Why I HATE (and love) Ebay! |Vinyl Finds #26|
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- Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024
- Hello! Today I wanted to discuss my love/hate relationship with Ebay. It can be great but also annoying. Let me know what you think about Ebay for records in the comments. Thanks For Watching!
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Great video and finds as always.
I am a regular Ebay and Discogs user, but only when the price, condition and feedback is right.
I much prefer digging at shops and fairs all day long, but cannot find absolutely everything I want in the wild.
As much as I love finding things in the wild, there is something great about watching the postie arrive outside with the square package you ordered a few days before!
Thank you! I tend to buy stuff online for the wrong reasons. Sometimes I get too much! I do love seeing the postman arrive with my new record haha! ✌☮
Regarding the damaged Magical Mystery Tour record, you should be covered under the eBay buyer protection program. I had an experience with a cracked 45 just recently and got refunded within a week. You don't have to take a loss as the record was damaged in transit.
Thank you! I just filled out the form. I hope I can get a refund. ✌☮
@@sorinvinyl1523 Unless the window to report the issue has passed, I am sure you will get a full refund. Ebay and paypal both have very good consumer protections. Even if a seller indicates that they do not accept returns, if the item arrives damaged or not as described they have to accept a return.
Sorin, as I recall the first pressing of The Doors’ “L. A. Woman” did not have the Butterfly label; should be the black, red & white “E” label if memory serves. Great buys, either way!
So cool to see you’re into Kevin Ayers! Some great additions to your collection, as always, Sorin. The thrill of finding stuff in the wild is always better, but it’s so easy to be tempted by deals online. I look forward to seeing what else you manage to source :)
I love Kevin Ayers! I need to be more careful when buying online. Thanks for watching ✌
Great seeing some of your finds , awesome digging . Thanks once again
Thanks for watching ✌️
I dig your videos! Watching your collection grow and seeing how much you’ve learned and know. That Birds Of Fire lp was a steal! One of my favorites from back in my day!
Thank you so much! It's cool to look back on my progression as well! Birds of Fire is great! Thanks for your support! ✌☮
Hi Sorin, good to see you back on. My first copy of LA Woman was just like your copy. Rough vinyl with a VG cover. It was a Swap meet find, $1. The Free Spirits is one that's eluded me in the wild. I've seen one copy of Smoke in the wild, and it was rough. I'm fairly certain that came out on Sidewalk first. Kind of an odd situation with Sidewalk and Tower. Both were Capitol sub labels, and both labels were discontinued about the same time '69-'70. Nice Karen Dalton in the shrink. 15 cents...lol Yeah, K Mart didn't mess around on bargain pricing. I'm sure it was a Blue Light Special. They actually had a flashing blue light 🔵 in the store. I still have you beat, my K Mart album was 10 cents.
Hey! I was thinking it came out on Sidewalk first. Love the price stickers! I didn't know about the blue light special. 10 cents! No way! Thanks for watching ✌️
HI, Sorin the Doors LA Woman record sleeve should have a woman on a crucifix which is a powerline colour is yellow. The Who live at Leeds you have to crank that up high especially on magic Bus. Enjoy your finds.
The inner sleeve does have that, I jst showed the othed side. Live At Leeds always playes loud! Thanks for watching ✌️
Another enlightening video, enjoyable 👍
Thanks for watching ✌️
I stand corrected, Sorin! Just checked eBay and all the first pressings of L.A. Woman have the butterfly labels! Must’ve been their first album with that label. But as an Elvis guy, I love eBay because you just can’t find Elvis albums at garage sales or estate sales because everybody thinks that they’re sitting on a goldmine just because it’s Elvis! So, yeah; eBay is my go-to.
The doors up to The Soft Parade were on the gold label. The Soft Parade is on the Red label as well, as Elektra was switching from gold to red design. L.A woman is on the Butterfly. People think Elvis is so valuable, but I still see it around garage sales for cheap sometimes. ✌☮
@@sorinvinyl1523 Wow! Really? I can’t find ANY Elvis records at ANY garage sales in my area; it really sucks here, like I mentioned as far as finding good vinyl. Seems like you’re in the perfect spot in Maryland!
