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iluvalex · 05-24-2007, 05:32 PM

I'm about to move and did not cherish the idea of moving 4 very full, very heavy peach crates of vinyl albums. I got rid of my turntable years ago (a very conscious decision) and thus have no reason to own vinyl. My collection consisted mostly of rock and classic rock stuff (and some rare items). I did keep very good care of them.

So this past weekend decided to see if I could get ANY money for them.

So found a few local used record stores and headed out. The first shop I stopped at, the owner gave me $15 for a few used CD's. Good deal.

Then he went through all the albums and said I'll give you $66 bucks for this stack (around 30 albums or so. Some hard to find). I was ecstatic. He then looked down at all the crates and said, he was not interested in those, but would take them off my hands for $100. I was even more ecstatic. But better yet, it was really a total of $166 for all the albums. This is better than I could have hoped for.

Garage sales I wouldn't get probably $10. Ebay... way to much work and time involved.

I know there's a lot of theoretical money sitting there in my album collection, but that means nothing if no one wants them.

Sooooo. I'm very happy. Now to get rid of my 500+ 45 collection I was planning for my Wurlitzer Jukebox.

papibear · 05-24-2007, 08:02 PM

Wow, good deal!

Vinyl's experiencing a resurgence of interest of late, especially so considering that many albums released on vinyl have never been released on CD, while others that have are sometimes different in some manner from the originals.

Plus there's also the neo-Luddite-esque backlash against newer technological changes in media. Marshall McLuhan would have a field day dissecting this phenomenon (if he was still around).

There's a part of me that seriously misses vinyl. There's another part of me that doesn't. Like anything, changes in media technologies have their pros and cons. Vinyl had certain positive qualities that are missing from the listening experience today (although I never quite understood the thing about "warmth," which got bandied around when CDs came on the scene, unless it referred to the built-in lack of crystal-clarity in the audio reproduction, in which case it's akin to the debate about film vs. hi-def video), but both CDs and now digital tracks also have their own positive qualities that were missing from the vinyl experience as well. 6 of one, half-dozen of the other. Is the glass half-empty or half-full?

Personally, I've always been a big fan of options. In my ideal world, vinyl (and 8-track, and cassette, and reel-to-reel) would never have gone away, and would share "space" with CD, SACD, DVD-Audio, DAT, and digital tracks for every title made. The adult in me recognizes the impossibility of this for business reasons, but the little kid in me says screw the business reasons, I want my Maypo, dammit.

I'm just glad to see that some newer titles are still being issued on vinyl, and that the collector's market for existing vinyl has increased. There's a LOT of good stuff to be found on those licorice pizzas.

(Speaking of which, here's a little memory for some of you old-timer Californians!)

iluvalex · 05-25-2007, 03:24 PM

I know what you mean. My brother and I were reminiscing about the little things of records. Getting eye level with the platter and placing the needle on the track. The cover artwork is probably the biggest loss for me. Inserts and special packaging. And it looks like all that will completely fade away.

I too never understood the 'warmth' thing either. In fact, I cringe listening to records. Hiss, pops and cracks just grate on me to much. And I guess what jumpstarted me to sell the vinyl was watching portions of CES on HDNET where they demo'd a $50,000 turntable. Said the company could not keep up with the demand. As you said, vinyl is making a comeback. Killer part. This was the lower end of the models. Company has a $100,000 turntable.

chiprocks1 · 05-25-2007, 07:51 PM

(Speaking of which, here's a little memory for some of you old-timer Californians!)

Oh snap. I havent seen this logo since I was actually inside the store swiping free Red Licorice. Is it me or did they always have an abundance of Black Licorice left over that no one wanted?

The last vinyl record I bought from Licorice Pizza was KISS "Creatures Of The Night"

Jeff003 · 06-03-2007, 04:12 AM

I still have vinyl and a fairly new record player I ordered off of qvc.You can buy record players at Target now which also have radios and cd players attached to them.I've bought a lot of my 33's at antique shops and I also own a couple of 45's.

iluvalex · 06-04-2007, 05:34 PM

I've heard the latest trend in Record Player's is the USB port to directly record off the record into the computer. Now that's cool.

