Hi, Steve. When you first opened this video, I felt like I was listening to MYSELF! I have pondered the very same question because I have no family members who have an interest in my record collection, albeit smaller than your collection of 3,000, unless you count all of my 45’s! My wife, like yours, has no interest in it, nor do either of my two daughters. I am now 62 and I own a large number of Elvis Presley albums and singles. Those are the ones that are nearest and dearest to me because of all the years building that collection. In about 10 to 12 years, I will probably sell everything, including the Elvis records, on eBay because I have built up a great reputation on there. Until then, I’m just going to enjoy the music!
That is fantastic that you have built a reputation in an online community. That is good advice. Maybe my grandkids will be interested in the music but I don’t want to hold my breath. I will start trimming it back when I stop working for my son. You just would like to see the albums go to someone who loves music
You are far more self-aware than most record collectors I have met. You are asking the right questions - I think we are going to see a flood of cheap vinyl hitting the market in the very near future. Most people were only collecting performatively for the internet, and now its losing its popularity they will all dump their collections at the same time.
I would agree with you. No hobby last forever in regards to popularity. People move on to the next craze. Sadly stores will close also. I just want to make sure my family knows what to do with the collection
Hi Steve, first time visiting your channel, Interesting topic. I am 79 and started selling some of my 10K plus LP collection 3 years ago. The path I took, and am still on, consists of multiple approaches. The first 2K I sold in bulk to a record store owner. I got an Ok price, but obviously could have done better through other methods. However, I needed to reduce my inventory quickly since I was moving and downsizing my living space. Since relocating, I have gotten involved in multiple regional record shows which have worked out well with low and midrange priced records. I also joined and participate with a record collectors group in my area and sell records at a monthly event. Both of these venues allow me to pick up a few dollars while having some fun interacting with people who share my passion for records. For the higher dollar records, I've found that consigning them to a reputable online dealer has worked very well for me. The one I use is Carolina Soul out of Durham, NC. Fortunately for me my children are into vinyl and I have started giving them a lot of records they like already. However, some of my collection will stay with me until I am gone. I have priced those as best I could so that they will have an idea as to what they are worth. So, that is my journey so far.
Gerald, wow, that was some great points and I love your approach. Carolina Soul does consignment, no wonder why they always have such great stuff. Doing record shows would be nice as long as you don’t spend more than you sell. These are terrific suggestions, thank you for taking the time to share them with me. I hope you will continue to watch my channel
@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Hey Steve, I've subscribed and will definitely be checking back in. You are right about the perils of spending at the record shows some vendors fall into. I made up my mind about 5 years ago that I was not buying anymore records as I either have or have had every record that I have ever wanted. In 1958 my mom bought me four 78's for Christmas and I still have 3 of them. So I have been collecting a long time. I also have an extensive CD collection and will sometimes purchase an individual new release from one of the streaming services. However, I gladly get to spend a good deal of my record selling dollars spoiling my grandkids. Lol!
Hi Steve, Great points. This video has really made me think too. I have no family at all, just lost my dog to death, and have about 12,000+ LPs, and 2,000+ CDs and a few hundred singles/EPs. Real problem. I have no idea what to do. As for giving them away or selling them to friends, i don't have enough friends who have interest in music. Record fairs really are hit and miss. I used to sell at fairs here and found that things sold some days and not others. I'm like you, I just keep on buying and at the same time think about selling everything. I have thought about selling my house and renting a store with a connected residence and selling my collection that way, but that involves too many hours and a lot of work and at 69 and happily retired I really don't want to go back into work again, and our pension laws eliminate any pension I get if i sell too many records. I have no idea but this video has thrown the late Miss Rotty among the cats. my Lawyer, who is a personal friend as well sand is the executor of my will basically has said that the house, cars and chattels he can deal with, but he has no idea about what the records are worth, and he can deal with them so it's problem that I have never really thought too much about but will now give thought to. Thanks Steve.......
Peter, someone said to put the records in the will to be sold with a medium price and a lower price. This could be used for an estate sale. If it is in discogs you can get an idea of its worth. I totally agree about opening a store, at our age do we really want to spend out sunset years working I know I don’t That is a lot sell Peter, wow
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 I have been thinking about it all day today. Have not made any decision other than to consider it being too hard for anyone else to handle.
Take them in small batches to an estate sale auction house. I live in a large city that has at least 7 record stores I can visit. These stores along with ebay'ers bid on them like crazy. I thought I had a chance to win a few auctions. I've seen bids go $2400 on a box with the Beatles this year. I thought who's paying these prices? On a Saturday I made a visit to one on my favorite record stores and in the new bin were about 5-10 records that I was hoping to win in the auction. And on the walls were the Beatles albums that were the hot items in the auction. I can't complete with these heavy hitters on these online auctions. Try that out if you're able.
Purging is a dirty word Steve. My Granddaughter is two and She was brought up with My Collection. We even have record time together at least an hour a day. If My Daughter doesn't take My collection hopefully My Granddaughter will. Awesome Video!
I think about this all the time. I really don’t want to burden someone with trying to sell my collection if I pass away. The other thing that bothers me is that they won’t know the true value and they’ll get screwed over on the price. I feel like I have to sell it off before something bad happens.
Drew, couldn’t agree more. Once I stop working I will probably start by thinning the herd and make it more manageable. Or maybe my grandkids will love music!
Just as we’ve seen the artists/ musicians that actually wrote and created this music are selling their publishing- that seems like a pretty good indication for people with large music collections to part with their albums/ cds as well. Let’s face it, with each generation that goes by the bulk of one’s collection sadly becomes obsolete.. the emotions that were baked into all of that music is what makes it so valuable to the owner.
Great points about the emotion we attach to music. Each generation looks at it differently. What I find valuable in 20 years may not be or it could just be valuable to me. Things will work out
@@robertbyington7715 Course you don't,it is the same as anything else,it was your interest at not necessarily anyone else's.Are you worried about your shoes & socks when you no longer need them?
@ Talk about missing the point these are not shoes and socks LPs are musical history that you have put tons of time into finding them listening to them and taking care of them so when they are no longer in your possession you would hope they would go to someone who will listen to them enjoy them and take care of them like you had.
Very timely video for me. I’m 77 (Nov 30), and have 2,000+ vinyl records and 8,000+ CD, SACD, DVD-A, etc. I’ve informed my sons that when I depart this life, Mike at The In Groove (my local record store) will give them accurate price information and purchase if they decide to liquidate. After all, a very sizable chunk of the collection comes from The In Groove. I turned my grandson onto vinyl, so he also is in the mix. Oh, still buying, and now expanding my Zamrock collection. I love 2 Guys Talking… Thank you!!🎼🎶🎵🎶
Alan, glad you are enjoying the 2 guys podcast. Also wonderful to know of another lover of Zamrock. I like how you have worked out something with a record store. Vinyl Richie was saying he has a record store that when one of his albums is sold he gets 60% and the store gets 40%. I do like that No investment for the store, they both make money
Hi allan. I grew up in kitwe in the 70 and 80s could we perhaps discusscfurther your zamrock collection and what your connection is to it. As an ex zambian now living in the Netherlands im also interested in the topic.
@ about 8 years ago I was in a record store and I was looking for original Kuti albums and I asked the employee what would be a good album to get. He had just got in a two record set that had Paul Ngozi Family- Day of Judgement I bought it When I popped that on the stereo I was blown away by how exciting the music was. Talk about hard rock! I was hooked. I bought Zamrock CD compilations. Eventually Zamrock began to be reissued and VMP put out a Zamrock box set. A person who I know had a record store that had a person in Zambia looking for records. I then got originals of Riki Iligonge, Witch, Keith Mlevhu and a few more. Very expensive, not in good shape but they were rare. I have a nice collection of this genre and the music is so exciting. I just got the Ngozi album on record store day. Zamrock didn’t last long but wow did some incredible albums come from it. Someday I will do a video on my collection. I have almost all the Analog Africa albums and a large collection of Fela Kuti, mostly reissue.
Thought provoking video Steve. Another thing I would add to the conversation is the curse of Sellers Remorse! I didnt think it was something to be worried about but it can haunt you at times.
@jasonpp1973 Well I figured they're the ones who are into human sacrifice and blood magic, they love their gore with the image of an almost naked guy bleeding to death nailed to a cross in every church, they dig suffering, they eat the flesh and drink the blood of their God who's a Jewish zombie in some weird ritual every time they meet. And they all wear a tiny torture device around their neck. What's more Metal than that? So it's gotta be the perfect place for it I think.
Great vid Steve. Love your points and thoughts. I may have to make a response video with my ideas on this as well because this is great conversation :) Take care my friend!
I would love to hear your response. You have an incredible collection, what are your thoughts about it. People,have been giving me some interesting ideas. 10 years ago I n3ver thought about this and I had that very large collection. Now it is more manageable but which albums do I really need to have. We love music which is why we buy music, not easy to let go of it
Dave , so wonderful to hear from you. I did a room tour a few weeks ago and showed off your albums. I keep them out front because they are important to me. I hope things are going well with you and you made some inroads in the rough world of music. Keep creating, you have a lot of great things to say my friend
Excellent and thought-provoking video. I've been thinking about this for a long time generally about my personal items. I have been engaging in a Swedish Death Clean for the past few years decluttering the home. I don't want my family to be burdened with my stuff. I've already arranged for my family to contact my favourite record shop owner to off-load my records.
WOW, talk about ahead of the game! I tip my hat to you, welll done. A Swedish Death Clean lmao. That is a new one to me, I love that. It really makes sense. When we moved we got rid of a ton of things, no need to bring it with us. Goodwill got a lot of stuff, so did the library. We still have a lot of things to go though. Wonderful comment
I'm watching your video and eye-balling your Big Star and World Party records...those sure would look good in my collection! 😁 It's never easy getting rid of something you love or even deciding what to do in the first place. When it comes to something like music, two options typically emerge: profit or passion. Best of luck.
Derek, that is nice that you are willing to help me lol. It is very hard to let go of music I really need to make sure I have a plan for my family. Profit or Passion, I like that. Music is definitely passion
You briefly touched on this during our last meeting, this is a very thought provoking topic for sure. Not something I've actively thought much about myself. I don't think about the value of my collection ever basically, but it does become important that my family doesn't get screwed over getting rid of it when I'm gone. Selling it all off at once would be easiest for anyone, but yeah you're definitely going to cut into what you could get when selling individually. But then selling individually, it can take forever and ever. Stuff to think about for sure. I'd definitely be up for helping you out selling, auctioning, whatever (a WINGMAN, if you will) whenever you feel like getting rid of things.
Thijs I would take you up on helping me I did that for my friend Bill. I have a few more years of work with my son and then I need to curate this collection. I should stop buying but that is not going to be happening lol. I love music to much and I love the exploring of it You are my official wingman !
Hey Steve, Great to see ya. I’m constantly thinking about this. My collection is overwhelming at the moment. Collecting is quite a predicament. I’m Purging as we speak. Congrats on retiring my friend. God bless
Wonderful to hear from you and I hope you are also doing well. I have done some purging and will do more. Once I quit working for my son I plan to really cut back my collection to the albums that bring me the most joy. Too many albums get shelved and don’t ever come back out which is a waste of time
Enjoyed this ; Miss Bill Young RIP. I will enjoy what I have collected, grade what I can as to what it`s worth to help out in keeping, dealing, selling but I came into the world with nothing and I won`t have to hire a moving van when I leave. Thanks Steve, now I`m going to have a shot & a beer.🍸🍺
Elliot, I like that , I came into the world with nothing and you won’t need a moving van when you leave lol. I eventually will start selling it, maybe go to shows so I can meet other people, just so I don’t buy more !
This topic recently came back to the forefront for me as well, after enduring the painfully arduous task of relocating my entire 10,000+ record collection as part of an out of state move. My oldest daughter is my ONLY hope at the moment, for keeping my record collection within the family. My other two kiddos are too little to know whether or not there’ll be any interest when they’re older (I’m holding out hope that there will be). My wife wants nothing to do with any part of it, though I’ve at least somewhat convinced her to refrain from having Goodwill come out and take it all away, knowing that I’ve got a fair amount of high value records within my collection… but either way, I think it’s important for all of us collectors to do what we can, WHILE we can, to curate and tighten our collections down to the cream of the crop, down to what we actually listen to and enjoy, and make arrangements to move the rest along to others who might appreciate it more. A great topic regardless, and one worth giving due attention to for all of us within the VC 😎🤘🏼
That was a wonderful and insightful comment. It is important to curate our collection and make it manageable. I use to have over 12,000, I have no idea how I could have handled all that especially with my latest move to CO. In a couple year I will buy a house and hopefully move for the last time Thank you for the great thoughts
Great video Steve!! And it’s something you gave me to think about! I’m in the same boat. Don’t have anyone in my family who cares about my collection. Good to watch your videos again. I have alot to catch up on.
Great video Steve. I retired 3 years ago, live in Ireland, I have 3500 albums and I have exact same issues as you. No interest from my family in taking my collection on. I don't even have my collection catalogued in Discogs. I have spent a lot on my records but my wife and I want to travel. So decisions to be made. Hope you are enjoying your semi retirement. Regards. David
David, that is really interesting. Keep me informed on what you do. My wife also would like to travel and selling some of the collection would make it a lot easier. We did travel to Ireland once, loved it especially the pubs and the music.
I can totally relate to this video and your dilemma. I'm 59 with circa 11,000 albums and CDs and have been collecting and had the sickness since I was 16. I often wonder what to do with this as I am getting older and wonder if this is a burden to my family members. I told myself I would collect until I was 60 and then stop. I have loved music my entire life and am a born collector, so I don't know if I could have ever not done this. I hope my music will go to someone or persons who can love it, appreciate it, and find joy in it as I did, but I guess everyone has to find their own answer and path that suits them. Good luck, fellow collectors.
Well said Thomas, we have to figure out are own path but as long as there is some type of plan so family doesn’t look at that mess of music and say, so now what. They could easily sell it but you would like someone to reap the rewards of your collecting. You have a wonderful collection that would be fun to look through
Plans change, but my hope is my “record friends” will assist my family in getting rid of what I have left; I assume I’ll downsize at least once (retirement plan). The music is tied into the memories of the trips, treks, and stories of building the collection, and most of those are “coming with me” (literally)
You making a vinyl coffin Chance? I will downsize in a few years, there are a lot of albums that I have that I will probably never play again. Maybe I should stop buying records and listen to what I have. Makes sense but collecting is not about making sense lol. A brief second of sanity Chance
So I’m not the only one with the thoughts that you expressed. I’m born 64 and have been collecting things all of my life. But my record collection is the dearest. ( over old toys, antique first edition books, and so much more that I can’t eat. And as you say; my very rare UK 77 singles might go down in value after all we first gen punks have died down. But I got to mention that I have been thinking of the death for the same time I been collecting things. My whole life! That hit me now: maybe collecting and nostalgia are one way to try stop the time. Anyway. A lot of things to think about- but after that it’s time to act. All the best from a Stockholm, Sweden
I love Stockholm. Must of my relatives on my dads side live in Sweden. Such a beautiful country. I think of Elvis records. The prices on those have dropped in the US because a lot of the huge Elvis fans are dying I have some rare original Zamrock albums. Who is going to want them but a select few. When I finally stop working I will work on thinning my collection to making it more manageable. Thank you for your thoughts. Collecting is fun and hard to stop
Hello Steve, I sold my collection a couple of years ago but I didn’t have as much as you I only had like 650 but I did manage to keep 3 albums that meant the most to me. What I did was sold my collection as a whole and put an ad in the marketplace on Facebook for my area and it didn’t take long to sell it. I hope this helps!
I remember when you did that Lucille. Were you able to get a price that you wanted? Did a record store buy it or an individual. Cool you kept three albums
Value is so relative and unpredictable, as we all know. I've owned albums that went through phases of being very valuable to being worthless over time in the fickle marketplace, and vice-versa. So I wouldn't worry about any of that in relation to what your wife does with them after you pass on. I told my wife to just donate my collection to a favorite charity and not worry about it. As for the getting-older-so-should-I-purge? question, well, I am in the tiny minority that responds with "yes". Over the past few years I have slowly purged my collection down to around 200 albums that I have LOVED to listen to over the years and decades, regardless of mood, etc., and I listen to them on a constant rotation. I always enjoy my listening times immensely now, and I don't miss the ol' "naah, I don't really want to hear this album after all" routine that used to frustrate me when I had thousands of albums to choose from. People ask, "what if you regret purging an album?".....well, that just never really happens to me any more. At my age I trust myself and know myself well. I want every day of listening to music to end with me saying to myself, "aaah, that was so great....if that ends up being the last album I ever hear in my life, I am happy with that".
Fantastic comment, I think the key is to have a set plan for what to do with them. I salute you for your purging. How did you decide move them out. Did you sell them or bring them to a record store for credit That is a lot of records to sell off. Very curious how you did this. Once I finish working for my son I plan to start paring it down. Even now I question my purchases and wonder will I still really like it in a couple of years
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 I mostly donate them, Steve, or if they have any significant value I will trade them in for credit (although I buy far far more books than albums these days). Back in the early days of eBay and such, I enjoyed using auctions to sell off stuff, but I don't want to bother with one-at-a-time sell-and-ship any more. Also, don't get me wrong: I still LOVE to discover a new album/artist that I can resonate with, and I am constantly checking out new (to me) stuff via UA-cam in the hopes of finding new (to me) gems, in which case I will enjoy buying their physical albums. For example, a few years ago I finally discovered My Bloody Valentine and loved them, so I bought their albums.
Chris, with your musical talents it is a huge part of your household. My kids heard lots of music but they never even spun a single record. Pretty incredible. Maybe one of my grandkids will be excited about music
Steve, thanks for putting this conundrum out there so clearly. I’ve thought about this a lot, but haven’t arrived at a good answer yet. Both my boys are into music, but one lives on the other side of the country, and one lives in France. Shipping costs don’t work in their favour. Oh well, I’m off to put a record on. Tomorrow’s another day 😁😁. Cheers.
Very interesting Jack, I at least have my boys by me. My one son just told me to make sure he has my discog log in so he can see what he can sell the albums for haha.
Amazing video Steve! I think we all have this conversation with ourselves at some point, that’s why I try & purge whatever I know I won’t listen too. It’s the hardest thing to do as a collector but if it’s not going to be played by me then someone else should be able to enjoy the music. Good Luck my friend.
Boy are you right Anthony, purging is difficult. I have done some and need to do more. Once I stop working for my son I will probably start thinning the herd more and hopefully buy a whole lot less.
I've heard from a couple different people that they've made agreements with fellow VC members to sort of take control of the sell off of their collections so that the family doesn't need to worry about it. Or you could connect with a record store and maybe have them come out and give you a bid and have an agreement on an amount that way your family can just call them to come pick it up and cut them a check. (this one only works if the prices don't change that much).
That is very interesting about working with VC members, I have not heard of that one, cool idea. I was helping my friend out with his collection. If I really knew the record store owner well I would feel comfortable with doing that. I appreciate the thoughts on that
I’m keeping my collection small to avoid this issue later in life. I have around eighty records just now, and don’t ever want my collection to get beyond 100-150. I focus on quality, buy really intentionally, only what I really, really love from my favourite bands. So when the time comes, I can sell, or donate without too much trouble. I have a handful of records that seem to have shot up in price since I bought them, and I’d hate to see them go to landfill, but if I’m six feet under, there’s not much I can do about it!! 🤷♀️😂
Sarah, I commend you for having the fortitude to keep your collection small, well done. I am just always curious about what kind of new music is coming out and I also get so many suggestions of great albums. I will purge again and eventually sell off until I have only the albums that mean a lot to me
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Sounds like a good plan. I think when it gets to the point where it’s burdensome, and it creates more worry than enjoyment, that’s when it’s time to start selling/purging. Good luck!
It's good you bring this up, more people need to know and think about this.. Last year my wife "Patti" and I went to see our lawyer and get our wills in place, he said, If you know it's time or it's going to be, Sell Them! The kids don't want them so sell them and go on a nice vacation.. I agree.
I guess we all kind of fantasize that some person will pore over our collection and be blown away by our taste and knowledge. Probably just never going to happen.
Hold on to your records. A.I. is happening and Vinyl Records are something real. Play them when things get tough. Look at the art on them. Admire the different colors and variations about them. Dance to them with your loved ones. Share them. Pick up a guitar and play along to them or like I do have a record on while you draw and paint. Thank the Lord for blessing you with them. That’s my advice. Today I have my Waterboys records I finally got. This is the Sea and Fisherman’s Blues. Really enjoying them both. I will always remember you talking about them. The parts of the videos you share about life happening around and visiting places. Those are the best. God Bless You and Your Family. Let the grandkids spin a few and teach them to dance. These are the best of times right now. Take Care!
I appreciate that you enjoy me sharing my life and my travel footage. I know most don’t do that but if you watch my video I do consider friends. I am glad your are enjoying the Waterboys. I find a lot of joy in their music Scott
Love the T shirt. Your anxiety is noted. Maybe someone will help with your dilemma down the road. You have records I have never heard of. It's a special niche.
Sherry, yes I have a very special niche that will make it tough to sell. I have had a lot of great ideas in the comments. I need to enjoy what I have and then begin to curate it.
Hi Steve. My plan right now would be to give my collection to my sons, although who knows if by that time they’ll actually want all this stuff. I must admit, these types of videos depress me. So thanks for that lol
Glad I could put you into the proper frame of mind! These thoughts become more prevalent the older we get I guess. Right now I will continue to love the music I have
I am in the same position. I found another music lover that is young. I put it in my will that my collection goes to him. I will enjoy my records till I die. No longer any need to worry. Selling my collection would be a daunting task that I don't want to deal with in my old age.
A friend of mine said the same thing, he has a young collector he goes to shows with. His collection is massive so some is going to some charities and the rest to a younger collector. That is wonderful that your collection will go to someone who will love it
I'm 82 have 5,000 records 1,000 CDs. Have no wife but have 2 daughters. They would overwhelmed with this collection and furthermore don't know a thing about it. My sister says make out a will donate it all to your beloveved record store. Great idea. I'm all for spreading the wealth to other collectors keeping the hobby going
Possibly do what I did when I moved in 2000 . As I gave away approx 500 albums to various used record shops in the San Diego area. I kept a small armfull. Spreading my seed as it were, so others can discover them. I have around 1100 compact discs at the moment I plan on passing on to my nephew who's 24 and has a curious mind for music. When I go he can have em all. I'm 59.
Very nice plan. I just moved again this year and I did purge over 100 albums that I traded to my local store. When I stop working for my son I plan to purge a lot of records that I just don’t listen to I plan to do a follow up video with all the ideas that were shared with me
This is a great topic. I have no spouse or kids, so I've given this some thought. Id love to give my most prized possession to my best friend, but realistically, it would be a burden to her. I'm, instead, leaving it to a friend who worked in a record store for years and would really know how to manage it.
My sister took a very basic turntable i had as extra and some of Dad's records. I own everything of my parents and all my stuff so I know what this is. The world is full of things that are saved that really don't need to be. Funko Pops, Hot Wheels, sport cards..... Did you see that video from a few years ago of the guy who got out of records just before the boom? He had quite possible the largest collection on the planet and at the time, no one wanted it.
No kidding Henry, I did not see that video on that collection. A large collection could be tough to sell, that is a lot of records you would have to buy and invest in.
My parents have an amazing book collection, my sisters often talk about how we want to keep them but don’t want to take them lol, I daydream of a library in their honor. Wouldn’t it be cool to create a record library so others can come and listen to records for free!!
That is a cool idea, a place where all can enjoy. I love books, before the move I had to get rid of 100s of them , no room The library benefited from it. I still have too many books but it is trimmed down to what I really enjoy. I will have to do the same with my records
Hi Steve, Interesting discussion point, one I've been burying my head in the sand about previously! Not having any family or close friends/relatives who are into music it's something I'm now thinking about as I hurtle towards 60. I would probably gift my collection to my local record store - although some of those Stunty records may prove a difficult sell for them😉! Main problem may prove to be WHEN to give them away, all depends on future health prospects/happenings I think. And on that happy thought..... Have a great weekend Steve.
Cliff, yes your Stunty records may be a tough sell. All my zamrock and shoegaze could be rough to sell also. Sometime we get into these less popular genres that bring us happiness but no one else cares I plan to thin my collection down when I stop working for my son so I got a few more years to buy too many records lol
Hey Steve, great seeing you and great topic you have here. My dilemma is that both of daughters are fighting over my collection, guitars and listening equipment. What a dilemma to have huh lol….,You know how that is…. you do not have a favorite child, but a favorite band or artist 🙃This is a topic that keeps looping over and over in my head…. I still don’t know who am I going to leave it to though…..both of them want it, so what I’m thinking to do is resolve it the Solomonic way and give half to one and the other half to the other and everyone’s happy lol….. 🤷🏻♂️ cheers bud! JC/Miami
JC, yes follow the wisdom of King Solomon. Maybe look at your most valuable stuff and have them take turns picking what they want. For me, they keep fighting over who is going to get stuck with it
I will keep and played them till the day I die. And I got an death sentence two weeks ago (heartattack and heartfailure now and lung cancer) but I decide to keep buying records and busy now with an bucketlist of albums I still wanna have in my collection before I leave this planet. And after that, I dont care if they keep it or sell it..like anything else I will left behind.
First off, sorry about the terrible news. Secondly congrats on how you tackle this by going after music you really want to have that makes you happy. I think that is the key to anything, attitude. I salute you and thank you for sharing that
This is something I've not thought about as I'd be gone but I'm trimming down now practically because we have to move house. Record fairs are far more fun to sell at than online. Wherever you sell just be careful not to go browsing otherwise you may well end up with more records. Have a plan. Have a budget. Nice thoughts Steve. Greetings from UK.
Martin, I know I would go browsing and blow my money lol. Seriously that would be fun except for the setting up and taking down of the tables. Is that how you have been bringing down your collection? Moving a collection sucks, at least you’re ahead of the game. Always a pleasure to hear from your
I am not going to die. But, seriously, I do think about this a lot. My partner has zero interest, and I fear she will give everything away without recognizing that there may be some money to be recovered. I may have to sell everything to younger VC members. In actual fact, we may downsize first, so that will prompt me to thin out the collection before the death day arrives. That will make it all easier, I hope.
Brian, there have been some great comments with different ideas. One was to curate the collection to what you really want to have and thus make it manageable. How often can we listen to all those records. It brings us happiness to see them lined up along what walls but how many may never be spun again.
Good day Mr. Carlson. Interesting topic. My son would only be interested if I had a video game to pass on. Luckily my two daughters though are into music and love vinyl so it’s easy for me. But if they weren’t. My two cents is keep what you love and makes you happy until your last day on this lovely planet. But find yourself a local record shop that you trust. On your passing they are often willing to come directly to you and purchase your whole collection and your family will get the money. Will they get absolute top dollar on every album probably not. But what they will get is a hassle free experience of not having to try to move it somewhere to sell it or spend a bunch of time trying to sell it piece by piece. And in the end that would be a blessing for them as I doubt they want that hassle. Have an awesome day my friend.
Victor, wise words. Once I finally stop working I will thin the herd and keep what truly brings me joy. It then becomes manageable for the rest of the family. Maybe my grandkids will find joy in it
Honestly, this is something I've given a lot of thought to, because I am "of that age" too, and I don't want to burden my wife with trying to figure out what's what or how to get rid of it if I should suddenly pass. My first order of business was to catalog the most valuable records into Discogs (which was a truly tedious task). Then I put a color sticker on the protective sleeves of the good stuff to let her know that it's on my Discogs list and probably worth the effort of selling on ebay. And I told her to sell the rest of the collection in bulk to a local record store and take whatever's left over to Goodwill. Obviously this won't get the maximum money, but it's a good tradeoff between having to try to sell everything one by one or getting scammed by a low-balling cherry picker.
Wow, great idea and planning. I have my whole collection in Discogs. My youngest son wants my password already. I love the thought of putting stickers on the high end albums. Awesome idea I really appreciate you sharing that
You bring up a great point Steve! I am 69 years old and am thinking the exact same thing My family doesn’t want the responsibility of dealing with my collection and I would hate to see them give my collection away for peanuts Maybe time to start getting rid of some of it????
Tough isn’t it Dave. Our collections are so personal to us. It is hard to let them go but they are worth money and it would be a shame to not benefit from it
Well my plan is (& this is probably easier in the UK than America due to geographical size) is when i retire, start setting up stalls at record fairs, so it keeps me busy and i get a regular drip of money. Once I get it down to a manageable size, will probbaly just sell whats left in bulk to a shop.
@@davidellis5141 HI David! Yeah Norwich on the shoulders of the pack..ready to break! Southampton on the other hand..even the 2011 Charlotte Bobcats are laughing at us!
I like that plan Harris. But the hard part is when you’re at the record fair you will see other people with records that may get you excited. Suddenly you leave spending more than you made lol. I can see that totally happening to me lol. I am weak Harris
Good topic Steve. I've been purging and will do more. If I wont Pull & Play it wont stay. I'm getting close to the dirt nap so when I'm gone it wont matter to me what happens to the collection. Some collector will have a great day at Goodwill. The only people I know who might want my records is the VC people😂 Maybe have an open house for the VC to come pick through my stuff🍻
Lmao, a VC open house day Don, great idea. I have been doing more purging. On my pod cast with Jim Gleason we looked at how many hours a week we listen to music and how many albums we have. We found it would take several years to listen to it all. We all have a lot of albums that we know just won’t get pulled and played again
The day you sell your collection (for no reason other than thinking about death) is the day you give up on life. But yeah, I also don't want my family to have to deal with all my stuff when I'm gone. It's a conundrum. Ideally it would great to know the exact date of ones death. I'll leave that there so as not to get too dark.
It is a dark subject which we usually don’t think about much when we are younger. Very much a conundrum. I have a few years yet but then I need to curate my collection to only the albums that bring me the most happiness
You could always run a raffle on your more expensive albums. If an album is worth $500 then sell 500 tkts at $1 a piece or more reasonably 100 tkts at $5 each or 50 tkts at $10 each.
Hi Steve. I'll help you out by taking your Cramps collection. Wait a minute I'll probably be dead too, never mind 🤔. I've thought about this especially my rig. Like I said I'll be dead.... bring on RSD 😅
I’m 66 this year and retired. I’ve thought about this many times. I had my niece and nephew come over and show them the collection of around 3000 albums and about a 500 or so cd collection. I also showed them how to use Discogs but it’s difficult for them. I already started selling some of my records that I don’t play much. I been selling on Discogs for a few years. In the end my family will do what they want with the collection, I do plan on leaving them information on some local record stores they can contact about selling the collection.
Frank, thank you for sharing your plan. How hard was it to set yourself up on discogs and to get people to buy when your a brand new seller? Have you been happy with the results?
@ I started on Discogs buying first, then I decided to try and sell some of my albums around 2014. I started out with selling about fifty albums, all in vg+ to nm- records. It’s a little slow at the beginning but if you post a few hot titles, the fish will bite, you will start to see sales. You just need to have some patience at the beginning. Once you have sold ten to fifteen records all positive feedback, you’re on your way. Discogs has forums to learn how to set it up, the setting of the prices is a little tricky at first.
Great video, Steve. I mentioned this briefly in my last video. I've asked a trusted friend to take care of my collection. He'll get 25%, and the rest will go to a couple of 501c3 charities. It's not something we want to think about. To be honest, I don't know if I could part with my collection. I hope to downsize after I retire, which would mean selling a bunch. You never know what life’s going to throw at you.
Mark, you are the man that always has a plan. Yes I remember you talking about that, give the collection to a younger person that will love it. I have had a lot of great suggestions though the majority is like me, trying to decide what to do. I should probably due a follow up video with the ideas from all of you
I feel for you i can be an over thinker at times. I'm only 24, but I've been told by many im mature beyond my years. My mom and many others have told me I'm an old soul. i have a record collection as well as a movie collection, an old movie and music magazines, old toys, etc. I have culled my collection several times. There is no right answer to your question we all are different tastes and have different views. Ones mans trash is another man's treasure my only thought would be don't do something you will regret easier said then done right.. 😅👌
Wow, you are going to need a very big house! That is some great stuff. I love old toys but I have stayed away from them. Before the flood I had 1000s of music magazines, I never threw them away and that started in the late 70s. You are correct, you do need to cull your collection periodically Once I stop working for my son I will spend time downsizing and try to make a collection of only the albums that really make me excited Keep that collecting going, good for you
Great Video Subject matter Steve, One important truth is our valued record collection is only worth what the market is willing to pay, & that is a small market. once we come to that reality the better. I know truth sucks! LOL! As for using your money from record sales on travel & Such, more power to you. However, after caring for my mother with dementia for 5 years, & she had no 'Long term care insurance' I have had to change my priorities after seeing the projected data for us baby boomers. All i Can tell you, is if & When I am reduced to sitting in a wheelchair drooling, I sure will have a bad ass music system to enjoy! Whether I know it or not is another issue LOL! OK, Sorry to bring the mood down, but we all need to prepare for the reality of our mortality & to keep things in perspective, cuz I am betting Heaven has a better audio rig than what man has ever invented! keep up the great work. & For the record, ( pun intended) My Mom Loved Neil Diamond. God Bless.
I just read an article about the kids having to become care givers for their parents and dementia is a big part of it. That disease really worries me though my doctor said I would be the last one to know that I have it. That was really reassuring God bless you for taking care of your mother but that is a huge burden. I would like my family to benefit from the records but yes what we see on discogs is probably not what we will get unless we really take our time selling it. Great comment Ray
That has been my thought also, it’s just what is the best way to do it. Glad I didn’t jump on to Bernie babies and all my trading cards got washed away
I do use that stereo. After the flood a couple VC members donated me stereo equipment. That system has been great. A few weeks back I did a room tour where you can see it much better
All of us are subject to "drop dead" at any age on any day. I am 64 and while my collection is only about a thousand albums I have no guilt at all leaving family members to deal with it after I am gone. They can keep what they want and disperse with the rest as they see fit. I have told them just that and they didn't seem to be disturbed. Its part of life and if the only mess we leave our families to clean up after we are gone is our record collections than we have done good.
Have you helped them as far as which records have some value and which ones don’t? I would like to pare it down and use the money to do something else most likely travel.
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Not really Steve. I also have an extensive baseball card/memorabilia collection boxed up in the closet for about the last 10 years. To be honest the house and everything in it is in trust and our two kids can sort it out from there. My wife is ten years younger than me so if everything is tp procced naturally she should survive me and her and the kids can do what they think is best with the collections. While not worth tens of thousands they do represent a huge portion of my life. I collected to albums to and the vintage equipment I play them on listen to the music and they have enjoyed listening some too. I hope they get some happiness out of them one way or another.
I think of this occasionly and always put it off. I really know of no one that would like my collection. The younger kids that I know are not really interested in vinyl or my type of music, although they love the sound of it. If you come up with a solution let me know!!
Hi Bradley, I have had a lot of interesting suggestions in the comments. I wish I knew the time when to start thinning the herd. I will keep buying until I stop working, then we will see what happens
Paul, a lot of truth in that statement. I have been doing periodic purges but it is not easy. Also makes me wonder why I buy some albums in the first place lol
Steve… I’ve thought about this many times. My kids don’t care, although my youngest says he might want a few. I don’t know, why he doesn’t listen to my type of music. The Queen just is not interested. I did have a niece who follows me on facebook. I was posting an album a day challenge. She was very interested and asked if i was going to leave my collection to her in my will. I think she was being nice. I did start a section in my notebook talking about those records that might fetch a pretty penny. I’m not ready to part with the collection, but I am 72. Who knows?
72 is still young Tony, at least at our age that is what we will say haha. I have everything is discogs but it is a lot to look at thigh the kids could easily sort it out I guess it would be nice to sell some early to do something else fun
Professor, you're overworrying...Aiden is at the age right now where you can lead him to share your love of music. My mom instilled my love of music in me when I was about three. You can do this too, with Aiden and with the new granddaughter too. Educate them and make them want what you have. Parents permission first, of course. But if that doesn't work, then follow Mazzy and The Waxed into doing private auctions. You know it will be going to people who truly want it, and who will pay a fair amount. They will always do you right - you are among friends, and you know they'll have a good home. And in the long run, isn't that what you'd really like to see? Yeah.... have a good week, sir!
Good point on a live auction so the records go to someone you may know and would really want to have them. Our collections are so personal to us, not easy to let them go.
Don’t worry about it. Enjoy it until you pass or until you’re sure the time is right. Your children can call a dealer, sell it, and enjoy the money. They might get low-balled, but then again, they might not. They can make the decision: an easy sale of the lot; or try to evaluate and sell each record for a decent price. It’s not your problem and they can decide for themselves how much time and work they want to put into it. My sisters and I cherry picked my parent’s library and book collection (maybe a thousand books) after they passed away about 15 years ago. I still have a several dozens of their books that are on subjects I’m interested in, and they are family keepsakes and memories. Then I sold the rest to a dealer/store for a few hundred dollars. I’m sure I got lowballed a little, but not totally ripped off. You can’t take it with you, and you can’t control the future after you have passed. Enjoy them and don’t worry about it.
Good points William, I would love to find a huge book collection though I don’t have the space for it. My youngest just wants my discog log in so he will be prepared. Good to have a plan!
$100. Mystery boxes. One sweet album per with a few others thrown in. Have a list of what is in the collection and it's value. Let the people take a chance at hitting a jackpot.
I recently watched a video by a record seller who discussed this topic, and he brought up some very real issues should someone decide to sell their records on their own - and that is the customer service part. To be efficient, you'd need to buy your own postage meter and scale so you don't have to go to the post office all the time just to get the postage and ship. And of course the cost of the packaging. And then you have to deal with the dissatisfied customer, because you're going to really need to know how to grade your records. A record show might be a lot easier, although you do have to lug the dang things around. I'm not sure I have anyone in my family that wants almost 2K records. Where are they going to put them? Do they even own a stereo? I suppose they could have mine. Would they be excited to get it but then later realize what a hassle it is and then want to dump it? I'm starting to think I'll probably just trot them down to a local record store and take what they offer just to be ride of them, knowing I'll never get anything close to what it cost me. But another option is to find a channel that is operated by a young person, someone you know enjoys music and collecting records. You can hear and see their passion while watching their videos. And then you just quietly bequest your collection to them. At least you know they'll get into the hands of someone who will appreciate it even if they end up selling a lot of them.
Some wonderful thoughts Richard. Wouldn’t that be a surprise for a younger music collector to get a large collection. Maybe my grandson or granddaughter will have a love for music. I have a few years to work on them. Maybe they will enjoy going over to grandpas house to listen to music. That would be the best
I never expected that I would be still living alone in this miserable apartment at this stage in my life. The only way anyone will know when I'm dead is when my rent check doesn't show up. Then the boxes and shelves full of records and CDs will be my landlady's problem.
Michael, I will know because I will wake up on Friday and suddenly see no video from you. The same will be with me, no Sunday video, Steve is dead lol. Michael that does make it tough when your alone and you sure don’t want someone carting them all to goodwill
I would do like Mark Wald did, he got a table at a record show and sold the albums for the prices he wanted to sell them for. Sounded like he did a major purge. If you don’t play an album that often or never, sell it! Or, I would keep collecting, enjoy the albums when you can, and make a list of prices and condition, then your kids can sell them on eBay. They can sell them on their own time, for the prices you wanted them sold for, and have a good flow of cash coming in. Each week, they can put 20-30 albums up for auction. The Frankenstein albums you have with original vinyl and new covers won’t sell for much. Part of the big draw is to have the whole package as it was sold 30-50 years before. Collectors look at the cover, inner sleeve, etc. Me, I would love to have the original vinyl to listen to, but I wouldn’t pay top price. I think Mr. Nobble records would love to get your whole African collection. He knows all the cats who collect that stuff. But as some comments say, when you’re dead, you won’t care. Right now, get a nice cold drink, put on your favorite album and turn it up! You’ll be happy, and that’s what it’s all about. Don’t worry too much, think of today! My dad wants me to have his vinyl collection and stereo equipment, but he said “Good Luck”, I hope you can get it. So I won’t be shocked if I can’t get it. I would love it, but it might not happen. Just the way it is….
Funny you mentioned Dillon at Nobles, he sold me almost all those Zamrock albums haha. He knows I’m one of the few that guy it so he use to let me know what he found. He did well by me haha. I plan to thin the herd once I’m fully retired. Right now I will confuse loving what I have and do periodic purges to make room for new music Michael
lovely video steve - when i moved to thailand i had about 2000 lps and on about 4 seperate visits i deposited 90% of them to an exchange for cash shop in london - you ask what did i do with 10% - put in a box an sent tobangkok in a crate - i have been in thailand 30 years and they are all sitting in a couple of boxes in the spare room - i need a few hundred steves here to sell too - to thais they are valueless but i have tried to sell - other options steve convert to digital and jpeg and sell yourself - a good 5 year project and think of all the tears shed - you said it we have a disease - question how much time on average eaxh month do you listen to music - we own the equivalent of a library - but it makes us happy - calculate what that is worth
John, that is something on how there are no collectors by you. Lucky you got rid of those other albums. Digitally it is amazing how many you have downloaded, saves you space and money you just lose that physical connection with the music that many of us crave. At least this has allowed you to hear more new music that the rest of us
I love that my mrs doesn't care about my records. My personal nightmare is if started a collection herself and she wanted to merge hers with mine, I'll need a section called "not my s**t". I told her that I want a giant tomb built from my collection with me in the center, then set on fire where the smoke will concern aliens in other galaxies. She replied "can we do that now whilst you are still alive?" #nonbeliever
Lmao Andrew, hilarious. Always nice when the spouse is more than happy to carry out your wishes early. Haha. Yeah I would not be happy if my wife started collecting and wanted to use my space. That would be a lot of Judy Collins records. I’m having nightmares already haha
The last three years I’ve gotten rid of more records than I have bought. Mostly trading in records I don’t listen to any more. I have sold 10 or 12 records on discogs. I have recently hooked up with someone that wants Punk records. The past two months I’ve been selling valuable Punk albums that I love. I’m getting 60% and the record store owner is getting 40%. The good thing is no taxes and I don’t have the hassle of mailing out the records or paying discogs fees. So far my percentage has been almost $7,000. Auctions are a good option but that is a lot of records to mail out.
Wow, that is an awesome deal Richie, that would be perfect to hook up and do that with a record store. I know you have been thinning your collection and buying a whole lot less, I have been impressed with what you are doing. How hard was it to get started on discogs? You deal you worked with a r3cord store is the best. They don’t have to buy the inventory but get 40%, that is a win win
First of all, I hope we can win at least one more game this year. My rule is that I don't spend much on my records < $5 or CDs < $1. That way when I am gone my wife knows I didn't spend a fortune on this stuff. I would just tell her get a few offers on the collection and take the best offer. We don't really need the money anyway.
You’re a wise man unlike me who spends way too much on a single album! The Huskers are driving me crazy. Get blown out by IU and then almost beat Ohio? How does this happen. It was great to see us hit the field goals! Just one more game, let’s hope the right Husker team shows up this weekend against UCLA
Actually im still 50 for a few weeks only, i think vinyls are worth keeping, but collecting anything is a hobby allways sad when you sell it, and then regret it, keep it im sure it will be past down as years go by. Respect.
Mark, it is very hard to let go of a collection. I use to have an extremely large trading card collection, over half a million cards, large stamp collection and some other items. A flood took care of all of those for me Less things to worry about
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 you should have home insurance that would cover them cards if they were worth money, no my collection stays with me for a lifetime, i know guy who sold his, then missed it and started collecting again, im like that ive now bought other collections as i missed them, surely landlords cover home insurance as well, im not sure though, i live and look after someone,we are covered.
This is a subject I don't like to think about, but know I'll have to someday, I'll be 70 next year, and I don't know anyone who would be interested in taking my collection. I'll probably end up selling it to a record store, or at least have someone else do it after I'm gone. Maybe sell it to a VC member? Who knows, but I'm going to enjoy my collection while I still can!
You got an incredibly cool collection Michael. Some record store would love to have it Maybe due some of those auctions on YT. When I stop working for my son I will start to scale my collection back, I have a lot of albums that I just don’t have time to listen to
Gonna start selling off my collection soon, downsize and enjoy the money. Gonna keep some sentimental records and limited editions and get rid of the rest.
I applaud you for that. For most of us collectors that is hard to do. I feel once I stop working for my sun I want to go that route also. How do you plan to sell your records?
@ I will probably see what they are worth via various sources and take them to a shop. There are so many I haven’t played in years because life gets in the way that I need to think them out. The thing is, who wants my Richard Clayderman collection? 😂
Interesting topic that I have also been thinking, after my uncle and my wifes uncle died few years ago. Both lived in ederlyhomes in one small room with bed and tv amd few other stuff. And were perfectly happy. Why we need all this stuff? My kids (all adults now) are not interested my hardcore records (or maybe only for value...). Son would take Led Zeppelins and few others, another daughter dome indie and pop/disco records and all others are just junk.. Hard question.
Tommy, good point when we do reach an age where we just don’t need to have things that clutter up our life. My youngest son just mentioned to give him my discogs log in so he could sell it for a better price lol. So much for passing down this collection!
Hi Steve. It may appear selfish in saying this but I just do not give this any thought or attention at all. Neither my partner nor my sons are remotely interested, so I just assume when I go someone will just advertise the records in a few shop windows or online or whatever, and off they'll go, either in dribs or drabs or all together. If they don't end up getting a decent price for them, too bad - none of them have ever set any store by them anyway and I doubt whether they'll care.
James, I never really use to worry about it but once I got into my 60s I really want it to be something that either me and my wife can enjoy by using it for some extra cash. Now, can I actually sell it?
My solution is to purge and upgrade. Slowly sell off records, reinvesting those funds into a single record that's better than the ones you just let go. This way, you end up with a carefully curated handful of awesome records that are easy to appraise and bring the fun of the hobby without overwhelming anyone. Plus, you can control the sale of valuable but more obscure titles, ensuring they end up with people who will appreciate them. It’s a way to show off your knowledge, experience the thrill of iconic finds, and leave something truly valuable-like an original Coltrane Blue Train or RL Zeppelin II. You get the idea!
Some very good thoughts. This collection has been more focused on more hard to find albums than my past collection but still there is a lot of stuff that I really won’t listen to again. I do plan to thin the herd and keep what truly makes me happy
I hear you, but my wife will probably just give it all over to goodwill or something (it's pretty much just the two of us). Any more it even overwhelms me, both my music and film collections. At least the music side of things is sorta mostly sorted out finally, the film side could be a lot better. Beyond sorting it out more better, I don't think I'll be able to do much with it, except hopefully listen to and watch a lot more of it while I still can…
Listen to it while you can is always important. My youngest son already asked for my discogs password lol. He is ready to go! Maybe my grandkids will love music
Selling records on Ebay or Discogs is hugely time intensive. You'd be spending a large part of your remaining years to make yourself miserable. We've spent a good deal of our lives making our children happy. Making our bosses happy. To me, now is the time (finally) to be selfish and do what makes us old geezers happy. If not now, then when? As long as buying records and listening to them makes me happy, then that's what I'm going to do - even if I'm 100. If that means my daughter has to back up a garbage truck, after I'm dead, to haul them away, then so be it. Hopefully, Dr. Darby will keep a few of them remind her of her crazy dad.
lol, Dr Darby will have a heck of a task with your collection. I’m sure she looks at it and says “ some day this will be all mine!” How exciting. My youngest asked for my discogs log in so he can be prepared to sell them.
Ah books. I shed myself of so many books when I moved Dave. I still have a ton of books. My thought was I will read them again when I retire. I decided that I probably would not lol. I had the paperback books from my teen years still around I now have a more focused collection of books dealing with art, architecture, military history and the classics.
First of, congrats for beating Cancer, wow, that is huge and 32 years later your doing well, I am very happy for you. Have you been selling your collection to a record store?
My Jethro Tull will be first out of the door, my wife despises them, l sometimes play that flute sound under the bathroom door when she's showering to amuse myself. Tehe.
Keep them. They make you happy. When you pass you won't care what happens to them. Selling won't make you happy.
Hi, Steve. When you first opened this video, I felt like I was listening to MYSELF! I have pondered the very same question because I have no family members who have an interest in my record collection, albeit smaller than your collection of 3,000, unless you count all of my 45’s! My wife, like yours, has no interest in it, nor do either of my two daughters. I am now 62 and I own a large number of Elvis Presley albums and singles. Those are the ones that are nearest and dearest to me because of all the years building that collection. In about 10 to 12 years, I will probably sell everything, including the Elvis records, on eBay because I have built up a great reputation on there. Until then, I’m just going to enjoy the music!
That is fantastic that you have built a reputation in an online community. That is good advice. Maybe my grandkids will be interested in the music but I don’t want to hold my breath. I will start trimming it back when I stop working for my son. You just would like to see the albums go to someone who loves music
Absolutely! ENJOY your collection! Hobbies, often akin to collecting, are soul food.
You are far more self-aware than most record collectors I have met. You are asking the right questions - I think we are going to see a flood of cheap vinyl hitting the market in the very near future. Most people were only collecting performatively for the internet, and now its losing its popularity they will all dump their collections at the same time.
I would agree with you. No hobby last forever in regards to popularity. People move on to the next craze. Sadly stores will close also. I just want to make sure my family knows what to do with the collection
Hi Steve, first time visiting your channel, Interesting topic. I am 79 and started selling some of my 10K plus LP collection 3 years ago. The path I took, and am still on, consists of multiple approaches. The first 2K I sold in bulk to a record store owner. I got an Ok price, but obviously could have done better through other methods. However, I needed to reduce my inventory quickly since I was moving and downsizing my living space. Since relocating, I have gotten involved in multiple regional record shows which have worked out well with low and midrange priced records. I also joined and participate with a record collectors group in my area and sell records at a monthly event. Both of these venues allow me to pick up a few dollars while having some fun interacting with people who share my passion for records. For the higher dollar records, I've found that consigning them to a reputable online dealer has worked very well for me. The one I use is Carolina Soul out of Durham, NC.
Fortunately for me my children are into vinyl and I have started giving them a lot of records they like already. However, some of my collection will stay with me until I am gone. I have priced those as best I could so that they will have an idea as to what they are worth.
So, that is my journey so far.
Gerald, wow, that was some great points and I love your approach. Carolina Soul does consignment, no wonder why they always have such great stuff. Doing record shows would be nice as long as you don’t spend more than you sell. These are terrific suggestions, thank you for taking the time to share them with me. I hope you will continue to watch my channel
@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Hey Steve, I've subscribed and will definitely be checking back in. You are right about the perils of spending at the record shows some vendors fall into. I made up my mind about 5 years ago that I was not buying anymore records as I either have or have had every record that I have ever wanted. In 1958 my mom bought me four 78's for Christmas and I still have 3 of them. So I have been collecting a long time. I also have an extensive CD collection and will sometimes purchase an individual new release from one of the streaming services. However, I gladly get to spend a good deal of my record selling dollars spoiling my grandkids. Lol!
"Our own personal disease". I might laugh myself to death, what a brilliant description 12/10.
Yeah, sometimes it’s a zing what flows out of my mouth lol Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment
Hi Steve, Great points. This video has really made me think too. I have no family at all, just lost my dog to death, and have about 12,000+ LPs, and 2,000+ CDs and a few hundred singles/EPs. Real problem. I have no idea what to do. As for giving them away or selling them to friends, i don't have enough friends who have interest in music. Record fairs really are hit and miss. I used to sell at fairs here and found that things sold some days and not others. I'm like you, I just keep on buying and at the same time think about selling everything. I have thought about selling my house and renting a store with a connected residence and selling my collection that way, but that involves too many hours and a lot of work and at 69 and happily retired I really don't want to go back into work again, and our pension laws eliminate any pension I get if i sell too many records. I have no idea but this video has thrown the late Miss Rotty among the cats. my Lawyer, who is a personal friend as well sand is the executor of my will basically has said that the house, cars and chattels he can deal with, but he has no idea about what the records are worth, and he can deal with them so it's problem that I have never really thought too much about but will now give thought to. Thanks Steve.......
Peter, someone said to put the records in the will to be sold with a medium price and a lower price. This could be used for an estate sale. If it is in discogs you can get an idea of its worth. I totally agree about opening a store, at our age do we really want to spend out sunset years working I know I don’t That is a lot sell Peter, wow
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 I have been thinking about it all day today. Have not made any decision other than to consider it being too hard for anyone else to handle.
I'll send you my address.
Any zeppelin bootlegs
Take them in small batches to an estate sale auction house. I live in a large city that has at least 7 record stores I can visit. These stores along with ebay'ers bid on them like crazy.
I thought I had a chance to win a few auctions. I've seen bids go $2400 on a box with the Beatles this year. I thought who's paying these prices? On a Saturday I made a visit to one on my favorite record stores and in the new bin were about 5-10 records that I was hoping to win in the auction. And on the walls were the Beatles albums that were the hot items in the auction.
I can't complete with these heavy hitters on these online auctions.
Try that out if you're able.
Purging is a dirty word Steve. My Granddaughter is two and She was brought up with My Collection. We even have record time together at least an hour a day. If My Daughter doesn't take My collection hopefully My Granddaughter will. Awesome Video!
Robbie, that is cool having record time. I need to work on Aiden with that.
I think about this all the time. I really don’t want to burden someone with trying to sell my collection if I pass away. The other thing that bothers me is that they won’t know the true value and they’ll get screwed over on the price. I feel like I have to sell it off before something bad happens.
Drew, couldn’t agree more. Once I stop working I will probably start by thinning the herd and make it more manageable. Or maybe my grandkids will love music!
Just as we’ve seen the artists/ musicians that actually wrote and created this music are selling their publishing- that seems like a pretty good indication for people with large music collections to part with their albums/ cds as well.
Let’s face it, with each generation that goes by the bulk of one’s collection sadly becomes obsolete.. the emotions that were baked into all of that music is what makes it so valuable to the owner.
Great points about the emotion we attach to music. Each generation looks at it differently. What I find valuable in 20 years may not be or it could just be valuable to me. Things will work out
One of my father's famous quotes: "I don't give a shit, I'll be dead".
Sure you should care you spent hours and hours and hours collecting them
lol, yeah, not sure my wife would agree haha.
“Just don’t care” doesn’t help no matter how simple it seems
@@robertbyington7715 Course you don't,it is the same as anything else,it was your interest at not necessarily anyone else's.Are you worried about your shoes & socks when you no longer need them?
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Talk about missing the point these are not shoes and socks LPs are musical history that you have put tons of time into finding them listening to them and taking care of them so when they are no longer in your possession you would hope they would go to someone who will listen to them enjoy them and take care of them like you had.
Very timely video for me.
I’m 77 (Nov 30), and have 2,000+ vinyl records and 8,000+ CD, SACD, DVD-A, etc.
I’ve informed my sons that when I depart this life, Mike at The In Groove (my local record store) will give them accurate price information and purchase if they decide to liquidate. After all, a very sizable chunk of the collection comes from The In Groove.
I turned my grandson onto vinyl, so he also is in the mix.
Oh, still buying, and now expanding my Zamrock collection.
I love 2 Guys Talking…
Thank you!!🎼🎶🎵🎶
Really good advice, have a plan set up for those who are left to know what to do!
Alan, glad you are enjoying the 2 guys podcast. Also wonderful to know of another lover of Zamrock. I like how you have worked out something with a record store. Vinyl Richie was saying he has a record store that when one of his albums is sold he gets 60% and the store gets 40%. I do like that No investment for the store, they both make money
Hi allan. I grew up in kitwe in the 70 and 80s could we perhaps discusscfurther your zamrock collection and what your connection is to it. As an ex zambian now living in the Netherlands im also interested in the topic.
@ about 8 years ago I was in a record store and I was looking for original Kuti albums and I asked the employee what would be a good album to get. He had just got in a two record set that had Paul Ngozi Family- Day of Judgement I bought it When I popped that on the stereo I was blown away by how exciting the music was. Talk about hard rock! I was hooked. I bought Zamrock CD compilations. Eventually Zamrock began to be reissued and VMP put out a Zamrock box set. A person who I know had a record store that had a person in Zambia looking for records. I then got originals of Riki Iligonge, Witch, Keith Mlevhu and a few more. Very expensive, not in good shape but they were rare. I have a nice collection of this genre and the music is so exciting. I just got the Ngozi album on record store day. Zamrock didn’t last long but wow did some incredible albums come from it. Someday I will do a video on my collection. I have almost all the Analog Africa albums and a large collection of Fela Kuti, mostly reissue.
Thought provoking video Steve. Another thing I would add to the conversation is the curse of Sellers Remorse! I didnt think it was something to be worried about but it can haunt you at times.
Sellers remorse is as real as buyers remorse. No doubt I would also have that
Im donating my death metal collection to my local church 🤘👹🤘
Lmao, you are the man! No doubt they will be digging it lol
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Metal Church, lol.
@jasonpp1973
Well I figured they're the ones who are into human sacrifice and blood magic, they love their gore with the image of an almost naked guy bleeding to death nailed to a cross in every church, they dig suffering, they eat the flesh and drink the blood of their God who's a Jewish zombie in some weird ritual every time they meet.
And they all wear a tiny torture device around their neck.
What's more Metal than that?
So it's gotta be the perfect place for it I think.
Steve, I haven't decided upon a course of action either. You have given me some food for thought. Thanks, Chris
You have a pretty large collection also Chris with some very eclectic records.
Great vid Steve. Love your points and thoughts. I may have to make a response video with my ideas on this as well because this is great conversation :) Take care my friend!
I would love to hear your response. You have an incredible collection, what are your thoughts about it. People,have been giving me some interesting ideas. 10 years ago I n3ver thought about this and I had that very large collection. Now it is more manageable but which albums do I really need to have. We love music which is why we buy music, not easy to let go of it
Hi Steve, your music room is looking great. Yeah, it sucks we gotta think about mortality and our collections. Happy Halloween from Sweden! Dave
Dave , so wonderful to hear from you. I did a room tour a few weeks ago and showed off your albums. I keep them out front because they are important to me. I hope things are going well with you and you made some inroads in the rough world of music. Keep creating, you have a lot of great things to say my friend
@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 🤩🤘👍
Excellent and thought-provoking video. I've been thinking about this for a long time generally about my personal items. I have been engaging in a Swedish Death Clean for the past few years decluttering the home. I don't want my family to be burdened with my stuff. I've already arranged for my family to contact my favourite record shop owner to off-load my records.
WOW, talk about ahead of the game! I tip my hat to you, welll done. A Swedish Death Clean lmao. That is a new one to me, I love that. It really makes sense. When we moved we got rid of a ton of things, no need to bring it with us. Goodwill got a lot of stuff, so did the library. We still have a lot of things to go though. Wonderful comment
I'm watching your video and eye-balling your Big Star and World Party records...those sure would look good in my collection! 😁
It's never easy getting rid of something you love or even deciding what to do in the first place. When it comes to something like music, two options typically emerge: profit or passion. Best of luck.
Derek, that is nice that you are willing to help me lol. It is very hard to let go of music I really need to make sure I have a plan for my family. Profit or Passion, I like that. Music is definitely passion
You briefly touched on this during our last meeting, this is a very thought provoking topic for sure. Not something I've actively thought much about myself. I don't think about the value of my collection ever basically, but it does become important that my family doesn't get screwed over getting rid of it when I'm gone. Selling it all off at once would be easiest for anyone, but yeah you're definitely going to cut into what you could get when selling individually. But then selling individually, it can take forever and ever. Stuff to think about for sure. I'd definitely be up for helping you out selling, auctioning, whatever (a WINGMAN, if you will) whenever you feel like getting rid of things.
Thijs I would take you up on helping me I did that for my friend Bill. I have a few more years of work with my son and then I need to curate this collection. I should stop buying but that is not going to be happening lol. I love music to much and I love the exploring of it You are my official wingman !
Hey Steve,
Great to see ya. I’m constantly thinking about this. My collection is overwhelming at the moment. Collecting is quite a predicament. I’m Purging as we speak. Congrats on retiring my friend. God bless
Wonderful to hear from you and I hope you are also doing well. I have done some purging and will do more. Once I quit working for my son I plan to really cut back my collection to the albums that bring me the most joy. Too many albums get shelved and don’t ever come back out which is a waste of time
Enjoyed this ; Miss Bill Young RIP. I will enjoy what I have collected, grade what I can as to what it`s worth to help out in keeping, dealing, selling but I came into the world with nothing and I won`t have to hire a moving van when I leave. Thanks Steve, now I`m going to have a shot & a beer.🍸🍺
Elliot, I like that , I came into the world with nothing and you won’t need a moving van when you leave lol. I eventually will start selling it, maybe go to shows so I can meet other people, just so I don’t buy more !
This topic recently came back to the forefront for me as well, after enduring the painfully arduous task of relocating my entire 10,000+ record collection as part of an out of state move. My oldest daughter is my ONLY hope at the moment, for keeping my record collection within the family. My other two kiddos are too little to know whether or not there’ll be any interest when they’re older (I’m holding out hope that there will be). My wife wants nothing to do with any part of it, though I’ve at least somewhat convinced her to refrain from having Goodwill come out and take it all away, knowing that I’ve got a fair amount of high value records within my collection… but either way, I think it’s important for all of us collectors to do what we can, WHILE we can, to curate and tighten our collections down to the cream of the crop, down to what we actually listen to and enjoy, and make arrangements to move the rest along to others who might appreciate it more. A great topic regardless, and one worth giving due attention to for all of us within the VC 😎🤘🏼
That was a wonderful and insightful comment. It is important to curate our collection and make it manageable. I use to have over 12,000, I have no idea how I could have handled all that especially with my latest move to CO. In a couple year I will buy a house and hopefully move for the last time Thank you for the great thoughts
Great video Steve!! And it’s something you gave me to think about! I’m in the same boat. Don’t have anyone in my family who cares about my collection. Good to watch your videos again. I have alot to catch up on.
Hi Todd, welcome back. I had a lot of great suggestions that I may put into another video It is an issue unless you don’t really care
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 yes that would be great to see a video with all the suggestions. Would be very interested in seeing it
I’m enjoying my collection until my last day, after that who cares. 😊
I like that, keep them spinning
I am with you on that.
Exactly..
Great video Steve. I retired 3 years ago, live in Ireland, I have 3500 albums and I have exact same issues as you. No interest from my family in taking my collection on. I don't even have my collection catalogued in Discogs. I have spent a lot on my records but my wife and I want to travel. So decisions to be made. Hope you are enjoying your semi retirement. Regards. David
David, that is really interesting. Keep me informed on what you do. My wife also would like to travel and selling some of the collection would make it a lot easier. We did travel to Ireland once, loved it especially the pubs and the music.
I'll probably rent a booth at record shows & get some traveling in !
I can totally relate to this video and your dilemma. I'm 59 with circa 11,000 albums and CDs and have been collecting and had the sickness since I was 16. I often wonder what to do with this as I am getting older and wonder if this is a burden to my family members. I told myself I would collect until I was 60 and then stop. I have loved music my entire life and am a born collector, so I don't know if I could have ever not done this. I hope my music will go to someone or persons who can love it, appreciate it, and find joy in it as I did, but I guess everyone has to find their own answer and path that suits them. Good luck, fellow collectors.
Well said Thomas, we have to figure out are own path but as long as there is some type of plan so family doesn’t look at that mess of music and say, so now what. They could easily sell it but you would like someone to reap the rewards of your collecting. You have a wonderful collection that would be fun to look through
Plans change, but my hope is my “record friends” will assist my family in getting rid of what I have left; I assume I’ll downsize at least once (retirement plan). The music is tied into the memories of the trips, treks, and stories of building the collection, and most of those are “coming with me” (literally)
You making a vinyl coffin Chance? I will downsize in a few years, there are a lot of albums that I have that I will probably never play again. Maybe I should stop buying records and listen to what I have. Makes sense but collecting is not about making sense lol. A brief second of sanity Chance
So I’m not the only one with the thoughts that you expressed. I’m born 64 and have been collecting things all of my life. But my record collection is the dearest. ( over old toys, antique
first edition books, and so much more that I can’t eat. And as you say; my very rare UK 77 singles might go down in value after all we first gen punks have died down. But I got to mention that I have been thinking of the death for the same time I been collecting things. My whole life! That hit me now: maybe collecting and nostalgia are one way to try stop the time. Anyway. A lot of things to think about- but after that it’s time to act. All the best from a Stockholm, Sweden
I love Stockholm. Must of my relatives on my dads side live in Sweden. Such a beautiful country. I think of Elvis records. The prices on those have dropped in the US because a lot of the huge Elvis fans are dying I have some rare original Zamrock albums. Who is going to want them but a select few. When I finally stop working I will work on thinning my collection to making it more manageable. Thank you for your thoughts. Collecting is fun and hard to stop
Hello Steve, I sold my collection a couple of years ago but I didn’t have as much as you I only had like 650 but I did manage to keep 3 albums that meant the most to me. What I did was sold my collection as a whole and put an ad in the marketplace on Facebook for my area and it didn’t take long to sell it. I hope this helps!
I remember when you did that Lucille. Were you able to get a price that you wanted? Did a record store buy it or an individual. Cool you kept three albums
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 it was a record store and I got a very good return on them.
The only right price is just the one the buyer is ready to pay .
Thats the whole show.
Value is so relative and unpredictable, as we all know. I've owned albums that went through phases of being very valuable to being worthless over time in the fickle marketplace, and vice-versa. So I wouldn't worry about any of that in relation to what your wife does with them after you pass on. I told my wife to just donate my collection to a favorite charity and not worry about it. As for the getting-older-so-should-I-purge? question, well, I am in the tiny minority that responds with "yes". Over the past few years I have slowly purged my collection down to around 200 albums that I have LOVED to listen to over the years and decades, regardless of mood, etc., and I listen to them on a constant rotation. I always enjoy my listening times immensely now, and I don't miss the ol' "naah, I don't really want to hear this album after all" routine that used to frustrate me when I had thousands of albums to choose from. People ask, "what if you regret purging an album?".....well, that just never really happens to me any more. At my age I trust myself and know myself well. I want every day of listening to music to end with me saying to myself, "aaah, that was so great....if that ends up being the last album I ever hear in my life, I am happy with that".
Fantastic comment, I think the key is to have a set plan for what to do with them. I salute you for your purging. How did you decide move them out. Did you sell them or bring them to a record store for credit That is a lot of records to sell off. Very curious how you did this. Once I finish working for my son I plan to start paring it down. Even now I question my purchases and wonder will I still really like it in a couple of years
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 I mostly donate them, Steve, or if they have any significant value I will trade them in for credit (although I buy far far more books than albums these days). Back in the early days of eBay and such, I enjoyed using auctions to sell off stuff, but I don't want to bother with one-at-a-time sell-and-ship any more. Also, don't get me wrong: I still LOVE to discover a new album/artist that I can resonate with, and I am constantly checking out new (to me) stuff via UA-cam in the hopes of finding new (to me) gems, in which case I will enjoy buying their physical albums. For example, a few years ago I finally discovered My Bloody Valentine and loved them, so I bought their albums.
Hey, Steve! Luckily both of my kids are into music. So I’m leaving the collection to them!
Chris, with your musical talents it is a huge part of your household. My kids heard lots of music but they never even spun a single record. Pretty incredible. Maybe one of my grandkids will be excited about music
@ There’s still time. Lol!
Steve, thanks for putting this conundrum out there so clearly. I’ve thought about this a lot, but haven’t arrived at a good answer yet. Both my boys are into music, but one lives on the other side of the country, and one lives in France. Shipping costs don’t work in their favour. Oh well, I’m off to put a record on. Tomorrow’s another day 😁😁. Cheers.
Very interesting Jack, I at least have my boys by me. My one son just told me to make sure he has my discog log in so he can see what he can sell the albums for haha.
Amazing video Steve! I think we all have this conversation with ourselves at some point, that’s why I try & purge whatever I know I won’t listen too. It’s the hardest thing to do as a collector but if it’s not going to be played by me then someone else should be able to enjoy the music.
Good Luck my friend.
Boy are you right Anthony, purging is difficult. I have done some and need to do more. Once I stop working for my son I will probably start thinning the herd more and hopefully buy a whole lot less.
I've heard from a couple different people that they've made agreements with fellow VC members to sort of take control of the sell off of their collections so that the family doesn't need to worry about it. Or you could connect with a record store and maybe have them come out and give you a bid and have an agreement on an amount that way your family can just call them to come pick it up and cut them a check. (this one only works if the prices don't change that much).
That is very interesting about working with VC members, I have not heard of that one, cool idea. I was helping my friend out with his collection. If I really knew the record store owner well I would feel comfortable with doing that. I appreciate the thoughts on that
I’m keeping my collection small to avoid this issue later in life. I have around eighty records just now, and don’t ever want my collection to get beyond 100-150. I focus on quality, buy really intentionally, only what I really, really love from my favourite bands. So when the time comes, I can sell, or donate without too much trouble. I have a handful of records that seem to have shot up in price since I bought them, and I’d hate to see them go to landfill, but if I’m six feet under, there’s not much I can do about it!! 🤷♀️😂
Sarah, I commend you for having the fortitude to keep your collection small, well done. I am just always curious about what kind of new music is coming out and I also get so many suggestions of great albums. I will purge again and eventually sell off until I have only the albums that mean a lot to me
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Sounds like a good plan. I think when it gets to the point where it’s burdensome, and it creates more worry than enjoyment, that’s when it’s time to start selling/purging. Good luck!
It's good you bring this up, more people need to know and think about this.. Last year my wife "Patti" and I went to see our lawyer and get our wills in place, he said, If you know it's time or it's going to be, Sell Them! The kids don't want them so sell them and go on a nice vacation.. I agree.
Ed, wonderful point from the lawyer. It is a burden when they have no interest in it
I guess we all kind of fantasize that some person will pore over our collection and be blown away by our taste and knowledge. Probably just never going to happen.
lol, isn’t that the truth of it all! Each collection is very personable isn’t it.
Your collection is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Discogs is fantasyland.
Hold on to your records. A.I. is happening and Vinyl Records are something real. Play them when things get tough. Look at the art on them. Admire the different colors and variations about them. Dance to them with your loved ones. Share them. Pick up a guitar and play along to them or like I do have a record on while you draw and paint. Thank the Lord for blessing you with them. That’s my advice. Today I have my Waterboys records I finally got. This is the Sea and Fisherman’s Blues. Really enjoying them both. I will always remember you talking about them.
The parts of the videos you share about life happening around and visiting places. Those are the best.
God Bless You and Your Family.
Let the grandkids spin a few and teach them to dance. These are the best of times right now. Take Care!
I appreciate that you enjoy me sharing my life and my travel footage. I know most don’t do that but if you watch my video I do consider friends. I am glad your are enjoying the Waterboys. I find a lot of joy in their music Scott
Love the T shirt. Your anxiety is noted. Maybe someone will help with your dilemma down the road. You have records I have never heard of. It's a special niche.
Sherry, yes I have a very special niche that will make it tough to sell. I have had a lot of great ideas in the comments. I need to enjoy what I have and then begin to curate it.
Hi Steve. My plan right now would be to give my collection to my sons, although who knows if by that time they’ll actually want all this stuff. I must admit, these types of videos depress me. So thanks for that lol
Glad I could put you into the proper frame of mind! These thoughts become more prevalent the older we get I guess. Right now I will continue to love the music I have
I am in the same position. I found another music lover that is young. I put it in my will that my collection goes to him. I will enjoy my records till I die. No longer any need to worry. Selling my collection would be a daunting task that I don't want to deal with in my old age.
A friend of mine said the same thing, he has a young collector he goes to shows with. His collection is massive so some is going to some charities and the rest to a younger collector. That is wonderful that your collection will go to someone who will love it
I'm 82 have 5,000 records 1,000 CDs. Have no wife but have 2 daughters. They would overwhelmed with this collection and furthermore don't know a thing about it. My sister says make out a will donate it all to your beloveved record store. Great idea. I'm all for spreading the wealth to other collectors keeping the hobby going
Very nice thought, it would relieve a lot of stress from your daughters I have had a lot of great suggestions, a lot to think about
Possibly do what I did when I moved in 2000 . As I gave away approx 500 albums to various used record shops in the San Diego area. I kept a small armfull. Spreading my seed as it were, so others can discover them. I have around 1100 compact discs at the moment I plan on passing on to my nephew who's 24 and has a curious mind for music. When I go he can have em all. I'm 59.
Very nice plan. I just moved again this year and I did purge over 100 albums that I traded to my local store. When I stop working for my son I plan to purge a lot of records that I just don’t listen to I plan to do a follow up video with all the ideas that were shared with me
This is a great topic. I have no spouse or kids, so I've given this some thought. Id love to give my most prized possession to my best friend, but realistically, it would be a burden to her. I'm, instead, leaving it to a friend who worked in a record store for years and would really know how to manage it.
That is a cool thing to do Maria. Someone suggested giving it to some young VC member who is excited and passionate about music.
My sister took a very basic turntable i had as extra and some of Dad's records. I own everything of my parents and all my stuff so I know what this is. The world is full of things that are saved that really don't need to be. Funko Pops, Hot Wheels, sport cards..... Did you see that video from a few years ago of the guy who got out of records just before the boom? He had quite possible the largest collection on the planet and at the time, no one wanted it.
No kidding Henry, I did not see that video on that collection. A large collection could be tough to sell, that is a lot of records you would have to buy and invest in.
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 I don't have the link but it's an interesting watch.
My parents have an amazing book collection, my sisters often talk about how we want to keep them but don’t want to take them lol, I daydream of a library in their honor.
Wouldn’t it be cool to create a record library so others can come and listen to records for free!!
That is a cool idea, a place where all can enjoy. I love books, before the move I had to get rid of 100s of them , no room The library benefited from it. I still have too many books but it is trimmed down to what I really enjoy. I will have to do the same with my records
Hi Steve, Interesting discussion point, one I've been burying my head in the sand about previously! Not having any family or close friends/relatives who are into music it's something I'm now thinking about as I hurtle towards 60. I would probably gift my collection to my local record store - although some of those Stunty records may prove a difficult sell for them😉! Main problem may prove to be WHEN to give them away, all depends on future health prospects/happenings I think. And on that happy thought..... Have a great weekend Steve.
Cliff, yes your Stunty records may be a tough sell. All my zamrock and shoegaze could be rough to sell also. Sometime we get into these less popular genres that bring us happiness but no one else cares I plan to thin my collection down when I stop working for my son so I got a few more years to buy too many records lol
Hey Steve, great seeing you and great topic you have here. My dilemma is that both of daughters are fighting over my collection, guitars and listening equipment. What a dilemma to have huh lol….,You know how that is…. you do not have a favorite child, but a favorite band or artist 🙃This is a topic that keeps looping over and over in my head…. I still don’t know who am I going to leave it to though…..both of them want it, so what I’m thinking to do is resolve it the Solomonic way and give half to one and the other half to the other and everyone’s happy lol….. 🤷🏻♂️ cheers bud! JC/Miami
JC, yes follow the wisdom of King Solomon. Maybe look at your most valuable stuff and have them take turns picking what they want. For me, they keep fighting over who is going to get stuck with it
I will keep and played them till the day I die. And I got an death sentence two weeks ago (heartattack and heartfailure now and lung cancer) but I decide to keep buying records and busy now with an bucketlist of albums I still wanna have in my collection before I leave this planet. And after that, I dont care if they keep it or sell it..like anything else I will left behind.
First off, sorry about the terrible news. Secondly congrats on how you tackle this by going after music you really want to have that makes you happy. I think that is the key to anything, attitude. I salute you and thank you for sharing that
This is something I've not thought about as I'd be gone but I'm trimming down now practically because we have to move house. Record fairs are far more fun to sell at than online. Wherever you sell just be careful not to go browsing otherwise you may well end up with more records. Have a plan. Have a budget. Nice thoughts Steve. Greetings from UK.
Martin, I know I would go browsing and blow my money lol. Seriously that would be fun except for the setting up and taking down of the tables. Is that how you have been bringing down your collection? Moving a collection sucks, at least you’re ahead of the game. Always a pleasure to hear from your
Give it to Mazzy and have him auction it off. I’d like a nice little Postcard of you with it. Haha!!!
Cheers,
Brian☘️
I am not going to die. But, seriously, I do think about this a lot. My partner has zero interest, and I fear she will give everything away without recognizing that there may be some money to be recovered. I may have to sell everything to younger VC members. In actual fact, we may downsize first, so that will prompt me to thin out the collection before the death day arrives. That will make it all easier, I hope.
Brian, there have been some great comments with different ideas. One was to curate the collection to what you really want to have and thus make it manageable. How often can we listen to all those records. It brings us happiness to see them lined up along what walls but how many may never be spun again.
Good day Mr. Carlson. Interesting topic. My son would only be interested if I had a video game to pass on. Luckily my two daughters though are into music and love vinyl so it’s easy for me. But if they weren’t. My two cents is keep what you love and makes you happy until your last day on this lovely planet. But find yourself a local record shop that you trust. On your passing they are often willing to come directly to you and purchase your whole collection and your family will get the money. Will they get absolute top dollar on every album probably not. But what they will get is a hassle free experience of not having to try to move it somewhere to sell it or spend a bunch of time trying to sell it piece by piece. And in the end that would be a blessing for them as I doubt they want that hassle. Have an awesome day my friend.
Victor, wise words. Once I finally stop working I will thin the herd and keep what truly brings me joy. It then becomes manageable for the rest of the family. Maybe my grandkids will find joy in it
Honestly, this is something I've given a lot of thought to, because I am "of that age" too, and I don't want to burden my wife with trying to figure out what's what or how to get rid of it if I should suddenly pass.
My first order of business was to catalog the most valuable records into Discogs (which was a truly tedious task). Then I put a color sticker on the protective sleeves of the good stuff to let her know that it's on my Discogs list and probably worth the effort of selling on ebay. And I told her to sell the rest of the collection in bulk to a local record store and take whatever's left over to Goodwill.
Obviously this won't get the maximum money, but it's a good tradeoff between having to try to sell everything one by one or getting scammed by a low-balling cherry picker.
Wow, great idea and planning. I have my whole collection in Discogs. My youngest son wants my password already. I love the thought of putting stickers on the high end albums. Awesome idea I really appreciate you sharing that
You bring up a great point Steve! I am 69 years old and am thinking the exact same thing My family doesn’t want the responsibility of dealing with my collection and I would hate to see them give my collection away for peanuts Maybe time to start getting rid of some of it????
Tough isn’t it Dave. Our collections are so personal to us. It is hard to let them go but they are worth money and it would be a shame to not benefit from it
Well my plan is (& this is probably easier in the UK than America due to geographical size) is when i retire, start setting up stalls at record fairs, so it keeps me busy and i get a regular drip of money. Once I get it down to a manageable size, will probbaly just sell whats left in bulk to a shop.
Norwich in decent form lately !
@@davidellis5141 HI David! Yeah Norwich on the shoulders of the pack..ready to break! Southampton on the other hand..even the 2011 Charlotte Bobcats are laughing at us!
I like that plan Harris. But the hard part is when you’re at the record fair you will see other people with records that may get you excited. Suddenly you leave spending more than you made lol. I can see that totally happening to me lol. I am weak Harris
Good topic Steve. I've been purging and will do more. If I wont Pull & Play it wont stay. I'm getting close to the dirt nap so when I'm gone it wont matter to me what happens to the collection. Some collector will have a great day at Goodwill. The only people I know who might want my records is the VC people😂 Maybe have an open house for the VC to come pick through my stuff🍻
Lmao, a VC open house day Don, great idea. I have been doing more purging. On my pod cast with Jim Gleason we looked at how many hours a week we listen to music and how many albums we have. We found it would take several years to listen to it all. We all have a lot of albums that we know just won’t get pulled and played again
I've been looking to sell off stuff now. But my collection keeps growing. How does that work?
Just rip the band aide off and sell em.
Kevin, it’s a disease lol. You have made some great progress but it is difficult
The day you sell your collection (for no reason other than thinking about death) is the day you give up on life. But yeah, I also don't want my family to have to deal with all my stuff when I'm gone. It's a conundrum. Ideally it would great to know the exact date of ones death. I'll leave that there so as not to get too dark.
It is a dark subject which we usually don’t think about much when we are younger. Very much a conundrum. I have a few years yet but then I need to curate my collection to only the albums that bring me the most happiness
great video and topic i'm in the same boat 😊
It is something to give some thought to, thank you for watching. I hope to do a follow up video with a lot of the ideas that other people did share
Somebody's gonna be VERY happy when I shuffle off the mortal coil. I want it to go to someone who appreciates it
I totally agree with you, your collection is very personal and you do want it to be appreciated
You could always run a raffle on your more expensive albums.
If an album is worth $500 then sell 500 tkts at $1 a piece or more reasonably 100 tkts at $5 each or 50 tkts at $10 each.
William, that is a cool thought. I wonder how that would go? Thank you for the idea
Hi Steve. I'll help you out by taking your Cramps collection.
Wait a minute I'll probably be dead too, never mind 🤔.
I've thought about this especially my rig. Like I said I'll be dead.... bring on RSD 😅
Greg, god bless you. You are always there for me and I appreciate it. If your still hanging in there the cramps are yours lol
I’m 66 this year and retired. I’ve thought about this many times. I had my niece and nephew come over and show them the collection of around 3000 albums and about a 500 or so cd collection. I also showed them how to use Discogs but it’s difficult for them. I already started selling some of my records that I don’t play much. I been selling on Discogs for a few years.
In the end my family will do what they want with the collection, I do plan on leaving them information on some local record stores they can contact about selling the collection.
Frank, thank you for sharing your plan. How hard was it to set yourself up on discogs and to get people to buy when your a brand new seller? Have you been happy with the results?
@ I started on Discogs buying first, then I decided to try and sell some of my albums around 2014. I started out with selling about fifty albums, all in vg+ to nm- records. It’s a little slow at the beginning but if you post a few hot titles, the fish will bite, you will start to see sales. You just need to have some patience at the beginning. Once you have sold ten to fifteen records all positive feedback, you’re on your way. Discogs has forums to learn how to set it up, the setting of the prices is a little tricky at first.
Great video, Steve. I mentioned this briefly in my last video. I've asked a trusted friend to take care of my collection. He'll get 25%, and the rest will go to a couple of 501c3 charities. It's not something we want to think about. To be honest, I don't know if I could part with my collection. I hope to downsize after I retire, which would mean selling a bunch. You never know what life’s going to throw at you.
Mark, you are the man that always has a plan. Yes I remember you talking about that, give the collection to a younger person that will love it. I have had a lot of great suggestions though the majority is like me, trying to decide what to do. I should probably due a follow up video with the ideas from all of you
I feel for you i can be an over thinker at times. I'm only 24, but I've been told by many im mature beyond my years. My mom and many others have told me I'm an old soul. i have a record collection as well as a movie collection, an old movie and music magazines, old toys, etc. I have culled my collection several times. There is no right answer to your question we all are different tastes and have different views. Ones mans trash is another man's treasure my only thought would be don't do something you will regret easier said then done right.. 😅👌
Wow, you are going to need a very big house! That is some great stuff. I love old toys but I have stayed away from them. Before the flood I had 1000s of music magazines, I never threw them away and that started in the late 70s. You are correct, you do need to cull your collection periodically Once I stop working for my son I will spend time downsizing and try to make a collection of only the albums that really make me excited Keep that collecting going, good for you
Great Video Subject matter Steve, One important truth is our valued record collection is only worth what the market is willing to pay, & that is a small market. once we come to that reality the better. I know truth sucks! LOL! As for using your money from record sales on travel & Such, more power to you. However, after caring for my mother with dementia for 5 years, & she had no 'Long term care insurance' I have had to change my priorities after seeing the projected data for us baby boomers. All i Can tell you, is if & When I am reduced to sitting in a wheelchair drooling, I sure will have a bad ass music system to enjoy! Whether I know it or not is another issue LOL! OK, Sorry to bring the mood down, but we all need to prepare for the reality of our mortality & to keep things in perspective, cuz I am betting Heaven has a better audio rig than what man has ever invented! keep up the great work. & For the record, ( pun intended) My Mom Loved Neil Diamond. God Bless.
I just read an article about the kids having to become care givers for their parents and dementia is a big part of it. That disease really worries me though my doctor said I would be the last one to know that I have it. That was really reassuring God bless you for taking care of your mother but that is a huge burden. I would like my family to benefit from the records but yes what we see on discogs is probably not what we will get unless we really take our time selling it. Great comment Ray
I plan on selling my collection in my retirement years.
Me too! If i make it. But chances are i wont.
This is exactly what the Beanie Babies people said. Exactly
@@Shawn_at_Vinyl_Minimalist I burned my beanie babies.
That has been my thought also, it’s just what is the best way to do it. Glad I didn’t jump on to Bernie babies and all my trading cards got washed away
Hi Steve. You listen to those records using the set I see behind you back?
I do use that stereo. After the flood a couple VC members donated me stereo equipment. That system has been great. A few weeks back I did a room tour where you can see it much better
All of us are subject to "drop dead" at any age on any day. I am 64 and while my collection is only about a thousand albums I have no guilt at all leaving family members to deal with it after I am gone. They can keep what they want and disperse with the rest as they see fit. I have told them just that and they didn't seem to be disturbed. Its part of life and if the only mess we leave our families to clean up after we are gone is our record collections than we have done good.
Have you helped them as far as which records have some value and which ones don’t? I would like to pare it down and use the money to do something else most likely travel.
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 Not really Steve. I also have an extensive baseball card/memorabilia collection boxed up in the closet for about the last 10 years. To be honest the house and everything in it is in trust and our two kids can sort it out from there. My wife is ten years younger than me so if everything is tp procced naturally she should survive me and her and the kids can do what they think is best with the collections. While not worth tens of thousands they do represent a huge portion of my life. I collected to albums to and the vintage equipment I play them on listen to the music and they have enjoyed listening some too. I hope they get some happiness out of them one way or another.
I think of this occasionly and always put it off. I really know of no one that would like my collection. The younger kids that I know are not really interested in vinyl or my type of music, although they love the sound of it. If you come up with a solution let me know!!
Hi Bradley, I have had a lot of interesting suggestions in the comments. I wish I knew the time when to start thinning the herd. I will keep buying until I stop working, then we will see what happens
you never get rid of records you only add more records to your collection
Paul, a lot of truth in that statement. I have been doing periodic purges but it is not easy. Also makes me wonder why I buy some albums in the first place lol
Steve… I’ve thought about this many times. My kids don’t care, although my youngest says he might want a few. I don’t know, why he doesn’t listen to my type of music. The Queen just is not interested. I did have a niece who follows me on facebook. I was posting an album a day challenge. She was very interested and asked if i was going to leave my collection to her in my will. I think she was being nice.
I did start a section in my notebook talking about those records that might fetch a pretty penny.
I’m not ready to part with the collection, but I am 72. Who knows?
72 is still young Tony, at least at our age that is what we will say haha. I have everything is discogs but it is a lot to look at thigh the kids could easily sort it out I guess it would be nice to sell some early to do something else fun
Professor, you're overworrying...Aiden is at the age right now where you can lead him to share your love of music. My mom instilled my love of music in me when I was about three. You can do this too, with Aiden and with the new granddaughter too. Educate them and make them want what you have. Parents permission first, of course. But if that doesn't work, then follow Mazzy and The Waxed into doing private auctions. You know it will be going to people who truly want it, and who will pay a fair amount. They will always do you right - you are among friends, and you know they'll have a good home. And in the long run, isn't that what you'd really like to see? Yeah.... have a good week, sir!
Good point on a live auction so the records go to someone you may know and would really want to have them. Our collections are so personal to us, not easy to let them go.
Cousin Chris will make sure your OG Zamrock never ends up in a bargain bin.
lol, Chris, I really appreciate you for that
As someone once said “ I’m afraid when I die my wife will sell my records for what I told her I paid for them “
Lmao that is hilarious. My wife will wonder where all the Neil Diamond albums are that I said I bought lol
Don’t worry about it. Enjoy it until you pass or until you’re sure the time is right. Your children can call a dealer, sell it, and enjoy the money. They might get low-balled, but then again, they might not. They can make the decision: an easy sale of the lot; or try to evaluate and sell each record for a decent price. It’s not your problem and they can decide for themselves how much time and work they want to put into it.
My sisters and I cherry picked my parent’s library and book collection (maybe a thousand books) after they passed away about 15 years ago. I still have a several dozens of their books that are on subjects I’m interested in, and they are family keepsakes and memories. Then I sold the rest to a dealer/store for a few hundred dollars. I’m sure I got lowballed a little, but not totally ripped off. You can’t take it with you, and you can’t control the future after you have passed. Enjoy them and don’t worry about it.
Good points William, I would love to find a huge book collection though I don’t have the space for it. My youngest just wants my discog log in so he will be prepared. Good to have a plan!
$100. Mystery boxes. One sweet album per with a few others thrown in. Have a list of what is in the collection and it's value. Let the people take a chance at hitting a jackpot.
That’s a pretty cool thought Scott. That could be fun
I would never buy that, too different are the tastes. I am not a gambler.
They are Non Fungible Tokens, Steve! Gonna be worth some big money soon. lol. I can dream can't I?
Yes you can dream, that is what brings us all happiness
I recently watched a video by a record seller who discussed this topic, and he brought up some very real issues should someone decide to sell their records on their own - and that is the customer service part. To be efficient, you'd need to buy your own postage meter and scale so you don't have to go to the post office all the time just to get the postage and ship. And of course the cost of the packaging. And then you have to deal with the dissatisfied customer, because you're going to really need to know how to grade your records. A record show might be a lot easier, although you do have to lug the dang things around.
I'm not sure I have anyone in my family that wants almost 2K records. Where are they going to put them? Do they even own a stereo? I suppose they could have mine. Would they be excited to get it but then later realize what a hassle it is and then want to dump it? I'm starting to think I'll probably just trot them down to a local record store and take what they offer just to be ride of them, knowing I'll never get anything close to what it cost me.
But another option is to find a channel that is operated by a young person, someone you know enjoys music and collecting records. You can hear and see their passion while watching their videos. And then you just quietly bequest your collection to them. At least you know they'll get into the hands of someone who will appreciate it even if they end up selling a lot of them.
Some wonderful thoughts Richard. Wouldn’t that be a surprise for a younger music collector to get a large collection. Maybe my grandson or granddaughter will have a love for music. I have a few years to work on them. Maybe they will enjoy going over to grandpas house to listen to music. That would be the best
I never expected that I would be still living alone in this miserable apartment at this stage in my life. The only way anyone will know when I'm dead is when my rent check doesn't show up. Then the boxes and shelves full of records and CDs will be my landlady's problem.
Michael, I will know because I will wake up on Friday and suddenly see no video from you. The same will be with me, no Sunday video, Steve is dead lol. Michael that does make it tough when your alone and you sure don’t want someone carting them all to goodwill
Your comment kind of broke my heart. Not kidding
I would do like Mark Wald did, he got a table at a record show and sold the albums for the prices he wanted to sell them for. Sounded like he did a major purge. If you don’t play an album that often or never, sell it! Or, I would keep collecting, enjoy the albums when you can, and make a list of prices and condition, then your kids can sell them on eBay. They can sell them on their own time, for the prices you wanted them sold for, and have a good flow of cash coming in. Each week, they can put 20-30 albums up for auction. The Frankenstein albums you have with original vinyl and new covers won’t sell for much. Part of the big draw is to have the whole package as it was sold 30-50 years before. Collectors look at the cover, inner sleeve, etc. Me, I would love to have the original vinyl to listen to, but I wouldn’t pay top price. I think Mr. Nobble records would love to get your whole African collection. He knows all the cats who collect that stuff. But as some comments say, when you’re dead, you won’t care. Right now, get a nice cold drink, put on your favorite album and turn it up! You’ll be happy, and that’s what it’s all about. Don’t worry too much, think of today! My dad wants me to have his vinyl collection and stereo equipment, but he said “Good Luck”, I hope you can get it. So I won’t be shocked if I can’t get it. I would love it, but it might not happen. Just the way it is….
Funny you mentioned Dillon at Nobles, he sold me almost all those Zamrock albums haha. He knows I’m one of the few that guy it so he use to let me know what he found. He did well by me haha. I plan to thin the herd once I’m fully retired. Right now I will confuse loving what I have and do periodic purges to make room for new music Michael
lovely video steve - when i moved to thailand i had about 2000 lps and on about 4 seperate visits i deposited 90% of them to an exchange for cash shop in london - you ask what did i do with 10% - put in a box an sent tobangkok in a crate - i have been in thailand 30 years and they are all sitting in a couple of boxes in the spare room - i need a few hundred steves here to sell too - to thais they are valueless but i have tried to sell - other options steve convert to digital and jpeg and sell yourself - a good 5 year project and think of all the tears shed - you said it we have a disease - question how much time on average eaxh month do you listen to music - we own the equivalent of a library - but it makes us happy - calculate what that is worth
steve this madness continues i have downloaded over a hundred new albums this year and when covid was around i downloaded 200+
John, that is something on how there are no collectors by you. Lucky you got rid of those other albums. Digitally it is amazing how many you have downloaded, saves you space and money you just lose that physical connection with the music that many of us crave. At least this has allowed you to hear more new music that the rest of us
I love that my mrs doesn't care about my records. My personal nightmare is if started a collection herself and she wanted to merge hers with mine, I'll need a section called "not my s**t". I told her that I want a giant tomb built from my collection with me in the center, then set on fire where the smoke will concern aliens in other galaxies. She replied "can we do that now whilst you are still alive?" #nonbeliever
Lmao Andrew, hilarious. Always nice when the spouse is more than happy to carry out your wishes early. Haha. Yeah I would not be happy if my wife started collecting and wanted to use my space. That would be a lot of Judy Collins records. I’m having nightmares already haha
The last three years I’ve gotten rid of more records than I have bought. Mostly trading in records I don’t listen to any more. I have sold 10 or 12 records on discogs. I have recently hooked up with someone that wants Punk records. The past two months I’ve been selling valuable Punk albums that I love. I’m getting 60% and the record store owner is getting 40%. The good thing is no taxes and I don’t have the hassle of mailing out the records or paying discogs fees. So far my percentage has been almost $7,000.
Auctions are a good option but that is a lot of records to mail out.
Wow, that is an awesome deal Richie, that would be perfect to hook up and do that with a record store. I know you have been thinning your collection and buying a whole lot less, I have been impressed with what you are doing. How hard was it to get started on discogs? You deal you worked with a r3cord store is the best. They don’t have to buy the inventory but get 40%, that is a win win
First of all, I hope we can win at least one more game this year. My rule is that I don't spend much on my records < $5 or CDs < $1. That way when I am gone my wife knows I didn't spend a fortune on this stuff. I would just tell her get a few offers on the collection and take the best offer. We don't really need the money anyway.
You’re a wise man unlike me who spends way too much on a single album! The Huskers are driving me crazy. Get blown out by IU and then almost beat Ohio? How does this happen. It was great to see us hit the field goals! Just one more game, let’s hope the right Husker team shows up this weekend against UCLA
Good to think. I hope my records will find after me good home from someone who knew me well.
mr. Finglish (Bäd English Recs)
Mr Finglish, our coll3ctions are very personal. I think most of us hope it will go to a good place
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 By the way I have now one video that I'd like to make so I try to upload my camera's battery...
Actually im still 50 for a few weeks only, i think vinyls are worth keeping, but collecting anything is a hobby allways sad when you sell it, and then regret it, keep it im sure it will be past down as years go by. Respect.
Mark, it is very hard to let go of a collection. I use to have an extremely large trading card collection, over half a million cards, large stamp collection and some other items. A flood took care of all of those for me Less things to worry about
@@stevecarlsonvinylcommunity9147 you should have home insurance that would cover them cards if they were worth money, no my collection stays with me for a lifetime, i know guy who sold his, then missed it and started collecting again, im like that ive now bought other collections as i missed them, surely landlords cover home insurance as well, im not sure though, i live and look after someone,we are covered.
This is a subject I don't like to think about, but know I'll have to someday, I'll be 70 next year, and I don't know anyone who would be interested in taking my collection. I'll probably end up selling it to a record store, or at least have someone else do it after I'm gone. Maybe sell it to a VC member? Who knows, but I'm going to enjoy my collection while I still can!
You got an incredibly cool collection Michael. Some record store would love to have it Maybe due some of those auctions on YT. When I stop working for my son I will start to scale my collection back, I have a lot of albums that I just don’t have time to listen to
Get a new family..... Ones that want the records. I'm ready for adoption anytime you are Steve. LOL
Gonna start selling off my collection soon, downsize and enjoy the money. Gonna keep some sentimental records and limited editions and get rid of the rest.
I applaud you for that. For most of us collectors that is hard to do. I feel once I stop working for my sun I want to go that route also. How do you plan to sell your records?
@ I will probably see what they are worth via various sources and take them to a shop. There are so many I haven’t played in years because life gets in the way that I need to think them out. The thing is, who wants my Richard Clayderman collection? 😂
Interesting topic that I have also been thinking, after my uncle and my wifes uncle died few years ago. Both lived in ederlyhomes in one small room with bed and tv amd few other stuff. And were perfectly happy. Why we need all this stuff? My kids (all adults now) are not interested my hardcore records (or maybe only for value...). Son would take Led Zeppelins and few others, another daughter dome indie and pop/disco records and all others are just junk.. Hard question.
Tommy, good point when we do reach an age where we just don’t need to have things that clutter up our life. My youngest son just mentioned to give him my discogs log in so he could sell it for a better price lol. So much for passing down this collection!
Hi Steve. It may appear selfish in saying this but I just do not give this any thought or attention at all. Neither my partner nor my sons are remotely interested, so I just assume when I go someone will just advertise the records in a few shop windows or online or whatever, and off they'll go, either in dribs or drabs or all together. If they don't end up getting a decent price for them, too bad - none of them have ever set any store by them anyway and I doubt whether they'll care.
James, I never really use to worry about it but once I got into my 60s I really want it to be something that either me and my wife can enjoy by using it for some extra cash. Now, can I actually sell it?
My solution is to purge and upgrade. Slowly sell off records, reinvesting those funds into a single record that's better than the ones you just let go. This way, you end up with a carefully curated handful of awesome records that are easy to appraise and bring the fun of the hobby without overwhelming anyone. Plus, you can control the sale of valuable but more obscure titles, ensuring they end up with people who will appreciate them. It’s a way to show off your knowledge, experience the thrill of iconic finds, and leave something truly valuable-like an original Coltrane Blue Train or RL Zeppelin II. You get the idea!
Some very good thoughts. This collection has been more focused on more hard to find albums than my past collection but still there is a lot of stuff that I really won’t listen to again. I do plan to thin the herd and keep what truly makes me happy
I hear you, but my wife will probably just give it all over to goodwill or something (it's pretty much just the two of us). Any more it even overwhelms me, both my music and film collections. At least the music side of things is sorta mostly sorted out finally, the film side could be a lot better. Beyond sorting it out more better, I don't think I'll be able to do much with it, except hopefully listen to and watch a lot more of it while I still can…
Listen to it while you can is always important. My youngest son already asked for my discogs password lol. He is ready to go! Maybe my grandkids will love music
Selling records on Ebay or Discogs is hugely time intensive. You'd be spending a large part of your remaining years to make yourself miserable. We've spent a good deal of our lives making our children happy. Making our bosses happy. To me, now is the time (finally) to be selfish and do what makes us old geezers happy. If not now, then when? As long as buying records and listening to them makes me happy, then that's what I'm going to do - even if I'm 100. If that means my daughter has to back up a garbage truck, after I'm dead, to haul them away, then so be it. Hopefully, Dr. Darby will keep a few of them remind her of her crazy dad.
lol, Dr Darby will have a heck of a task with your collection. I’m sure she looks at it and says “ some day this will be all mine!” How exciting. My youngest asked for my discogs log in so he can be prepared to sell them.
I have the same problem, but more with books. The 12,000 or so CDs are neither here nor there.
Ah books. I shed myself of so many books when I moved Dave. I still have a ton of books. My thought was I will read them again when I retire. I decided that I probably would not lol. I had the paperback books from my teen years still around I now have a more focused collection of books dealing with art, architecture, military history and the classics.
i am 64; i had cancer at 32, came back, now i am 64;thinning out and doing streaming, sold quite a bit
First of, congrats for beating Cancer, wow, that is huge and 32 years later your doing well, I am very happy for you. Have you been selling your collection to a record store?
My Jethro Tull will be first out of the door, my wife despises them, l sometimes play that flute sound under the bathroom door when she's showering to amuse myself. Tehe.
That is hilarious. Using Tull as an instrument of torture haha