Hey Sorin, as someone who basically exclusively shops records on eBay there are a few ways I can defend it. First, I’m sorry about your magical mystery tour, I’ve never had anything close to that happening to me over several years. And in regards to the thrill of the hunt w/ eBay and records, I usually only use it to find steals (75% or more off) which makes it feel like digging and requires patience. And who doesn’t love saving money? For example, I’ve found two UK In The Court of the Crimson King Pink i for about 25 pounds each this past year in EXC+ condition, and that was after months upon months of diligently refreshing saved buy it nows. And after finding two, i sold one and made a profit, making it feel like I was paid to keep the other copy. Ultimately, imo most of the fun comes from the process of digging, so even if you find your end copy keep going to yard sales and the like so you can find it again 👍
Thats completely fair. If I buy on Ebay I usually get around 50% off. I can't resist the temptation of seeig a record I really want sometimes, but that's on me. The UK court of the Crimson King finds are amazing! I do love the process of digging! I always buy doubles and end up making profits at garage sales. Interesting perspective. Thanks for sharing. I supposed if I was more patient and less eager to buy, I would definitely have a better perspective on Ebay. ✌☮
I love that Smoke album. Its such a good record. It really needs a reissue as its super hard to find now (especially in the UK where i am). So sorry about the Magical Mystery Tour record. Great finds man !.
Its a great one! Definitely needs a reissue. Its okay a refund is on the way 😀. Thanks for watching ✌️
I only had one idiot ship an album in just a bag instead of a cardboard mailer on Ebay. The sleeve was bent up. You would spend aeons waiting to find many records in the wild. Life is too short for that.
I had the same happen to me. We have very different perspectives I suppose haha. I enjoy the satisfaction of finding a record at a garage sale and it overpowers finding something on ebay by a long shot. But to each his own. Thanks for watching ✌️
My very first concert was the Who in 1989, Live at Leeds is supposed to be the best Live album ever made, Van the Man rulez, check out his 70’s catalog: Street Choir, Veedon Fleece, Hard Nose the Highway, and Moondance of course, cheers from Canada
Wow! Would've loved to see them then! I'm so excited to see Roger Daultry next week. The expanded edition with the whole set of Leeds is fantastic. I love Van Morrison! Veedon Fleece and Moondance are some of my favorite albums ever! Thanks for watching ✌️
I first bought online around 2003 and it was mainly from the US. As a UK guy I just couldn't believe I was able to get long time wants like the Strawberry Alarm Clock, Electric Prunes, Ultimate Spinach lps and for $10 or $20, great times! Post 2015 as p&p went up, import duty, over grading I bought less and less and virtually buy nothing online now. I got lots of essentials in that period but wish I'd bought the bigger psych records, especially the Mainstream releases when they were more affordable. You can't beat the real world thrill but I'd say keep on getting those hard to obtain ones online as you may never get the opportunity otherwise. Sorry to see the MMT damage but hopefully you'll get your full refund. I must revisit Karen Dalton. I got it cheap in the real world over a decade ago and that was a thrill as I knew its rep but wasn't convinced at all. I still snigger at the comment I read on a music forum many years ago that compared her voice to Marge Simpson so perhaps that has clouded my judgement 😂. The Smoke is a pop masterpiece. Four Sail is Love's 2nd best lp. Keven Ayers is essential. Still missing The Free Spirits. Keep on buying those gems Sorin.... regards Nige.
