I am offering for sale my entire vinyl record collection. I have been an avid collector for many years. I am selling as I feel it is time as I have not played records for a number of years and the space they take up is ridiculous!!!
I will be very sad to see them go.
What is in the collection?
Well I have spent the whole afternoon sifting through them and counting them. Yes I did attempt this!!!! I counted 4037 different records/Cassette tapes. I will try to break them down into (some) categories.
It is hard to categorize some music is it Rock? metal? Thrash Metal? Dance/Rave etc. But I have done so on my personal view on this.
There is a very high proportion of Metal/Rock/Punk.
Thrash Metal: 98 LP's Ranging from Slayer, Testament, Megadeth, Sepultura, Metallica etc (Though Metallica may not be technically thrash (But the early stuff could be deemed so), and many many more.
Metal/Hard Rock: 249 LP's Ranging from Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, Poison, Motorhead, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Dio etc
Metal Compliations: 19 LP's. Speed Kills, Axe attack etc.
Other Metal: There are also 285 Singles (7") and 295 12" Singles.
Punk/New wave: 75 LP's Ranging from Sex Pistols, Stiff little fingers, Generation X, Buzzcocks, UK Subs, Stranglers, The Jam etc
145 Singles (7"). Ranging fro All of the above and lots more.
45 12" singles Ranging from the Clash and sex pistols.
Reggae
There are a collection of 12" single "Disco 45" reggae records. 87 in total. Ranging from lovers rock to Dub. There are also 102 Singles (7") from Trojan to Judge Dread !!!
Indie/Alternative
95 Singles (7"). Ranging from The Smiths, Neds atomic dustbin,Blur, senseless things, Carter the unstoppable sex machine etc.
And the rest?
All of the rest of the collection is made up of every form of music you can think of. (Not much country though) from 50's through to the 90's. From Elvis/ Beatles/ Rock N Roll/ Electronic 80's/ General rock not covered by the "hard rock tag" (Bruce Springstein, genesis, police, etc). There is a high proportion of dance music from the 70's & 80's a lot of extended versions of club classics. The list goes on. It would be an impossible task to list everything here.
Also: There is a collection of 131 Metal/Rock Music cassettes LP's 23 Single Metal Cassettes. Also 70 Varied Music cassettes (LP) and 29 single cassettes.
I will not lie there is a proportion of music that I purchased and was not familiar with, some of it good, but some not so good and did not get played that often!!!!!! Also I have been given collections over the years and not all has been to my taste, but the hoarder in me has made me keep them anyway!!!
I hope this has given you a general overview.
Condition
Please note I am not an expert in grading records so will not attempt to try. I will be honest with my general description.
This collection has been sitting in my spare room for multiple years. They have accumulated dust in that time. I would not class the majority as "Mint", though there are a lot that are in a very good/Acceptable condition. Sleeves also vary in condition, though a lot of the rock/Metal are in good to OK order. Due to the age playback may sound crackly with surface scratches on some, (though a good clean would not go a miss). Re the singles. if it is a picture cover, these have worn the test of time fairly well. The ones with just paper sleeves have seen better days. a lot are torn or creased, though a record collector could replace these with generic covers.
I have not played most of these records for a good many years so I can not guarantee the condition of playback. I am selling these "as seen" and cannot accept returns. This is why I strongly urge you to read the next section.
Viewing
I seriously recommend that you view before you bid. I live close to Peterborough and am easily accessible from the A1 (About a 20 minute drive). I am selling the entire collection as a job lot. If I get no interest. I will consider splitting, but this is going to be time consuming so am testing the water with selling all.
I have a good knowledge of my collection, but due to the extent I would not be able to tell you every single record in the collection. I urge you to ask as many questions as you like. I will try to answer all questions as best I can and as promptly as I can.
I believe this collection would be ideally suited to a record dealer, as they would have the time to sort through the collection, clean it up and grade it appropriately. Selling individually I have seen some of the records go for decent money). Yes I know condition is everything. They could then sort through what is decent and what is not worth anything at all and destined for the skip. (Can't be more honest than that!!!).
Please also note that due to the size it is impossible to deliver so collection is the only option available. You may need a van or a few visits in a car. I have a reserve on this lot, but I do not feel that it is too excessive.
I am leaving this auction up for the Max of 10 days as this will give people the greatest chance to arrange to view. This will mean that this auction finishes mid week.
I would prefer cash on collection as this will avoid excessive paypal fees.
I think this is all I have to say at this time. Many thanks for your time in looking at my auction and happy bidding.
On 04-Jun-13 at 20:07:07 BST, seller added the following information:Hello all
Many thanks for the interest so far in my items.
The only contact I have had with people is asking for a buy it now price. I have only had one person come and have a look at the records. Can I strongly urge all of the people watching this item and placing bids to contact me to discuss my collection. General contents (Other than what is stated). General condition of the records and anything else you would like to know. I really do strongly advise a personal visit to come and have a look.
As we are now talking serious money I feel a tad uncomfortable that people are bidding "blind". I would feel happy and reassured that people are happy with their bids and having a dialogue between us. I believe this will enhance the experience and that all parties are happy with the final price they pay and have a greater knowledge of my collection.
I would be more than happy to discuss over the phone.
Many thanks
Dave