where to sell old vinyl?
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i found an old box of records while clearing out the garage earlier, it had a good 50 or more vinyl albums from what looks like mostly the 50s,60s and 70s, which must have belonged to one of my parents, ive not got any interest in keeping them but am guessing some are collectable and better to sell on than throw away, is there any shops in the south east, preferably Surrey or London that deal with old records?.
There are 2nd hand record shops in Guildford, Aldershot, Farnham, and several in London, Notting Hill, Camden, Soho that might take them, and give you £5.
Whatever you think they are worth, it will get less than half that.
Or you could give them to Oxfam / British Heart Foundation shop?
Koenig
Whatever you think they are worth, it will get less than half that.
Or you could give them to Oxfam / British Heart Foundation shop?
Koenig
koenig999 said:
There are 2nd hand record shops in Guildford, Aldershot, Farnham, and several in London, Notting Hill, Camden, Soho that might take them, and give you £5.
Whatever you think they are worth, it will get less than half that.
Or you could give them to Oxfam / British Heart Foundation shop?
Koenig
thanks, do charity shops take vinyl still?, its not about the money so much as i didnt want to throw them in a skip.Whatever you think they are worth, it will get less than half that.
Or you could give them to Oxfam / British Heart Foundation shop?
Koenig
list them on here, maybe some people will have your arm off for the opportunity to buy some of them from you! if youve got The Alan Bown - Outward Bown, ill have it off you! but i understand its very rare on vinyl and also very expensive!!! gotta be worth a try, you might make a few quid!
I sometimes wonder about trying to sell off some of my old vinyl. Passed a huge number (several thousand) to my sister and a good old friend. No turntable now, so no way of playing those that I have left.
The only one thats got any possible value is my original 4xLP set of Pulse. With the book. Practically a work of art.
And one that I won't get rid of regardless - Andrew Gold, Whats Wrong with this picture. Just love the cover!
The only one thats got any possible value is my original 4xLP set of Pulse. With the book. Practically a work of art.
And one that I won't get rid of regardless - Andrew Gold, Whats Wrong with this picture. Just love the cover!
whitechief said:
I was going to suggest http://www.beanos.co.uk/ but it seems they are no more 
That's a shame. They were pretty good, it was always fun to go and rummage through their stock. They almost went out of business a couple of years ago, but then they decided to trade over just one floor instead. Shame even that wasn't sustainable.Vinyl is great.
SGirl said:
whitechief said:
I was going to suggest http://www.beanos.co.uk/ but it seems they are no more
That's a shame. They were pretty good, it was always fun to go and rummage through their stock. They almost went out of business a couple of years ago, but then they decided to trade over just one floor instead. Shame even that wasn't sustainable.Vinyl is great.
koenig999 said:
Vinyl has never been out of vogue for the true music fan.
If it wasn't for those pesky CDs and downloads we would still have a record shop in every town, or even several!
Koenig
you could say the same about flared trousers... fact of the matter is, it did fall out of favour for a while (much to my and probably others dissmay). Now from what i can tell, people seem to be intrested in vinyl again.If it wasn't for those pesky CDs and downloads we would still have a record shop in every town, or even several!
Koenig
im 25 and just discovering the beauty of music played from a proper record. and im pleased to report its far more involving than a CD or any other medium IMO.
taldo said:
koenig999 said:
Vinyl has never been out of vogue for the true music fan.
If it wasn't for those pesky CDs and downloads we would still have a record shop in every town, or even several!
Koenig
you could say the same about flared trousers... fact of the matter is, it did fall out of favour for a while (much to my and probably others dissmay). Now from what i can tell, people seem to be intrested in vinyl again.If it wasn't for those pesky CDs and downloads we would still have a record shop in every town, or even several!
Koenig
im 25 and just discovering the beauty of music played from a proper record. and im pleased to report its far more involving than a CD or any other medium IMO.
I'm with Koenig on this one, it's incredibly unlikely vinyl will become popular again - but it has been known as the 'black gold' to collectors and some music fans etc for the last 15 years or so.
Gompo said:
taldo said:
koenig999 said:
Vinyl has never been out of vogue for the true music fan.
If it wasn't for those pesky CDs and downloads we would still have a record shop in every town, or even several!
Koenig
you could say the same about flared trousers... fact of the matter is, it did fall out of favour for a while (much to my and probably others dissmay). Now from what i can tell, people seem to be intrested in vinyl again.If it wasn't for those pesky CDs and downloads we would still have a record shop in every town, or even several!
Koenig
im 25 and just discovering the beauty of music played from a proper record. and im pleased to report its far more involving than a CD or any other medium IMO.
I'm with Koenig on this one, it's incredibly unlikely vinyl will become popular again - but it has been known as the 'black gold' to collectors and some music fans etc for the last 15 years or so.
taldo said:
exactly my point, its subjective. some things never fall out of fashion with those who love them.
Apologies to the OP for slightly getting off topic. As has been mentioned before, get a list of the releases up on here, as we may want some of what you've got or be able to point you to good websites for getting rid of that particular music.
I agree there is an increase in interest in the vinyl, but unfortunately it is still a minority appeal, because it takes dedication to go out and find shops selling it.
Just think of the enormous number of specialist dance music record shops thatsprung up and now gone, with the decline in scene.
I blame the student timewasters, every University town/city used to have a selection of record shops to supply the needs of the population, now mostly gone.
Anyway, I took some spare duplicate vinyls into MVE Notting Hill last week, 10 of them raised £2.00 each, another 10 raised £0.05 each, exchange value, cash would have been half that.
Koenig
Just think of the enormous number of specialist dance music record shops thatsprung up and now gone, with the decline in scene.
I blame the student timewasters, every University town/city used to have a selection of record shops to supply the needs of the population, now mostly gone.
Anyway, I took some spare duplicate vinyls into MVE Notting Hill last week, 10 of them raised £2.00 each, another 10 raised £0.05 each, exchange value, cash would have been half that.
Koenig
taldo said:
koenig999 said:
Vinyl has never been out of vogue for the true music fan.
If it wasn't for those pesky CDs and downloads we would still have a record shop in every town, or even several!
Koenig
you could say the same about flared trousers... fact of the matter is, it did fall out of favour for a while (much to my and probably others dissmay). Now from what i can tell, people seem to be intrested in vinyl again.If it wasn't for those pesky CDs and downloads we would still have a record shop in every town, or even several!
Koenig
im 25 and just discovering the beauty of music played from a proper record. and im pleased to report its far more involving than a CD or any other medium IMO.
You're right though - it is far more involving.
The demise of the old back street type record stores is a little sad. i used to spend way too much time (and money) browsing stores for something rare or obscure. Got some gems over the years.
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