How does one go about selling of their vinyl collection?

[AntonyM]

Re: How does one go about selling of their vinyl collection?

keep them
too much time and money invested
to cut a part of yourself away

[Steve Graham]

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two of my best purchaes on ebay are
- a "lot' of hooj choons records, some double and triple packs from early 90's, i think i got about 30 records for $45.00 inc s&h.. most had the price still on and they originally cost a lot more! 8 and 9 pounds each

the other was a "lot" of Hybrid single, double and triple packs i think i won the auction for like $15.00 or something ridiculous

[wookiemofo]

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if you're an intelligent record collector and have a really nice rare collection you want to part with, put them up on ebay, one by one, and sell them off that way. i'm just guessing here, so correct me if i'm wrong, but your collection is all the popular stuff you used to be into that everyone else also bought at the same time, and now you just don't want it- aaaaaaaaaaaand nobody else does either. your time is worth more than you'll get for your "collection."

instead you're better just saveing them, and when your 60 you can break them out and crack open a beer and remember the good ol days and get all nostalgic and poop on yourself.

I'm sure you hit the nail on the head with this one. I am assuming most people out there that were into the same style have the same records.

My problem is that I have to tables, nor means/energy to do what it takes to listen to this. Life has changes, a kid has come along... priorities have shifted.

I suppose it's best to wait for that day when i have the cash to throw at a setup that allows me to go back and listen to all these records as music (rather then as pieces used to compile sets... if that makes sense.)

[Bender420]

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over the years i've gotten some great tunez off of ebay. but i've got a crate and a half or so off tracks from years ago that i'm almost ashamed to say i listened to back then, mostly trance.

[Steve Graham]

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over the years i've gotten some great tunez off of ebay. but i've got a crate and a half or so off tracks from years ago that i'm almost ashamed to say i listened to back then, mostly trance.

thats the beauty of it.. there was a time and place that you felt compelled to acquire these records, whether or not you are into them now. and music has a way of triggering certain emotions and periods in life. so for that reason alone it is worth hanging on to them

[Dhar_2]

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i've thought about this many a time.

Living in itlay the shipping costs of getting my gear and records over here was too much, plus the obvious need for lots of flight cases.

they are currently at my folks house back in england. ballache. dunno what to do with them. i miss them, but will probably never pick up my old hobby again. plus i cant afford to keep the habit i had. selling them would solve many problems, but i know i will regret it.

keep them! if your selling them for finicial reasons, u will never forgive yourself.

if its because of someother crazy hari brain idea. keep them the same.

u know every now and again u think of that great track u have or that amazing b-side. u will alway regret that u havent got them.

otherwise back them up to mp3 and flog em. not the same, and bloody time consuming but a compromise.

[scottpuig]

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I never sold mine off but I had a postal girlfriend that keyed every thing that wasn't in my bag....so I would say yes you will miss them however they leave your possesion

[Dhar_2]

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postal girlfriend???

how did she key them if she lived in another place?? (i'm presuming thats what postal gf means)

[Jibgolly]

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postal = loco

[Life on Other Planets AKA Johns]

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thats the beauty of it.. there was a time and place that you felt compelled to acquire these records, whether or not you are into them now. and music has a way of triggering certain emotions and periods in life. so for that reason alone it is worth hanging on to them

Great point Steve. i have bout 4000 records alot of which i think to myself what was i thinking but u know what we all go through stages in everything we do in life so just throw some old trance tunes on and see how u feel.. mind u they may sound dated, in fact most will but who gives a shit...

Originally Posted by Jenks
if you're an intelligent record collector and have a really nice rare collection you want to part with, put them up on ebay, one by one, and sell them off that way. i'm just guessing here, so correct me if i'm wrong, but your collection is all the popular stuff you used to be into that everyone else also bought at the same time, and now you just don't want it- aaaaaaaaaaaand nobody else does either. your time is worth more than you'll get for your "collection."

instead you're better just saveing them, and when your 60 you can break them out and crack open a beer and remember the good ol days and get all nostalgic and poop on yourself.

^^^ great point Jenks.. i can just imagine myself when i am that age turning on my MK2 turn tables and giving them a spin

[Dhar_2]

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postal = loco

loco???

damn american slang!

[lilsensa]

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get all nostalgic and poop on yourself.

Pooping on yourself rules!

[Steve Graham]

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loco???

damn american slang!

loca.. if its a female.. and thats spanish not american slang, lol

[lilsensa]

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^School em' Steve!

[Localizer]

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I know I regret giving away my Planet Funk - Inside All the People record with the deep dish mix - how I miss that record. Now I'm subjected to listening to it on a digi format.