This Beatle LP auction is off to a good start....

wags, I dunno but at least it's STUNNING!

mud-

 

That's a technical term, isn't it?

 

reech, I believe so. This one not only looks STUNNING it plays STUNNINGLY.

mud-

 

At least it was, until he laid the record on the carpet!

 

If you kind of squint, one of their usernames looks like "shill".

 

I would have thought putting that record on the carpet like it is on the photo would halve the value..

 

The superlative filter comes up with:

ASTOUNDING AMAZING OUTSTANDING AMAZING CONDITION INCREDIBLE ASTOUNDING STUNNING
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!!!
AWESOME condition!!!! FANTASTIC CONDITION!!!!
STUNNING STUNNING STUNNING IT PLAYS STUNNINGLY
FULL MINT!!!! TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!
Brillant!!!
PERFECT CONDITION!!!! AWESOME!!!! PERFECT STUNNING STUNNING PERFECT
MINT(Minus)!!!! GREAT
MEGA RARE
AWESOME CONDITION!!!!

(Whew!)

 

Did anyone mention that it's "stunning" yet??

Sean

 

When I see this and pictures like this in other auctions, It just drives me nuts!!!

 

What gets me is the obsession with 2 plays - I have plenty of records with mint spindle holes and they`ve clearly been played a lot judgeing by the distorted or scratched vinyl . Like you can tell how many times a 36 year old record has been played by looking at the hole in the middle!How does he know it hasn`t had a 1000 carefull plays!

 

Thanks, Ryan. My scorecard has:

Stunning: 6
Awesome: 4
Astounding: 2

He tells us it's in mono 6 times, and he uses "NO", as in "NO wear, NO writing...", to describe the item 32 times.

 

If you check the seller's other auctions, the present high bidder chillshs (with zero feedback) is actually leading on 3 of these records, all selling for over $200 each. If he is a shill bidder for the seller, the seller is taking a big chance getting stuck w/these LPs, high fees for ebay and no sale...

 

I'm curious as to the basis for his statement that, when this remarkably valuable disc was played (only 2 times), it probably wasn't played all the way through. Do they perform such analysis using DNA or something?

Nevertheless, you've got to admit, he's right on the money as to one point- that IS one stunning center hole. How much do you think a mint set of British first issue mono center holes would run me? How do the British ones compare to the Japanese red vinyl center holes? German? Was there a box?

Bet they're all pretty darn stunning.

 

I don't know... I don't think this copy is stunning enough. It certainly is awesome though.

 

Hey Bilolbug; turn off the Browns' game?
Jeez!

 

Even if he vacuums regularly?

 

"Pure quality Beatles at their best!!!!"

I think us in the Save the Beatles Catalog group should use that when putting forth our proposals for the reissues.