Mo Fi box sets

Please do not make any requests for these box sets. I don't have time t oanswer them all.

the prices paid for “the beatles-the collection" have bounced all over the board in the past year or so. sealed individual mofi beatles albums are generally worth more (especially as a complete set) to collectors than the box. at the height of the dot com millionaire production cycle, i sold 4 sealed mofi beatles lp's for $900 (one was "with the..", the rarest of the bunch).

the red vinyl mono japanese pressing are great, especially the ep's. unfortunately, the prices for a mint set of these has REALLY skyrocketed. the last wooden box set of the red mono ep's i saw went for $5,000!

those who collect beatles lp's all have their favorite pressings. i've got collections from the UK (1st pressings parlaphone, etc.), france, germany, the netherlands and australia. there are great versions of one lp or another in every group. but for the biggest goose bumps and standing neck hair sonics, i reach for the uhqr of sgt. pepper. just my opinion, of course, FWIW. -kelly

Guess it depends on the whims of the marketplace. I was able to purchase the Sinatra box set on eBay a couple of weeks ago for $ 350, including shipping. Amazingly enough...it is in mint condition (except for a tiny scuff mark on the 3rd LP)...AND it is pressing number 25 (yes, twenty five!!). I guess the problem was the description (the seller did not use the right Goldmine terminology, and said they were in very good condition - though they were really Mint to Mint Minus). Not only that, the seller was kind enough to send me a present of several CDR he recorded off of other MoFi LP's (beautifully done on gold CDR's, with color reproductions of the labels, etc). Sometimes you get lucky (or are treated fairly...)

BTW - Anyone know what a mint UHQR copy of Crime of the Century is worth these days?