Does anyone "throw away" Lp's ?

Definitely toss lps in poor condition rather than pass them on. They are worthless unless maybe the cover is in good shape and you want to frame it.

If you donate scratched LPs to Goodwill, you are part of the problem. Do your fellow collectors a favor and throw them away. An unplayable scratched LP is not worth a dollar. It is worthless.

Has anyone not thrown away LP's ?

True, i have found some interesting lp's at thrift stores with minor scratches. I'd better donate before throwing to the trash.

I've never actually thrown away an LP unless it was truly unplayable. Otherwise, I take them to the places suggested above.

With LPs that have a nasty pop or other defect across a critical or quiet section of music, the last thing I would want is to forward that horror onto another unsuspecting vinyl lover/purchaser so that they don't have to drop the F bomb as I did when I first heard it. These do go into the trash, absolutely. Good riddance!

My decision is based on playback. If I won't play an lp, it belongs in the trash.

Picked up a mint deep groove blue note "the three sounds" at goodwill about 5 years ago, jacket and vinyl are pristine. Expensive though, 1.50 US dollars, but that back when a dollar was worth more eh?

Yes please send those LPs that you all designate as throw-aways to your local Goodwill store or thrift shop. They may not be in that bad condition to us budget LP buyers or people who want to try vinyl or different genre's of music. The thrift stores or Goodwill type shops sell the records really cheap. You can count me as one of those "overly enthusiastic buyers". I know I've purchased quite a bit of classical albums in good condition from various thrift stores. If I didn't like the music or found the record was more damaged than I thought I would just donate it back to Goodwill later.

That then there is Craiglist as well. Just make sure you emphasize no picking. They either buy the whole lot or go away with nothing.

I had a few I took to the range and used for target practice. Bad Idea! By the way, you only get one chance for a hole in one. However the inner sleeves make great targets and are way cheaper.

Yup. Pink Floyds " Umma Gumma ". LP sucked so bad, but it made a wonderfull Frisbee. Two Frisbees actually...
-John

Exactly right on the Goodwill suggestion. Just took about 500 classical to our local store. The only thing I have to be careful of is not buying the darn things again. Give someone else a chance at finding some music.