ken53092 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) A friend of mine has a collection of Diamond Discs she purchased at a garage sale thinking they were 78's...some were missing labels and I offered to look up the titles using the numbers imprinted on the discs. Imagine my surprise when I found that 52305 was a much sought-after recording by Winegar's Pennsylvania Boys! The record has no label, but appears to be in very good+ condition. I will bring it home tomorrow to play it and fully check out condition as she does not have a Diamond Disc phonograph! She wants to sell the record along with another Electric Edison recording, # 52385 "Memories of France" and "I Dream of Lilac Time". I know 52305 is extremely difficult to find and is a fantastic representation of early jazz (Edison listed it as Fox Trot) but I have no idea what she should ask for one or both of these records. I would love to have 52305 but fear it may be out of my financial reach if its value is anything like that of "Charleston" #51542 which on the rare occasions that I've seen it offered it was selling for several hundred dollars! Any help would be most appreciated! She is a friend so I would not even dream of trying to cheat her on the value of the record! If there is interest on this board I will post pictures of the record and give a full rating on how it sounds after I play it tomorrow (Oct. 28) Edited October 28, 2020 by ken53092 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken53092 Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 I had a chance to examine the record (52305) today and it is in magnificent condition...easily considered excellent! Attached are some pictures I took. The record was dry in these pics, not wet, though it looks wet! You can see the grooves are in excellent shape with no scratches. It also has one label still attached, as seen in the pictures. The R side label is the one missing. I'll upload some video on Youtube so you can hear how great this thing sounds and add a link later today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken53092 Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) You can hear samples of the audio on this link: Edited October 28, 2020 by ken53092 spelling correction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken53092 Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 One more example, a longer one, of how great this record sounds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcapra Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) I looked on Popsike by typing in Edison 52305. It came up with 8 sales since 2007. The highest price was $232 for one in Near Mint condition. The lowest price was $32 for one in very good condition. I averaged the prices of seven sales, not counting the NM sale. The average price was $64. Price depends on condition, including the condition of the labels, as well as who is bidding, and how many collectors see the ad. Edited October 31, 2020 by marcapra 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken53092 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Thanks for the information... I think I will lower the asking price based on your findings.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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