record collectors/record collecting/ e bay


I assume everybody here is tired of e bay's  no nothing redneck  record "dealers"? These hillbillies  are killing any enjoyment left  in  in a declining business .I'm  sick of it!.  Expensive AND chit quality! 

I have to admit smart folks dropped vinyl 20 years ago. The genius dropped it in the 90's. Once rock and roll became declasse,, this thing died.

theoriginalthor1

Showing 2 responses by oregonpapa

Some of us "hillbillies," and "rednecks," were the "smart folks" who built our record collections when the "geniuses in the know" were dumping their record collections at garage sales and thrift stores after they bought into Sony’s propaganda campaign of "Perfect Sound Forever."

Although its getting to be slim pickings comparatively speaking, good records can still be found at garage sales, thrift stores, and elsewhere for those not to lazy to hunt for them.

The same can be said for CD’s. I was looking through the CD’s at the local Goodwill store recently when a man walked by with his young son and commented to me that "CD’s are sooo 1990." I didn’t ask for his opinion, but he rudely offered it anyway. I was left wondering if he was enjoying his MP3 player.

Me thinks the OP "assumes" way too much.

Frank
I've bought some really fine records on Ebay at fair prices. Bought some dogs too. If I haven't bought from a particular seller before, I always send a message to them saying that I'm a record collector and expect their grading to be accurate. I also tell them that if they misrepresent the condition, I will give them a negative feedback. I've only had to do that one time. The "redneck hillbilly" listed the record at NM ... when I got it, it was ready for the vinyl recycling bin. So,  his feedback from me read: "Do not by vinyl records from this person. Their grading system is a fraud!"

Frank