Vinyl in Best Buy

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adj2ent

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So yesterday I'm in Best Buy picking up another iPad and I stroll through the TV section and come across some vinyl for sale. My mom and I have an ongoing discussion about how she is reading vinyl is making a comeback. From the actual data such a small portion of total Music sales is vinyl it could double, triple or quadruple and wouldn't make too much of an impact except for being a novelty . Specially considering most of the listening is done now via your phone. But what struck me is the price of what they're selling Vinyl for. The prices on the new vinyl is so high could buy a movie on Blu-ray or 4K for less. I just want to read the person that's going to pay that much for vinyl so I can sell them my collection.

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I'm happy to stick with playing the albums I have .. not going to fork over $40 for anything current. A Beatles, MJ, Pink Floyd or Elvis album .. maybe.
 
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You did say you were in Best Buy seeing this. Best Buy weather you know it or not is not the cheapest place to shop.
 
The "vinyl resurgence" has been well documented for at least a decade. Participate or don't; to each his own. But the reason prices are so high on new vinyl now, and increasingly so on even Goodwill vinyl, is your "drop in the bucket" is actually a pretty serious vat of water, and because now every Tom, Dick, and Harry Hipster feels that it's the "it" format. So, I disagree with your thesis, I am not an easy mark by any stretch, but if you have decent records for sale at good/fair prices, post a list. :thumbsright:

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Considering inflation the prices are a little high, but not way too much compared to other things. Bread in 1975 was 28¢, automobiles under $4000.
 
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Jas said:
Considering inflation the prices are a little high, but not way too much compared to other things. Bread in 1975 was 28¢, automobiles under $4000.
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Yeah, they are way too high - because you can buy Beatles albums at yard sales for about $0.25 each. Beyonce' for $33? At that point you're not buying a record you're feeding an addiction.

These are priced really high because the producer had to go so far out of his way to make it happen and probably has to pay Best Buy for the shelf space. There's probably a long line of people who had to be paid to get involved with and idea with so little potential.
 
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Yeah, they are way too high - because you can buy Beatles albums at yard sales for about $0.25 each. Beyonce' for $33? At that point you're not buying a record you're feeding an addiction.

These are priced really high because the producer had to go so far out of his way to make it happen and probably has to pay Best Buy for the shelf space. There's probably a long line of people who had to be paid to get involved with and idea with so little potential.
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Who do you know that's stupid enough to sell a Beatles album for under $2?
 
The value of records isn't what you think it is. It all depends on condition and reaching those who are willing to pay. That may mean shipping them out and possibly doing that internationally. Collectors grade their records both the record & cover. So, if you have a Beatles LP in your DJ records it may be only worth a couple of dollars. And Don't Think person who wants it to come walking to your house. You're going to have to ship it and shipping them is is pain. Even with this resurgence it is only about 5% of the total sales. So reach those who are willing to pay isn't easy. Usually I get $1 to $5 per records( a couples of years ago) but it takes too much time especially waiting for DJs to go through all the records.
 
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The value of records isn't what you think it is. It all depends on condition and reaching those who are willing to pay. That may mean shipping them out and possibly doing that internationally. Collectors grade their records both the record & cover. So, if you have a Beatles LP in your DJ records it may be only worth a couple of dollars. And Don't Think person who wants it to come walking to your house. You're going to have to ship it and shipping them is is pain. Even with this resurgence it is only about 5% of the total sales. So reach those who are willing to pay isn't easy. Usually I get $1 to $5 per records( a couples of years ago) but it takes too much time especially waiting for DJs to go through all the records.
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$1 - $5 on an item that original cost $3 - $8 is going in the wrong direction. (Adjusted for inflation it means the record is actually going for $0.25 - $1.25 in circa 1980 dollars.) That alone is reason enough to run (not walk) RUN away from a $33 copy of Beyonce's latest work. :)
 
I'm still amazed that I can carry 22k songs in/on my cell phone...all on a 257k micro sd card....

Try carrying that much as vinyl! Oh wait...a few here probably did a few years ago...look for the ones with back issues...
 
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What kills things off today is you can download music today. Some it doesn't cost them any money. I get that they are cracking down on people doing this and will send a warning to you to discontinue doing this. With the cheap price to get a song today it's caused some issues. There was a time when you couldn't get a song for a dollar. Some today can't even imagine such a thing today. They just weren't born when there was a time that you had to go to a record store to get a song or album.
 
