I've got hundreds of old LP's - are they valuable?

Unless you know you have something quite rare then probably not.

If they are first editions and in really good Nick they maybe worth
a few quid!

It never stopped being collectible, it's just become trendy to own once more so I guess it's 'more' collectible. As for what you own, it's unsurprisingly the rare stuff that's worth owt. You're looking for stuff on different labels, or a rare sleeve, or the ultra-rare stereo/mono version of a classic.

I'll take the lot off you for a score.

check a site called popsike.com. tells you when you type in artist what they are worth if you see any of your ones

http://www.rarerecordcollector.net/category/led-zeppelin/

Loads of stuff on above site ..Deep Purple Zep etc

Hmmm. Judging by the titles etc. I have serious concerns over the condition of the discs. Do they have a lot of little 'pops' and 'clicks' as the stylus traverses the evidence of the hot ash burns??

interesting - thanks guys

This site is v good for vinyl
http://www.discogs.com/

I once sold a Pink Floyd 'Wish you were here' LP to a Russian collector for £120 on ebay. I'd bought it when it was released in the 80's and hadn't opened the plastic wrapping until just before selling, because I had to check what pressing it was. If it had been a first pressing it could have got £400+

Wish You Were Here is 1975 or so.

Forget the 'or so'!

I bought it in my late teens, so about 1981/2 maybe. The point is, it was still sealed and unplayed, which I made a big deal of in my ebay ad.

i buy and collect vinyl msg me with what you have

I stumbled across a genunie copy of The Soundhouse Tapes by Iron Maiden , one of the holy grail types for collectors due to it's rarity.

Bought it for a pound and sold it for £550.

got a **** load too, got primal scream first single, sleeve must have cost 5p to make also a smiths and rem vinyl bootleg- dont think can sell them on ebay though

There's a guy on here who knows his stuff hopefully he'll post.   Think rule one is if it is not mint, and you've heard of it, it's worthless.

type them in ebay and find out

morpteh - Primal Scream a good illustration - a mint copy of the All Fall Down single (assuming that's what you have) is worth about a Tenner.

the most valuable ones will  be  anything by Showaddywaddy  and quite a few Bay City Rollers albums ,provided their not too dog eared  - fetching a fortune at boot sales.

Folk were fighting over one at a recent sale.

stonecold- 22 Jan 16 17:22 Joined: 04 Apr 07 | Topic/replies: 7,450 | Blogger: stonecold-'s blog
check a site called popsike.com. tells you when you type in artist what they are worth if you see any of your ones

prices are false on there , beady eye album is going for like £20 i got it for about £3

scammers on there man not cool 

Mikael D'Haguenet 22 Jan 16 17:22 Joined: 24 Jun 06 | Topic/replies: 7,315 | Blogger: Mikael D'Haguenet's blog
It never stopped being collectible, it's just become trendy to own once more so I guess it's 'more' collectible. As for what you own, it's unsurprisingly the rare stuff that's worth owt. You're looking for stuff on different labels, or a rare sleeve, or the ultra-rare stereo/mono version of a classic.

I'll take the lot off you for a score.

TheChaser's Ebay advice is very sound. Remember not to get carried away with the values realised by mint and/or first pressings which can be FIFTY times and more the value of an average or poor copy.

also dont get excited when you see buy it now £500 , look for auctions as that the realistic values

If you want to know anything about vinyl records then I'm your man!

Coachbuster 22 Jan 16 21:52 Joined: 08 Apr 06 | Topic/replies: 30,855 | Blogger: Coachbuster's blog
the most valuable ones will  be  anything by Showaddywaddy  and quite a few Bay City Rollers albums ,provided their not too dog eared  - fetching a fortune at boot sales.

Folk were fighting over one at a recent sale.


I know someone whos brother binned all hers when she moved out , better not mention it to her

TheChaser - Re Ebay, your advice should be - punch in the title, page down the left hand side till you get to SOLD, and click on that. They are only worth what they sell for

and make sure feedback is there could be a trap

few things to watch out for but if he goes ahead he can come on here and we will guide hi through

ill be doing the bidding and telling him one dayers are the best

Coachbuster • January 22, 2016 9:52 PM GMT
the most valuable ones will  be  anything by Showaddywaddy  and quite a few Bay City Rollers albums ,provided their not too dog eared  - fetching a fortune at boot sales.

