What's Worth More on the Open Market - Your Records or Your Audio Gear

ct0517@geoffkait

eBay sales don’t get as much as people think. And eBay is a fair representation of the value of records in general. Also, a lot of records you see for hundreds of dollars on eBay are there because they have not (rpt not) sold.

GK -
So Ebay has been around since 1995.
Assuming a record is in very good condition not special but popular. What is your opinion on an average selling price not including shipping. Many sellers lower price items, and just jack up the shipping costs. thank you.

>>>>I don’t think it’s very helpful to talk about average selling price. There are too many variables like condition of the vinyl, condition of the jacket, first or later reissue, rarity, desirability. A lot of records in great condition don’t sell because they were manufactured in great quantities and everybody and his brother is trying to sell the same one you are. It’s a jungle out there. Generally speaking, eBay recommends running a 7-day auction for records with starting bid as low as 2 or 3 dollars. On eBay it’s common practice for the seller to only charge for USPS Media Mail, that will give you an bargaining advantage over the other knucklehead who charges for Priority Mail, no? 

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makes sense.
Last year I started giving thoughts to culling records I know now I have no interest in. The handful of local transactions (to avoid shipping) groups of 10 -25 lps are not worth mentioning. What I think is worth mentioning however, is the interest I found from buyers in the record jacket itself, with little regard to the condition of the LP. These jackets to be used for Wall Art in the persons space somewhere.    

My records are worth more (to me) than my gear. I guess that's all that matters.

Exactly @slaw. If the house were burning down, and I had to choose which to save, no contest. The eq can be easily replaced, the music not.

yes, for some it's a decoration, like filling a bookcase with books; having a rack of LP's but no turntable...