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How Do You Price to Sell Classical LPs?

I know all about gradeing the vinyl and the cover, for jazz and rock but for classical LPs I have no clue on what to value them at. I just acquired an incredible 15 record set with 256 page book of Ludwig Van Beethoven Bicentennial Edition 1770-1970 put out by Deutsche Grammophon and performed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Herbert Von Karajan. These are in mint to mint- condition and sound supurb. I don't know if I want to sell them or not, for they really are a treasure. I would like to know what they are valued at monitarily.
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kinsekd
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I have had somewhat better luck than Twl selling lp's on eBay. Still, it is often the luck of the draw. And right now it is very much a buyer's market.
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marakanetz
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Selling classical on ebay as I figured, you need sell groups of 4...5 records so that buyer saves on shipping.
ogs20
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My 2 cents. As an occasional LP buyer, I see buying LPs as an alternative to music not available on CDs (either out of print or simply not issued), or as a cheaper method of acquiring "new" music.

SO ... I would obviously not pay more than USD 10 or 15 for RCA Living Stereo or Mercury Living Presence LPs -- I do have more than a dozen of those CDs, most of them bought used for around 5-7 dollars.

With that in mind, the Karajan Beethoven cycle is "worth" maybe 25-30 dollars (I think you can get a new 5 CD boxed set of the same recording for around the same price, if not less). I'm sure there are collectors/vinyl freaks :) that are willing to pay a premium for good condition LPs, but I'm just not one of them ;)
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