What to do with a large collection

"I really want to get rid of them in bulk, but maybe some are valuable enough to list."

While not classical, here are some of my records that I sold, all used:

Steely Dan, Self-Titled Japan pressing - $130.00 -- Beatles, White Album - $70.00 -- (3) Pink Floyd albums - $65.00 -- The Clash - $60.00 -- Pink Floyd, Wish You Where Here - $60.00 -- A. Stewart, Year of the Cat MSFL - $50.00. There are more in that range, however most sold in the $18.00 - $30.00 range shipped, all shipped in record mailers, Media Mail. About 235 records sold so far and about the same yet to go.

CD’s - (3) Dave Grusin, Sheffield Lab - $40.00, others in the $15.00 - $30.00 range for groups of two to five cd’s.

Likewise I have been selling my LP’s I no longer use and my entire CD selection on ebay the past 2 years.  I group most by artist or similar genre and try to sell as collections when I can.  Most LP’s sold well but CD’s sell slooow.  All priced to go…most at breakeven so it’s not a money maker.  I do it to find a new home where they will be enjoyed.  Craiglist didn’t work for me. Record store resellers are super selective and not worth using.  Thrift shops in my area take them as well but i fear they dispose of them if they don’t move.  I am getting ready to drop them off anyway…at least my wife or children won’t have to deal  with them down the road.

Start listing the cds and lps on ebay, discogs, etc. It's a big world out there... I had some Asian buyers giving me serious cash for stuff that i though was worthless.

I have a large, but not insanely large, CD collection. My problem isn't the CDs -I keep them in media folders (about 300 discs each) which don't take much room. The problem is the boxes they came in. Would throw away but would hurt resale value. So I've got about a dozen large boxes of empty disc cases.

Happy New Year!

Media Mail tends to be inexpensive. You can sell here or on ebay, a box load at a time, for a small price. You can collect a little cash, and know the discs are going to someone who will enjoy them...there are still some that are starting new CD collections...