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Prerecorded Tapes / Moldy B/C Tapes on eBay
« on: May 19, 2011, 11:04:06 AM »
There is a lot of 56 Barclay Crocker tapes being auctioned on eBay ending May 23:
http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-56-BARCLAY-CROCKER-CLASSICAL-REEL-REEL-TAPES-/260786515855
All the tapes are moldy, with the amount of mold varying from a little to a lot. The seller says he played three of them on a friends tape machine and they play fine. (Uh Oh. I suppose his friend will eventually have some moldy tapes to sell, too.)
There seems to be a lot of interest in the auction, and bidding is up to $64 already with four days to go.
Can anyone tell me why these tapes would be worth anything? I would have thrown them away. I don't get it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-56-BARCLAY-CROCKER-CLASSICAL-REEL-REEL-TAPES-/260786515855
All the tapes are moldy, with the amount of mold varying from a little to a lot. The seller says he played three of them on a friends tape machine and they play fine. (Uh Oh. I suppose his friend will eventually have some moldy tapes to sell, too.)
There seems to be a lot of interest in the auction, and bidding is up to $64 already with four days to go.
Can anyone tell me why these tapes would be worth anything? I would have thrown them away. I don't get it.