How do I find the value of old vinyl record albums in great shape?

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Old record stores and pawn shops You could get their value assessed in a pawn shop or go into a record store (cause they still have them around surprisingly enough) and they could tell you. PBS has a show called "Antique Roadshow" - you could call their 1-800 # and ask them as well.

Most have no value Most vinyl records have no value. Albums that used record stores can sell are usually worth about a buck. If you have something rare, you can search eBay or use Google to search for the album and see what people are trying to sell it for..

1 Buy a record album price guide which gives detailed instructions on grading. To a collector, grading and condition are everything. You might think its in Mint condition, but once you start grading it, you might decide an album is only Very Good.

Going to places like eBay and checking on prices are only good to find out what the current market conditions are like among the bottom-feeders and don't accurately reflect what you can get for them retail should you decide to go that route. If you have some truly scarce and good albums, you could bring in some bucks. But if you have stuff like "Frampton Comes Alive" which everybody and their brother has 3 copies of, even if they were still in the original shrinkwrap, you'd be lucky to get a buck apiece for them.As a general rule, the more popular an album was when it came out (exceptions: The Beatles, Dave Clark 5, Jimi Hendrix and a few others), the less its going to be worth.

The less popular an album was, the more it will be worth. Seems kind of cockeyed, but that's the way the record collecting market works. I spent close to 20 years running the circuit of collectible record shows around the country and would have some great weekends because I had some rarities and had some real stinkers because I was committed, but didn't really have the good product that weekend.

(Geez, am I glad I'm not doing that any more! ) .

Buy a record album price guide which gives detailed instructions on grading. To a collector, grading and condition are everything. You might think its in Mint condition, but once you start grading it, you might decide an album is only Very Good.

Going to places like eBay and checking on prices are only good to find out what the current market conditions are like among the bottom-feeders and don't accurately reflect what you can get for them retail should you decide to go that route. If you have some truly scarce and good albums, you could bring in some bucks. But if you have stuff like "Frampton Comes Alive" which everybody and their brother has 3 copies of, even if they were still in the original shrinkwrap, you'd be lucky to get a buck apiece for them.As a general rule, the more popular an album was when it came out (exceptions: The Beatles, Dave Clark 5, Jimi Hendrix and a few others), the less its going to be worth.

The less popular an album was, the more it will be worth. Seems kind of cockeyed, but that's the way the record collecting market works. I spent close to 20 years running the circuit of collectible record shows around the country and would have some great weekends because I had some rarities and had some real stinkers because I was committed, but didn't really have the good product that weekend.

(Geez, am I glad I'm not doing that any more! ).

Music Charts of popular albums and artists of 2010.

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