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Anyone into vintage vinyl ???
William81
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Sorted through some of the final boxes from the move and rediscovered my collection of records from the 60 and 70's. Most were played once, recorded onto cassette and resealed.
The vintage record shops I have visited throw out the we will give you a buck or two for the ones we want.....in checking ebarf, several are worth in the 20-50 dollar range.
Anyone have any experience selling their collection ??
The vintage record shops I have visited throw out the we will give you a buck or two for the ones we want.....in checking ebarf, several are worth in the 20-50 dollar range.
Anyone have any experience selling their collection ??
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That was 10 times my original investment
If you are looking to get retail prices, you might look into setting up at record show if there are any in your area. Here in ST. Louis there is a show at least 4 times a year at the American Czech hall.
Thanks for the info...I am about 100 miles from STL so I will look into that....
It's great, none of them can read yet so music is chosen by album artwork alone. We will take them into the city and find a record store, let them pick something out (usually $5 or less) and then when we get home we have a "music party"
Where we turn on the new record and they dance all over.
I would be happy to bid on any lot of random records if you're inclined to list them here.
http://www.records.thewwbc.net/index.html
Tables are only 35 bucks each. They have been doing this show for 36 years. I have over 300 albums in my collection. I never miss going to this show. You should do well with 60's and 70's stuff. It is always on a sunday but since you are retired I guess that would not be an issue for you.
I have always wondered if the complete set would be worth anything?
Trinity +++
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
All had been played a lot.
I wonder if they would be worth any thing today.
I don't miss 'em. I much prefer CDs. Only good thing, the LP was so big you could put some pretty good art on it. Otherwise what a hassle to play.
My family has become big into records. My boys love everything about them.
It's great, none of them can read yet so music is chosen by album artwork alone. We will take them into the city and find a record store, let them pick something out (usually $5 or less) and then when we get home we have a "music party"
Where we turn on the new record and they dance all over.
I would be happy to bid on any lot of random records if you're inclined to list them here.
Interesting set up and I like your wall display. I ended up unpacking my Technics SL-7 linear track turntable with a Shure V15 LT cartridge and playing a half a dozen albums last night.... Sounded great. Then I looked up the value of the turntable and cartridge. Holy Moly!!!
Here is a link to their site:
http://www.records.thewwbc.net/index.html
Tables are only 35 bucks each. They have been doing this show for 36 years. I have over 300 albums in my collection. I never miss going to this show. You should do well with 60's and 70's stuff. It is always on a sunday but since you are retired I guess that would not be an issue for you.
A question for you sir.......Is there a price guide that is generally acceptable for pricing vinyl ? Any direction in this matter would be appreciated.
quote:Originally posted by pistoljim
Here is a link to their site:
http://www.records.thewwbc.net/index.html
Tables are only 35 bucks each. They have been doing this show for 36 years. I have over 300 albums in my collection. I never miss going to this show. You should do well with 60's and 70's stuff. It is always on a sunday but since you are retired I guess that would not be an issue for you.
A question for you sir.......Is there a price guide that is generally acceptable for pricing vinyl ? Any direction in this matter would be appreciated.
You might try this site:http://www.musicstack.com/priceguide/
I have never seen multiple dealers using the same printed guide like the blue book of guns is used by gun dealers.
quote:Originally posted by William81
quote:Originally posted by pistoljim
Here is a link to their site:
http://www.records.thewwbc.net/index.html
Tables are only 35 bucks each. They have been doing this show for 36 years. I have over 300 albums in my collection. I never miss going to this show. You should do well with 60's and 70's stuff. It is always on a sunday but since you are retired I guess that would not be an issue for you.
A question for you sir.......Is there a price guide that is generally acceptable for pricing vinyl ? Any direction in this matter would be appreciated.
You might try this site:http://www.musicstack.com/priceguide/
I have never seen multiple dealers using the same printed guide like the blue book of guns is used by gun dealers.
That is helpful, thank you again...
DaveW, you should check out estate sales for albums. Most sell for a buck or less.
RobOz, a couple of thousand lp's? All I can say is wow!
The big thrill for me was finding music that was rare. Now, it's all on the internet.
I bought a Crossley record player that records CD's from cassette, record, aux, or the radio.
It's been fun recording the records onto CD for listening to in the car.
anybody who wants to let go of their records just LMK and I'll buy them or pay the shipping.
I'm a dirt head (nitty gritty dirt band)
When I got back into vinyl about 4 years ago I wasn't sure how well my 300+ LP's had survived my 60's and 70's party years! I was pleasantly surprised that since I'd always used a good turntable, cartridge, and needle and kept my LP's clean, except for a few with party errors, they were fairly noise free. A little over a year ago I upgraded from my old Denon DP-1200 to a VPI Classic 1 turntable and switched from Moving Iron to Moving Coil cartridges (Ortofon's Quintet line) and couldn't believe the detail it revealed in my old vinyl!!!
If you're serious enough about vinyl and willing to invest a reasonable amount of money in equipment and take the time to properly align and set VTA, Azimuth, VTF, and SRA; you will be rewarded with music that is highly revealing with an expanded soundstage and you'll hear musical content that won't be present in the best CD's. I rarely play CD's since moving back to vinyl; only when I want to listen to an album or song that I don't have on vinyl.
One cautionary, if anyone plans to purchase any of the new 180g or 200g vinyl pressings, make sure they indicate they are sourced from the Original Master Tapes, otherwise they are probably created from a digital source and all that detail will be lost, might as well buy the CD!
If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
He said the Japanese pay huge money for good american vinyl.
Specifically targeting that market may be difficult.
Just a thought.
I used all my old 45's & 33's vinyls for targets way back when [:(], even had some very old 78's which shattered real nice like glass [:D]
..Sad, isn't it? My sisters were born in '44 and '48, so you can imagine the 45's they had. A grade school friend and I had a record/Frisbee fight in our barn and trashed them all...[V]
..I recently inherited a bunch of 78's in English, French and German. Some are even one-sided! Probably going to be tough to sell those.
A well made LP played on a well made turntable is about the highest fidelity one can achieve.
So true!!! Sadly, too many people trying to get into vinyl invest the money, but not the time to get all of the sound out of their system. It takes understanding and experimenting with the resistive and capacitive loading for the cartridge, including the interconnects, and having the patience to properly align and set VTA, Azimuth, VTF, and SRA. Ultimately, I purchased a USB Microscope so I could set the SRA to the magical 92 degrees and experiment from there.
Jack
If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!
Thanks for the chance and very generous of you.
[:D]
hey tap - your kin were just getting the last laugh on you.[:D] 78's are 99.9% worthless.
..Oh heck, I know that, but they have sentimental value. We had a
wind-up console style player that I used to play with. My Pops
got tired of moving it from room to room and finally took an
axe to it and tossed it out the second floor window...[V]
Have several Operas, a few Documentary types, some Mitch Miller, Lamplighters, Jolson, Mario Lanza, Osibisa, the entire I Can Hear It Now series with Murrow, Andrews Sisters, Sammy, Dino & Frank, Parliament/Funkadelic, lots of Blues from Leadbelly to BB King, Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee, Lightning Hopkins,
A well made LP played on a well made turntable is about the highest fidelity one can achieve.
I totally agree.......I hooked up most of my vintage equipment with the linear track turntable for the first time in 20 years. I bounced back and forth between the same song on my IPOD and vinyl......I really forgot how great vinyl sounds......