Old used LP's

[SalliGr]

Anybody know where I can sell my father in law's collection of LP's?

I saw an LP from Gone with the Wind in there

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

Anybody know where I can sell my father in law's collection of LP's?

I saw an LP from Gone with the Wind in there

Have you tried nursing homes?

 

[about_average]

Used LP stores, ebay, craigslist. There's a good demand for them if they are in good shape because the sound quality is generally considered better than CD's and definitely better than mp3's.

 

[oggbashan]

The condition is important. After that, the rarity of the particular recording.

Used classical LPs are worthless because any reasonable or historic recordings have been transferred and reissued as CDs.

 

[FGB]

Some of those damned things sell for hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

Look them up on line or consult an expert first.

 

[removed9556]

 

[oggbashan]

True enough, though some very early recordingsmay have value as curios - especially 78s. I imagine early 1930s pressings of the Horst Wessell Lied would be worth a bit, especially as it is not available on either Amazon or iTunes.

I have a collection of classical 78s, many single-sided and from before 1900. They have little value even if the voices are fabulous. All of them are available on LP or CD and YouTube.

Horst Wessel? Can be found on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD6oDnm43HA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb5MjWZ7kxk

Even Elvis recordings on 78 rpm have little value. They used to be worth something a decade ago, but not now.

I have this on a single-sided 78 rpm, in almost mint condition. Why mint? Because it's so bad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRR3bIAJpRI

 

[SalliGr]

Thanks for everyone's Input

You guys gave me some good ideas

 

[Killswitch1]

The only records worth anything are old blues and jazz records. Everything else is worth pennies.

Anything made after 1970 is worthless unless it's some rare copy.

Some old blues and jazz 45's are actually the most valuable these days. Albums as well but 45's are hot with sleeves! Sleeves and covers are more important than the subject matter.

 

[bronzeage]

Anybody know where I can sell my father in law's collection of LP's?

I saw an LP from Gone with the Wind in there

Let's hope your father in law was a Pink Floyd fan. Sixty's and 70's rock sells well these days. Beatles are still good. Expect David Bowie to be hot for another couple months.

You best bet is to call a vinyl dealer and ask for an offer for the lot. Otherwise, somebody will pick over the collection, and you may get $50 to $100 for what they take. You be stuck putting the rest in the dumpster.

 

[ms_ann_thrope]

The only records worth anything are old blues and jazz records. Everything else is worth pennies.

Anything made after 1970 is worthless unless it's some rare copy.

Some old blues and jazz 45's are actually the most valuable these days. Albums as well but 45's are hot with sleeves! Sleeves and covers are more important than the subject matter.

Do THC stains help or hinder?

 

[sensualsharon]

There is even a section for them on Esty.

 

[about_average]

The only records worth anything are old blues and jazz records. Everything else is worth pennies.

Anything made after 1970 is worthless unless it's some rare copy.

Some old blues and jazz 45's are actually the most valuable these days. Albums as well but 45's are hot with sleeves! Sleeves and covers are more important than the subject matter.

Doesn't look like you've priced vinyl in a very long time.

 

[Killswitch1]

Doesn't look like you've priced vinyl in a very long time.

Im sure your Journey albums are worth a dollar each.



Seriously though the big money or good moneys on the old jazz blues stuff and rares but condition is everything and sleeves and covers matter.

Some older 78's etc.

 

[OldJourno]

I abandoned about 300 LPs before a long distance move.
Those albums may be worth more now but I have no regrets. I've moved four more times since then, and the energy I didn't have to expend hauling albums has added years to my life.

 

[bronzeage]

Vinyl Lp's are like any other collectible. The market goes up slowly and comes down fast. People get old and die, and their entire collection is dumped on the market. When you figure in how much music is based on individual taste, most of the collection is garage sale material, with a small percentage having any real value.

The most common record buyer is looking for a souvenir from years gone by. They thumb through the boxes and find one they remember. It's more of an impulse buy than anything else.

Movie soundtracks, such as Gone With the Wind, go in the fifty cent bin. Classical recordings are worth less. Who buys Beethoven's Ninth because it reminds them of an old girlfriend. Seventies Rock is hot right now, because the people who remember it are still alive.

 

[phrodeau]

The local Barnes and Noble is selling new vinyl albums, and next to them they are selling turntables.

On the opposite wall they sell audio books on CD. But they don't have a single CD player for sale.

 

[Lancecastor]

funny thing is.... Records still sound like shit compared to cd.

I hadnt listened to vinyl in more than 20 years and was amazed at the difference.

 

[Not Normal]

YOu location says LA, so I'd try Amoeba Music.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=record+stores+LA&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

 

[richard_daily]

The only records worth anything are old blues and jazz records. Everything else is worth pennies.

Anything made after 1970 is worthless unless it's some rare copy.

Some old blues and jazz 45's are actually the most valuable these days. Albums as well but 45's are hot with sleeves! Sleeves and covers are more important than the subject matter.

Not at all true.

I have quite a few rock, soul, funk, and punk records worth multiple hundreds of dollars a piece. Most of them are newer than 1970.

That said, most records are worth about .25 - .50 a piece, even in good condition. Unless you KNOW you have something valuable, you almost certainly don't.

 

[Killswitch1]

Not at all true.

I have quite a few rock, soul, funk, and punk records worth multiple hundreds of dollars a piece.

That said, most records are worth about .25 - .50 a piece, even in good condition. Unless you KNOW you have something valuable, you almost certainly don't.

Well like I said there are rares and misprints and all kinds of oddities that make a record more valuable than another but at the end of the day it's like anything ekse.

It's worth whatever fine. Until you find a buyer it's worthless though.

I have an old Dave Mason album thats rare and supposedly worth money. Meat Loaf Bat out of Hell album thats a rare too but eh....

I'd also say your couple hundred apiece is probably on the generous side.

Theres not a lot of vinyl in that category.

 

[Lancecastor]

my copy of "Jamming With Edward" is apparently worth between $4-$24 Cdn.

http://cdn.discogs.com/UnEMN22AyPYPZhrBciq4YuZk_Ts=/fit-in/600x596/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(96)/discogs-images/R-1213127-1441727521-5121.jpeg.jpg

 

[oggbashan]

I have a mint Russian edition of the Beatles Back in the USSR.

I'm not selling it.

I also have mono LPs of Elvis from late 1950s and early 1960s.

I'm not selling them either.

 

[richard_daily]

Well like I said there are rares and misprints and all kinds of oddities that make a record more valuable than another but at the end of the day it's like anything ekse.

It's worth whatever fine. Until you find a buyer it's worthless though.

I have an old Dave Mason album thats rare and supposedly worth money. Meat Loaf Bat out of Hell album thats a rare too but eh....

I'd also say your couple hundred apiece is probably on the generous side.

Theres not a lot of vinyl in that category.

I have been buying and selling records for most of my life. At one point, I had a room full of 40,000 records. I have plenty that are worth several hundred (or more) a piece, even though my collection is slimmed down quite a bit.

You're talking about Meatloaf. I'm talking about Killed By Death and Northern Soul.

 

[Lancecastor]

Here's a good resource for evaluating a collection:

http://www.gocontinental.com/pgde.htm



I also collect tobacco tins, which have had a few swings in value over the years.

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