What to do with 5,000+ Records in good condition?

[Old Hippie]

unopened first beatles album,

Could be some major cash. Depending upon cover condition, manf. and pressing dates, I have seen these sell for 3-5 thousand dollars. Your best bet is to make a detailed list and go from there.

 

[shocksyde]

I think I'll try to find the list he had made and post back here with my findings.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: shocksyde
My family has a storage unit filled to the brim with my late father's record collection.

I'm looking for ideas on how to get rid of all of them. I understand some of the records may be worth some good money (unopened first beatles album, etc.), but i'd definately feel weird selling them for a profit.

Has anyone ever had to get rid of stuff after the passing of a loved one? What did you do?

I feel if I simply donated them all to good will they'd be wasted. eBay? Craigslist? Drop them from a plane over the desert?

lots of old records are worth a fortune.

 

[Juno]

Originally posted by: iRONic
I use my albums as wall art. If you want to sell any of yours PM me.

Album art

you may want to visit the coffee shop at rochester institute of technology, they have their walls (included bathrooms) filled with albums (stacking next to each other.)

 

[cthulhu]

If your family is not interested in selling them, donate them to a school's music program. It could be a great way for them to raise money.

 

[edro]

Sit them on your front lawn on a nice sunny summer day.

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: edro
Sit them on your front lawn on a nice sunny summer day.

and videotape the carnage?

 

[Vic]

Send them to me.

No seriously, you should sell them for a profit, and I'll tell you why. Because that is the best way to make sure that they will go to someone who will appreciate them and take care of them, like your father did.

 

[iRONic]

Originally posted by: shocksyde

Originally posted by: edro
Sit them on your front lawn on a nice sunny summer day.

and videotape the warpage?

Fixed.dat

 

[TheGizmo]

dude... wtf.. go get a turntable, and enjoy that music, if not now then hold onto it for a while one day you'll know the value of having 5000 records. if you sell 5000 of your fathers albums ill be pissed off at you.

 

[krunchykrome]

Throw them at zombies and rid the world of these creatures one by one.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Roguestar
Send them to me.

No! Send them to me instead!

ZV

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: TheGizmo
dude... wtf.. go get a turntable, and enjoy that music, if not now then hold onto it for a while one day you'll know the value of having 5000 records. if you sell 5000 of your fathers albums ill be pissed off at you.

I've considered it in my head over and over again but I really don't have anywhere to put them!

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Vic
Send them to me.

No seriously, you should sell them for a profit, and I'll tell you why. Because that is the best way to make sure that they will go to someone who will appreciate them and take care of them, like your father did.

This is a very good point. It's just sad how many records are in bad shape because people didn't really appreciate them or take proper care of them.

ZV

 

[shocksyde]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Vic
Send them to me.

No seriously, you should sell them for a profit, and I'll tell you why. Because that is the best way to make sure that they will go to someone who will appreciate them and take care of them, like your father did.

This is a very good point. It's just sad how many records are in bad shape because people didn't really appreciate them or take proper care of them.

ZV

I agree, that is a very valid point. My father did truly care for hus music.

 

[iRONic]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Throw them at zombies and rid the world of these creatures one by one.

Brilliant!

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

How are they organized?

 

[shocksyde]

Alphabetically in boxes made to hold records, placed on a giant shelving system he had built by a friend to hold them all.

 

[MixMasterTang]

Start a company called NetTunes, and rent them out to people! (Make sure to have a good deposit system to help ward off theft and damage).

 

[angminas]

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
How are they organized?

They usually attack in moldering waves. They're not so much organized as driven by a ravenous hunger for human flesh.

 

[Flammable]

Originally posted by: MixMasterTang
Start a company called NetTunes, and rent them out to people! (Make sure to have a good deposit system to help ward off theft and damage).

No Comment...:laugh:

 

[compuwiz1]

Rip them onto CD's, for preservation of all the great music, then take care of them forever and hand them down to your most worthy offspring.

or, get them appraised and better the life for yourself, and your kids. You might be sitting on a few million, depending on how many unopened classics you have.

I own a crate new 426 Chrysler Hemi, which was port plated, coated in cosmoline, bagged, crated, and has not seen daylight since 1969. My uncle gave it to me. He was going to put it in a car, but never got around to it, then had health problems. It is worth at least a hundred grand. Someday, when I get that 69 Charger, I'm gonna go to Nebraska and get my motor.

 

[Aquaman]

Antiques Roadshow?

They should also be able to point you in the right direction for an appraiser......... then put them up for auction

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[shocksyde]

Ripping them to CD would take an UNGODLY amount of time.

Maybe I'll do it for certain rare records that I couldn't find in digital form otherwise.

And I really doubt they'd be worth a few million. If I had to make a wild guess I'd say they're worth $20k if sold individually. I did peruse eBay, and the Beatles stuff does fetch a pretty penny.

 

[Old Hippie]

I own a crate new 426 Chrysler Hemi, which was port plated, coated in cosmoline, bagged, crated, and has not seen daylight since 1969.

Wow! A sealed Hemi. A classic in it's own right! :thumbsup: