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| AVO/Fletcher Killer's Gold & Defeat of the Mafia; auctioning these Precerts at....Precert! | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 8 2012, 10:18 PM (405 Views) | |
| Kenneth M | Aug 8 2012, 10:18 PM Post #1 |
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These two tapes will be the first to leave my collection. Certainly considered some of the rarest Precerts, if you have been interested in obtaining either of these, I highly suggest getting involved. They rarely leave collector's hands. For "Defeat...", it is the best print out of the three tapes I've compared. Same with "Killer's Gold". Not only is it the only English audio tape we know of, it is the best print out of the UK, French or Italian versions. So for print quality and English audio, you can do no better. I am still working out the details of the rest of my tapes. I still have quite a few to check. Be patient. Mid-September I am taking 10 days off and will work with everyone with your submitted want lists. I humbly appreciate your patience! Here is the auction description at Precert.... Feel free to pm me if you want more info, or want to get involved and don't have an account there. Bidding is at 600 gbp for Killers Gold and 300 gbp for Defeat of the Mafia currently. Auction starts immediately and runs 7 days, ending the following Sunday at 7pm London time. If there are any bids within the last five minutes of the auction, it resets the auction end time to five more minutes. Auction terminates thereafter. Private bidding is accepted up until the last hour of the auction. You must cc a mod if you wish to privately bid. (Check the auction guidelines for more info.) If there are special circumstances regarding payment, they must be approved before auction end. Auction is held in GBP currency. I will throw a hundo to the forum as a gesture of thanks. On a side note, I thought long and hard about these rules, as I wanted to make it a level playing field for everyone. If anyone has any questions or concerns let me know! I will be happy to address and slightly amend, if it is the general consensus that they need be. On to the tapes: Both tapes play near flawless. Killer's Gold has a little tape roll during the end credits. Defeat has about half a second of signal noise about ten or twenty minutes from the end. I am guessing it was during a reel change and is done on the original recording. It doesn't look like a tape defect I've ever seen. Near flawless is how I would characterize both playback qualities for both of these tapes. Pics: Shot at 2012-07-04 Shot at 2012-07-04 Shot at 2012-07-04 Shot at 2012-07-04 Shot at 2012-07-04 Shot at 2012-07-04 Shot at 2012-07-04 Shot at 2012-07-04 Shot at 2012-07-04
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| Metalian | Aug 8 2012, 10:24 PM Post #2 |
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Good luck with your sales mate, you had the most wonderful collection |
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| Kenneth M | Aug 8 2012, 10:37 PM Post #3 |
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Thanks hombre! ![]() I'm glad to spread the joy around.
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| cinehound | Aug 9 2012, 04:02 PM Post #4 |
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Great collection absolutely but as so many others it will split up and be destroyed. Very sad to see how many collectors sell everything lately. But if we face it the other way it seems there are still many people around us ready to give 500 or 600 GBP (!!!) for a tape. Good luck with the sales Ken. Of course you will as you have so many gems there. |
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| Kenneth M | Aug 9 2012, 05:20 PM Post #5 |
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Thanks for the kind words, Miltos. I truly do not see this as a destruction. I am making many people happy through ownership, just as they made me happy. It seems that quite a few of Bill's tapes will be heading Jönas' way, and a Nordic collector's way, both who are very enthralled to own a part of Bill's legacy. This makes me extremely happy. Anyway, they are making others happy which in turn, makes me happy. And it's a new beginning for these tapes. The rentals that never die. ![]() |
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| Jönas | Aug 9 2012, 06:05 PM Post #6 |
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Enthralled is the word! Nice to see that these beautiful AVO/Fletcher rarities will fetch a nice sum for you mate! |
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My sales/trade thread: Jönas tapes for trade or sale My wants: Jönas wants | |
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| Kenneth M | Aug 9 2012, 07:05 PM Post #7 |
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Thank you, Jönas!
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| Kenneth M | Aug 12 2012, 10:28 PM Post #8 |
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Just for future pricing reference, tapes sold today, August 12, 2012 Defeat of the Mafia: £850.00 Killer's Gold: £600.00 |
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Anyway, they are making others happy which in turn, makes me happy. And it's a new beginning for these tapes. The rentals that never die.
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