05-24-2007, 05:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
iluvalex Actor Join Date: May 2002	Vinyl Records I'm about to move and did not cherish the idea of moving 4 very full, very heavy peach crates of vinyl albums. I got rid of my turntable years ago (a very conscious decision) and thus have no reason to own vinyl. My collection consisted mostly of rock and classic rock stuff (and some rare items). I did keep very good care of them. So this past weekend decided to see if I could get ANY money for them. So found a few local used record stores and headed out. The first shop I stopped at, the owner gave me $15 for a few used CD's. Good deal. Then he went through all the albums and said I'll give you $66 bucks for this stack (around 30 albums or so. Some hard to find). I was ecstatic. He then looked down at all the crates and said, he was not interested in those, but would take them off my hands for $100. I was even more ecstatic. But better yet, it was really a total of $166 for all the albums. This is better than I could have hoped for. Garage sales I wouldn't get probably $10. Ebay... way to much work and time involved. I know there's a lot of theoretical money sitting there in my album collection, but that means nothing if no one wants them. Sooooo. I'm very happy. Now to get rid of my 500+ 45 collection I was planning for my Wurlitzer Jukebox.

06-03-2007, 04:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jeff003 Actor Join Date: Jun 2004	I still have vinyl and a fairly new record player I ordered off of qvc.You can buy record players at Target now which also have radios and cd players attached to them.I've bought a lot of my 33's at antique shops and I also own a couple of 45's. __________________ I'm a hardcore Sims 2 Pc Game Fan!!!!

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05-24-2007, 08:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
papibear Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston, TX	Wow, good deal! Vinyl's experiencing a resurgence of interest of late, especially so considering that many albums released on vinyl have never been released on CD, while others that have are sometimes different in some manner from the originals. Plus there's also the neo-Luddite-esque backlash against newer technological changes in media. Marshall McLuhan would have a field day dissecting this phenomenon (if he was still around). There's a part of me that seriously misses vinyl. There's another part of me that doesn't. Like anything, changes in media technologies have their pros and cons. Vinyl had certain positive qualities that are missing from the listening experience today (although I never quite understood the thing about "warmth," which got bandied around when CDs came on the scene, unless it referred to the built-in lack of crystal-clarity in the audio reproduction, in which case it's akin to the debate about film vs. hi-def video), but both CDs and now digital tracks also have their own positive qualities that were missing from the vinyl experience as well. 6 of one, half-dozen of the other. Is the glass half-empty or half-full? Personally, I've always been a big fan of options. In my ideal world, vinyl (and 8-track, and cassette, and reel-to-reel) would never have gone away, and would share "space" with CD, SACD, DVD-Audio, DAT, and digital tracks for every title made. The adult in me recognizes the impossibility of this for business reasons, but the little kid in me says screw the business reasons, I want my Maypo, dammit. I'm just glad to see that some newer titles are still being issued on vinyl, and that the collector's market for existing vinyl has increased. There's a LOT of good stuff to be found on those licorice pizzas. (Speaking of which, here's a little memory for some of you old-timer Californians!)

05-25-2007, 03:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
iluvalex Actor Join Date: May 2002	I know what you mean. My brother and I were reminiscing about the little things of records. Getting eye level with the platter and placing the needle on the track. The cover artwork is probably the biggest loss for me. Inserts and special packaging. And it looks like all that will completely fade away. I too never understood the 'warmth' thing either. In fact, I cringe listening to records. Hiss, pops and cracks just grate on me to much. And I guess what jumpstarted me to sell the vinyl was watching portions of CES on HDNET where they demo'd a $50,000 turntable. Said the company could not keep up with the demand. As you said, vinyl is making a comeback. Killer part. This was the lower end of the models. Company has a $100,000 turntable.

05-25-2007, 07:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
chiprocks1 Actor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Diego, CA	(Speaking of which, here's a little memory for some of you old-timer Californians!) Oh snap. I havent seen this logo since I was actually inside the store swiping free Red Licorice. Is it me or did they always have an abundance of Black Licorice left over that no one wanted? The last vinyl record I bought from Licorice Pizza was KISS "Creatures Of The Night"

06-04-2007, 05:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
iluvalex Actor Join Date: May 2002	I've heard the latest trend in Record Player's is the USB port to directly record off the record into the computer. Now that's cool.