Folk were fighting over one at a recent sale.

Are you a comedian?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/THE-BEATLES-UK-LP-The-White-Album-Numbered-TOP-SLOT-MONO-/381522527209?ha****m58d483c3e9:g:c2EAAOSwLnlWm83O


You got this op

norfolk whats the most valuable lps

i might go hunt some out of old folks car boot sales that don't know about ebay and that

Showaddywaddy  and quite a few Bay City Rollers albums
Folk were fighting over one at a recent sale.

Fighting to see who could smash it into a million pieces no doubt.
I had about 50 mainly Stones and the Beatles. worth about a hundred.
Gave them to a relative for a shop display.

smash them up haha

are they still in shop display , what kind of shop if just display

http://www.nme.com/photos/the-20-most-valuable-records-ever/170754

Here's one I sold on Ebay could probably have got more if it had been writing free but hey I paid 50p for it...
http://www.popsike.com/OMEGA-RED-STAR-From-Hungary-1968-DECCA-ORIG-Rare-psych/181143556140.html

Still got this one absolute mint paid £1 for it in Hebden Bridge...
http://www.popsike.com/AGNES-STRANGE-Strange-Flavour-UK-BirdsNest-1975-LP-MINT-prog-psych/111008687709.html

The first sale on Ebay I had no idea of the value but got £77.00 for a 50p find..
http://www.popsike.com/KING-KURT-ZULU-BEAT-YELLOW-7new-wave/4831919507.html

1. The Quarrymen, 'That'll Be The Day/In Spite Of All The Danger'. Yep, the same record as Number 2, but this is the 1958 original. It's the only known copy of the pre-Beatles disc recorded at a local electrical shop by McCartney, Lennon and Harrison with drummer Colin Hanton and pianist John Duff Lowe. It's worth an estimated £100,000.
Read more at http://www.nme.com/photos/the-20-most-valuable-records-ever/170754#awVPKyCTO...

He was the co-owner of a retro clothes shop Chaser.

Some Classical records are also valuable got this last year £1...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IDA-HAENDEL-FAMOUS-VIOLIN-COMPOSITIONS-SUA-ST-50465-/161900604057?ha****m25b2072a99:g:DbwAAOSwnipWWZjU

not bad would have been a decent display then , bet he would have even got offered a few quid for some if not on sale

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Action-Land-of-One-Thousand-Dances-1965-7-Parlophone-R-5354-/391300507534?ha****m5b1b53e78e:g:etAAAOSwY

Got this but only good condition unfortunately

Sold a Thyn Lizzy LP Vagabonds of the Western World on ebay for £17 to a chap in Greece,he was over the moon to play it,happy that somebody appreciated the music.

treetop - don't say you sold one of the famous misspelt "Thyn" versions of that Thin Lizzy album?  Those misprints are worth an absolute fortune.

Sold an invisible record on Ebay for £1.20 

Yeah, I bought it!

Ruins your needle

Can't recall for sure blackie but I will console myself with anothr glass of Glenmorangie,that may help !

Breedingmad • January 22, 2016 11:35 PM GMT
Ruins your needle

It gave me the f*cking needle!

treetop - ENJOY

"Beatles/stones/all led zep x 2 /stones/deep purple /hendrix/floyd/t rex/bowie/elp etc etc "

Depending on the condition of them, but if no major deterioration in sound quality and the cover, they could be worth a bit. I use to buy and sell a lot vinyl - online and at these record fairs around the country - but don't do so much now apart from buying a few old record players and getting them professionally restored to sell. Only buy Dansette and Hacker, depending on condition but usually sell for between £150 - £400. (the one below is one I kept for myself, it's a HACKER CAVALIER).

For your record collection you could try advertising in the Record Collector magazine, and maybe get a collector come along to buy the lot. I'd suggest go for an all-in price, no cherry picking. Or break the collection down and sell them on ebay.

Go on Amazon and look them up to see what kind of price they are selling for. Will give you a realistic value of them.

Don't even think of selling them all to a record shop or private collector, they'll rip you off. They know the value.

I bought a Thyn Lizzy LP Vagabonds of the Western World of a Greek chap in an antique shop over there.  Only cost £2,000, absolute bargain.

Bargains can be had anywhere if you look hard enough.

Tony Sheridan and the Beatles must be worth a few quid

"Don't even think of selling them all to a record shop or private collector, they'll rip you off. They know the value."

Basically you got 2 choices, (1) sell them yourself, or (2) sell them to record shop or collector. With the second option I wouldn't call it a rip-off (having bought and sold a lot myself), but you have to appreciate a record shop has got overheads, rent, staff wages etc.

Or a private dealer (like I was) selling online and going to record fairs, still got a lot of overheads/expenses, transport - petrol money and parking, renting tables at record fairs (£35 - £50 for 1 table for the day, I usually had 2 tables), plus all the hassle. So whatever price they are worth you would probably get somewhere between 33% - 40%. Because a record shop or dealer has got expenses to cover.

So it's not a rip-off really, but yes you would most likely get more money selling them yourself, but then you have got all the hassle of doing that. Have a look on ebay (which can get you dazed and confused) and get an idea of prices. Although if you've got a large collection, the most comprehensive guide is the 'Record Collector Rare Record Price Guide'. People in the trade use that book and it will help you work out the value. Then it's up to you how you want to sell them.

I appreciate that record shop owners have overheads and it`s only reasonable that they should have leverage for to make a profit. But buying a collection of 400 mint records for £100, that`s 25p a record, and selling them for £5 - £100 per album is a rip off in my opinion. Not saying every record shop does it but most do. A guy I know done this and was boasting in the pub that he sold one lp the next day for £100 and recovered his entire investment. The rest he`s selling from £5 - £100 each and it is sheer profit all the way. I would be wanting 33% of the value the record shop put on each record. If they notice a gold mine among all the records, not many are going to say to the person selling his collection, "By the way, that Beatles White Album is worth £10,000 alone".

That is right Mac.

The only lps I have that are valuable are Yazoo from the 80s; played once to tape and then stored. A dealer would give me nothing but a collector might stump up £30-£40 per disc.

Jan 22, 2016 -- 10:06PM, blackbarn wrote:

TheChaser - Re Ebay, your advice should be - punch in the title, page down the left hand side till you get to SOLD, and click on that. They are only worth what they sell for

Nice one Blackburn - I hadn't noticed that SOLD before.

I've stacks of old 60s/70s singles and will have a play with that tomorrow.

Whatever a record is worth or valued at, basically it's only worth what somebody is prepared to pay for it.

You might have a rare disc in very good condition and a realistic guide value is £100. But it's only a valuable item if you can find someone to give you £100 for it.

themightymac - yes of course there are people who may notice some valuable stuff and not pay a fair price, but that is true across the whole collecting field, it doesn't matter if your selling rock'n'roll or jewellery.

If you're selling some valuable records directly to a collector, you should get a price close to the Rare Record Price Guide Book, (compiled by a research team with about 35 years experience in the field, based on latest prices at record fairs and shops).

But selling to a professional dealer, first get an idea yourself how much it's worth. Because the same basic mark-up applies, and you can't expect a dealer to pay more than 40%.

Hound-Dog-2,

What is the most valuable record you have in your collection?

norfolk "my d icks bigger than your dick" post.

Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen – UK A&M ORIGINAL –  £3500.00

11kv - an ams7284 of this just sold on ebay (in very good condition) for £155 2 days ago. You'll be knowing the difference of course

I knew someone at Wessex Studios who was in on the recording, he got a lot of stuff sent to him
Lots never went on sale as A&M ditched the Pistols after an incident and some promo copies had already been pressed.............

No Future

Good stuff.  I was merely commenting on your "UK A&M original at £3500" by pointing out that a UK A&M original made £155 on Ebay.

The highest recorded sale of the A & M version of God Save the Queen was £13,000 in 2006 when UK collector Marshal Peters sold a copy with its A & M card envelope

Mine is mint ,never been played but you have to find the right collector who needs it

Given what you think you have, I would have expected you to know exactly which version/pressing you have. If you don't, I suggest you do some serious research, or at least get some advice.

God save the Queen/No feeling (unreleased)

Serated edge

Serrated * ffs

TheNorfolkMafia

What is the most valuable record you have in your collection?

The most valuable one I did have was a Billy Fury LP. The Sound Of Fury, sleeve and record were excellent condition and got £160. I see there is an original one on ebay now for £125.  I was never a collector looking for that elusive gem or most valuable stuff, just go for music I like. But good to see vinyl making a big comeback today, mind you, for some of us vinyl never went away.