Rollieman Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Hi Guys, I'm new to this forum and need your help! I have a vast record album collection of late 50's, 60's, and 70's Rock & Roll which approximately 95% of the covers are in perfect or near perfect condition which was always a priority for me, many of them are still factory sealed and a good number of them would be considered high end collectables such as: The Beatles Yesterday And Today "Butchers Cover", We Are The Chantels, The Teddy Bears Sing, ETC, ETC, ETC. I'm getting up there in age and heath issues are existing, so sadly it's time to pass them on before they get forgotten or tossed in the trash due to ignorance -- OUCH !!! Here are my questions: 1. Is there a simple way to assign a fair individual value without doing time consuming and sometimes confusing research such as simply looking them up in the Goldmine Guide and selling them for 1/2 of the listing? 2. I'm sure this has been asked many times on this forum, is E-bay an effective way to sell them? I realize I could easily have a record dealer buy the entire collection in one quick swoop; but the thoughts of selling them for 10 cents on a dollar (if that) would compromise the integrity my hard work !! Thank you ! degenerex and DecayToDeath 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highfives Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Check https://www.discogs.com for what the fair market value is for your records. Discogs or eBay can be viable options for selling or you could sell them here http://boards.vinylcollective.com/forum/5-saletradewants/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammertime Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Discogs is easier and better IMO, unless you have some super-obscure title that no one is aware of. That's the big advantage of eBay over Discogs, the ability to use keywords. But you can see how many people have a given title in their wantlist on Discogs, if it's a high number then I would use them. They have lower fees than eBay as well, which will add up if you're selling a lot. I personally haven't sold records on eBay for years. pizza face 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the industry Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 if you want to ensure that they sell, than listing them on eBay as an auction with a low starting price is the best way to do that. That will essentially guarantee they all sell, and to me that is the real "market value" although you may be surprised that some go for much less than you hoped / thought they would. If you don't care about selling every record, and/or you want to make sure you get a minimum amount for them, than listing them on Discogs is the way to go. You can actually list them on both, just remember once a record sells on one platform, you need to take down the listing on the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I won't beat around the bush. Selling 1,000 records individually is extremely time consuming. I'd try to sort out 20 that you think are the most valuable. Then look up those on discogs and eBay. Use sold listings only. If those bring $10 plus a piece pull another 20 records and repeate the process. Once you you have found a decent amount of $10 and over records try selling those and discover just how nerve racking it will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unknown pleasures Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Since you seem to need the money soon and don't want to deal with the time it takes individual listings, I'd suggest doing lots on eBay. Break them up by genre or era or something else that makes sense and put them up as auctions. You may get a few bucks less than selling them individually but it will save you countless hours and be much more profitable than a dealer would pay. You may may want to take the earlier suggestion to "cherry pick" the top 10-20 you think would be most valuable and do those individually, then the rest as lots. I think this is a nice middle ground between labor intensive individual listings and loading them off to a shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieman Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Thank you all for some great tips ! I like the idea of grouping some of the nominal valued albums. I'm kind of leaning towards EBay whereas I recently had some old car parts hanging about and finally figured how to use their service, it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks !! In fact a few minutes ago I listed a Michael Jackson box set on EBay: History, Past, Present & Future which I had still factory sealed. I'll give that a try to see how that works?? Again is there any merit to pricing a record based on the Goldmine Guide --------- simply taking the listing and cutting it in half or whatever to offer a realistic value? --- Every time I do WEB research I find prices all over the map and I get totally confused !! Again thank you all !