Thread: Vinyl LPs

As some one who has a large number of such items and still uses them I will say that 99% will only be worth a few dollars as with most things it is the rarity, or something that makes them not the "norm" that gives
them value, e.g. a misprinted slip or label. I would not junk them even if you only receive a small amount, if you send them to the tip they are gone forever.

an example Simon Garfunkel Bridge over troubled water, there is over 30 on Ebay strangle enough mostly from UK did not see one Aussie seller, any reasons why.

During deceased grandmas estate clean out my son scored the fridge size early 1970's beige Sanyo quadraphonic stereogram that had been in the back of the garage for about 20 years. He also found a couple of cartons containing 50's/60's/70's LPs. Then he came around to ours and asked to "borrow" some LPs and took away about 100 of them. He replaced the needle and belt on the Sanyo turntable and converted the speakers to run on bluetooth, and to accept a bluetooth input as well. Now he has his 2 and 5 year olds bopping to the likes of the Beatles, ELO and Crosby Stills Nash and Young.

I got a load more he can buy cheap

Originally Posted by Tonyz

I got a load more he can buy cheap

My DIL has firmly stated - no more LPs. their house is a lot bigger than ours but seems to be even more chokka with stuff.

Originally Posted by Tonyz

I got a load more he can buy cheap

What ya got

you want me to list everything, OK take your point if I want something for them I need a list of what Ive got, will get to it ...sometime, just ad to the project list Ive got already.

check out discos.com
its a good reference for how much things sell for or what people want for them.
I've thought if I want to sell a record quickly list them a reasonable amount cheaper.
buyers are happy and you sell stuff. win/win

Originally Posted by Tonyz

Yikes the things you find in back of the shed.
4 milk crates of late 60's early 70's LPs, havent found any Beatles but mostly Folky stuff, classical crap and very odd stuff, a weird collection to say the least, Strangly the mices have not shown an interest in them.
So I thought rubbish trailer or Ebay, now a dilemma, the prices some stuff is advertised for I am sitting on a gold mine, is there a way to tell if stuff actually sells or is it just rotated on a wild hunch the seller may get lucky.

Should I cut my losses and junk or peruse a possible sale..

You may find a dealer that will take everything as a job lot. You might miss out if something rare is in the pile of dross though.

I don't expect you will find that dealer nearby!

As for "classical crap", some early recordings are surprisingly collectible. It really depends on what it is.

Also 40's through 60's jazz recordings can be quite collectible. Particularly anything with Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, Dave Brubeck; to give a (very) abbreviated short list. If you don't know what you have, you can google them.

Anything that falls into the "easy listening" category that would have featured on 2CH/4BH and similar should be disposed of with fire for the sake of present and future generations of music lovers!!!!

If there is any associated gear there is a thriving market in vintage hi-fi gear. I recently sold my 1970's Marantz receiver for as much as I paid for it in 1983. The reason I sold is it had problems that were beyond my ability to fix and required parts that would need to be made to replace defective parts.

My turntable that I paid (I think) $220 in 1983 or 1984 for has a resale north of $800. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I've kept it because it still works

its discogs.com not discos
sorry, just noticed that.
Theres lots of people, including myself, who still collect and play vinyl records

Originally Posted by Tonyz

Yikes the things you find in back of the shed.
4 milk crates of late 60's early 70's LPs, havent found any Beatles but mostly Folky stuff, classical crap and very odd stuff, a weird collection to say the least, Strangly the mices have not shown an interest in them.
So I thought rubbish trailer or Ebay, now a dilemma, the prices some stuff is advertised for I am sitting on a gold mine, is there a way to tell if stuff actually sells or is it just rotated on a wild hunch the seller may get lucky.



Should I cut my losses and junk or peruse a possible sale..

Good find. You may be surprised at how much some 70's and 80's stuff sells for. ( Inherited a box of singles, some are selling at $800. singles eem more valuable than LP's.
If you have the time and patience, you can look here for possible prices and sell your stuff. I think it's the worlds best online marketplace. totally legit
Vinyl Records For Sale at Discogs Marketplace

Vinyl is definitely having a resurgence. Technics is making its latest version of the 1200 and music shops here all have a section for new vinyl. Old vinyl is super easy to get a hold of.

Slightly off topic, but Ive been buying quite a few cassettes and cassette decks. Some of the cassettes Ive bought recently are new old stock from 197x. Never been played. In Oz they seem to have headed for landfill...which is a shame.

Anyhow, I managed to sell a deck I repaired, and made some decent coin on the transaction. This hobby wont make me a millionaire, but it at least pays for itself and a few beers besides.