Have about twelve hundred records for sale and have been cogitating the nest way to sell them. Could go via a dealer and get about a third the price a dealer would subsequently sell them on for. At the other end of the scale I could e bay them and maximise the price at the expense of my sanity.
The middle ground probably sits in selling them on here and splitting it into reasonable categories, mostly by artist and then setting the price at say half on the basis that whole group is sold, ie all the Bowie, all the PIL etc, that should give headroom to sell all the records on that you maybe donāt want and still get the ones you want to keep at a good price. Filler Iāll use for target practice
Does that seem sensible or do I just list then all individually on here over the next few weeks. Advice welcome from others who have done similar.
Could use Discogs.
But individual mailing faff. Itās easy though as you donāt really have to do more than scan barcodes and decide a price?
Unlike eBay you wonāt Need to do photos or much formatting.
I doubt any one on here will buy all of a group, if people are interested in an artist or genre they will be looking to fill holes in their collection, not buy duplicates
The ultimate faff and hassle mimimisation would be to hand them all over to the likes of Omega Auctions and see what they get for you. They usually get a fair bit more than I am willing to pay for any bundle, and I am not particularly tight when it comes to buying records.
Depending on what they are, I can imagine potentially buying duplicates that I already have for FoL who I would like to fill gaps in her Bowie stuff etc.
I agree with Wayne, to a point. Buying duplicates isnāt necessarily a deal breaker, if you are happy to take what you want then sell on the rest (either excess or an older less pristine copy).
If you can store them in a safe and dry place perhaps a retirement task to sell them through the various usual channels. 1200 records will provide beer money for a long time.
Be very sure before selling your collection in itās entirety.
A 1200 record collection probably hosts 250ish records that form the soundtrack to your life.
Iād spend a little time making three piles - The Right now pile - The maybe pile and the āouch, iām going to be gutted pileā. If you havenāt listened to a record for over 3-4 years the chances are you wonāt miss it - Yes, Iām aware there is always digital but where is the passion, reverence, history, sound or art in those 0ās and 1ās?
I think this is good advice. It all depends on the value of the collection, if on average they are worth a tenner or more and you arenāt in a rush, you could start selling on Discogs starting with the most expensive and working down until you cant be arsed with it anymore at which point you sell as a job lot. Record prices seem to be constantly on the up and at some point there has to be a correction, like everything collectible (perhaps post Covid that may happen).
Original costā¦(even at Ā£1)
10 mins to list (once you have listed a good number this may get faster)
PayPal / eBay or Discogs fees (Think Ā£1 minimum)
Outer sleeve 25p is posh.
Ā£1ish for mailer & stiffeners (x2), Donāt go too cheap, you will get complaints.
5 mins finding the record (Out of 1200)
2 mins printing labels and shouting at printer (Ink costs?)
3 mins cleaning, not including mixing liquids.
Packing the record 2 mins taping address etc.
Ten mins getting to the post office & parking Ā£1?
25 mins queuing at the post office (Thank you Covid)
2 mins emailing the buyer with tracking info or just saying hope you like it
1 in 10 will either be magically lost / returned or eat time with problem buyers (Gruelers are highest on the budget end).
