Vinyl

[Samilktray]

What’s the simplest way to sell a record collection? Looking to shift mine as I rarely bother playing them and the whole set up takes up a lot of space for something that doesn’t get used much. Discogs seems a bit of a faff so don’t fancy that 

[Lillehamring]

1 hour ago, Samilktray said:

What’s the simplest way to sell a record collection? Looking to shift mine as I rarely bother playing them and the whole set up takes up a lot of space for something that doesn’t get used much. Discogs seems a bit of a faff so don’t fancy that 

I'd guess it comes down to the quality of the collection - if you have anything valuable you'd be best selling those online/discogs.  if it's just an ordinary sort of collection and you just want rid of, i'm guessing you'd be best to sell it as a job lot to a record store?

[Dr Marco]

I know it can take time but I would for every pressings you have on discos to see what it's worth individually.

Sell on discogs the most valuables, flog the rest to a record store

[jammie82uk]

19 hours ago, Samilktray said:

What’s the simplest way to sell a record collection? Looking to shift mine as I rarely bother playing them and the whole set up takes up a lot of space for something that doesn’t get used much. Discogs seems a bit of a faff so don’t fancy that 

If you are looking to sell in one lot, these guys are great 

 

https://www.riversoarrecords.com/pages/media

[MrsJohnMurphy]

On 29/07/2024 at 21:07, Samilktray said:

What’s the simplest way to sell a record collection? Looking to shift mine as I rarely bother playing them and the whole set up takes up a lot of space for something that doesn’t get used much. Discogs seems a bit of a faff so don’t fancy that 

Selling on Facebook can be quite easy, there are several record selling groups

 

[Lillehamring]

Made a trip to the big city and picked up the first new LP i've bought in ages.  Very happy with it.

 

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/laetitia-sadier-rooting-for-love/

[TheLittleBigMan]

Sleep Token - Take me back to Eden. 

Sh*t hot.

[TheLittleBigMan]

On 29/07/2024 at 21:07, Samilktray said:

What’s the simplest way to sell a record collection? Looking to shift mine as I rarely bother playing them and the whole set up takes up a lot of space for something that doesn’t get used much. Discogs seems a bit of a faff so don’t fancy that 

Be absolutely sure you wanna get rid. Once it's gone it's gone and you may find yourself regretting it. Maybe storing it could be an alternative? 

[Fox92]

Interesting that WH Smith has announced it will start to stock vinyl again, for the first time since the 90s.

[TheLittleBigMan]

Sleep Token - This place will become your tomb.

Gojira - Magma.

[Lako42]

Picked up a few vinyl last weekend

 

Waterboys - A pagan place

Pink Floyd - Wish you were here 

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Deja Vu

Yoko Ono - Season of Glass

 

 

Going to the shop in Burbage this weekend as looks great 

[Dr Marco]

Beauty! <3

 

[Lako42]

Two amazing pickups yesterday 

 

 

 

 

[purpleronnie]

2 hours ago, Lako42 said:

Two amazing pickups yesterday 

 

 

 

 

Certainly is.

[TheLittleBigMan]

San Fermin - The Cormorant.

[Dr Marco]

[Lako42]

[TheLittleBigMan]

Gojira - L' Enfant Sauvage.

[Dr Marco]

[Number 6]

Thought I'd drop a post here as 2024 was the year I got into vinyl. Never really thought I would be the kind of person who did go down this route, but dipped my feet in the water mid year and have definitely caught the bug. It has completely changed the way I listened to music to be honest, and it has been really nice to go back to listening to an album start to finish rather than the same playlist I would always use on Spotify. I have mostly been buying new stuff and haven't got into scouring second hand shops for some bargains yet, but looking forward to seeing where this journey takes me. 

 

Anyway, some of my favourites from last year:

• Adrianne Lenker - Bright Future
• Amyl & The Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness 
• English Teacher - This Could Be Texas
• Jack White - No Name
• King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Flight b741

[TheLittleBigMan]

Latest purchases.

 

Karkara - All is dust.

Yo no se - Momento Mori.

Ogives big band - Boisterous love. 

Longheads - Layers of wax.

[Dmitry]

On 29/07/2024 at 16:07, Samilktray said:

What’s the simplest way to sell a record collection? Looking to shift mine as I rarely bother playing them and the whole set up takes up a lot of space for something that doesn’t get used much. Discogs seems a bit of a faff so don’t fancy that 

Depending on the quality, you could either try your local record store or sell the collection as a bulk lot on eBay. Discogs is for some who is willing to deal with packaging individual titles forever, and dealing with a-hole customers.

I am slowly weeding through mine. I have 2,000+ titles, 99% jazz.. CDs have nominal value; I made inquiries with several local stores, who offered peanuts. Will sell the bulk cd lots on eBay (about 100 cds per lot). Vinyl could be more interesting, if you have original pressings in VG+ / M condition. If not, I wouldn't bother, and just sell to the first decent person who comes along.

[Free Falling Foxes]

22 hours ago, Dmitry said:

lVinyl could be more interesting, if you have original pressings in VG+ / M condition. If not, I wouldn't bother, and just sell to the first decent person who comes along.

The Mint/Very good condition is a major point to consider.

I used to subscribe to Record Collector magazine, (is that still published?) and they published a table of prices for Mint, Very good, good, ect records. I can't remember the exact details now but the drop off in value, depending on condition, was massive. For example, a mint copy of an album would fetch say, £500. The same album in very good condition would be around £80. Good £30, and so on.

Also, mint condition equated to unopened basically.

[Dmitry]

On 24/01/2025 at 09:10, Free Falling Foxes said:

The Mint/Very good condition is a major point to consider.

I used to subscribe to Record Collector magazine, (is that still published?) and they published a table of prices for Mint, Very good, good, ect records. I can't remember the exact details now but the drop off in value, depending on condition, was massive. For example, a mint copy of an album would fetch say, £500. The same album in very good condition would be around £80. Good £30, and so on.

Also, mint condition equated to unopened basically.

The old price guides are not considered as a benchmark any more. The real market prices are the Discogs "sold for" statistics, as they reflect how much people are willing to pay. Another  valuable resource is a site called Popsike. Again, I think if the person who asked the question doesn't have anything rare and wants to move the collection, the private "all in" sale on FB Marketplace, Crigslist, local classified or Ebay would probably be the most realistic way to dispose of the whole collection in one sweep.

[TheLittleBigMan]

Gojira - Fortitude.