I do very much like to buy imports online. I am mainly into UK rock, so its sweet to get UK presses in the states. It was much more affordable even before COVID. Now I wait until a copy pops up in the US haha. If I can pay around 50% of what its worth I'll definitely buy online. Marge Simpson is a strangely accurate way to describe Karen Dalton's voice 🤣. I love it though, its so unique in the best way. I prefer Da Capo to Four Sail, even though I only play side one. Thanks for watching! ☮✌
Hey man. The Who Live At Leeds is one of the best live albums ever. You can't ever go wrong with Van the man! I've never seen that Kevin Ayers lp. $3 for OG Doors is insanity! The Free Spirits is a cool find. That sucks regarding the cracked 45. Damn. I have a love/hate relationship with Ebay myself. I found that Smoke lp many years ago at Zia's in Las Vegas for $2.99. You know about Zia's, 13th Floor Elevators, right? I have a French pressing of The Stooges with the butterfly label. I've been looking for any original Karen Dalton or Judee Sill lps forever. Someday..... Kudos. Peace ✌ ☮ 🕊
Agreed! A fantastic lp! $2.99 for smoke is a steal. Yeah I did get Easter Everywhere at a Zia for 15 bucks lol. You'll find them someday! Thanks for watching ✌️
Awesome score on the Doors album 🔥 I have to revisit that Love album don’t have that one yet . The Smoke!! So cool
Yes the thrill of the hunt is the drug 🍄 I typically only use online purchases for reissues
Man I’ve come close to buying the Stooges a few times but either a reissue or too much money 💰 Did just find a copy of Raw Power
Take care Brian ☮️
Thanks man! Four Sail is great! I'm gonna try to stay off Ebay for now, unless its a really good deal. Raw Power is amazing! Definitely need a copy. Thanks for watching ✌️
Great video. Off to a record fair myself tomorrow, have found some amazing things there in the past. Ebay does take the fun out of finding stuff, always think, if you look long enough it will turn up in the end, if you are just patient. I have bought things on ebay and come across them a few weeks later at a record fair a lot cheaper and without the postage.
I agree. I have gotten some of my favorite records in my collection for great deals on Ebay, but I find it a lot more rewarding to find them in person. I'll be digging for my whole life, so who knows what I'll find 😀. Thanks for watching ✌️
When I first started to go to charity shops here in England, you often found somebody had donated a whole collection of one band or artist, or from a particular period maybe the 70s, and I would go home with a bag full. It was great when you saw the first one, wondering what the next one would be in the box. Enjoy your videos, keep them coming.
Wow, you were so lucky with LA Woman! There are no such things as yard sales in my country, I'm so jealous 😭
It was a great find! Where are you from? I am curious to know. Thanks for watching ✌️
@@sorinvinyl1523 I'm from Spain :)
@@tikaedits interesting! Yard sales are a pretty big thing here. Especially in the spring and fall, there are signs everywhere.
Yard sales can be great but you have to invest early mornings and can’t be everywhere at once so getting to the right one early is key. I do find that you get what you pay for but deals can be had. That smoke lp is the best and yes. The yellow labels sidewalk labels were at the scranton plant while the tower labels were at terre haute and I believe LA but don’t hold me to that.
I love investing those early mornings into yard sales. I only buy stuff from sales like that where I get much more than I pay for I think. I just got a really crazy collection at a yard sale that will be shown in a few weeks 😉. Thanks for the info on the Smoke lp. ✌☮
Once again Sorin, you blow me away with all your cool vinyl finds!! 🙌🙌
Thanks for watching ✌️
I have that same pressing of Bananamour, it's a great album. I also have Joy of a Toy, but it's a reissue, so I'm still looking for an original. Nice original of LA Woman, when I first heard that album, I thought it sounded too much like Easy Listening, but It grew on me and now it's one of my favorite Doors albums. I like the psych pop sound of Manfred Mann on that Quinn the Eskimo LP. I like the song Each and Every Day. Love's Four Sail is a great album, I also have Out Here, which would have made a great single album if they would have omitted the less than stellar tracks. Haven't heard the Free Spirits LP but will be checking that one out. Such a drag about the MMT EP, I've gotten damaged albums in the mail but usually gets resolved after I contact the seller. The Smoke has been on my want list for a long time, but it's one of those albums you just never see. I use Discogs and Ebay but only if it's something I really want, and can't find it in the wild, also, if I see something on Ebay that's overpriced, I can usually find it cheaper on Discogs, that's not always the case, but, I saw the Alan Bown LP on Ebay for $45, then found it on Discogs for $17. You have a great knack for finding awesome albums! Thanks for sharing this amazing stack of great LPs.
