What's it worth to you?

I will pass none of these LPs are my cup of tea.

Among my 28,500 LPs, I have several dozen $300 to $500 (maybe more now) classical records of the Better Records variety.  An example is Backhaus plays Brahms on the original Decca versus the London and London STS later releases, a Japanese Decca and a CD release.  The original Decca has the best sound.  It sold a dozen times for $400 to $800.  I paid $1 back in late 1980s.  I would never have paid more than $35 for it.  It is not 35X better than the other versions.   Same with Reiner's early Also Sprach Zarathustra (original NM RCA).  No way over $35, now sells for $400-$700. 

Better records chooses the best pressing at a high cost for their number of LPs they had to purchase to find it, cleaning, listening time and labor.  Tom has brought over a few of his hot stampers decades ago when my system was in it's infancy and those LPs slaughtered my copies.  

My best friend has a rare jazz collection.  100s of his LPs are worth $100s-$500.  He paid $5 to $50, mostly $15-$25 back in the 2000s.  He is so glad to have those great LPs although now his digital copies are sounding very close to them at a fraction of the cost.  

No streaming for any of my friends, it's LPs and/or CDs.  

@fleschler 

28,500....that is QUITE an impressive vinyl collection!  It must be stunning to look at.  Out of curiosity, how many do you display at any given time and how many do you keep in storage?  Do you have them arranged alphabetically or by music genre -- or both -- and on an Excel spreadsheet or database of some kind?  

I thought keeping up with and storing 3,500 to 4,000 vinyl releases was a chore, but my Lord, you have more inventory than some Used Record Stores I've visited!  I hope you have them all documented and insured by a Personal Articles Policy -- separate from your Homeowner's Insurance Policy which provides VERY LIMITED coverage for collectibles.  

My best!

and 7,000 CDs and 7,000 78s.

I have a storage room adjacent to my custom built listening room which holds 18,500 LPs and 78s and the nearly all the CDs.  I have about 250 CDs in a rack in the corner of my listening room.  The LPs are arranged by genre, alphabetically.  2/3rds are on word perfect files by genre, LP, 78 and CD.  

The rest of the LPs are located in a storage shed (5,000) in two garage walls (2,000) and another 3,000+ in another storage off site (mostly opera & vocal-inherited of which I have 70% already, sometimes twice from another inherited collection).  

I do not have my records insured under my personal articles policy.  They wouldn't take it.  However, I do have all my audio equipment and furnishings above $250 (about $180,000) in it.  I do have a Nationwide Private Client HO5+ policy which is not the common policy HO3 and my agent said that my records would be covered.  After purchasing my home for $1,350,000 in 2019, my homeowner's insurance is now $2,450,000 plus a 200% bonus to replace/repair so $4,900,000.  That's so that the company could increase the premium (more than doubled).  My most precious recordings are in my house storage room.  

I've sold over 18,000 records in the past 30 years.  I have a rule, if I don't potentially want to hear a recording three times annually, out it goes.  

I could not replace my 78s or 1/3 of my CDs and LPs as they are rare or limited issues (500 to1000 each).  E.g. Marston, Romophone and Biddulph 1000 pressings with the Marston on a subscription basis.  750+ CDs on those three labels. 

Unintentionally some of my LPs are worth thousands.  It was a complete accident.