I lack the ambition to go look, so how inflated is the shipping charge?
On Sat, 2 Dec 2006 19:21:40 -0500, Walt Sommers wrote: >Imagine mastering and producing a "glass" record in 1940....Exactly what >would have been added to glass in order to maintain its strength when it is >formed into grooves with sub-micron surfaces? This would shave a record >duster down to the leather in a wink! What on earth would you use (short of >a laser) as a stylus? >I say soak it in a 50/50 mixture of denatured alcohol and acetone and then >scrap the aluminum core for money (maybe 80 cents worth if you can get all >the dissolved goo off). >Now if Franklin D. Roosevelt doesn't appeal to you, take a look at this Kate >Smith recording for $50,000.00 ON A GLASS RECORD in eBay auction >180025283702. >Is it possible that these folks REALLY believe their descriptions? Perhaps >it is some kind of gold-fever euphoria gone haywire. I just can't (or >perhaps don't want to) believe that the such things are egregious fraud in >hopes of getting that spare $50,000 out of the pocket of a passer-by. >Weird....
