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

Have anyone of you actually calculated this ?

What's your personal ratio ?

I have not looked into this in any detail, and have if anything, only recently.....

Told family members (not my wife) 8^0..........something along the lines of ........." this piece of equipment is worth ......this (xxxx) ......." 

I have, told all family members that they could probably start an Ebay Record Selling Career; if their own career doesn't pan out.... with what is contained in the house. I don't think they are buying this idea ......right now.

This has me a little concerned.  

I assume the good records will only go up in value.  

Some gear I own, I believe is in this same state of fluctuating upward values.

Interested in your opinions, and findings on the subject.    Have you crossed this bridge yet ?  

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^^^
lewm - I would bet there was no junk in his collection, because if he perceived that something was junk he got rid of it.

Lewm - for the benefit of those reading the thread with record collections, can you define better what you mean by junk. thanks.



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When the CD largely replaced the LP, the monetary value of non-collectable records dropped drastically. Mine retained their musical value to me, and I kept them all. I didn’t start buying CD’s until the music I wanted was available on that format alone. CD’s are now becoming worth pennies, but mine are worth a fortune to me---they contain an awful lot of great music. I’m keeping all them too.
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Eric
I hang onto the cd’s for back up / archival purposes. I moved the frequent listens to hard drive long ago but since using Tidal HiFi...well.
Here’s one example. A picture is worth a thousand words.

You mentioned Roseanne Cash as one of your top left cube artists earlier. I like Roseanne Cash but I only have a couple albums, and only on CD.

This is what my Tidal Hi Fi digital choices looks like for Roseanne Cash.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/BTXZtkcd8akNvmQB7

New music options opened up.

Now if I owned Roseanne Cash on vinyl ...

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Re-reading "Vinyl Junkies" book by Brett Milano.

You die, we buy ...
this is when the dealers will come and none of your family members will know the real value of your record collection. 

In the worst scenario Wife will sell the record for the price you told her (probably $5 for each instead of $100 etc) 


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^^^^
sometimes....

these "dealers" come in unrecognizable form.... 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/5YcfH3rxw1iXZ1287


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