Ted,
Thanks for the update. I know Paul and have visited his store(s) since
the
sixties. I've been invited into the "inner sanctum" on several occasions
and the collection is simply incredible. Multiple copies of some of the
rarest 45s and LPs just made my head spin. Interestingly, Paul considers
himself an archivist first and music collector second, he just loves to
collect and file data on music of every sort. It's a shame that the bid
was fraudulent- Paul is a true gentleman and didn't deserve that.
"Ted" <nobody@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Ted <nob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> In article <d74cd608e0a097ce88c6a444251db...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Ted <nob...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > http://snipr.com/Collection1
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>> The Canadian Press http://snipr.com/206j7
>>
>> ..A Pennsylvania man says he can now retire because someone has
>> bought his massive collection of vinyl albums, singles and CDs
>> on EBay for the asking price - $3 million.
>>
>> Paul Mawhinney says a buyer from Ireland agreed to shell out
>> $3,002,150 for his collection of nearly three million vinyl
>> albums, singles and CDs...
>
> Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://snipr.com/208x6
>
> The $3 million winning bid for the Record Rama collection on
> eBay was a fraud, according to J. Paul Henderson, agent for the
> sale.
>
> Mr. Henderson said he got a call from an eBay executive last
> night explaining that the "jopsoup" bid was not legitimate and
> the account has been suspended.
>
> The Irish man with that screen name says he didn't even know
> about the bid until after the fact.
>
> "Jopsoup" told the eBay executive that he was a victim of
> identity theft.
>
> "He claims he went to an Internet cafe and got the e-mail with
> the invoice from us and wondered 'what the hell is this?' " Mr.
> Henderson said.
>
> Mr. Henderson says he and owner Paul Mawhinney plan to re-list
> the collection and run the auction in a more "semi-private"
> fashion with screened bidders.
>
> They also have a few private collectors coming into town who
> will examine the collection of 3 million albums and CDs,
> cassettes and 8 tracks.
>
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