jaba1337 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Only because discogs makes it so easy to see that info, otherwise I wouldn't have a clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy_raygun Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I think its a nice curiosity to occasionally look it up, sometimes you learn something neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinji Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Only sometimes on stuff that I know is harder to find that I have, though mostly just to see how crazily people list some stuff on Discogs. People look on Discogs and see something going for a ridiculous price, so people believe that's what the record is worth, it's dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barberbro Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I only check when I'm selling them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamb117 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 too much work to keep track of the value of every record you own, unless you have discogs, i guess, which i don't. also, if you only have like 30 records and they're all on your wall. then it's probably economical to always be up to date on their values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadreckoning Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 No need. Every record i own is worth $50, unless it's more, then it's a lot more. monsterrod and Requiescat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadreckoning Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I should also point out that i personally autograph all my records. Tiltar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contiinstereo Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 If the perceived value isn't mentioned on this site, I rarely have a clue.e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bladewillisisdead Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Decided to check my stats on discogs because of this thread. A copy of EITS - How Strange, Innocence sold for $800? God damn. Last I checked the high was $666 on ebay and that was way cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8ight Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Since everyone else is beating around the bush, I'll just say it: Yes. I like to see my albums go up in price because it gives me a sense of justification for spending so much money. Which is turn convinces me that it's OK to buy more. I've never sold a single album, so that's a kind of silly justification I suppose. But hey, whatever works... I don't know the value of any of my albums off the top of my head, but when I pick up a new album and add it to my discogs account, I often like checking the prices of my albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokedDecline Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I keep tabs on my wants and sale/trade. You need some kind of measuring stick for those types of things. I also keep track of when I get them, what I pay/trade. My sheet averages the shipping over the order and over the collection too. I started that when I moved to Canada. I know to the nickel, how much the post office has shisted me for. niblips 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundboard Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I don't keep tabs on them, but sure on occasion I'll check popsike if I'm listening to something kind of rare and see what it's going for or I'll notice it in sale threads here. Just for fun because I'm not a seller. Most of the time things fluctuate in price and there is not set value other than what I originally paid so I don't see a point of checking every record I own once a week or month. Like someone said earlier in the thread I tend to know more about how much things are selling for that I want over what most my actual stuff is worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundofsilver Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Nope. I think my quote says it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I will probably check prices more vigorously once I own an early 2000s screamo LP by a band with more than three initials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 The thing most common for me is:1.) I sell a record for $10 and two years later, it's going for $100. THE_James_Champ, youmightbewrong and ajhall04 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan8765 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I do. That way if something ever happens to them, I know what to value them at. Also helps to know a records value so I don't over charge anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarirec Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 I only become aware of the "value" of any of my records if and when I decided to sell any privately or on eBay. Which is rare but does happen. Same. I also utilize Discogs regarding the research of a record's "value" which includes statistics of sales, and such... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flood Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 i pretty much know the "market rate" for the bands i actively collect, simply from perusing ebay looking for stuff i don't have, and chatter here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert_Sofa Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 It's hard not to notice the price stats on a release when you add it to your Collection on Discogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawhizz Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 How else would I know what to flip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Wouldn't it be better to not keeps tabs on your records' worth so that, when you inevitably try to sell them for an exorbitantly high price, you can claim honest ignorance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbrh2001 Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Nobody gives a shit about how much 13 y/o girls are willing to pay for your Paramore records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyrobotty Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I use the Discogs collection 'worth' tool and I'll sort it by value high-to-low. Sometimes I'm shocked at what some of my stuff is selling for. Then if the price of the record is high and it's value to me is pretty low I'll sell it. I have quite a few records that I don't really care about but I'm too lazy to try to sell them on ebay for a buck or two. If something is going for a pretty penny and I justify selling it because then I can afford new music. So yeah, I check once a month or so. Also thanks for letting me know that Ryan Adam's Rock n' Roll is worth something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomfoolery Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Don't really keep track of them but occasionally have a peak at the values on Discogs of others sold recently, I have a few that have never been sold on there so no value but I doubt they are worth all that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushbacktosquare Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 It's very hard to keep up with it after a while. I remember for a very long time, Boys Night Out - "Make Yourself Sick" was averaging out at $10-$20 on eBay. Next thing I know, there's one at about $120. So random. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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