Vinyl-to sell or not to sell?

BusyGirl

Can you give me your opinions on selling vinyl? I sold an album for a good price last week but maybe that was a one off.
Most of mine date from the 80s to the 90s, but they are in a good condition and I have a box of 7 inch singles from the 80s.
Thanks

tsharp

Depends what they are. I take it you have checked completed sales etc?

wigglebeena

Definitely check what other people are asking, elsewhere on the net also, before sticking anything on with a BIN! I learnt this the hard way: I had an indie single, pretty old and nothing I thought anyone would shell out much for, and as a laugh I stuck it on with a BIN for a tenner, thinking no-one would take me up on it.

The buyer nearly had my hand off. (Yes, I honoured the sale). Of course, after the slightest checking, I found out it was priced at five times that elsewhere. (Of course that doesn't mean it was actually selling for that price, but still... twenty quid would have been nice.)

Do a bit of homework: don't be lazy, you could lose out.

tsharp

I have a cd single on ebay right now, someone has the same one at £49.99 BIN, and no one has touched it. I started at 99p on sat and am at £10 now!

Curiously, the exact same thing was on there til today starting at £5, but it ended with nothing, yet mine is now at £10 with 4+ days to go! Why would you bid for something at £10 when you could buy it for £5????

windswept

we have lots of old vinyl, lots of early 80's punk and goth, including a signed siouxsie and the banshees Lp, tons of bowie Lp's and singles, including a gatefold diamond dogs (quite rare I believe). bauhaus, the cure, skeletal family, I have never thought of selling it but I might have a search on the bay to see what that stuff's going for. when I think of all the t-shirts, concert tickets/posters etc. that we had , I could cry! I had a vivienne westwood top that I GAVE away in @1984!

john77_2

windswept wrote:

we have lots of old vinyl, lots of early 80's punk and goth, including a signed siouxsie and the banshees Lp, tons of bowie Lp's and singles, including a gatefold diamond dogs (quite rare I believe). bauhaus, the cure, skeletal family, I have never thought of selling it but I might have a search on the bay to see what that stuff's going for. when I think of all the t-shirts, concert tickets/posters etc. that we had , I could cry! I had a vivienne westwood top that I GAVE away in @1984!

would be happy to buy these if you want to sell
please send me a list

cheers

john

me4bargains

I buy a lot of vinyl of Ebay. It usually goes for 25-30% less than record dealers.
If they are rare I think it's worth listing.
TBH if it is worth something you will attract bids.
I like rare 1980s soul so I buy of US dealers because I get it for up to 50% worth less than UK dealers.

windswept

john77 wrote:

would be happy to buy these if you want to sell
please send me a list

cheers

john

I wouldn't dare sell it, my hubby would murder me! thanks for the offer.
I might just catalogue it all sometime, there are dozens, if not hundreds of them just sitting in record cases ( who remembers these?) under the stairs..
God, I feel soooo old! it's still fantastic music though.

mishkanorman

windswept wrote:

I wouldn't dare sell it, my hubby would murder me! thanks for the offer.
I might just catalogue it all sometime, there are dozens, if not hundreds of them just sitting in record cases ( who remembers these?) under the stairs..
God, I feel soooo old! it's still fantastic music though.

*ahem*


No chance your husband has another family elsewhere is there !!! :rotfl:


Maybe we should start a 'my husband has enough vinyls to melt and start a melted plastic factory' club



mishka


PS Does your hubby still have the hair ???

rare_stuff

On the subject of selling vinyl, what is the best way of packaging vinyl to be sent through the post? I'd worry about those rough posties trying to fold it to fit through a letterbox!

nightswimmer

rare_stuff wrote:

On the subject of selling vinyl, what is the best way of packaging vinyl to be sent through the post? I'd worry about those rough posties trying to fold it to fit through a letterbox!

You might want to check out this thread that came up a few days ago for some tips.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=367394