Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Whats the best way of disposing of about 500 assorted vinyl albums from the 60's and 70's?

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU
 
NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 07:21 PM
Original message
Whats the best way of disposing of about 500 assorted vinyl albums from the 60's and 70's?
Are they worth anything? Is it best to sell them as a lot or one (cringe) at a time? Whats the current outlook on their value? Going up in value? Or going down?

If anyone knows about these things thanks in advance for any info.

Don
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 07:23 PM
Response to Original message
1. What condition are they in?
And, why, if I may ask, are you disposing of them?

I would put them on Ebay if you think some may be worth something. Definitely check with LynneSin. She's a big collector.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 07:35 PM
Response to Reply #1
4. I am guessing they are all good to average shape
Edited on Sun Oct-07-07 07:37 PM by NNN0LHI
They were my personal collection so I took good care of them. Need the room and they weigh a ton. They take up an entire closet.

Thanks for the advice.

Don
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 07:32 PM
Response to Original message
2. I know there are
vinyl lovers here......

before you throw
you might want to let people
know you have these!!!!


lost
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Droopy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 07:33 PM
Response to Original message
3. I second putting them on eBay
If they are in good shape you may get a lot more for them that way.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 07:40 PM
Response to Original message
5. craigslist would also work...
...but you probably wouldn't get very good price for the lot.

Is there a record club in town that has a monthly swap meet? In my town there's a monthly moonlight record sale at the local Eagles lodge. Pay ten bucks, get a table, have a fun evening.

Is the music mostly pop, jazz, rock, what?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 08:23 PM
Response to Reply #5
8. rock n/t
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 07:44 PM
Response to Original message
6. Give them to me. I will be glad to take them off your hands.
No more worries for you and pure enjoyment for me ;)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Cabcere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 08:28 PM
Response to Reply #6
10. Took the words right out of my mouth!
;) I don't have any "real" advice, though...sorry. :shrug:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 07:52 PM
Response to Original message
7. Get a USB record player that has a preamp. Copy the music to your
computer. Scan the covers and inside, along with any extra info sheets.

then look to see if they are worth selling.

Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 08:40 PM
Response to Reply #7
11. You can use your old turntable and amp
I bought a small amp at a pawnshop specifically for ripping my LP's, but still haven't really gotten busy with it. I will, though, real real soon!

There are vinyl ripping programs that let you record an entire side at once, then it'll chop each song into its own track. You probably already know that, though.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 11:54 PM
Response to Reply #11
19. Not really, but I figure it wouldn't be to hard to find out. I think
Griffin makes adaptors for turntables.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 12:13 AM
Response to Reply #19
22. I have some 78's i want to play with
I assume if I record them at 33 and speed them up, while leaving the pitch as is, it'll work. I don't see that damaging the needle or anything.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
alfredo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 09:35 AM
Response to Reply #22
28. That might introduce some distortion, but then that might
be interesting in a Haight-Asbury way.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
WCGreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 08:27 PM
Response to Original message
9. Donate them to the Salvation Army or Goodwill and get a tax deduction...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 08:42 PM
Response to Original message
12. where are you?
If you aren't close enought to give them to me, I agree with advice above: make digital copies and sell on e-bay or other.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 08:54 PM
Response to Original message
13. flea market or yard sale (n/t)
.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
libodem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 09:05 PM
Response to Original message
14. Whadda bout E-bay
and there is some guy occasionally on the radio who is a whiz about knowing how much they are worth but I don't know his name. There must be a web-site out there somewhere that will tell you what records are worth something and which are not. You may be sitting on a mint. Or you may be sitting on a hunk of vinyl junk. Anyway I don't know if I could be any less helpful or any more obscure. You'er welcome. :) Need any more advice?:crazy:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 09:08 PM
Response to Original message
15. Give them to me.
:D
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 09:08 PM
Response to Reply #15
16. No, me!
Darn, fourth in line...
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 09:09 PM
Response to Original message
17. I'll take em - if you can ship em
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
intheflow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 10:10 PM
Response to Original message
18. Choose your 10 favorites,
or your favorite covers. Pull them out and frame them (or frame 2 or 3 and rotate the art). Hang them on the wall.

The rest to Ebay! If you have lots you can assemble (like a rockin' colleciton of surfer music, maybe with some not-so-well known artists), it might bring you a higher average price per album for those obscure surfer bands.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 11:55 PM
Response to Original message
20. Talk to Lynnesin
I know she is a collector.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-07-07 11:58 PM
Response to Original message
21. I've read that Japanese collectors are nuts about vinyl LPs and will pay $$$$$$$ for them.
Apparently albums from America, particularly from that era, draw huge prices in Japan. This is just what I've heard.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
krispos42 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 12:32 AM
Response to Original message
23. first, consult the eBay oracle
Type in a few dozen titles, see how they're rated, what's important in determining price, and how much they are going for.

Then decide. Bundling a few good ones with a few mediocre ones in lots of 25 each might be a good idea for eBay. You wind up with 20 lots to sell over the course of however many weeks you want to drag it out.

And I think you can ship record at the "media" rate, which is slow but dirt cheap.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
TK421 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 12:36 AM
Response to Original message
24. Fire...fire! hehheheehheheeeheheheheh
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
SoCalDemGrrl Donating Member (786 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 01:13 AM
Response to Original message
25. If you're in the Los Angeles area I have an expert who buys vinyl.
He's very honest and I have referred him to a least a dozen people.
I'm an antiques/collectible dealer and ebay Powerseller, but I dont'
specialize in records, so I refer all my business to him.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 01:30 AM
Response to Original message
26. Send them to me. Feel free to send me a message for address....
...:hi:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
carly denise pt deux Donating Member (855 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 07:27 AM
Response to Original message
27. I will be more than happy to take them off of your hands
Carly
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Connonym Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 09:50 AM
Response to Original message
29. keep them on hand in case of an impending zombie attack
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
ironflange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 09:52 AM
Response to Original message
30. Two words
Skeet shooting!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
tuckessee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 10:44 AM
Response to Original message
31. Buy a reputable price guide & check out the values.
Some will probably be worth selling individually on ebay or to collectors.

What's not you can sell in a lot on ebay, to collectors or to a used music shop.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Apr 29th 2024, 05:17 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC