Where to sell vinyl records?

lynzpower · 7 September 2008 at 4:57PM

Excellently, my beloved OH has just sorted through his ever expanding record collection of stuff he doenst play, and has culled 2 boxes of vinyl.

It consists of:

some house 12"s ( classic house- sthe "anthems" , bit of drum & bass techno
Some soul LPs - dinah washington / aretha/ gladys knight type stuff ( not overly rare)
some beatles bits & pieces, few picture discs etc

Anyone know where we can sell them? Hoping to get a bit better than car boot and would prefer someone to give us something rather than somebody who might at a car boot.

We have tried them on amazon, but nothing sold at all out of 70 records, now we have at least double that so a lot of listing effort for nothing

Ideas?

Scaredy_Cat_3 · 7 September 2008 at 5:03PM

Have you tried ebay? Some records do go for good prices there. Check the completed listings to see what your particular ones are selling for.

Also, I daresay there are specialist record-selling websites, or you could try selling them direct to a second-hand record shop, but to be honest I wouldn't recommend that because they will want to buy cheaply enough that they can sell on at a profit.

lynzpower · 7 September 2008 at 5:06PM

we have tried ebay before, but got nowhere really, sold about half, and once you take into acount postage & packaging ( you have to buy the sleeves to send them- cant get away with wrapping in brownpaper really!) and the hassle at the post office, felt like a lot of hassle for very little return....

We have looked on https://www.htfr.com which does have a list of records they are buying, and we do have a few totalling about 15 quid. ( so far)

Scaredy_Cat_3 · 7 September 2008 at 5:33PM

Sorry I couldn't help! I know what you mean about the packing,though! In fact, I did once buy a record through ebay and it was sent through the normal post wrapped in thin brown paper! I was amazed it made it in one piece!

betterlatethannever · 7 September 2008 at 7:42PM

Not sure if this is any help http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kennethdrury/buy.htm

I checked a few links, but most only seem interested in rare vinyl.

and some don't seem to offer the option to buy from you, only sell to you.

This link http://www.vip-24.com/ shows when, and where vinyl fairs are taking place. If you have a huge collection, it may be worth while. Most seem to be in the North at the moment, but they say they go all over the country.

HTH

Edit: have you checked around local markets? they often have someone selling old records and you 'might' be able to sell some to them.

Oggyoi · 8 September 2008 at 12:25AM

lynzpower wrote: »

we have tried ebay before, but got nowhere really, sold about half, and once you take into acount postage & packaging ( you have to buy the sleeves to send them- cant get away with wrapping in brownpaper really!) and the hassle at the post office, felt like a lot of hassle for very little return....

We have looked on www.htfr.com which does have a list of records they are buying, and we do have a few totalling about 15 quid. ( so far)

If you get rid of them and get a good price, please let me know.

I have loads of stuff ranging from Sex Pistols through House Sound Of Chicago, to a couple of promotional White Labels too.
All in storage boxes, but I have nothing to play them on.

Also I have 2 versions of Anarchy in the Uk, by the Sex Pistols, with different B-sides...
Anyone know where is the best place to find out what they could be worth ???

Cheers
Oggy

ThinkingOfLinking · 8 September 2008 at 5:18AM

For rarer vinyls, especially Beatles, try selling via https://www.eil.com

aligerdie · 8 September 2008 at 8:55AM

If you have dance records to get rid of try listing on discogs.com. I've sold plenty on there (yep I'm a self confessed vinyl junkie!)
People who go on there are usually looking for a specific vinyl, and I have sold some really quite obscure ones on there too!
Listing is free.....you do have to pay a final fee when the vinyl sells but its very reasonable. you sell at a set price, but buyers can make an offer also. There is also an option to see what your particular records have sold for in the past, handy if you're unsure what sort of price to put on.

Hope this helps, I find this site far better than ebay for selling vinyl at a better price.

(forgot to say.....some drum & bass is pretty sought after, especially if its older)

Jenna_Appleseed · 10 September 2008 at 11:39PM

Oggyoi wrote: »

Also I have 2 versions of Anarchy in the Uk, by the Sex Pistols, with different B-sides...
Anyone know where is the best place to find out what they could be worth ???

Cheers
Oggy

the Rare Record Price Guide book from Record Collector would be the best place
Here's a guide I've found, I'm not sure how accurate it is, but going by this it could be worth from £50-£5
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kennethdrury/sex-pg.htm

Oggyoi · 11 September 2008 at 8:41AM

Jenna_Appleseed wrote: »

the Rare Record Price Guide book from Record Collector would be the best place
Here's a guide I've found, I'm not sure how accurate it is, but going by this it could be worth from £50-£5
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/kennethdrury/sex-pg.htm

My records are at a mates house, as he has loads of storage space.
The Anarchy I have a feeling are; just the normal UK version, but I am pretty sure the other is the Belgium import.

I will have to try make time and dig them out and note the catalogue numbers.

Thanks for your help

rizla01 · 11 September 2008 at 9:02AM

Just an idea but brother often does boot sales and he puts all records in a box marked £5.
"Bit expensive ain't they" is nomal reply.

"Ah yes, but NO-ONE has looked through them yet, you ar the first" Normally results in a quick rummage and offten a couple of rarities pulled out and paid for. After a couple of hours reduces them to £4. Same again. Then £3.

After midday drops them all to £1 to get rid. Works every time.

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