I really need to get Joy of a Toy. Easily i my top 10 most wanted. LA Woman is far from easy listening to my ears haha, but definitely in a more pop direction than their other albums. I agree that Out Here could have been a single album and been much better. I got a partial refund for the Magical Mystery Tour. I'll try to stick to using Ebay for imports like my original plan haha. Thanks for watching ✌️☮
"Oh Wot A Dream" is about Kevin's meeting with Syd Barratt. Your age is showing as LA Woman, the sleeve, is meant to be a TV hehe.
Interesting, I didn't know the Barret connection. Oh boy I didn't even realize that its a TV and I've had a reissue for years. I am too young! Haha
That love album is a great listen. It definitely gets better the more you listen to it. Another great showing. Thanks
I like it a lot. I think all of their post Forever Changes Albums get better the more you listen. Thanks for watching ✌️
I don't buy records online very often, my collection is based on in the wild purchases. To me that's real collecting! I'd say be careful, pick records from dealers that are well established and have an excellent seller rating. Grading is another story. People have different opinions on grading. For an example, I bought an LP that was described as VG+, to me it was VG. I grade hard. If you stay with records that are graded high, NM, EX etc. I think you have a better chance of not being disappointed. I would most likely never buy a record online that's graded VG or below, unless It was something rare and valuable, then maybe. Lucky for me, I don't have any HORROR stories to tell 🤬
I'd really like my collection to stay based on in the wild purchases. I definitely have to be more careful on Ebay. I've had some insane scores, but I've also been burned. ✌☮
As Love had real talent Elektra should have given them the gimmick cover and more promotion. The English Smoke had more to offer.
The Doors had equal talent imo. Love is an incredible band, but its hard to beat the doors 6 albums with Jim Morrison. I love both the US smoke and the English one. I probably prefer the English smoke. Thanks for watching ✌️
How about a list of some of your favorite albums NOT available on Spotify, iTunes, anywhere digitally.
Thats a great idea! I wrote it down in my lisy of video ideas. Thank you! ✌☮
Far out. Solid. And right on!
There are still deals to be found on eBay. The key? Auctions. As someone who has sold tons of records on eBay, I have long preferred Buy It Now/Best Offer listings to Auctions when selling. Not only do I get better prices, but I do not even sit on inventory that much longer. It seems that there are like five sellers on eBay who get good prices for records at auction. The rest of us just get a bunch of watchers who each think he or she alone has come up with the genius idea to bid at the last second-and then they all forget to actually bid. And now that eBay wants to be Amazon Jr and prioritizes listings that basically allow buyers to return records whenever and for whatever reason, auctions are even worse for those of us who only accept returns when we fail to describe the record properly or ship it safely.
As a seller, I hate this. But as a buyer? I exploit it. Keep an eye on those auctions! Well, unless the seller is Bob Djukic, Funk You, Carolina Soul, and like two others. Then you'll pay a premium.
And I know your frustration with eBay has to do with bad descriptions and poor packaging, but I needed to have my rant, haha. You seem to know all about deals. I do agree, though. Sometimes eBay is too easy. Some records I insist on holding out for in person. I want it staring back at me from the bin.
I do still get great deals on ebay. I just need to be much more careful. I sell a little on Ebay and find that buy it now/best offer ks better too. I love to find a record in person, but for like UK imports and really sweet deals, Ebay is great! Thanks for sharing ✌☮
Oh and this video I made about a month ago shows some really good Ebay finds including one from an auction.
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