shanemac Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Iv'e finally gotten around to sorting through my late fathers collection and had no idea how valuable these lp's actually are. After spending 2 days researching just a fraction of these it seems like he collected very rare and extremely expensive ones. BPRS 7038, S BPG 63252, STL.5491 along with Pink Floyd live in hamburg (I cannot find the same sleive that this one has) are just the tip of the iceburg, who knows what else is lurking. I am looking to find the best way to sell all the Lp's, there must be at least 1000. He also collected programmes etc, more than I can count. Does anyone have any advise as to where to start? I am swamped to be honest. somethingvinyl and swinx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emokid9963 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 But, in all honesty, just try and bring them to a local shop. If you want some advice here, you should make a running list, but probably a waste of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eight1echo Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Local shop is unlikely to do appraisals unless you also intend to sell them to the shop, which is probably your best bet unless you want to spend a lot of time researching value and selling LPs individually online. And it's always nice to support a local business! Plus it will give local shoppers an opportunity to snag some cool LPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedshabazz Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Sell them here, discogs or ebay if you want to get the most for them, but will take alot longer. If your city has record fests or something like that become a vendor and sell at that as well. Your local shop would probably take them but will get less. When i sold my parents collection for them i decided what a hard line figure would be to me to decide if i would take it local or take the time to sell online. It wasnt worth all the trouble to make 5 bucks on a more common record to jump through the ebay hoops and would rather just take a buck or two and pass along the "fortunes" to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanemac Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Cheers for the advice. I think what I will do is list each one on here to start with, see what happens. I'll get around to writing the numbers down tomorrow. Should I list them on this topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewfro Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Cheers for the advice. I think what I will do is list each one on here to start with, see what happens. I'll get around to writing the numbers down tomorrow. Should I list them on this topic? There is a trade/sell board that you should list them on if you choose to list them on here. link: http://boards.vinylcollective.com/forum/5-saletradewants/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoToRoBo Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Got black sabbath? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markaj311 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 I'd be interested in any Pink Floyd albums. Condition is everything on old records. Truth be told, my opinion is that you won't get much for them and should just keep them and play them. Remember your dad and enjoy the music he loved. moonbeams and gabpower 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonbeams Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Local shop will give you up to 50% of the item's worth. eBay + paypal will suck out 18~20% of the final value in fees. Discogs will snatch 8%, but you still have paypal fees. Discogs traffic is very slow and prices are very competitive. As mentioned above, the best way to maximize your return is to write a list of everything and look up their values. Popsike.com will tell you how much a record has sold on eBay in the past if it sold for over $20. 1st, place the list here for prices that are fair. 2nd, put the most valuable stuff on eBay for Buy It Now prices at 20$ higher than you list here and at Discogs for 10% higher. You'll need packaging material, which can be ordered at http://www.4bubble.com/ for the lowest prices I know of. Be sure to read this thread to learn how to ship a record: http://boards.vinylcollective.com/topic/56823-how-to-pack-a-record/ If you just want to get rid of everything at once, you can list them on eBay for lots in an auction. The market will determine the value. Be sure to check the grading with Goldmine standards: http://www.goldminemag.com/collector-resources/record-grading-101 Records should be shipped outside their jackets to avoid splitting the jacket's seam. Zoinks_gal, HoneyFrosted, THE_James_Champ and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanemac Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 I have a lot of Pink Floyd. Omayyed (blue disc), SHSP 4020, SCX 6346, 5C 054-04299, SHVL 781, Cymbaline (2 discs and no serial number), SHVL 795, Pink floyd live in hamburg (very rare) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedshabazz Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Just as an fyi listing by serial number will make it very confusing. Better off doing artist and title and if people have question on specific pressing they can go from there. gabpower and niblips 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mourning Wood Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Local shop will give you up to 50% of the item's worth. LOL. Where exactly do you live? Around here record stores will offer you pennies on the dollar ime. swinx and NotoriousTIMP 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 To be fair, he did say up to 50%.A record store wants to pay a 1/4 or maybe at the most 1/3 of "value" or what they can get for it.Post the stuff here. Most people who've been into records for more than a year or two can tell you what you should sell or would be worth it.You could just sell by artist in lots and make it go by faster. You won't get as much money as you would selling piece by piece, but it'll be easier.Also, I need Thirteen Floor Elevators, Bubble Puppy, and some other psych records. Duff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 If by some chance your old man had some older Elektra pressings of Metallica stuff, I'm in for some of that for sure. I could grab some Blue Cheer, 13th Floor Elevators, Roky Erikkson, stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedshabazz Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 If you have Coven: Witchcraft I would enjoy that greatly. Would like to see your list though. like we all have said, post here and sure a good chunk of us would grab something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Mike Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 If you have Coven: Witchcraft I would enjoy that greatly. Jesus, who wouldn't! Good on you for bringing it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Coven: Witchcraft is a weird record. If it's NM could be $200. But then ones have gone for $40-50 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedshabazz Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Coven: Witchcraft is a weird record. If it's NM could be $200. But then ones have gone for $40-50 too. quite true. there is also a repress that can go for a more reasonable price (still like 30-50) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Mike Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Dibs on any early Pentagram! somethingvinyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raidenradio Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Sounds like your dad had a cool hobby he really enjoyed and you seem like a good son/daughter for wanting to cash in on that as quickly as you can. Way to honor your dad's legacy. Get rid of that shit while you still remember you even had a father. Duff, TheGhostOfRandySavage and WereAllDudesHey 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Add to my interest, original pressings of those two Dust LPs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Sounds like your dad had a cool hobby he really enjoyed and you seem like a good son/daughter for wanting to cash in on that as quickly as you can. Way to honor your dad's legacy. Get rid of that shit while you still remember you even had a father. monsterrod and dobski 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetrakis Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Helen Merrill on EmArcy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanemac Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Thankyou RaidenRadio, he does have a good son. Fyi he passed away 6 years ago so like I said, time to clear some space as he had an entire bedroom full of this stuff. 74R, gabpower, dobski and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbruise Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 ITT: raidenradio shows us how to jump the gun. BuzzersonKillwell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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