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    Posted: November 11 2010 at 10:15
Hi everyone, before I put my dads record collection on ebay for him could anyone tell me if any of these are worth putting to one side and selling to a collector.
 
a lot arent prog rock but we have just made a list of the lps (we have over a thousand singles to go through)
 
GENESIS-NURSERY CRYMES (SIGNED BY PHIL COLLINS, GABRIEL AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BAND AT THE TIME)
 
GENESIS-HAPPY THE MAN (PINK LABEL) HEARD ITS RARE
JONI MTCHELL-BLUE
GENESIS-FOXTROT
SAILOR-SAILOR
PILOT- MORNIN HEIGHTS
PFM-COOK (LIVE ALBUM)
BAD CO- ROUGH DIAMONDS
MOT THE HOOPLE- MAD SHADOWS
LED ZEP- LED ZEP 3 (WHEELIE COVER)
EAGLES-HOTEL CALIFORNIA
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD- SHININ ON (3D COVER)
COMMODORES- NATURAL HIGH
FOCUS- AT THE RAINBOW
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
RICK WAKEMAN- 6 WIVES OF HENRY THE 8TH
MANFRED MANNS EARTH BAND- GOOD EARTH
MEATLOAF-BAT OUT OF HELL
CURVED AIR LIVE
ATOMIC ROOSTER- IN HEARING OF
BONZO DOG BAND- THE URBAN SPACEMAN
TANGERINE DREAM- PHAEORA
BETHNAL-CRASH LANDING
THE NICE- BEST OF
FREE- THE FREE STORY
BAD CO- BAD CO (RED LABEL)
PFM- THE WORLD BECAME THE WORLD
THIN LIZZY-THE ADVENTURES OF
                 JAILBREAK
                  FIGHTING
                 JOHNNY AND THE FOX
                 VEGABONDS OF THE WESTERN WORLD
RICK WAKEMAN- JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH
JOHNNY BRISTOL- HANG ON IN THERE BABY
DAVID BOWIE- ALLADIN SANE
UFO-NO HEAVY PETTING
STEELEYE SPAN-NOW WE ARE SIX
UFO-LIVE
STEVIE WONDER-INNER VISIONS
BILLIE JOEL-GLASS HOURS
BOZ SCAGGS-SILK DEGREES
PINK FLOYD-RELICS
GOLDEN EARRING- SWITCH
ROCK FOLLEYS- SOUNDTRACK
BAD CO- RUN WITH THE PACK
             STRAIGHT SHOOTER
            FIRST ALBUM
GARY US BONDS-ON THE LINE
PHIL LYNOTT-SOLO IN SOHO
HOME-HOME
NAZARETH-LOAD AND PROUD
FANCY- SOMETHING TO REMEMBER
PFM-PHOTOS OF GHOSTS
MANHATTEN PROJECT-EXTENSIONS
HALL AND OATS- BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US
STEVIE WONDER-FULLFILLINGNESS FIRST FINALE
EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER-BRAIN SALAD SURGERY (WITH POSTER AND FOLD OUT SLEEVE)
ROD STEWART-ABSOLOUTLY LIVE
LEO SAYER-ANOTHER YEAR
                 THUNDER IN MY HEART
                 HERE
                 ENDLESS FLIGHT
                 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE
RUPERT HOLMES-PARTNERS IN CRIMES
EAGLES-ON THE BORDER
MANFREDD MAN-ROARING SILENCE
                        NIGHTINGALES AND BOMBERS
MOTT THE HOOPLE-ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
STACKRIDGE-EXTRAVAGANZA
NAZARETH-NAZARETH
10CC-BLOODY TOURISTS
SPARKS-PROPAGANDA
TOM ROBINSON BAND-TWO
STEVE GIBBONS BAND-ANY ROAD UP
                                 ROLLING ON
                                 CAUGHT IN THE ACT
EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER- WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS (TRIPLE ALBUM)
WISHBONE ASH-PILGRAMIDGE
EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER-PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
WARNER BROS-MUSIC SHOW
WINGS-VENUS AND MARS
URIAH HEEP-VERY EAVY
                  LOOK AT YOURSELF
KEITH MOON-TWO SIDES OF THE MOON
JUDIE TZUKE-WELCOME TO THE CRUISE
DAVID BOWIE-DAVID LIVE
ELVIS COSTELLO-ARMED FORCES
LEO SAYER-FIRST ALBUM
HUSTLER-HIGH STREET
KATE BUSH-LION HEART
BABE RUTH-FIRST BASE
                -BABE RUTH
               BEST OF
                AMAR CALABRO
STEELY DAN-AJA
LED ZEP-HOUSES OF THE HOLY
JOHN LENNON-SHAVED FISH
SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND-IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
                                                   NEXT
                                                   LIVE
                                                   TOMORROW BELONGS TO ME
FREE-FIRE AND WATER
MOT THE HOOPLE-WILDLIFE
ARGENT-ALL TOGETHER NOW
SAD CAFE-FASCADES
                FANX
10CC-10CC
SNIFFING THE TEARS-GAMES UP
PAUL KOSSOFF-BACK STREET CRAWLER
URIAH HEEP-MAGICIANS BIRTHDAY
MOTT THE HOOPLE-ROCK AN ROLL QUEEN
WHITE NOISE-ELECTRIC STORM
KING CRIMSON-COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING
FREE-TONNE OF SALT
FRANKIE MILLER-FALLINGIN IN LOVE
STRAWBS-GRAVE NEW WORLD
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST-EVERY MORNING
                                      ONWARDS
THE NICE-AUTUMN67 SPRING68
SPARKS -A WOOFER IN TWEETERS CLOTHING
ROD STEWART-SING IT AGAIN ROD (GLASS SHAPED SLEEVE
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2010 at 10:18
Just get a copy of the latest Record Collector book. It will give you prices for most albums.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2010 at 10:40
is it a better idea to try and sell the early rock stuff as a collection or individually on ebay?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2010 at 10:47
You will definitely get far more selling individually, but must weigh that against the hassle of eBaying them.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2010 at 10:49
I like his collection
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2010 at 10:52
thank for the help, i see what you mean ebay is a massive hassle. i was thinking of putting a reserve of 7-10 against the lps. would this be a resonable estimate?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2010 at 11:03
Originally posted by tomjefferies tomjefferies wrote:

