Some will be fussier around condition, but if you have desirable records for sale we will want to pay as much as we possibly can for them. In the 1960’s most of the earlier 1960’s Lp’s sold in Mono around 1966/67 even numbers of Mono and Stereo records were sold and in the late 1960’s most were sold in Stereo. I believe the rarity is that it did not sell many copies and it is the first recorded session of Eric Clapton, also Jimmy Page is on harmonica.

Unfortunately your signed one off Gary Glitter acetate that he signed is really not going to be worth much!singles (eg FGTH Relax is a pic disc) Box sets of Cliff (prob not of interest), The Beatles Box, ELO box set and Runrig (I have a programme that is signed – think I still have it not looked at the record shelf for a while). It’s not that easy, although since I still live in South Africa, I’m hoping it will be easier than I think. I think it’s important to understand the overheads involved in selling on vinyl records and also the amount of work that needs to be done.

Many records when originally released came with lyric inserts and sometimes posters and other odd inserts (Alice cooper School’s Out cam with a pair of free Panties! However this is rarely the case and many peoples motivation will be to clear some space from a loft or spare room.It is extremely unfortunate that a few of my brother’s LPs suffered water damage during storage, resulting in mould/staining of the album outer (and inner) sleeves, although the records themselves are in VG+ condition.

As a Record Dealer I love seeing record collections in genres that are in high demand, in beautiful condition and with a few …. So selling individually if you have time will potentially reap the biggest reward, but you really do need to give it time. Sometimes it takes a bit more effort to track down the collectors or dealers that specialise in these areas. The rest of the family will not listen to them so it would be great if they went to someone who would appreciate his collection.Yes there’s great demand for Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd etc, but some of the most valuable records from this era hardly sold at all. This is another very overlooked factor when choosing to sell your record collection or even a single record.

I’ve got what’s been described by one collector as a pre first pressing of transformers the movie soundtrack from the 1980s. I have a small collection of mixed artists, however, around 50% are Gary Numan/Tubeway Army records 7″, 10″ and 12″, and are std, picture disc, coloured vinyl. I have a collection of lps to sell rolling stones led zepplin beatles david bowie moody blues ten years after Duane eddy the who etc.

I will also provide some links below to some really great sites that can also help you value your vinyl records. It’s also worth remembering that when a record fetches a huge amount of money the seller is nearly always a professional record dealer with a massive client base and who has worked for years to build up trust. Record Collector Grading System– Mainly used in the UK as the guide to describing the condition of a record. It’s not unusual to be having a discussion with someone who swears they have a first issue Beatles record, but looking at the colour of the label I know 100% it isn’t. Yes there is some what of a vinyl “Gold Rush” going on, but also quite a lot people who don’t really know what they are doing.