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Help with value of Pink Floyd collection

I'm considering selling my Pink Floyd vinyl collection. I sold all my other vinyl albums years ago, but hung onto the Pink Floyd stuff because... well, just because. I would like to sell as a complete collection, not one here or there, but I have little idea what to ask. Can anyone in the know offer some advice?

I appreciate the humor of "Oh, it's not worth too much, but I'll give you $25".

But let me make this clear - I'm not selling yet and I haven't decided that I even will sell - this is NOT meant to generate buyers - I'm only looking for advice at this stage.

For a complete listing of what I have you can go to the website I created (link below). Note that it is fairly graphics intensive and requires Flash 6 in your browser (there is a link on the opening page to get this). If you're connecting to the Internet with a modem, you may find it quite tedious to browse through.

BTW, the website will go with the collection... I know, it's pretty lame as websites go, but it did take a lot of time to photograph the albums...

http://www.bestdatasystems.com/RLW/PF/intro.htm

Regards,
phydeaux
phydeaux OP
20 posts
 
Thanks for the kind words about the web site. I'm pretty much a beginner, but I'm learning...

I tend to agree that selling individual titles will net more money - I just cringe to think about the time I put into collecting them, then having them sold off piecemeal. Then again, once they are out of my hands it's really just empty sentimentality to think about "how they're doing"...

Dunno what I'll do, if anything. If I sell as a collection it will take some time to find the right buyer, but I can take the proceeds and buy myself something interesting that I can use everyday. If I sell them piecemeal, I'll likely fritter the money away.

I like the idea of placing a high reserve and just seeing what the interest level is.

Researching the prices is difficult because of the bootlegs. The official releases aren't too difficult, but the bootlegs don't seem to have representation in the used market, although some do show up on eBay.

Thanks for everyone's input.

Kind regards,
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rx8man
1,484 posts
 
Phydeaux, your website is far from o.k., it's VERY creative, I'm a Floyd fan with some out of print gold cd's, but if I were you, I'd keep your stuff, and your website, you might regret it, and want it back someday, trust me.
4yanx
1,576 posts
 
Not sure of your age but, if it were me, and, if I wasn't hard up for the money, I'd hang on to the lot and pass it down the family chain later.
speedball
86 posts
 
I must agree with the two previous posts on this one.

Have a good day..........
aceto
273 posts
 
PF has many records issued in many editions. The economics are that you have value but no idea of the market. I have but seven. Maybe interest will decline, along with a sharper price decline. You got rid of the rest. If you are going to make a killing, you will not wait for normal appreciation. Patience will find the best collectors, haste is a fire sale on e-bay or anywhere else
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