Has the arse fallen outta the vinyl market ?

[wayne]

Originally Posted by nathan

said it before and I'll say it again. If you've got vinyl to sell. SELL IT NOW!!

I could have sold my viynl 4 years ago and made a mint out of it, the majority of my collection now would not got for that much as in what you have all said the prices have come down dramatically. Tunes like congress 50 miles i just picked up for 1.99 that was a £20 buff tune maybe even 12 months ago.

I also agree the mp3 effect has been massive thats why i got the cdj to compliment the viynl cos u can pick up cds with hundreds of tunes on for next to nowt

For me though im gonna clear out all my bootlegs after burning them cos theres no odds vs bootlegs and mp3 s in my opinion; but all my original stuffs going to the grave with me its like a lifes diary for me looking at a 12" and remembering where you herard it first and where u bought it ya cant beat that.

[ikontraband]

Originally Posted by Jonno

You're not wrong there - Hard To Find currently have a copy of Melodies of Passion (on USA import an all) for £75!!

Surely no one's gonna pay that.

i sold that to them for £15.00 few weeks back as it wasnt mint so thats defo a fair price to take , no hassell and no ebay ,discogs or paypal fees ect . if they get £75.00 for it then i say bloody good luck to em , peeps should check out htfr wants list as me and my mate drive down every 6 weeks or so for a weigh in , ud be suprised some of the prices they pay for stuff , anyone who pays me £3 for chad jackson - hear the drummer and then manages to sell it on for £15 is doing much better than any of us off here could ,so again fair play to em ,

ive been in this game more or less full time for over 15 years now buying n selling tunes and it sometimes breaks my heart to see some storming records go for peanuts , (like shooms rescuing that papua new guniea few weeks back for a quid to send it to a good home ) was a much better deed than sending money to save an old clapped out old donkey or greyhound IMO,

as for values dropping ,even ive took the gamble and held onto stuff for too long and then its ended up worth much less than i paid for it (and trust me i dont pay much )the arse has defo dropped out of 90% the tunes but theres still a strong market for some records and always will be , especially loads of the hardcore stuff which still fetches good money especially spain n canaries as has already been mentioned , plus ive held onto stuff just by chance and its come back into fashion so to speak and ive done well of what i thought was crap tunes so it can swing for you and against you,

another thing ive noticed is USA buyers have virtually dissapeared probably due to the exchange rate . few years ago was bout 1.60 to the pound now its amost 2.00 thats a big difference when u inc shipping ect , i used to sell shit loads of prog/trance out to the states few years back for good money now u cant give the stuff away ,

id say also that its very seasonal as music sales defo tail off in the summer , thats always been the case . but thats when the BEST bargains are to be had..

[Shooms]

Originally Posted by ikontraband

i sold that to them for £15.00 few weeks back as it wasnt mint so thats defo a fair price to take , no hassell and no ebay ,discogs or paypal fees ect . if they get £75.00 for it then i say bloody good luck to em , peeps should check out htfr wants list as me and my mate drive down every 6 weeks or so for a weigh in , ud be suprised some of the prices they pay for stuff

going through the online prices as I type I've got a spare of Melodies which I've put up for 20 - quite happy to take 15s for instant cash & no fees... gonna take a pile up with me at the w/e

lol - it's like crack convertors this... seems there are some good buying prices to be had @ htfr but they take the piss in other areas - pick n choose what you take down then

It'd be good to see / catch up with Mikeee too

[Presuming Ed]

I went through the whole most wanted section last week all 14000 or summat..got about 70 to send em..should go some way to offering me some sort of receptical to urinate into

[Monty]

How long do you guys think Vinyl has got left?

It's going to be mad when it has stop we probaly will all feel sick and that the next generation of Tehcnology has really kicked in,Vinyl Junkies are going to become even more Vinyl Junkies buying all the needles they can get lol i know i'd buy loads of them lol

I will still keep buying my Hardcore collection and i will keep it forever {sounds cheesy} as personal entertainment it's great to jump on your decks do some crossfade breakbeat mixing blending scratching with vinyl for a nice warm up get your juices flowing someday i'll get them bloody Pioneers!

[ilovepiano]

Originally Posted by montydj

How long do you guys think Vinyl has got left?

I personally think it'll be around for a while yet. If CD's and and mp3's were going to kill it, they would have done by know. CD's have just had their 25th birthday.....

[Shooms]

Originally Posted by ilovepiano

CD's have just had their 25th birthday.....

But proper DJ friendly CDJs are only a few years old.

[Monty]

Originally Posted by ilovepiano

I personally think it'll be around for a while yet. If CD's and and mp3's were going to kill it, they would have done by know. CD's have just had their 25th birthday.....

Ye hope so mate can't beat good old Vinyl

[Presuming Ed]

You certainly can't...bulky..cumbersome...but i love it

[STUART]

dont forget that most european countries especially ITALY & SPAIN take the last 2 weeks of August out and head to the coast they still have industrial fortnight and things literally close for 2-3weeks.

Thats why even Ebay are offering 50% off listing fees as you can see yourselves theres not much listed.

You could do a search for "ZONE" and usually get 500 items at the moment only 200ish items.

And even the English save for big bank holiday weekends/ closing Ibiza parties etc... so theres more chance of picking up a bargain but less selection.

Isnt this a fun thread today LOL

Just to add to the gloom the interest rate rises also mean a lot of people have a lot less to spend aswell so the extra 0.25% we keep seeing is bound to take a hold of cash strapped people at some point.

Maybe were heading for a Vinyl crash there could even be a "Black Wednesday" when the ebay sellers actually pay you to take the stock of their hands

[ilovepiano]

Originally Posted by STUART

Maybe were heading for a Vinyl crash there could even be a "Black Wednesday" when the ebay sellers actually pay you to take the stock of their hands

Shout me if that happens

[PepeLePew]

Sometimes I just want to stab myself in the head when I see posts like this.
I sold my miniscule collection of ~ 200 records for about £200 to Vinyl Sexchange in 97. Not that I didn't need the money more then, but I do wish it wouldn't cost over a grand to replace them in these "depressed" times.
Which I probably would be doing if I wasn't such a cheapskate mp3 horder...

[Jiglo]

If the arse does fall out of the vinyl market, i'll be ready and waiting

[Northern Star]

Originally Posted by Jiglo

If the arse does fall out of the vinyl market, i'll be ready and waiting

you and me both and a zillions others i could mention hahahaha

[AB45]

Thanks for this thread people as it has just legitimised my ongoing arguement with the missus about getting rid of some of my tunes. The fact that she knew that many were worth a fair whack has always made her look at them as potential new clothes, holidays, furniture etc etc and treated them with contempt/jealousy as if it was an ex girlfriend sharing the bedroom space with us. Now she thinks they arent worth as much hopefully she will embrace them into the family home and treat them with respect at last