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[teamsaint]

The Menuhin Century - Luxury edition
Number of Discs: 91
Format: CD+DVD, Box set
Label: Warner Classics
ASIN: B019JGOOEI

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B019JGOOEI/

Currently £36.05

That looks a fine investment.
I’m in.
Thanks for the tip.

[cloughie]

The Menuhin Century - Luxury edition
Number of Discs: 91
Format: CD+DVD, Box set
Label: Warner Classics
ASIN: B019JGOOEI

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B019JGOOEI/

Currently £36.05

Just when I thought I’m OK - no more for a month or two, and then somebody on these boards comes up with another get thou behind me moment.

[teamsaint]

Just when I thought I’m OK - no more for a month or two, and then somebody on these boards comes up with another get thou behind me moment.

Surely a buy and re-sell opportunity at worst ?

Incidentally, I just registered to sell on Amazon, and am allowed to sell books, and other sundry stuff, but not CDs. There seems to be some sort of a clampdown on music sellers.
Anybody know anything?

[cloughie]

Surely a buy and re-sell opportunity at worst ?

Incidentally, I just registered to sell on Amazon, and am allowed to sell books, and other sundry stuff, but not CDs. There seems to be some sort of a clampdown on music sellers.
Anybody know anything?

I pulled out of this earlier this year. They started clamping down on CD sellers insisting that if I wanted to sell them in Good condition I could, but if I wanted to sell in Very Good condition I had to provide receipts of purchase. Now, as the majority of my sales were from my collection, surplus to requirements such as duplications from big boxed sets acquired over a number of years I had no receipts and I had no desire to sell any sub-standard condition CDs, all had been acquired perfectly legally, I really took exception to having to advertise at a lower standard than my product was. This is particularly discriminatory when some of the big boy dealers are advertising all their stock as very good irrespective of actual condition. I may try ebay sometime as my surplus boxes build but I'm not ultra-keen on Paypal.

[teamsaint]

I pulled out of this earlier this year. They started clamping down on CD sellers insisting that if I wanted to sell them in Good condition I could, but if I wanted to sell in Very Good condition I had to provide receipts of purchase. Now, as the majority of my sales were from my collection, surplus to requirements such as duplications from big boxed sets acquired over a number of years I had no receipts and I had no desire to sell any sub-standard condition CDs, all had been acquired perfectly legally, I really took exception to having to advertise at a lower standard than my product was. This is particularly discriminatory when some of the big boy dealers are advertising all their stock as very good irrespective of actual condition. I may try ebay sometime as my surplus boxes build but I'm not ultra-keen on Paypal.

Thanks Cloughie. That was pretty much how I read it, but being a newcomer to Amazon selling, I wasn’t quite sure. Good to have it confirmed.

[Dave2002]

Just when I thought I’m OK - no more for a month or two, and then somebody on these boards comes up with another get thou behind me moment.

Seems very cheap, even though I don't like everything Menuhin did. I only heard him live once - a strange concert, with one rather lack lustre performance (IMO) and one absolutely sublime one. Undoubtedly a very fine musician. This should provide a means of geting to know his work, and some music which I don't really know well.

[cloughie]

Surely a buy and re-sell opportunity at worst ?

Incidentally, I just registered to sell on Amazon, and am allowed to sell books, and other sundry stuff, but not CDs. There seems to be some sort of a clampdown on music sellers.
Anybody know anything?

Will the Menhuin turn out to be another Strauss Opera set?

[Dave2002]

Will the Menuhin turn out to be another Strauss Opera set?

Not sure. How much is it selling for from other outlets? Although it seems good value, I am wondering whether I really “need” it anyway. I might even cancel my order.

It’s about £258 at another outlet. I might as well hang in for a while!

[teamsaint]

Looks like I overpaid for the Menuhin.

Down to £34.28 now.

[cloughie]

Looks like I overpaid for the Menuhin.

Down to £34.28 now.

Well we jumped too soon ts! MDT have it at £196!

[Pulcinella]

Well we jumped too soon ts! MDT have it at £196!

Not a great fan of Menuhin (or of some of the repertoire, I suspect: I do wish that Amazon listings gave the composer!) but snapped up at £34.28.
May well keep pristine, as a potential investment, as ts has suggested.

PS: Complete listing here:

https://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/classical/products/8110190--the-menuhin-century-luxury-edition

PPS: £258.25 at Presto!

[Conchis]

I'd forgotten all about last year's Strauss box debacle. Yes, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the same thing happened here. I think only one of us stick to his guns and got the thing delivered, the rest of us allowed ourselves to be fobbed off. I think if this offer isn't honoured, it's time to get nasty. I don't like buying from Amazon anyway: this will be a real 'deal-breaker'.

[MickyD]

I'd forgotten all about last year's Strauss box debacle. Yes, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the same thing happened here. I think only one of us stick to his guns and got the thing delivered, the rest of us allowed ourselves to be fobbed off. I think if this offer isn't honoured, it's time to get nasty. I don't like buying from Amazon anyway: this will be a real 'deal-breaker'.

But some of us did do rather well with the 'Real Chopin' box set, snapping up some boxes for just a tenner...until Amazon noticed their mistake.

[gurnemanz]

I have been listening with great pleasure to the recently arrived 10CD Szigeti Milestones box as recommended on Record Review on 1st Sept. Cheapest I could find was £13.75 post free at MDT.

[Dave2002]

I have been listening with great pleasure to the recently arrived 10CD Szigeti Milestones box as recommended on Record Review on 1st Sept. Cheapest I could find was £13.75 post free at MDT.

Interesting. I have several of those Milestones sets which are usually cheap enough, and also with some good/interesting recordings of erstwhile performers e.g. Annie Fischer. Here is Campoli, and very likely there’ll be others listed at the bottom of the page. I also noticed a Modern Jazz Quartet set.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Milestones-Legend-Alfredo-Campoli/dp/B072ZQ1J8L/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1536751370&sr=1-1&keywords=milestones+campoli