Where can you find the value of old vinyl records?

Answer 1

Any of the following websites may be able to provide the value of your album: www.neatstuff.net/records/Records.html

www.forevervinyl.com/

www.recordcollectorslc.com

www.vinylalbums4sale.com/index.html Any of the following websites may be able to provide the value of your album: www.neatstuff.net/records/Records.html

www.forevervinyl.com/

www.recordcollectorslc.com

www.vinylalbums4sale.com/index.html

Answer 2

It is obvious that in the last 5 years Vinyl Records have resurfaced (not that they ever went away) in the mainstream market, and we now have a new generation of listeners simply not satisfied with poor quality mp3s and thumbnails of artwork. Finding out the Value of your Vinyl Records can be easy, but it ultimately depends on how you approach it. Before you start setting up auctions on eBay trying to sell off your parents collection of LP's there are a few points to consider:

• What is the condition of the Vinyl Record?
• Has it ever been played, or is it still Sealed?
• How unique is the Artwork?
• Is it a Promotional Release?
• Is it a Limited Release?

A good place to start is Google. Using quotations, type in the title of the album name with "vinyl" at the end of it. Take a look at some of the current eBay auctions or Vinyl Record dealers on GEMM.com who have that particular Record in stock. This should give you a general indication of the vinyl record's current market value. If you are like me and would rather look up the exact appraised price, You can go out and purchase some sort of Vinyl Records Price Guide. Lastly, there is always the option of perusing through the yellow pages and taking a peek at independent record shops in your city, as most owners are avid collectors and will tell you with the skim of their eye whether you should even consider selling the record or not. Visit the Related Link section below for an in depth article on how to determine the exact value of your rare vinyl records.

Answer 3

Most bookstores will have collectible guides with that information, or look up Used Records on the 'net.

Really though, unless the record in question is in mint or near perfect condition, has never been played (or rarely played), is a special copy, or a picture record, they're not worth much other than what you value them. I have a picture album of Boston's first major album, which has Long Time and some of their first hits on it. I bought it and never played it. I checked a few years ago and even it was only worth about 50-75 bucks. I think I paid 7 or 10 for it back in the 70's when it came out.

Picture LP's were the forerunners of today's screened CD's and DVD's, but the picture is actually in the vinyl throughout the record on both sides. Thought collectible, the process and vinyl quality meant the audio quality wasn't as good. Still, they're cool, and neater than CD/DVD Screen Prints. The entire LP IS the picture, usually a repro of the cover art embedded in the vinyl itself.

You can still find them for sale, though their the collectible ones like I have.

Answer 4

Kind of like Baseball cards, it depends on what you have -and- what condition its in. Finding the value of each record requires time, research and effort. There are common ones and rare ones. And condition is everything to a collector willing to spend money on them.

Answer 5

You could do an eBay search. Find out what they are selling for, and what they have sold for in the recent past. If not listed on eBay you could check this catalog.

The catalog for records is by "Goldmine". It is about 3 inches thick, with1300 plus pages and has 1,000's and 1,000's of entries. It sells for about $34.99 at your local bookstore.

A records value is based on its condition. The better the condition the higher the price. The condition is based on 3 areas (the cover, the label and the vinyl). The grading guide is the 'Goldmine' catalog (7th Edition) on pages 12-13. Read it carefully.

Here are the conditions:

Mint = (New, in its protective wrapper never been opened.)

NM (Near Mint):

VG+:

VG:

Good:

Poor:

As an example you have a record that you want to find out its value. You look it up in the Goldmine Catalog and you see that is has a value of $10 at NM (Near Mint). Then you take the time to grade it and it grades out to VG. Records are dropped by 1/2 their NM value for each grade. Therefore, your $10 record is only worth $2.50. A 'Poor' grade is only worth about $1.25 or less.

Here is the best part. Mint records. Here is how it reads in the 'Goldmine' catalog, "These are absolutely perfect in every way. Often rumored but rarely seen...There is no set percentage of the Near Mint value these can bring. It is best negotiated between buyer and seller." (Page 12) Wow! that is awesome.

Answer 6

well obviously the recording on the record, the production number of the record, the date of the record, and the demand. you might just want to take it to an appraiser or even a pawn shop to just see if its worth anything

Answer 7

Music Price Guide is a good place to both auction your records and see what they're worth.

On Amazon there's a book titled the Goldmine Record Album Price Guide.

Answer 8

Probably the easiest way is to look on ebay's completed items to see what they sell for.