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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
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It's all about mass production and preservation, check out the variety for sale on ebay
It's all about mass production and preservation, check out the variety for sale on ebay
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
http://www.jabw.demon.co.uk/values.htm
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.
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.
As an example, here is the first Beatles album on sale at nearly £5,000
http://eil.com/shop/m....asp?catalogid=330195
http://eil.com/shop/m....asp?catalogid=330195
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!
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.
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