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Advice on bulk record pricing?

I've got more records than I want to keep, and I'm coming off a major surgery and could use some cash.

I don't want to turn pricing/selling records into a full-time job, but I also don't want to sell $20 records for $5. I know I'll have to grade them, but I'd rather not spend a ton of time researching pricing in addition to the time it'll take to do the grading.

So, what's the easiest effective to way to get real-world pricing on records? Something faster than going to ebay and looking at the last 10 sales.

Thanks!
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minkwelder
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The vast majority of popular records are going to be in the $5 to $10 price range in near mint condition. If you think you may have some records that are worth more, your best bet is to consult a book like the Goldmine price guides. Determining which ones are the rare ones will be quicker with a price guide than with the eBay method.
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marakanetz
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As a consumer I tend to visit local stores even more often than finding something on ebay or any online record store cuz I simply don't want to pay extra $4 for shipping. Shipping charges destroy this kinda business even for CDs. I'd try to place adds locally on craigslist.
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jedinite24
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I guess it would depend on the genre's of music. I've seen bulk record listings for pristine classical music records go for a buck a piece to up to $3 a piece. Like Marakanetz said donating these records to the Salvation Army or Goodwill could get you a better savings on your tax bill. I realize that doesn't give you money now but it could next year.

Maybe for pricing try oldies.com? I get their catalog periodically and they have all sorts of genre's of music on vinyl.
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actusreus
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I know the owner of my local record store goes to people's houses to evaluate their collections. You could try that route if you have a used record store in town. If you don't like what he's offering, you'd at least have a ballpark how much the records would be priced at on the market by adding the profit margin.
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