Hi everyone, before I put my dads record collection on ebay for him could anyone tell me if any of these are worth putting to one side and selling to a collector.
 
a lot arent prog rock but we have just made a list of the lps (we have over a thousand singles to go through)
 
GENESIS-NURSERY CRYMES (SIGNED BY PHIL COLLINS, GABRIEL AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BAND AT THE TIME)
 
GENESIS-HAPPY THE MAN (PINK LABEL) HEARD ITS RARE
JONI MTCHELL-BLUE
GENESIS-FOXTROT
SAILOR-SAILOR
PILOT- MORNIN HEIGHTS
PFM-COOK (LIVE ALBUM)
BAD CO- ROUGH DIAMONDS
MOT THE HOOPLE- MAD SHADOWS
LED ZEP- LED ZEP 3 (WHEELIE COVER)
EAGLES-HOTEL CALIFORNIA
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD- SHININ ON (3D COVER)
COMMODORES- NATURAL HIGH
FOCUS- AT THE RAINBOW
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
RICK WAKEMAN- 6 WIVES OF HENRY THE 8TH
MANFRED MANNS EARTH BAND- GOOD EARTH
MEATLOAF-BAT OUT OF HELL
CURVED AIR LIVE
ATOMIC ROOSTER- IN HEARING OF
BONZO DOG BAND- THE URBAN SPACEMAN
TANGERINE DREAM- PHAEORA
BETHNAL-CRASH LANDING
THE NICE- BEST OF
FREE- THE FREE STORY
BAD CO- BAD CO (RED LABEL)
PFM- THE WORLD BECAME THE WORLD
THIN LIZZY-THE ADVENTURES OF
                 JAILBREAK
                  FIGHTING
                 JOHNNY AND THE FOX
                 VEGABONDS OF THE WESTERN WORLD
RICK WAKEMAN- JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH
JOHNNY BRISTOL- HANG ON IN THERE BABY
DAVID BOWIE- ALLADIN SANE
UFO-NO HEAVY PETTING
STEELEYE SPAN-NOW WE ARE SIX
UFO-LIVE
STEVIE WONDER-INNER VISIONS
BILLIE JOEL-GLASS HOURS
BOZ SCAGGS-SILK DEGREES
PINK FLOYD-RELICS
GOLDEN EARRING- SWITCH
ROCK FOLLEYS- SOUNDTRACK
BAD CO- RUN WITH THE PACK
             STRAIGHT SHOOTER
            FIRST ALBUM
GARY US BONDS-ON THE LINE
PHIL LYNOTT-SOLO IN SOHO
HOME-HOME
NAZARETH-LOAD AND PROUD
FANCY- SOMETHING TO REMEMBER
PFM-PHOTOS OF GHOSTS
MANHATTEN PROJECT-EXTENSIONS
HALL AND OATS- BIGGER THAN BOTH OF US
STEVIE WONDER-FULLFILLINGNESS FIRST FINALE
EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER-BRAIN SALAD SURGERY (WITH POSTER AND FOLD OUT SLEEVE)
ROD STEWART-ABSOLOUTLY LIVE
LEO SAYER-ANOTHER YEAR
                 THUNDER IN MY HEART
                 HERE
                 ENDLESS FLIGHT
                 HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN LOVE
RUPERT HOLMES-PARTNERS IN CRIMES
EAGLES-ON THE BORDER
MANFREDD MAN-ROARING SILENCE
                        NIGHTINGALES AND BOMBERS
MOTT THE HOOPLE-ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
STACKRIDGE-EXTRAVAGANZA
NAZARETH-NAZARETH
