Disposing of old vinyl records and CDs

Sunny

Sunny

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I saw an ad in today's paper saying, "We buy everything." That includes vinyl records, CD's. even old LP's and 45's. I'm wondering if that's the best way to get rid of some of that stuff, which is uselessly cluttering up my house.

My turntable has been in a storage closet for years. My CD's still get played, but only about half of them. And I know that the new cars, computers, etc. don't come with CD players, which means all those CD's that everyone bought will soon be extinct. What will happen to them?

The hardware element seems to be dying out, or is already dead. Music is played now over phones, apps like Alexa, etc.

So much money has been invested (probably by everybody over 30) in buying this stuff that it seems outrageous that hauling it to the town dump is beginning to look like the only option. I doubt that even organizations like Goodwill are interested.

Is it worth it to load up boxes and haul some of it to one of those stores? I once did that with old books, and got about $1 for each book. Hardly worth the effort.

Any ideas? Has anyone found a good solution to this?
 

Technology is making that stuff obsolete. Despite the recent fad of vinyl records, sooner or later , the only devices to play them on will be in museums. The longer you keep them, the less valuable they become as playable music. Art work is different.
 
Did dispose of our entire vinyl collection in late 2019. We gave it to charity. They took it up to the charity's auction house in next city. It brought a lot of money for the charity.

It made me very happy and proud. I heard do were the vinyl collectors!
 

Supernatural said:
Did dispose of our entire vinyl collection in late 2019. We gave it to charity. They took it up to the charity's auction house in next city. It brought a lot of money for the charity.

It made me very happy and proud. I heard do were the vinyl collectors!
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At the vintage events that I go to there's many a dealer who will buy records, I guess they deal in other media too.
There is a market for both 78 & 45 vinyl records from the 1930's through to the end of the 60's. These records are often sought after by collectors and enthusiasts of vintage music. The value of specific records can vary based on factors such as rarity, condition, and historical significance. If you have such records and are considering selling them, it's a good idea to research their value and consider consulting with a reputable vintage music expert or dealer.
 
I had literally thousands of records - LPs and 78s. I had a TOUGH time liquidating them. If a collector says they want LPs, you can rest assured they mean early rock and pop. Unfortunately, what I had - Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, big bands and the like, no one wants. They call them "shelf fillers". I finally found someone to take the 78s and paid me $100 for 4000+ discs, but he had work lugging them out to his truck and he had to make 2 trips. The LPs went to some guys that said they were starting a record store and I think they also paid me $100. This is a small sample of what I had:

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If any of the posters on this forum have old vinyl rock n roll albums, I'll buy them off of you. I collect with a friend.
 
I gave all of mine to a granddaughter who wanted them. She then sold them. If I had known she was going to do that I would have kept them. In her defense though, she was young. (In college)
 
I donated about 500 CD's to my local library. I had ripped the ones I was interested in to my music account.
 

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