Emptying parents loft. Some classics. From The who 'Tommy', Beetles ' Sgt Pepper etc. Plus EPs New order world in motion, and original Band Aid feed the world.
Look at serial numbers and stuff like that. If they're within a certain batch they are worth sumat other than that just old tat. I had a load of old Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Wings records handed down from my Dad. Not worth owt ended up throwing them out in the end. Mind you that was before we started using Ebay.
I have The News Of The World LP that is side A on both sides, would this be considered a rarity or a reject?
Discogs site or app is your friend. Incredible levels of detail about pressing variations etc. Condition is everything - a lot of LPs from that era have been, let's say, 'well-loved' and show it. Collectors are very pernickety about condition of vinyl/cover/inner. If you post a list or DM me, with catalogue numbers and a few details, I'll try and give you an idea what you're looking at. Selling them yourself will always bring the best price, but is obviously time-consuming - most record shops will buy collections, but usually work to a guide price of around a third of what they'll go on to sell it for. The problem now is people thinking that because their vinyl is old, it's worth something. What they forget is that when vinyl was at its peak, it was selling in its millions - literally everyone had a copy of Rumours, or Dark Side, Led Zep 4 etc etc - so those tatty copies at your local charity shops aren't rare and shouldn't be priced as if they are. Tread carefully....
Discogs.com If you aren't arsed about selling them yourself, speak to Andrew Shaw @ Underground Solution in Barnsley You'll get less money selling to a dealer, but it's a lot less work.
Tricky pricing these - there's no recognised market for mispressings, with a few notable examples. It's all about what Queen collectors would be willing to pay! You could chance your arm on eBay, or maybe visit some Queen fan forums and gauge interest...
I was in a second hand shop and a guy was looking at a copy of Rumours... Fleetwood Mac I mentioned I bought it when it first came out and he offered to buy it off me Is the original worth owt, as stated above it is well used
Not much to add to the above. Discogs is the major resource. Condition and which pressing you have is key. As Micky says something like the Band Aid single pretty worthless due to amount in circulation. Beatles completely based on condition and pressing but not usually a great money spinner unless you have something like the Fan Club Flexis with the letters which when I flogged mine paid for a pretty good holiday. Other resource is records shops they will buy in bulk but at a lower price than the median discogs price. I buy and sell quite a lot so owt else you wanna know shout up. you can always stick them on eBay. I avoid it myself but some people use it.
Not really. A genuine first press, A1/B1 matrix, with the textured sleeve and in EXC+ or above condition might get you near to £20. Given that Amazon have been knocking out the remastered version of this for less than £12 recently, shows you just how many units that album has shifted. There's a nice double-disc 45rpm version from 2011 that fetches good money and sounds utterly sublime.
But wander into any shop selling second-hand vinyl (including Oxfam) and observe the prices! I saw a relatively beat-up copy of the Beatles’ White Album in Durham Oxfam, and they wanted £45 for it!!
It’s a mainly nostalgia thing. I have a good hi-fi set-up and my vinyl, which I’ve looked after, sounds great. But so does CD, streaming etc...