33andathird Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Hi. I have 200-300 vinyl albums for sale and I need help. this morning I brought 100 to a local music/collectibles store. The owner flipped through my vinyl and said he will buy 50 for $50 or 100 for $90. He had one condition: a few of the albums were packaged/stored differently. The owner said that these albums were not particularly rare or valuable, but insisted they be part of any sale. I don't this this guy is lying to me but I want to make sure. One of the albums is Sgt. Peppers by the Beatles. Its in a very old plastic wrap, looks like original packaging, from when who knows. There are a few small rips in the plastic. The only date I found on the back is 1967 for the copy-write. How do I find out an aprx. market value for these albums? I felt uneasy taking the guys word for it and handing them over for $1 a piece. Thanks. I can post pictures later if anyone is interested. Shelby and Tommy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 That sounds like the 67 chocolate press tbh. Super fucking rare because oddly enough the record itself has this slight chocolate taste when you lick it. If you confirm it then you have a realllllly expensive record on your hands. somethingvinyl, shenanigans, Sidney Crosley and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Definitely sounds like the 67 choco press, good find! THE_James_Champ and drds89 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drds89 Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Shlebs said: That sounds like the 67 chocolate press tbh. Super fucking rare because oddly enough the record itself has this slight chocolate taste when you lick it. If you confirm it then you have a realllllly expensive record on your hands. Shlebs you get the Good Samaritan award for the day! You added years to my life just checking in here! 2 minutes ago, Tommy said: Definitely sounds like the 67 choco press, good find! Absolutely! Good thing you checked in here first or he would have picked you, man!!! Edited June 13, 2016 by drds89 Shlebs Tommy, burnalive and Shelby 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Wow what an insane rip-off. The likelihood that at least ONE of those 50 records is worth, and I'm being generous here, AT LEAST $1.01 is HIGHLY LIKELY. Tommy and burnalive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 41 minutes ago, 33andathird said: Hi. I have 200-300 vinyl albums for sale and I need help. this morning I brought 100 to a local music/collectibles store. The owner flipped through my vinyl and said he will buy 50 for $50 or 100 for $90. He had one condition: a few of the albums were packaged/stored differently. The owner said that these albums were not particularly rare or valuable, but insisted they be part of any sale. I don't this this guy is lying to me but I want to make sure. One of the albums is Sgt. Peppers by the Beatles. Its in a very old plastic wrap, looks like original packaging, from when who knows. There are a few small rips in the plastic. The only date I found on the back is 1967 for the copy-write. How do I find out an aprx. market value for these albums? I felt uneasy taking the guys word for it and handing them over for $1 a piece. Thanks. I can post pictures later if anyone is interested. Discogs.com You'll have to compare the matrix on the records to find your pressing. If they are old 60's and 70's LPs, they are likely not worth more than a few bucks each. They pressed a lot of those by the 100's of thousands, if not more. Blaine and SandwichRecords 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LIGMA_BALLZ Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Ughh although this thread rules it reminds me that today I have to pack up all my records cause I'm moving and I might as well update my discogs while I'm at it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33andathird Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) thanks for the replies, and thanks Thomas for discogs.com. I'll do the work tonight and report any nice finds. I licked Sgt. Pepper record, no chocolate taste , just a hit of dirty hippy. it not even sealed anymore, I'll be lucky to get $.75 now. Edited June 13, 2016 by 33andathird 74R, EHughes527, Tommy and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 11 minutes ago, 33andathird said: thanks for the replies, and thanks Thomas for discogs.com. I'll do the work tonight and report any nice finds. I licked Sgt. Pepper record, no chocolate taste , just a hit of dirty hippy. it not even sealed anymore, I'll be lucky to get $.75 now. If by "dirty hippy" you mean "cheese and onions," then Bob's your uncle. THE_James_Champ and nancy_raygun 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) Here's the deal: you're never going to get what they're "worth" from a record store. A record store is in the business of putting music in people's hands. Sometimes that means buying lots of crap (and probably that's most of what you got) to just get a few good records. Plus, record stores have overhead, rent, utility bills, etc. It's a business. They do all the work in getting records ready for sale. If you don't do the research, clean the records, visually grade them, put them in polybags, etc then you can't demand retail price. Your best bet is to do some research and try to play them since I'm guessing you have very little experience with grading records (which is not rocket science, but definitely takes years to really understand), and then put an ad up on Craig's List. You might get some younger collectors who'll take a chance on you if you sell them slightly under what they go for online. Edited June 13, 2016 by somethingvinyl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futures Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 31 minutes ago, 33andathird said: thanks for the replies, and thanks Thomas for discogs.com. I'll do the work tonight and report any nice finds. I licked Sgt. Pepper record, no chocolate taste , just a hit of dirty hippy. it not even sealed anymore, I'll be lucky to get $.75 now. youll do just fine here SandwichRecords and Tommy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 19 hours ago, 33andathird said: thanks for the replies, and thanks Thomas for discogs.com. I'll do the work tonight and report any nice finds. I licked Sgt. Pepper record, no chocolate taste , just a hit of dirty hippy. it not even sealed anymore, I'll be lucky to get $.75 now. There's a very dirty joke in there but I refuse to descend to that level today Tommy and Eliminator Jr. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 5 minutes ago, Tommy said: do it Tommy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pee Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Discogs will give you a good sense of retail prices, remember that a shop will pay you less than that so that they can earn a profit.... and even less if they need to buy 100 lousy records to get the 5 that are actually worth enough to stay out of the dollar bin. Also, a "Music/Collectibles" store may not be the best bet, you might do better at a real record store. Where are you? I am sure someone here can recommend a place. You may have decent luck on craigslist selling the collection as one lot.. Typically when selling in bulk like that you will get less per disc, but you'll move everything all at once. vinyl addict 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 14 hours ago, Tommy said: do it Well Tommy told me to. If it's a lady record and it tastes like shit flip it over. mertzrock and Tommy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) 5 hours ago, allenh said: Well Tommy told me to. If it's a lady record and it tastes like shit flip it over. Edited June 15, 2016 by Tommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 6 hours ago, allenh said: Well Tommy told me to. If it's a lady record and it tastes like shit flip it over. If it tastes the same, it must be a copy of Siamese Dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl addict Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) www.discogs.com will get you any and all info you are looking for on your records. Is Sgt Peppers a mono copy? I'll give ya $2 for that one. Edited June 15, 2016 by vinyl addict Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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