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Originally posted by hafod View PostThe best bargain I saw today was the 152cd RCO Radio Legacy set for £84.44 new from a marketplace seller M & L UK (actually based in Germany). When I came across it there were 3 copies. I hesitated for a few minutes as I already had vols 4-7 during which time a quick look at the second-hand prices for these showed that I should recoup much if not all of that outlay. When I came to order there was one left but my order went through. Now the wait to see if it is for real!
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Originally posted by hafod View PostVerdi - The Great Operas: 38cds from EMI now £10.99 at AmUK. The ASIN is B00A4AI17A
Been at that price since yesterday and since mine has now been despatched I feel able to post.
Now listed at £31.97 - 'usually dispatched within 6 to 12 days'.
I hope others who ordered are just as fortunate.
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Mark Meldon
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The Maurice Abravanel/Utah SO DVD-A of the Sibelius Symphonies are all available on this side of the pond for 99 cents per disc. I had purchased thetwo discs featuring 1/4 and 2/3 and now just splurged for the final disc containing 5/6/7. The Utah SO was clearly a second tier Orchestra when these recordings were made but Abravanel wa an excellent conductor and the sonics are wonderfully transparent.
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Mark Meldon
Very tempting, but, IMHO, value surprisingly low from a purely commercial point of view as collectors loathe highlighting in booklets and, especially, "cut up slip-cases". Also, about 750hrs of listening, so, at an hour a day, more than 2 years!
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Originally posted by Mark Meldon View PostVery tempting, but, IMHO, value surprisingly low from a purely commercial point of view as collectors loathe highlighting in booklets and, especially, "cut up slip-cases". Also, about 750hrs of listening, so, at an hour a day, more than 2 years!
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Originally posted by Dave2002 View PostPresumably re msg 3982. Re the 2 years listening 1: some people here seem to listen a great deal, and 2: also some (of us!) seem happy enough to buy a box, and then only listen to a few discs from it. The collection would only have to have a few wanted pieces to make it worthwhile. Be interesting to see what it goes for.
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Mark Meldon
Yes, I was referring to the ebay lot. Whilst there are many excellent titles amongst the collection, so many of these will be/have been reissued in bumper boxes/downloads for not a lot, the collection will have suffered from severe deflation as far as the price is concerned. The value is, of course, different.
Bryn is right that the £50 delivery charge + no return is a disincentive, as that covers the cash value of about half the collection.
My guess is that a dealer will acquire and then list separately.
I wonder who the reviewer was/is?
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Originally posted by Mark Meldon View PostYes, I was referring to the ebay lot. Whilst there are many excellent titles amongst the collection, so many of these will be/have been reissued in bumper boxes/downloads for not a lot, the collection will have suffered from severe deflation as far as the price is concerned. The value is, of course, different.
Bryn is right that the £50 delivery charge + no return is a disincentive, as that covers the cash value of about half the collection.
My guess is that a dealer will acquire and then list separately.
I wonder who the reviewer was/is?
a dealer might be less interested exactly because of the state of the multiple sets and of the booklets.
The latter's state means selling them abroad is a near impossibillity, shrinking the "market" to nearly exclusively these Isles only.
Interesting to follow this.
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Mark Meldon
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