylinders were recorded at various speeds it may be a

Re: [Phono-L] auction fees

2011-07-04 Thread Albert Menashe
the auctions that I attend locally, charge the buyer 15%, the sales commission are negotiable based on the type merchandise, and the potential amounts realized. On smaller items (-1000) it is usually 30%. But it is totally negotiable. A whole collection valued at 500k may go for as little as

Re: [Phono-L] Why did this go so high

2011-06-20 Thread Albert Menashe
How much would a nice working Eclipse sell in this market? Thanks Al On 6/20/11, richard_ru...@hotmail.com richard_ru...@hotmail.com wrote: I'd say he got a major windfall anyway. How much do you think he paid for it to begin with? The starting price was $9.99; I bet he would have made