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The sealed LP... what is the point?

As a collector of LP's, I have several sealed LP's. It occured to me that the real reason one has a sealed LP is to try and improve it's resale value. Now, I really think this practise is crazy... why, because I never get to listen to the music on the LP,or enjoy it for what it was meant to be; the next 'investor' never gets to do the same ( if he supposedly wants to keep his investment) and so the piece sits on the shelf collecting dust for who to finally enjoy?
Are you keeping sealed LP's for the next investor?
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audiotomb
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the edit kings are out in force

I would immediately open the album and play it

I also don't get listings with the "still in shrink wrap"
well if the album has been pulled out and abused who cares that it has shrinkwrap on the cover
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
a have hundreds of multiple items...many sealed....ultimely there is no point...to be a collector, you don't need a point.
stilljd
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It is so easy to reseal it is meaningless.
xiekitchen
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A problem I've had in purchasing still sealed records say, 20 or more years old is that when you open them, clean them, put them on the turntable and drop the needle you suddenly discover they are badly WARPED.
Although this does not happen with MFSL.
I have no LP's sitting just sealed, never played.
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dweller
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Xiekitchen: Good point. I received a Classic Records Led Zep that, while not warped, was obviously "dished".
It played alright (when clamped) but for this kind of money, I returned it for a clean copy.
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