Haven't purchased a record for months. There's only one record shop (was a few weeks ago) 15 miles away. Have thought about auction sites but once they are posted damage can occur.
Pointers please.
Pointers please.
Is it wise to buy vinyl from auction sites?
- Thread starter plastic penguin
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Hi-FiOutlaw
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Hi PP
as you should know i'm from Portugal, and in this last 5 month i've bought (lost count) but more than 100 records on Ebay. Not one damage have occur, all have been very well packed, and behound UK i've bought two LP from France and one from Greece ( the most well packed until now)
bidding as I write on ebay...
Some are discribed as Mint and actualy are in Exelent condition, other are in Mint and rated as exelent.
Other then that no problems what so ever!
:cheers:
as you should know i'm from Portugal, and in this last 5 month i've bought (lost count) but more than 100 records on Ebay. Not one damage have occur, all have been very well packed, and behound UK i've bought two LP from France and one from Greece ( the most well packed until now)
bidding as I write on ebay...
Some are discribed as Mint and actualy are in Exelent condition, other are in Mint and rated as exelent.
Other then that no problems what so ever!
:cheers:
John Duncan
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I sold an LP on eBay for £160, packed it in what I thought was an exemplary way, and it got a bit squished in transit, costing me 60 quid in price reduction...
But nah, you should be fine.
But nah, you should be fine.
Hi-FiOutlaw
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I have mostly had positive purchases off ebay....
Apart from 1, New Order - Subtance the huy said it was mint Ex/Ex, however wheni evenually received it 3 weeks later it was filthy, scratched and covered in mould! He refunded me but I kept it, cleaned it up it had pops & clicks but sounds ok.
I always search for 99p ones from the same seller to get a reduction on postage - got 4 the other day for about £8
Apart from 1, New Order - Subtance the huy said it was mint Ex/Ex, however wheni evenually received it 3 weeks later it was filthy, scratched and covered in mould! He refunded me but I kept it, cleaned it up it had pops & clicks but sounds ok.
I always search for 99p ones from the same seller to get a reduction on postage - got 4 the other day for about £8
Hi-FiOutlaw
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And don't forget about Discogs, nice prices and you can find some difficult Albums as well. I've bought some Diana Krall and Katie Melua LPs.
chebby
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plastic penguin said:
Relative scarcity.
Remember you are paying for the fact that someone bothered to look after a good LP for decades in some cases.
A thirty year-old album with no dirt, dust, warps, scratches, groove damage etc. (and a cover in excellent condition too) is pretty rare compared to it's brand new CD version in most cases.
There is also the part that fashion plays in vinyl sales nowadays. It's become quite 'hip' again so that bumps the prices. (More people after increasingly less vinyl.*)
*Tens of thousands of attics and spare rooms and cupboards get cleared every year and only a few of those old vinyl collections make it to somewhere you can buy them. (Tragically most old vinyl still gets binned.)
The_Lhc
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plastic penguin said:
It's not always, the missus was watching that program on ITV about the Now That's What I Call Music series the other night, the first CD (Now 4) is worth 500 quid, simply because they didn't make very many. Conversely the last of the vinyl issues (Now 35) is worth far more than the early ones, simply because there weren't very many sold (understandably).
chebby said:
If they're kept in attics I certainly wouldn't want it. They warp very quickly. I know this to my cost.
That is one explanation. You could also look at it there's no bloody shops, so every sod is cashing in. Some I've been looking at is 3 x the cost of the same CD. Don't mind paying extra for carriage. That's reasonable. But 2-3 x the price of a CD? Nah. On that basis I have a million pounds worth of vinyl.
chebby
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plastic penguin said:
We have a great one 10 minutes walk away. It even has a Keith Monks record cleaning service...
http://www.vinylrecords.co.uk/
chebby said:
That's great if you live in Portsmouth or Havant and surrounding areas, not much cop if you're close on 60 miles away.
Very similar to the shop we had in Epsom, records in boxes with hand-made tabs to separate the different artists.
About 4 years ago I bought from the Epsom shop Led Zeppelin's 'In Thru The Out Door', which came with the normal cover and a printed brown bag (sleeve) and it cost me, unused, £12.00. There's currently exact same one on Fleebay with brown sleeve @ £54.00 (used) + carriage. Scandulous.
chebby
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chebby said:
I know. You'll also know I love the smell of those places, adds to the whole experience: Flicking thru different stock and coming out with something you actually want.
Just add to my previous post about how the lack of shops is playing into the hands of those with no real interest in music (probably). From the same shop at the same time I purchased the Led Zepp LP I also bought 'Out Of The Blue' by ELO on blue vinyl. It cost me around £18.00. I spent in total, including some s/hand stuff around £40.00.
Now look at the price http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Electric-Light-Orchestra-Out-Of-The-Blue-2-x-180-Gram-Vinyl-LP-/230977771959?pt=UK_Records&hash=item35c75919b7
Never had a problem with anything off ebay. Conversely I've had damaged sleeves from HMV (twice with the same album that has a plastic outer) and a German site. Some very minor corner crushing from amazon as well.
Do prefer to get older stuff on vinyl but hard to justify the cost when CDs can often be had for under £2.
Do prefer to get older stuff on vinyl but hard to justify the cost when CDs can often be had for under £2.
Christmas is fast approaching. And with Christmas comes that time for massive present shopping. However, I'm here to tell you that how easy it is to shop auctions and not deal with the mall crowds and traffic jams that come with the Christmas season. You can actually stay home and shop for the holidays in your pajamas!storage auctions
eggontoast
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I can't personally understand why anyone would want to buy a vinyl copy of any album (unless it's been deleted of course). They are bulky to store, a faff to use, sound poor, the only redeeming feature I can see is the artwork is nice.
Since the sound quality is comparable to mp3 at best, you'd be better of downloading it from Amazon or iTunes or better still just buying a second hand CD, at least then your getting a Hi-Fi quality recording (if mastered well).
Since the sound quality is comparable to mp3 at best, you'd be better of downloading it from Amazon or iTunes or better still just buying a second hand CD, at least then your getting a Hi-Fi quality recording (if mastered well).
DIB
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eggontoast said:
Hey Egg, you clearly haven't heard but everything sounds much better on vinyl. Get on message man.
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eggontoast
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DIB said:
Come on, you're not serious are you, what is it 1985.
There is no comparison between CD and vinyl. A £50 CD player can outperform a vinyl set up of hundreds of pounds, easily.
eggontoast said:
I'll take that Pepsi Challenge any day of the week. Besides, if LPs suck so much, why are you around this section of the forum? Pretty transparent.
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