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Reviews & Guides by: johnjbowen( 1953)

Reviews: 74

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Guides: 6

Helpfulness votes: 324 out of 442

Reviewer rank: 728

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The Surface Mail Scam
by johnjbowen( 1953)
A gentle little scam and it works like this: A buyer on the far side of the world bids on and wins a lowish value item from you. They politely ask if you'll ship surface as airmail will be several times the...
Tags: Surface Mail | Buyer Protection | Seller Protection | Scams | Collectables
37 of 43 people found this guide helpful
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Coping With The Ups and Downs of Life on eBay
by johnjbowen( 1953)
There are some lovely people trading on eBay, but there are also some who are, shall I say, less pleasant, so a short story to set the scene and show an example of each type. A few months ago I wrote a CD...
Tags: Guides | How to | Feedback | Reviews
27 of 37 people found this guide helpful
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Feedback - What Does it Mean & How can it Help You
by johnjbowen( 1953)
It is always worth researching feedback whether you are buying or selling. Feedback is a two way process though, so always be prepared to spend a few moments following the feedback trail. If someone has a good...
Tags: Feedback | Buying | Selling | Help | New
19 of 26 people found this guide helpful
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	CD: Bob Dylan - Best of [Sony/BMG 2005] (Parental Advisory, 1997) (Bob Dylan, 1997) A Bit of Everything Here 9 out of 13 people found this review helpful Bob Dylan has continued to change styles over the years, so an album like this tends to have such a wide variety that people will love some tracks and not be too keen on others. It also opens up the "How c... read full review johnjbowen's rating: write a review Shop for related items
	CD: Crosby, Stills & Nash - (1994) (Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1994) The CS&N Debut Album 8 out of 10 people found this review helpful Whether it was Cass Elliott who brought Graham Nash to the mix or not, the Laurel Canyon scene produced this trio of refugees from The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and The Hollies. Their vocal harmonies are super... read full review johnjbowen's rating: write a review Shop for related items
	CD: Eric Weissberg - Dueling Banjos (Original Soundtrack) (Eric Weissberg) Bluegrass Music from the film Deliverance 7 out of 9 people found this review helpful The classic bluegrass track Dueling Banjos was arranged for the film by Eric Weissberg and played by him and Steve Mandrell. The other tracks on this album feature Weissberg accompanied by Marshall Brickman. ... read full review johnjbowen's rating: write a review Shop for related items
	CD: Little Village - (1995) (Little Village, 1995) Ry Cooder, Nick Lowe, Jim Keltner and John Hiatt 5 out of 6 people found this review helpful An interesting little super group here with 11 tracks recorded in LA back in 1991. This comes up as Country music on my iPod, but I would have described it more as rock with maybe a country flavour o... read full review johnjbowen's rating: write a review Shop for related items
	CD: David McWilliams - Days of (2010) (David McWilliams, 2010) A Long Lost Treasure 4 out of 7 people found this review helpful The Days of Pearly Spencer is the track that people remember, but there are another 21 tracks here as well, all showing the depth of talent this guy had. Maybe he suffered from comparisons with Dylan... read full review johnjbowen's rating: write a review Shop for related items
	CD: Loudon Wainwright III - One Man Guy (The Best of 1982-1986, 1994) (Loudon Wainwright III, 1994) Early 1980s Greatest Hits CD 4 out of 7 people found this review helpful 21 tracks here from an amazing talent. This guy has a unique way of translating his view of the world, life, love and any other topic into song. Personal favourites on this album include Synchronicity and Unhap... read full review johnjbowen's rating: write a review Shop for related items
	CD: Rising Sons - Featuring Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder (1993) (Rising Sons, 1993) The Rising Sons - the legendary studio tapes 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful I think that the other two reviewers have been a little unfair to this album, and with only 4 of 22 tracks written by the band members I'm not sure where "a whole raft of mock beatles tunes.. written ... read full review johnjbowen's rating: write a review Shop for related items
	CD: Wilko Johnson - Red Hot Rocking Blues (2009) (Wilko Johnson, 2009) Is Wilco Staring to Mellow A Little? 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful Maybe less bite and more melody from the Telecaster legend on this one. He has a unigue guitar style which still comes through here, but he seems to have changed his sound a little, but still a good 15 song set... read full review johnjbowen's rating: write a review Shop for related items
	CD: Roxy Music - Thrill Of It All ( 1972-1982) The (1995) (Roxy Music, 1995) Pretty Much All you Need on Roxy Music 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful It's 1972. I'm on my way home from playing football one Saturday and this song comes on the car radio. What the? Who the? It was Roxy Music - Virginia Plain. I was hooked, and still am. Her... read full review johnjbowen's rating: write a review Shop for related items
	CD: Jan & Dean - Original (1998) (Jan & Dean, 1998) 18 Tracks of Pure Surf Music 4 out of 5 people found this review helpful There was a lot of collaboration between the Beach Boys and Jan & Dean and you'll find Brian Wilson's name amongst the credits on a few of these tracks. I think that Jan & Dean maybe had... read full review johnjbowen's rating: write a review Shop for related items

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