Mint Presley records under the hammer

orips

Long time lurker, part time poster.

Thought I would post this story and see what the Strut's reaction will be. Any Elvis fans in the house?

An Elvis Presley fan's prized record collection is expected to fetch as much as $375,000 when it is auctioned this week.

Steve Lacey is selling 12,000 mint condition vinyl records, which he began collecting from around the world when he was just a boy.

He says, "It began when I was 11 and I heard he (Presley) had died. I got a paper round and spent everything on the collection. I worked five nights a week in a chippie (fast food joint) to buy more.

"Then I had to decide whether I wanted a mortgage or more Elvis records. I kept buying records."

Experts believe the lot will be popular with collectors when it goes under the hammer at auction house Bamfords in Derby, England.

A Bamfords spokesperson says, "It's probably the best collection in the world because Steve has records from so many countries."

http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2010/10/25/15816026.html

Diggin

Doesn't really seem to be about music anymore when it comes to some Elvis collectors

http://www.bamfords-auctions.co.uk/BidCat/Catalogues.asp?F1=3072&F2=4169&F4=1054&select=C28OCT10&status=C

The_Non

I was hoping that when you said under the hammer that some dude was smashing them with a hammer and Elvis fans were watching and crying.

mannybolone

The_Non said:

I was hoping that when you said under the hammer that some dude was smashing them with a hammer and Elvis fans were watching and crying.

Yeah, that was my first impression too

bassie

lol - not that I was hoping for it, but I also thought it was about people destroying the man's records.

The_Non

^^ Has not met enough Elvis record seekers to make an informed opinion

bassie

Excellent point!

pcmr

i also thought it was about smashing and this should be a thread on waxidermy

onetet

orips said:

He says, "It began when I was 11 and I heard he (Presley) had died. I got a paper round and spent everything on the collection."

Imagine the price spikes had ebay been around...