Most used Beatle records aren't valuable because they aren't rare. They sold millions. But audiophiles that I've known would pay a lot more for virgin vinyl. Used records are often scratched anywhere from just a little to unplayable. Also, some Beatle albums were collectors items.

I paid $5 per Beatle album about 25 years ago at a flea market because I never saw them for sale anywhere. And I mistakenly thought they were worth more. My Sgt. Pepper's album is scratched up pretty bad since I bought it in 1967 and played it a lot. I'd say most Beatle albums were played an awful lot. Some people took really good care of them, some didn't, but they got played a lot nevertheless.
 
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I bought ALL the original Beatles albums as they came out, along with the Stones and other popular groups in the 60's. Unfortunately, most of my collection was stolen by the movers who packed my household goods for storage when I went overseas. I was SO depressed when I got my stuff out of storage, I didn't buy any albums for years. I ended up replacing most of them over a number of years, but not all, because many were out of print. Once CD's came out, I stopped buying vinyl. I gave away or sold all the albums I had, for which I had duplicate CD's. None of the vinyl was first print or particularly rare, so I think I got $1 for each album at my garage sales. I'm actually glad I don't have to store them anymore. I only have 200-300 vinyl albums left... stuff I could not find on CD's. I wouldn't be too surprised if most of the tracks on my records were not available now on some music service, but I haven't checked in years. With about 110,000 digital tracks, I have more music than I'll ever play in my lifetime. Someday I'll get rid of the remaining albums.[emoji4] About once a year, I pull one out and play it... not really worth keeping them for.


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I have most Beatles' albums, but the remastered stereo CD box set I bough a couple years ago sound so much better, it's unlikely the albums will be played much, if any more.
 
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steve149 said:
I have most Beatles' albums, but the remastered stereo CD box set I bough a couple years ago sound so much better, it's unlikely the albums will be played much, if any more.
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I bought that box set too.[emoji4] Can't remember the last time I played the Beatles for my own listening, though. I really don't listen to old stuff as much as I once did. There was a time (maybe 20 years ago), when I listened to oldies a lot. I'm pretty much over it now.[emoji4]


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DJ Bobcat said:
I bought that box set too.[emoji4] Can't remember the last time I played the Beatles for my own listening, though. I really don't listen to old stuff as much as I once did. There was a time (maybe 20 years ago), when I listened to oldies a lot. I'm pretty much over it now.[emoji4]


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I play for most of the neighborhood parties and play the "classics" very often. My next door neighbor is a Beatles freak, so I have to include at least 8-10 per session. I DJed my niece's graduation party and she actually requested a heavy emphasis on classic rock.
 
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adj2ent said:
But what struck me is the price of what they're selling Vinyl for. The prices on the new vinyl is so high could buy a movie on Blu-ray or 4K for less.
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It's the biggest scam in the music industry right now. The prices are high because they're pressing on heavier vinyl than they used to during vinyl's heyday, supposedly for a warmer, richer sound. The scam is that they're not mastering the recordings for vinyl; the source material they're pressing could very well be an MP3 file.
 
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steve149 said:
I play for most of the neighborhood parties and play the "classics" very often. My next door neighbor is a Beatles freak, so I have to include at least 8-10 per session. I DJed my niece's graduation party and she actually requested a heavy emphasis on classic rock.
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Yep... I have a playlist of 60's and 70's tracks I play from at events with a wide range of ages. I try to mix in tracks from the last 50 years and of varying genres. With only a few hours of music, I never really end up playing many 50's and 60's tracks though, and frankly, most Beatles songs are not very danceable anyway.


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With about 110,000 digital tracks, I have more music than I'll ever play in my lifetime.
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Wow..that's a lot! I have over 22k on my phone and I love to just let it random play the entire catalog. Not knowing what's next is a joy for me.

Makes my one hour each way commute a little more pleasant...still gotta watch for the daily butt heads on I-95 though...

BTW...I am a huge Beatles fan! Love to hear an entire album track by track. I also have the 2009 remasters and the 2017 Sgt Peppers remaster.

Listen to their "Love" CD on a good set of headphones. It's heavenly!
 
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