Hey vinyl lovers: Need some 78 and LP advice.... - Beyond Tiki

STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Tiki Socialite Carson, California Joined: Aug 20, 2002 Posts: 2813	STCB Sabu The Coconut Boy Posted posted on Tue, Jul 19, 2005 11:12 AM As an eBay seller, I'm naturally biased, but I agree with Kono - If you sell them to a record store or a dealer, you're only going to get pennies on the dollar. But I also agree with The Jab - It all depends on how much the records are worth. Check eBay completed auctions and a price-guide if you can get one. If the records are going for $20 or less, then you can definitely sell them in lots or take them to a record store. If, however, you've got some valuable Jazz from the old Riverside and Bluenote labels, for instance, then these go into the hundreds of dollars and you'll probably want to sell them on your own, and individually. Here's probably the most successful Jazz lp seller on Ebay. This guy has a record store and probably skims all the best stuff that comes in to sell on eBay. Check his auctions for how to do it: http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewListedItems&since=30&userid=atomic_records&include=0&rows=200 Shipping doesn't have to be a chore. If the records are worth it, then invest in some cardboard lp mailer-boxes and some plastic sleeves, inner and outer. Put the vinyl itself into an inner sleeve if it doesn't already have one. Put the dustjacket into in a clear outer dustjacket sleeve to protect it. Ship them separately, on top of each other inside the mailer box. Do not put the record back into it's original dustjacket to ship it - With rare jazz, the movement of the record inside the dustjacket during shipping can cause additional ring-wear, and collectors don't like that. Here's the guy I buy my supplies from. Give him a call: Far West Record Supply P.O. Box 3027 San Dimas, CA 91773 Phone: 626-335-5544 Make sure you buy the 12 5/8" poly sleeves for the outer dustjacket. These ones fit the dustjacket the best. Also check out some websites. Here's an example: http://www.vinylrevival.com/packing/ You can buy mailer boxes to accomodate groups of records if you sell them in groups. I hope you do have some rare one's in that collection. However, if you're like me, then that causes a dilemma. I can't seem to sell my really valuable Jazz. I like playing them too much. Sabu [ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy 2005-07-19 11:19 ]

As an eBay seller, I'm naturally biased, but I agree with Kono - If you sell them to a record store or a dealer, you're only going to get pennies on the dollar.

But I also agree with The Jab - It all depends on how much the records are worth. Check eBay completed auctions and a price-guide if you can get one. If the records are going for $20 or less, then you can definitely sell them in lots or take them to a record store. If, however, you've got some valuable Jazz from the old Riverside and Bluenote labels, for instance, then these go into the hundreds of dollars and you'll probably want to sell them on your own, and individually.

Here's probably the most successful Jazz lp seller on Ebay. This guy has a record store and probably skims all the best stuff that comes in to sell on eBay. Check his auctions for how to do it:
http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewListedItems&since=30&userid=atomic_records&include=0&rows=200

Shipping doesn't have to be a chore. If the records are worth it, then invest in some cardboard lp mailer-boxes and some plastic sleeves, inner and outer. Put the vinyl itself into an inner sleeve if it doesn't already have one. Put the dustjacket into in a clear outer dustjacket sleeve to protect it. Ship them separately, on top of each other inside the mailer box. Do not put the record back into it's original dustjacket to ship it - With rare jazz, the movement of the record inside the dustjacket during shipping can cause additional ring-wear, and collectors don't like that.

Here's the guy I buy my supplies from. Give him a call:

Far West Record Supply
P.O. Box 3027
San Dimas, CA 91773
Phone: 626-335-5544

Make sure you buy the 12 5/8" poly sleeves for the outer dustjacket. These ones fit the dustjacket the best.

Also check out some websites. Here's an example:
http://www.vinylrevival.com/packing/

You can buy mailer boxes to accomodate groups of records if you sell them in groups.

I hope you do have some rare one's in that collection. However, if you're like me, then that causes a dilemma. I can't seem to sell my really valuable Jazz. I like playing them too much.

Sabu

[ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy 2005-07-19 11:19 ]

Post #173085 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Tue, Jul 19, 2005 11:12 AM