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Finally a result! a 4k record in charity shop

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Gerard124

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After years of searching I finally turned up an a record of value in a charity shop - 4k worth for £2.00 :eek:

A NM copy of Growers of Mushrooms by Leafhound

Not the actual item I will take a pic tomorrow evening.

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I didn't know what it was when I picked it up, just thought it looked interesting so took a punt - OMG
 
That is a find, Decca's rarest ever record, only 41 made for promo purposes apparently
 
Spotify is your friend and will save you 4K, the opening track is a statement of intent if ever I heard one.
 
Imagine if I had left it there and not purchased it? then checked it out at home and realised what I had missed.

I would be in the car at 6am monday morning driving the 90 miles back to Penrith to get in the shop before anyone else did, sweating with my £2.

I'm getting cold sweats just thinking about it.

Don't think I will be getting anymore negative comments from my partner about wasting time in charity shops looking for records ;)
 
Well spotted Gerard.
Peter French is a friend of mine - he will be interested to hear that another copy has turned up, he has a virgin vinyl copy saved for a rainy day.
By the way Leaf Hound is a band again albeit with only Pete of the original line-up.
Have seen them a couple of times as well as Pete and Friends at the Eel Pie Club - always a great night out.
 
Well done Gerard, sounds like it needs to be sent to London Joe as i wonder what a signed copy is worth!!
 
Gerard said:
After years of searching I finally turned up an a record of value in a charity shop - 4k worth for £2.00 :eek:


I didn't know what it was when I picked it up, just thought it looked interesting so took a punt - OMG
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I always find myself in a strange moral dilemma when I find a bargain in a charity shop - and they're rare as hen's teeth these days. If its from a jumble sale or car boot that's one thing but don't we deprived Oxfam/ Cancer research/Hospice/Pet Rescue of money - in this case £3,998!! - with which to do their good work? That is, of course, assuming that someone would pay £4k for this particular obscure item.

Isn't the job of a charity shop to raise as much money as possible for their various causes?

Surely the decent thing would have been to take the thing back and tell them how much it is worth :D

( My point of amorality would be finding a copy of Miles Davis Complete Plugged Nickels for a fiver. I'd pray for forgiveness but keep the CD!)

Kevin
 
I guess Gerald might be faced with a moral dilemma, but not me :p

I'm just glad it wasn't for sale in Oxfam or the price ticket would have been £4K ;)

Gerard

But seriously I will make an appropriate donation when I've sold it on.
 
Gerard said:
But seriously I will make an appropriate donation when I've sold it on.
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In normal circumstances I would do the same, but charities do pretty okay out of us on the whole with the donation of LPs and they usually know their worth, especially down here where they really do charge the going rate. They are donated this stuff remember.

In the case of this record, or perhaps any valuable record (for your £4k album oversight they will have sold many many solid triangle DSOTM copies on to specialist record stores and made a killing), if you make a donation to them because of it, then their dilemma is that they too should make the donor aware that they have also made a mistake, because that donor may be a little old lady clearing out a son's room that has long gone or died, and is personally struggling to pay for her heating and electricity bill. Feeling discharged of guilt because you have contributed to an organised charity that nets £millions isn't exactly making matters right. You have been lucky and luck comes around sometimes - it's just your turn. You have nothing to feel guilty for.

If this is indeed true and not an April Fool joke, then just take it, and next time you see a little old lady in serious trouble with a utility bill, pay it anonymously for her. If you wanted to help the poor, you wouldn't hand it to a politician on their behalf now, would you.

It's like charities running a raffle. It doesn't work if no-one feels able to take the prize.

Lucky get! Well done.
 
Good for you Gerard! That must make you feel really pleased.... and will make up for all of those countless times of disappointment thumbing through rubbish after rubbish.
 
Yes taking this as not an april fools joke,finding anything decent in a charity shop is very rare.

We used to have a good one where the staff were forced to work for benefit so they didnt care about pricing. I often walked home with mint speakers such as celestions for £4. Not a big deal but too good an offer and I sold them on later.

Since it was taken over and given a boutique look there have never been any more bargains and its virtually empty now. Nothing good ever makes it to the shelves even though it is brought in by the wealthy wanting rid quick.

The only reason you got the record is that nobody knew what it was. No moral dilemma because they had one chance to research and price it. If they had realised you would never have seen it. Either auctioned or one of the staff would probably have bought it for themselves to make a profit.
 
I've done OK at charity shops lately. A nice mono 1st press of Time Out (Brubeck) and a weird Terry Snyder kitsch thing. Both a worth a good deal more than I paid, but still not that much.
 
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