Selling Vinyl - how do you judge condition?

Selling Vinyl - how do you judge condition?

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MarshPhantom

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9,658 posts

136 months

Sunday 15th January 2017
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Got a load of records in the loft that I'm thinking about putting on Ebay, I was just wondering how do you judge what the condition is when I no longer have a set of decks?

Any ideas? I know some that look a bit scratched but will play fine, others look fine but jump like a bugger.

Cheers

ou sont les biscuits

5,086 posts

194 months

Sunday 15th January 2017
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Go to PinkFish. In the record shop there's a sticky on condition.

That references the record collector magazine grading system - so after PFM you could perhaps try googling the magazine.

MarshPhantom

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9,658 posts

136 months

Sunday 15th January 2017
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Most helpful, thankyou.

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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Its difficult some people will be picky some will be fair and some are scammers. I sold off my vinyl 3 ish years ago. Used proper mailers and remember to take the lp paper sleeve out of the cover when mailing - look it up on Google
FWIW I have a list of blocked bidders, these are ALL people that have purchased items and tried it on to one degree or another.

MarshPhantom

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9,658 posts

136 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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It would be a shame to give it away, and there is some great stuff up there. Maybe I should just get a new record deck and bring them out of retirement. Trouble is a lot of it was bought secondhand, so not exactly in great condition anyway.

Cheers.

CypSIdders

835 posts

153 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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I was going to sell my pile of vinyl, but in the end decided I'd regret it and didn't sell.
I've since bought everything required to play it again!
However, if you've got something that's particularly valuable, I'd consider selling it on it's own.

Last year we were packing up stuff in preparation for a house move and found a dozen singles in a drawer, we'd bought them in a charity shop some time ago!
A quick google revealed one of them was very rare, we had a further google to find out who was dealing in rare stuff near to us, we took the single into a record collector shop in Leeds, they told us the condition classification with no obligation to sell it, they offered us a price, but we decided to sell it privately. Despite searching many times we couldn't find one for sale anywhere, but the moment we put it up for auction another one appeared, as if by magic!
It eventually sold for £600!, it went to a collector in Italy, the single was obscure 1980's heavy metal.


MarshPhantom

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9,658 posts

136 months

Tuesday 17th January 2017
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This is the problem, I think the most valuable stuff would be the collection of pretty much everything Spacemen 3 ever did, but I don't want to sell it because I still love their music. I should maybe dig out a few things I'll never play and see how it goes.

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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MarshPhantom said:
This is the problem, I think the most valuable stuff would be the collection of pretty much everything Spacemen 3 ever did, but I don't want to sell it because I still love their music. I should maybe dig out a few things I'll never play and see how it goes.
Yes do it that way to build your confidence if nothing else
One other thing some of the stuff that may not be worth a lot but is valued to you. Maybe frame some sleeves of your favourites?
this is up in our hall and often gets comments