Selling a record collection
Porcupine
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I didn't know whether to put this in the music section or not.
I want to sell my (our) entire record collection which comprises of stuff from the 70s onward including some picture discs, coloured discs etc ... Some of the records of just plain embaressing, but could be worth a few quid.
So - how do you go about it ? When you look online collectors seem to only want certain stuff.
I don't have an ebay account, and couldn't be bothered to sell each one individually. I just want someone to turn up, offer me £X and take the lot.
Is that even possible ?
I want to sell my (our) entire record collection which comprises of stuff from the 70s onward including some picture discs, coloured discs etc ... Some of the records of just plain embaressing, but could be worth a few quid.
So - how do you go about it ? When you look online collectors seem to only want certain stuff.
I don't have an ebay account, and couldn't be bothered to sell each one individually. I just want someone to turn up, offer me £X and take the lot.
Is that even possible ?
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Yes, there is a Fleetwood Mac record in the collection ... maybe 2
I also have The Beatles sergeant pepper album complete with a poster thingy inside.
Plus there's always things like the local paper you could advertise in - I sold my old hi-fi quickly that way. There are sometimes record & CD fairs where they offer to buy peoples collections but I don't know how fair their prices are, possibly not great.
Do your research first, have a look on amazon and ebay for any you think might be worth a bob or two and see what prices they are getting.
It depends what's in your collection really, pop music is never going to fetch a lot. Most of it is seen as disposable. I recently listed my dad's blues collection on ebay as he has it all on his ipod now, I was getting a fiver or more an album for him no problem as there are a lot of blues collectors out there after the original vinyl.
it's one of the best places for a seller. i'd suggest you put all the NOW's on as a job lot and list your other 9 best (highest value) items and see how you go. do that another couple of months and you are only sending a few things out
remember job lots of records weigh a lot so shipping ain't cheap, but depending on where you live you are usually going to restrict things too much if you ask for uplift only unless you are in london
you also have discogs marketplace as well as amazon
It may be possible. You could also set up an Amazon Marketplace account. Whatever you do, check prices first. Some of my records are worth a small fortune, as I have a few white labels and limited edition releases.
ETA. Also try to contact jasvinyl by PM, as she knows her stuff and owns a record shop, specialising in rock music, IIRC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_label
Most LPs do not have significant value. Those that do, only do because there is a buyer willing to pay the price; no second-hand record shop will pay you a "book value" so they only way to maximise any money to be made is sell items privately. Bear in mind the fees involved which can drastically reduce any profit, and also that correct grading is extremely important if you want to avoid complaints/refunds. There is nothing like a record collector for being picky!
The advantage of selling an entire collection to a second-hand record shop is that, although you may only achieve an average of (around) £1.00 per item, you will (hopefully) get rid of them all - if you take out what I call "the juicy bits" to sell yourself, you may be left with the rest, as there is no incentive for a dealer to buy the entire collection. You also cut out all the fees and potential after-sale problems. So, a varied and interesting collection of 100 items might achieve £100, whereas if you remove the good stuff and sell those privately for a net total of £100 between them, you're left with the rest with nowhere to go. Swings and roundabouts.
It depends on how much work you want to put in, really, and personally I find it fun. If there are any specific items you think may be interesting, I'd be more than happy to give my opinion (although I cannot psychically grade items, of course ;-)) :-)