Cassette Mint Condition
Does anyone wonder/worry what will happen to their music collection when you're gone?
I've got hundreds of albums (my babies) & cassettes from the 60's thru the 90's most of which are in mint condition. My children don't seem very interested in them (except to sell).
(I dread the thought of what my kids will do with them).
Should I just sell them myself, donate them, etc.?
How can you find their value besides on e-bay?
Anyone else lose sleep over this or am I just sick?
Edit: Silver, Thanks for the link.
Edit: Smiley, Maybe you will be buyin my vinyl.
Edit: Smiley, I was just wondering, how much room does 30,000 lp's take up?
Edit: Smiley, Yes vinyl sounds so much better than cd's.
Edit: Smiley, Nice set-up!
I gotta categorize all my albums one of these weekends, I've forgotten a lot of what I actually have.
Well, my kids are music freaks so they'll be getting all of my albums. I have a very extensive collection, including over 30,000 vinyl LP's, and several thousand CD's.
When my kids were younger I used to worry the same as you. Where will my music go? What will happen if I die tomorrow? So now it's nice to know that my collection will still be treasured by members of my family!
My youngest daughter is into the Beatles in a big way. I showed her one of my copies of the 'Let it Be' album in the box with the book etc. It's never even been played, and I think I opened it maybe twice. Since then, she's really gotten into collecting vinyl over the last year or so. Much to the dismay of my son in law. I don't think he understands her passion.
eBay really isn't going to give you an accurate value of an album. A record collectors guide might assess a certain album, for example 'May Blitz' self titled, original UK 'Vertigo' spiral label, is now worth $100.00. Well that's what a collectors guide will tell you. But I sold a spare copy from my collection in mint- condition a year ago for close to $400.00 on eBay. I've seen the same record in the same condition sell for less than $75.00 on eBay also. It depends on your status as a seller, and your clientele.
I have two copies of the Mellow Candle album 'Swaddling Songs' in my collection, which this seller just got close to $2,500.00 for recently.
He lists around 30 albums per week, and on a bad week makes $2.000 or $3,000 each Sunday when his auctions close! On a good week he can make up to $10,000. This is because he is a very well established eBay vinyl seller. To some collectors, money is no object, and the bids can go through the roof! If I were to list that album today, I might be lucky to get half of what he did:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320180123983&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011
But try not to lose any sleep over this. I know I did from time to time. I'm sure it will all work out...hey maybe I'll buy your vinyl?
Edit - Beatle Fanatic- Please don't listen to what people like ''Firebird' has to say (no offense Firebird). Some people are just not in tune with certain things. I know your tastes, and you're probably sitting on some gems. To say they're worthless and nobody wants them is very inaccurate. We have one of the largest used record stores in North America where I live, and I'm good friends with the family who own it. Vinyl is making a come back, and I can't believe how many young people are in there buying records. Mostly hip hop DJ's, and kids that have just discovered vinyls superiority over CD's I'd suspect, but that store is always packed. Vinyl sounds way better than digital anyways, if you have the right gear!
Beatle Fanatic - I have 10 of these units which take up a large open area of my home (my music room). Imagine a small library. Each unit holds just over 2,000 LP's. The rest I have stored away in boxes, as many are 2nd copies, or things I don't play very often. Mine are black, very sturdy, and perfect for records:
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/50098792
I have the outside rows positioned away from the walls by about 2 and a half feet. So this way I have 6 long aisles, as the shelves are butted end to end. The room is around 400 square feet I think.
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