Dave Davies Talks Rock Hall Trophy eBay Listing: 'I Was Shocked'

After he discovered it his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trophy was listed on eBaysays Dave Davies Rolling rock that he is working with the seller to get it back. “I'm sure it will be resolved now,” he says in a phone call Friday. “I feel confident.” The seller, who bought the trophy in good faith for a large sum of money at another auction, is open to a trade, so Davis is thinking about what to trade. “I'm not sure what else, maybe a guitar,” he says.

The statuette, which Davis received when the Kinks were introduced in 1990, was listed for $12,500. “The award has a few scratches and a small repair to the left hand,” the description said. The listing, viewable at TMZhe said shipping would only cost $29.

“I was shocked,” says Davis when he saw the listing. “I didn't know you could buy other people's awards. If people have an award, can you just sell it?”

On Thursday he had written on social media that the sale was made without his consent. “I don't want to have to pay 12 euros to get my own prize back,” he wrote. “But maybe we can find something more reasonable.”

Davis isn't entirely sure how he missed out on the award. He shot down rumors that he let the payment in storage lapse and that the prize had been acquired Storage Wars-style. “To be honest, I was on the move and I had this awful stroke that set me back a few years [in 2004] and change of residence where I lived,” he says. “Until I heard that, I didn't know where he was. I didn't even think about where he was.”

A phone call with eBay dealer Colony Records went well. The seller said he bought the trophy in the early 2000s from another auction house and that it had changed hands before then. Colony said they tried to get to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame before they bought it to make sure it hadn't been reported stolen, which it hadn't. During that time, no one contacted Davies about it. “I didn't know what happened at all,” says Davies. “It could have been an innocent situation.”

Davies has a trip to the UK planned for next month and hopes to get it all done when he returns.

As for the Rock Hall induction itself, Davies remembers the event as special. “It was in New York at the Waldorf Astoria,” he says. “We had a great time. I loved it. It's nice to get awards after so many years of touring and hard work. It's nice to be appreciated.”

Davies hopes to reunite with Ray soon to record some new music as the Kinks. “There's so much material that can be resurrected or mixed,” he says. “I know Ray has worked on a few things. There were Atmos links and a few things. So more to come. But I don't know about acting or anything yet.” Asked if he could confirm they had something in the works, Davis said, “Yeah, yeah, of course.”

So where will Davis keep the trophy when it's back in his hands? “Out of harm's way,” he dies.