Old Records....

[ilsonchick]

my grandma has given me over 150 records today dating back to 1940-50's. There all pristine and are the old vinlys 78 RPM. I dont really want to car boot them, would it be worth getting them valued/looked at? How would i find a local record dealer? Ive put in google record dealers in my area but nothings coming up apart from HMV! lol any advice would be fab! xx

[dothawkes31]

http://shop.ebay.co.u...at=See-All-Categories

It's all about mass production and preservation, check out the variety for sale on ebay

[boxtops]

Have a look on eBay, see if they are selling there. I'd be interested to know how you get on, I have a collection from the 60s-70s that I might want to sell before too long.

[dothawkes31]

are they 78s boxy or 45s? I have loads of 45s that i won't part with, lots of special edition jackets on some too

[ilsonchick]

dotha what does 78 boxy or 45s mean? :)

[dothawkes31]

errrr, I asked Boxtops if his collection was of 78rpm or 45 rpm, 78s are not vinyl BTW* they break, vinyl just bends abit when you try to cram one in your school bag

BTW* means by the way

[ilsonchick]

ok sorry :)

[boxtops]

mostly 45s and 33 rpm LPs dot ... btw also, I'm not a bloke.

[dothawkes31]

I probably did know that boxtops but i always get mixed up, did you used to be a welsh person called snags?

[boxtops]

er...no, dot, I've always been boxtops. My dad was Welsh though, but he wasn't snags either, not unless snags is using a medium to communicate.

[ilsonchick]

if i do put these on car boot what should i ask for them each? xx

[dothawkes31]

don;t do a car boot at random, visit a few and see it there is a trader dealing in them first and get an idea of prices. You can research alot online about what is rare.
http://www.jabw.demon.co.uk/values.htm

[ilsonchick]

nice one, im doing 2 car boots a week atm so i thought i would include them in my items im taking with me :)

[sigma]

Go to a local auction, buy on old wind up gramophone for about £30 and enjoy them.

[VHG]

Dont car boot them. If you do you may find you get almost nothing for them.

Depending on what records they are you may find one one its own might be worth hundreds or even thousands.

(Record collectors look for things like the date they were issued, the pressings, the sleeve, the track listing etc etc).

So for example, the first Beatles album came out in various forms when it first came out (Mono, Stereo, various presings). An "ordinariy" one may be only worth a few pounds, a first pressing may be worth hundreds or even thousands.

(this was just an example as your records are pre-Beatles, just trying to show how a certain record can be worth quite a lot, particularly if it is rare).

I would list them on ebay and give as much detail about each record as you can.

If they are rare people will snap your hand off.

[VHG]

As an example, here is the first Beatles album on sale at nearly £5,000

http://eil.com/shop/m....asp?catalogid=330195

[VHG]

Can you give us an idea of what these 78s are (music wise).

Are they classical, opera, jazz, big band etc

If you dont know just give us a few of the titles and artists at random.

[ironmonger]

Go to your local library they have books that will give you all the info you want

[flicrat]

No need to buy a wind-up gramophone. I play my old 78's from the thirties onwards on a record player of the 60's I picked up at a second hand shop.I love the way the old larger records played the classics. It took three records and both sides of each to get one Brandenburg Concerto. We were always jumping up to turn it over! I have some old Uncle Mac Children's Hour recordings and delights from the tirties and forties such as 'Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?' and 'The Chirruping of the Birdies in the Sycamore Tree ' and 'She was a thrush in a cage in the window ' etc. That is just for nostalgia for all you others who began with wind-ups. I have no doubt my children will sell them off, but the grandchildren like to hop around to them!

[Kogvos61]

Did you know if you have 12'' 78's that are too scratched or unplayable and you wish to utilise them, we used to soak them in boiling hot water (wear protective gloves) and when soft gently bend them into a bowl and use them for planting bulbs etc, you have a drainage hole already. It works but be careful not to scold yourself.