posted on March 3, 2011 02:26:10 AM new
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Records are Rebounding Collectibles
Vinyl records are "back" among collectors, even those too young to remember them from the past, according to USA Today. There are stores that sell old and new vinyl records and their sales are increasing. Collectors want to listen to the records, so sales of record players are also going up. Most collectors like the analog sound more than digital downloads, even if there is some noise from scratches on the records. But check with a local store; only certain types of records are wanted. Album covers have always been collected for their art.
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Old Maps Desirable
Antique maps are selling well, especially to those who own yachts or vacation homes on islands. A 16th- or 17th-century map showing the island is a conversation-piece wall decoration. Prices are often in the thousands of dollars. It is exciting to learn that the island was discovered long ago. My Midwestern friends are excited by maps that show the Western reserve when it went from the East coast to California in the 1600s or local maps of our county lands from the late 1800s that mention the streets and even some farm owner's names. You might even look for a 1915 road map that shows where your house is now, fewer streets will be shown. A roadmap for cars published in 1895 in Chicago is one of the earliest known roadmaps.
posted on March 3, 2011 10:31:41 AM new
I have been selling records in our store for years and we sell tons. We also sell turntables too. I just bought a 70's Pioneer to sell.
My experience with records is that popular albums don't sell well.
If you have obscure albums, those are most desirable especially from sub-genres. Sub-genres include jazz, heavy/death metal, punk, surf/rockabilly. Jazz label Blue Note does well, The Ventures do well, the Beach Boys don't.
I recently found a stash of 8-10 death metal albums from the 80's. All were very low print, obscure local or regional bands. The few that didn't sell were on major record labels and had large print runs. The obscure ones sold for $50-150 each, depending on band, how offensive the album cover was, etc. Trust me... very offensive.
[ edited by shagmidmod on Mar 3, 2011 10:32 AM ]
posted on March 5, 2011 04:43:08 AM new
Because there are records of just about any album or single ever cut there are also pricing guides on the knows all sees all WWW.