10CC-BLOODY TOURISTS
SPARKS-PROPAGANDA
TOM ROBINSON BAND-TWO
STEVE GIBBONS BAND-ANY ROAD UP
                                 ROLLING ON
                                 CAUGHT IN THE ACT
EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER- WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS (TRIPLE ALBUM)
WISHBONE ASH-PILGRAMIDGE
EMERSON LAKE AND PALMER-PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
WARNER BROS-MUSIC SHOW
WINGS-VENUS AND MARS
URIAH HEEP-VERY EAVY
                  LOOK AT YOURSELF
KEITH MOON-TWO SIDES OF THE MOON
JUDIE TZUKE-WELCOME TO THE CRUISE
DAVID BOWIE-DAVID LIVE
ELVIS COSTELLO-ARMED FORCES
LEO SAYER-FIRST ALBUM
HUSTLER-HIGH STREET
KATE BUSH-LION HEART
BABE RUTH-FIRST BASE
                -BABE RUTH
               BEST OF
                AMAR CALABRO
STEELY DAN-AJA
LED ZEP-HOUSES OF THE HOLY
JOHN LENNON-SHAVED FISH
SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND-IMPOSSIBLE DREAM
                                                   NEXT
                                                   LIVE
                                                   TOMORROW BELONGS TO ME
FREE-FIRE AND WATER
MOT THE HOOPLE-WILDLIFE
ARGENT-ALL TOGETHER NOW
SAD CAFE-FASCADES
                FANX
10CC-10CC
SNIFFING THE TEARS-GAMES UP
PAUL KOSSOFF-BACK STREET CRAWLER
URIAH HEEP-MAGICIANS BIRTHDAY
MOTT THE HOOPLE-ROCK AN ROLL QUEEN
WHITE NOISE-ELECTRIC STORM
KING CRIMSON-COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING
FREE-TONNE OF SALT
FRANKIE MILLER-FALLINGIN IN LOVE
STRAWBS-GRAVE NEW WORLD
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST-EVERY MORNING
                                      ONWARDS
THE NICE-AUTUMN67 SPRING68
SPARKS -A WOOFER IN TWEETERS CLOTHING
ROD STEWART-SING IT AGAIN ROD (GLASS SHAPED SLEEVE
Free, Tons Of Sobs .....what's on the cover?  Free Story....very rare! The cd Koss by Paul Kossoff from Free goes for about $175.00 on Amazon. But Free Story? That's rare. Paul Kossoff Back Street Crawler I would hang on to and search out sources. The Genesis Happy the Man for sure. Warner Brothers Music Show is from that string of compilation Warner Bros. releases which were advertised on the inner sleeve of all Warner Bros albums. They are for collectors and run a pretty penny on Amazon. They used to cost 2 dollars a piece through the mail order address on the innersleeves. Explain the cover of Relics. Is it the domestic album cover on Harvest? The face? Which I don't know how rare that is,  or is it the painting of a city on a British import? which if it is,  ............is  very rare!


