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TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 9:22 pm
by shaneoftheroad
Someone over on the Facebook groups brought this record to my attention. I wasn't going to share because it seemed like a strictly private pressing but it has a TMR catalog number so it's in the game. I had no idea it even existed. Pretty cool.

The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

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More information over at Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/The-Gillis-Fami ... se/9583689

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 9:52 pm
by Datch
I wonder how this record surfed up to the public. A family member who sold it, or a family member who now listed it on discogs for some reason?
At least you would think this record was only given to family and not friends.

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 9:54 pm
by shaneoftheroad
Datch wrote:I wonder how this record surfed up to the public. A family member who sold it, or a family member who now listed it on discogs for some reason?
At least you would think this record was only given to family and not friends.
Looks like a user called "chipmate" submitted it to Discogs. Could be friend, family, ex-employee. Who knows? I haven't seen evidence of any selling or changing hands in any way, though there are some on Facebook hinting they may have one.

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 6:41 pm
by arewhyehen
shaneoftheroad wrote:
Datch wrote:I wonder how this record surfed up to the public. A family member who sold it, or a family member who now listed it on discogs for some reason?
At least you would think this record was only given to family and not friends.
Looks like a user called "chipmate" submitted it to Discogs. Could be friend, family, ex-employee. Who knows? I haven't seen evidence of any selling or changing hands in any way, though there are some on Facebook hinting they may have one.
Yeah, a lot of people catalog on discogs just to have a record of their collection for value purposes in the case of a disaster...or just for archive purposes. Whatever it is, they could just be adding it to their collection for personal reasons and not resale.

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 7:08 pm
by dylnfan
That's pretty freaking cool. 8-)

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 7:40 pm
by Datch
arewhyehen wrote:
shaneoftheroad wrote:
Datch wrote:I wonder how this record surfed up to the public. A family member who sold it, or a family member who now listed it on discogs for some reason?
At least you would think this record was only given to family and not friends.
Looks like a user called "chipmate" submitted it to Discogs. Could be friend, family, ex-employee. Who knows? I haven't seen evidence of any selling or changing hands in any way, though there are some on Facebook hinting they may have one.
Yeah, a lot of people catalog on discogs just to have a record of their collection for value purposes in the case of a disaster...or just for archive purposes. Whatever it is, they could just be adding it to their collection for personal reasons and not resale.
It's just that I find this something to be personal, not meant to be known out in the open for outsiders but only close family. Whether a record is actually sold or not.
I see it as a keepsake for the family...

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 9:00 pm
by runofthemill

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 10:19 pm
by G-squared
4K reserve. :lol: A fool and their money are soon parted.

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Tue May 22, 2018 11:58 pm
by Stl_ben
G-squared wrote:
4K reserve. :lol: A fool and their money are soon parted.
If you publicly post the reserve ....I bid one penny less!
Congrats now the seller just needs to find one more bidder!

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 12:22 am
by shaneoftheroad
I'm not sure anyone will spend that much on a Third Man record right now. We old-schoolers crave the OG releases and the new guys think anything over $100 is ridiculous for anything. But good luck to the seller. I'd love to see the market become active again.

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 9:38 pm
by ehartsock1991
Very cool indeed. Makes you wonder how many others like this exist? If memory serves me correct, aren't there other number gaps in the TMR catalog?

Edited to add, looking at the eBay seller's history, looks like they have sold many rare? special? TMR items over the years. Makes you wonder.

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 11:11 pm
by runofthemill
ehartsock1991 wrote:Very cool indeed. Makes you wonder how many others like this exist? If memory serves me correct, aren't there other number gaps in the TMR catalog?

Edited to add, looking at the eBay seller's history, looks like they have sold many rare? special? TMR items over the years. Makes you wonder.
I'd guess most of us know who it is.

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 12:08 pm
by dunedin

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 3:44 pm
by Stl_ben
The timing on this is ...Brilliant?
Also looks like it may have prevented the other listing from hitting its reserve?

Re: TMR-258 - The Gillis Family - You Are My Sunshine

Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 7:42 pm
by Datch
Stl_ben wrote:
The timing on this is ...Brilliant?
Also looks like it may have prevented the other listing from hitting its reserve?
I have the feeling it's the same person? Trying again with a different account, now without saying the reserve so somebody can't bid one cent under it :lol: