• missp76 over half-dozen years ago

    Hullo All,
    Im new to this site and thinking near selling my dads old records.
    I would like to know some data on how I would find out when the vinyl was first pressed, how many were pressed etc.
    Basically information on valuing them?
    I have a dealer coming to look at them and I want to have some sort of an idea what they are worth so I don't get taken for a fool.
    Cheers in accelerate for any suggest y'all can requite me.

  • steve.fletcher over 6 years agone

    Best advice would exist to look the releases upwards here on discogs, use, title and cat number and try and identify which is the correct release. And then you will see on the correct mitt side details of previous sales on Discogs. Median value is the average auction value.
    Call back that condition is usually the most important factor in determining value. Scratched / warped or with written on cover and label will cut a value drastically.

  • missp76 over 6 years agone

    Howdy steve.fletcher
    Cheers for your propose.
    I accept looked upwards some of the records on here, as well done a bit of research elsewhere now and I think I take a meliorate idea of the press issue at present.
    I have also discovered I may have a rare copy of one of my dads records which I'm looking into farther.
    They are all in really good condition but haven't listened to them as we exercise not own a recorded role player anymore. To look at the vinyls in the calorie-free I see no damage or scratches on them only a few finger prints.
    I still have so many to go through.

  • spade-and-whitey over 6 years ago

    missp76
    I have a dealer coming to look at them

    Only don't

  • missp76 over vi years agone

    Merely don't ??? what do you hateful?
    spade-and-whitey

  • GetRidOfItAll over 6 years ago

    My approximate is the dealer will endeavour to get a steal. It's not in his best interest to tell you that that nigh mint Beatles "Butcher" anthology is really worth thousands - all by itself.

  • steve.fletcher over 6 years ago

    A dealer volition endeavor to go vinyl at the cheapest possible price, then that he can make the largest profit for the to the lowest degree outlay.
    Expect on here for the average auction price of each item, and you lot can get a rough thought every bit to what the collection is worth. If it then looks like a reasonable sum, consider selling individually on here or other sites, for what your research has estimated.
    Don't become crazy with prices and things should sell.
    Alternately if it doesn't look like it would be worth your while selling individually, list the items and sell equally a task lot... Again don't go crazy with expectations on pricing and they should sell.

    Dealers will oftentimes say something like :
    One of the biggest mistakes is thinking merely because it is by a big well known artist from the 50's, 60's or 70's it volition be worth great amounts of money. The sad fact is most releases past large artists sold past the thousands if non millions of copies and there are often many copies available for sale online, in as good or better condition. Then offer a small corporeality to take them off your hands!

    This is true but y'all may have that 1 sought afterwards item that could exist worth something. That is why I always suggest to check yourself rather than trust a dealer. Saves a lot of heartache when you open up eBay and come across the dealer selling one of the items for 10x what he paid yous!

  • ajfenwick over 6 years ago

    I think information technology'south the aforementioned procedure every bit 'rings on a tree'. Count the rings on the vinyl and that'll tell you the age...

  • missp76 over 6 years ago

    Thanks for all for your advise.
    I have no reason to keep them anymore every bit I'm just holding on to them purely for sentimental reason.
    My dad was into rock music dorsum in the 70'southward and he died in 1978 at the age of 21, i was 2 at the time. So equally y'all can imagine he didn't actually become to play them a lot due to his passing. They are in really good condition and They were handed to me when I was xv and they have been sitting in a box all this time.
    I have tried to function with them a few times over the years just have found it really hard as this is all i accept of his. I am now nearly 40 and I think the time has come to allow someone else to savour them.
    So steve.fletcher what would you advise me to exercise for the best results
    Thank you lot in accelerate

  • seveninch over 6 years agone

    steve.fletcher
    open upward eBay and see the dealer selling i of the items for 10x what he paid you!

    Well, yeah, but you likewise have to recall that he has paid you for all those $0,25 items in the collection too. A dealer often needs to discover a couple of bargains in a drove if he'south gonna make a turn a profit. Selling cheapies is a alot of piece of work for very little profit (if whatsoever).

  • seveninch over 6 years ago

    missp76
    the all-time results

    It depends how much work y'all want to do.
    No work -> Sell to a dealer, but bank check some prices beforehand to negotiate the best cost.
    Lots of work -> Sell items individually on ebay or discogs. Ebay auctions only require a skillful description, discogs require more inquiry to find the best cost for turn a profit and a quick sale. If yous sell individually you get better prices and faster turnaround by selling worldwide than by limiting shipping to your own state.

  • steve.fletcher over six years agone

    It honestly depends what is in the drove, supermarket fodder (sold in supermarkets by the k) such as Camden, Pickwick, Music for Pleasure is not going to have any realistic value even in mint status.
    Equally Seveninch says it actually depends on how much work you wish to put in, selling items individually volition have a greater return for yous than selling them in bulk either yourself or through a dealer.
    Yes I know a dealer has to make a profit and will buy countless vinyls but to become a few high value items, but trust me no dealer would practise it if they couldn't brand a skillful profit!

    The worst thing that you could do is to sell to dealer without checking the value of each and getting a rough idea. I collect Elvis and the number of times people have said they sold their grandfathers collection to a dealer for $150/£100 and then reveal that the collection had a number of almost mint early 50's releases. Which would have been worth at least $150 /£100 each !

  • sudont over half-dozen years agone

    sudont edited over 6 years ago

    As for determining which release a record is, the runout matrix, (stuff carved between the runout grooves of the vinyl virtually the label), volition usually identify which specific release the tape is. I believe y'all tin can search this site by matrix number, as well. Perchance someone can verify that? Discogs can give you a very good thought of a record's value. Take a moment to understand the grading system that this site - and about record stores - use. There will be a link to explain grading on every release page.
    A dealer, or a tape shop, will give you far less that their retail resell value. If you just want to get rid of them, ok. If y'all desire to make some money, put 'em upward on Discogs. Just that will entail some work.

  • JungleWax-UK over vi years ago

    Best mode way, sit down yourself comfortable. Become through the collection nether a low-cal and for every record click add to drove. Skip any in bad condition as the dealer will bin those. Once all are added become collection under the acme correct menu and click the view with stats and it will give you a valuation.
    Personally speaking rare stuff Ie £20+ I'd pay l%. Sellable but less valuable 20% and everything else every bit footling equally possible.
    Plainly condition is a huge factor as is quantity, genre etc and they are merely rough ideas.
    Virtually dealers are fair and despite what many think are not out to screw you over. If someone offers a steel they volition take information technology but you lot are in control so know what you have.

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