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free-tonnes of sobs...rabbit and a cross
pink floyd-relics...  its on starline and its a black and white picture of an organ type machine if that makes sense
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Hi, I'm a record collector and I used to do a lot of trading with pro dealers.

First of all, condition is everything, if these records have any wear or damage, only the rarest ones are worth anything.

Record value is usually determined by how rare it is and how desirable it is. A lot of those records you list, such as Wakeman, Joni Mitchell, Wonder, Eagles, Boz Scaggs etc are worth very little if anything, they are way too common.

The prices in record collector books are usually inflated and are based on near mint condition. Near mint means it is practically brand new. Mint means you didn't even breath on it.

You can get a gauge on current record prices by going in the completed items list on ebay.
If you sell worn records on ebay as near mint you will get a bad rating and no one will buy from you.

Are there any good honest record dealers in your area, a good dealer will give you about 35 per cent of what he can get for it. Its a good way to go and much less hassle than ebay.

Some of the records you listed were not familiar to me, those are the ones that are usually worth money.
Once again though, let me reiterate, common records that show wear are worth about 25 cents each at a garage sale.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2010 at 12:13
Originally posted by tomjefferies tomjefferies wrote:

free-tonnes of sobs...rabbit and a cross
pink floyd-relics...  its on starline and its a black and white picture of an organ type machine if that makes sense
The starline version is most likely worth a lot. I used to have a French import cd of Relics which displayed a cover with coins. Supposedly that was worth a fortune but, the LP on the Starline label is a very rare find.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2010 at 12:14
well tonight I will be putting around 12 lps on ebay, (am i ok to put a link to my ebay page on here?) i think we are going to keep a steady stream of lps maybe 10 a week with 5 quid reserves on the nice condition older rock ones. the list above is only half of what we have so we need the space.
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hopefully this is ok...
 
 
please take a look and see if theres anything you fancy
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2010 at 14:13
Originally posted by Easy Money Easy Money wrote:

Hi, I'm a record collector and I used to do a lot of trading with pro dealers.

First of all, condition is everything, if these records have any wear or damage, only the rarest ones are worth anything.

Record value is usually determined by how rare it is and how desirable it is. A lot of those records you list, such as Wakeman, Joni Mitchell, Wonder, Eagles, Boz Scaggs etc are worth very little if anything, they are way too common.

The prices in record collector books are usually inflated and are based on near mint condition. Near mint means it is practically brand new. Mint means you didn't even breath on it.

You can get a gauge on current record prices by going in the completed items list on ebay.
If you sell worn records on ebay as near mint you will get a bad rating and no one will buy from you.

Are there any good honest record dealers in your area, a good dealer will give you about 35 per cent of what he can get for it. Its a good way to go and much less hassle than ebay.

Some of the records you listed were not familiar to me, those are the ones that are usually worth money.
Once again though, let me reiterate, common records that show wear are worth about 25 cents each at a garage sale.

I'm also a record collector, and Easy Money is right.
You may find this site helpful  http://www.popsike.com
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2010 at 14:28
thanks for all your help, i think i am just going to put 10 a week onto ebay and see how I get on.  we are not bothered about making mega bucks just getting rid of them and making a few quid would be good. first 10 are up now.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 11 2010 at 14:28
About the listing of Nursery Cryme.

I'd strongly suggest more detailed information about condition and use of standard terms in the description, see these instructions. http://reviews.ebay.com/A-guide-to-Vinyl-Record-Grades_W0QQugidZ10000000000068836.

Also submit a detailed photograph of the label and the record. If the label looks like this, you're lucky.

Also inform of the matrix numbers which you find at the run-out groove area of each side. 
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thanks again for the help, I will spend a few hours tonight putting more information on. our label is indentical to that. i will post some more pics later

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