posted on November 17, 2001 03:18:54 PM new
I have about two medium size boxes of old albums that this guy wants me to sell for him (guy my hubby works with) Do you know of anything in particular I should address in the ads? I guess I will have to drag out our old turntable and check them all out but was wondering if any of you have sold these before. Any input would be greatly appreciated! cindy
posted on November 17, 2001 03:36:02 PM new
I sell Records Tapes CDs 8 tracks most anything related to music.
One thing you should know is that records are not sure sellers, I list up to 400 Albums per month.
Not all records will sell, many time I have relisted records up to 6x and still no sale only to put them away for another time.
Warn this person in the end inless he have many desirable album recorded in europe, 12" singles or very rare 78s with rare old label like Sun chess and the like to make up the difference listing fees will out weigh profits from the sales by 2 and a half times been selling music on ebay for two years and collecting buying and selling records for over 30 years.
AS well makeing up listing for records you must learn the gradeing system many buyer are picky if the record was not graded just so it will be returned for full refund for not being as advertized..
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posted on November 17, 2001 08:22:40 PM new
Thanks Dman3! I brought home a list of what he has, don't know the shape of them yet. Some are montana slim, roy acuff, earnest tubb, eddy arnold, gene autry, tex ritter. so, guess these are old country cowboy music. thought I saw some old gospel also, I will have to investigate this further. don't know if I can handle listening to all of it! lol, I rather like rock & roll! thanks for the input, I'll have to get busy on this after Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!
posted on November 18, 2001 06:51:29 AM new
You might want to invest in a record price guide to get an idea of what they are worth. Go to Krause Publications (www.krause.com) and they sell all sorts of record price guides there.
posted on November 18, 2001 08:06:36 AM new
Sounds like you have a good batch of albums there, Definatly if your not into record gradeing and records get a price guide because a few of them records sound valuable tex ritter if in good condition is pretty rare and hard to come by as well as some gene autry, the rest you mentioned are fairly comon but some will sell given time.
posted on November 18, 2001 10:37:02 AM new
We have been selling my Grandfathers Bluegrass and Country LP collection for just about a year now. The only LP that brought more than $20.00 was a Jim Reeves LP called "Singin' Down The Lane". All others have either brought around opening bid or nothing..
I only get good bids on lots. (as for price guides, the prices quoted in them rarely seem to be Ebay prices...the LP could go much higher or lower. I don't find these guides to be much help at all...and i own several)
posted on November 18, 2001 11:11:51 AM new
The Guide will be most helpfull mostly in understanding how records are graded the value of records on Ebay will always usually sell for less then they will in local areas as they are not as rare on Ebay.
I only sell records Lots dont sell as well I would rather sell single albums that will sell for $5 to $7 each then to sell a lot for the same price.
I have made from $45 to $100 for a single 78 and I have followed others that have sold for $400 and up it depends on what you have to offer Some don't even need to be rare just highly Desired in Like new condition to replace old wore out records in a collection.
I have many dealer from around country and the world who buy and request different albums and records from me who have B&M record stores where people will come in looking for an album they dont have in there inventory There buyer is willing to pay $40 or $100 for it they are willing to pay me nicely if I have or can find these for them.
But you have to be into Record collecting and dealing to make it all worth your wild to do this, Some times I might have to search a month flea markets garage sales and basements before I find some of the requested records.
Sometime the records will come from a source that just wants to get the boxes of records out of there garage or actic and give them away or I offer .05 to .25 each or $10 to $20 for the lot I sell one or two and get all my investment back then some.
you also have to be willing to have lots of records around or a place to store them some days I have as many as 30,000 in my collection.
Some get sold online some people come to the house and pick through them and will find one they had as a kid and just have to have it and will pay nicely, Sometimes I have to hold a garage sale to free up space some I take to local record stores and dealer in the area Who sell only new and used records.
I don't make a full time liveing at this for me its just a hobby I have had since I was like 9 or 10 years old some thing I can afford to do not many Hobbies and collection you can go out one day and add as many as 500 or more for under $40 or $50 .
posted on November 18, 2001 06:24:31 PM new
Records sure AREN'T a sure seller! Unless you have rare Beatles, Elvis, a few soundtracks, and some other rare ones, you WILL be paying more in listing fees than getting in sales. To save youself a lot of time and frustration, I'd tell your friend, "No thanks." I gave my remaining ones to the Cancer Society.
posted on November 18, 2001 06:45:16 PM new
Thanks everyone! I don't know if I will even mess with it and if I do, it will probably be after the holidays. Thanks for all the input, I just got off work and really appreciate all your ideas and comments. I didn't think they would do well but have had other things triple what I thought it would and things that I did think was something that was a sure sell not get a bid. With Ebay you never know!
posted on November 18, 2001 07:05:02 PM new
I sold all my old records and several collections for other people. I made decent bucks from some individual records (you need to do some research to find out the "valuable" ones) but sold the rest as "lots"...did OK on those too but didn't make enough to pay the rent! The saving grace was that what I made was more than what I'd have if I'd kept them stored away...and I cleaned out a big section of my closet! What seemed to do best were early rock and roll records by artists who never quite hit it "big"and were just marginally famous...Gene Vincent's first record sold very successfully. Finally, I'm not an expert and sort of "graded" my records by "eyeballing" them...NOT a good idea! Luckily, my buyers were generally happy with the collections BUT one mentioned that my grading was a "little off". So, I suggest you read a grading guide VERY CAREFULLY..and then look at your records critically. It's better to under-grade than over-grade.Good luck...
posted on November 20, 2001 06:26:21 AM new
I have had this same delimma for months now. I have just about decided the best way to get rid of them and turn a profit is to go to your local paper, find the one that lets you advertise under $300 items for free, list there by lots of 100(at .75 each) OBO. No shipping fees, which would be exorbitant for this heavy box of old vinyls. I hope my idea works. Tired of this big ole box of records taking up space! And I could use the extra $75.00 to pay for lost sales/listings and fees on Ebay. Plus, I have no record player to try each one nor the time to do it so the profits from this idea continue to grow in my mind. And I can leave the vinyl record sales to the people that have taken the time to learn all about it and turn a profit for themselves! Thankyou for helping me think of it!
posted on November 20, 2001 10:10:33 AM new
Another fun thing to do to get rid of those vinyl clunkers is to take them to a public auction. But first, make sure you mix in some worthless Elvis albums, like the Pickwick reissues from the 1970s. There's always at least two ebay/flea market dealers in the crowd who are convinced that any Elvis record is solid gold. This can result in a rather lucrative (and ludicrous) bidding war.
posted on November 20, 2001 12:48:54 PM new
I love my old lp's so I have a lot of fun selling them on Ebay. I do search through Ebay to see which one's will sell individually and which ones will have to be put in lot's. Since I have around 5,000 lp's it is easy to find 5 to 10 of any one person. I found putting out even 20 mixed artists didn't do much at all. They really want the lot by individual artists.
I was pleasantly surprised to find a couple of mine worth $20 to $30 individually and sure enough, they sold first time around. I have only gone through my A alphabet and can't wait to get more up.
Ebay is a hobby for me as well so I only sell things I genuinely love to play with first. Like records, crafts, post cards and buttons.
been selling music on ebay for two years and collecting buying and selling records for over 30 years.