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 +1 for good first post, though I can't add anything more that hasn't been said already. Will definitely look through your sale, though! MCDELTAT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the industry Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 48 minutes ago, Rollieman said: Thank you all for some great tips ! I like the idea of grouping some of the nominal valued albums. I'm kind of leaning towards EBay whereas I recently had some old car parts hanging about and finally figured how to use their service, it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks !! In fact a few minutes ago I listed a Michael Jackson box set on EBay: History, Past, Present & Future which I had still factory sealed. I'll give that a try to see how that works?? Again is there any merit to pricing a record based on the Goldmine Guide --------- simply taking the listing and cutting it in half or whatever to offer a realistic value? --- Every time I do WEB research I find prices all over the map and I get totally confused !! Again thank you all !! The best way to assess an accurate price is to search on eBay for what something has sold for previously, and/or on Discogs - you can actually see how much copies of any record have went for in the past and see what the condition of the record was. Do not just go off of what other sellers are asking because oftentimes they are WAY out of line with reality, for various reasons that I don't really understand. I think a lot of peoples attitude is just price high and if it sells, good for me, and if it doesn't sell who cares. There are so many overpriced albums I have seen on eBay & discogs and while they NEVER go for these inflated prices, the sellers seem to never reduce or negotiate on the price, so it's a market stalemate essentially. Very frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Also remember that for records that have been pressed many times, the devil is in the details. You may think you have a hundred dollar record, but then one etching mark is missing in the runout grooves and it is $15. I spent 20 minutes trying to figure out exactly which pressing of Dark Side of the Moon I have. Goldmine guide for grading and be very anal about how you grade. I generally try to undergrade when I sell and completely describe any defects. Good luck. the industry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseypride Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Pleasantly surprised how cool people are being in this thread. First posts like these often devolve into unnecessary sarcasm and cattiness. Well done VC. bigdz68 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamrocks Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 21 minutes ago, jerseypride said: Pleasantly surprised how cool people are being in this thread. First posts like these often devolve into unnecessary sarcasm and cattiness. Well done VC. New Year's Resolutions...expect February 1 to be savage highfives, Derek™ and niblips 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 35 minutes ago, jerseypride said: Pleasantly surprised how cool people are being in this thread. First posts like these often devolve into unnecessary sarcasm and cattiness. Well done VC. Dude wasn't pitching his eBay account or Discogs for sale – which is the first thing I thought of when seeing the thread title – or asking the community to price his collection (i.e. "whattaya think this is worth?") I think we can all assume he's not as in-touch or savvy with online sales as the majority of us are, so he's just looking for a nudge in the right direction. I admire that he didn't ask for anyone else to do the legwork, and I'd guess that's why no one has felt compelled to tear his first post to shreds. 74R 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk99 Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 As a newbie to selling, read up on how you package the record for shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad Heart Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 4 hours ago, Derek™ said: Dude wasn't pitching his eBay account or Discogs for sale – which is the first thing I thought of when seeing the thread title – or asking the community to price his collection (i.e. "whattaya think this is worth?") I think we can all assume he's not as in-touch or savvy with online sales as the majority of us are, so he's just looking for a nudge in the right direction. I admire that he didn't ask for anyone else to do the legwork, and I'd guess that's why no one has felt compelled to tear his first post to shreds. 2017: A new VC. Now taking bets how long it lasts. 4 hours ago, Derek™ said: Dude wasn't pitching his eBay account or Discogs for sale – which is the first thing I thought of when seeing the thread title – or asking the community to price his collection (i.e. "whattaya think this is worth?") I think we can all assume he's not as in-touch or savvy with online sales as the majority of us are, so he's just looking for a nudge in the right direction. I admire that he didn't ask for anyone else to do the legwork, and I'd guess that's why no one has felt compelled to tear his first post to shreds. 2017: A new VC. Now taking bets how long it lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Mike Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 4 hours ago, jerseypride said: Pleasantly surprised how cool people are being in this thread. First posts like these often devolve into unnecessary sarcasm and cattiness. Well done VC. Cattiness you say? Nope. I'd love to take that ball of yarn and run with it, but this is a good honest thread. I'll take my cat gifs elsewhere. I bid you good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j67ab Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Don't know if this is still relevant but I have used popsike too as a second opinion. http://www.popsike.com/m-index.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAXXX Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 74R, poweredbytrust and mertzrock 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Sell them all to me. I'll pay you $1 a record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74R Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 22 hours ago, WAXXX said: I'm crying from laughing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 On 1/7/2017 at 11:34 AM, WAXXX said: I just need to know why. It's been a while since I've been this captivated by a gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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