700 Jazz LPs

[Elissa]

A friend's father, a gentleman well known in the jazz world, died recently and she wants to sell his jazz record collection as a piece.

Should 700 well-cared for jazz records interest you as a buyer, please message me and I'll put you in touch.

[Dan Gould]

Does anyone know if lot sales like that ever work out well, even if its high quality?

If your friend is interested in raising the greatest amount possible she should really sell things individually online. Otherwise she'll be left with offers from dealers that will likely be very cheap relative to what they'll get by putting the LPs up themselves. But if she just wants to get it over and done with, that course of action will be easiest.

[porcy62]

Does anyone know if lot sales like that ever work out well, even if its high quality?

If your friend is interested in raising the greatest amount possible she should really sell things individually online. Otherwise she'll be left with offers from dealers that will likely be very cheap relative to what they'll get by putting the LPs up themselves. But if she just wants to get it over and done with, that course of action will be easiest.

A high quality collection expecially if you're in some metropolitan area like NY or LA is easy to sell, just contact the common big stores.

Selling individual LP may be an hassle, I mean that for getting the most you have to work on it. Like everything in life, but lottery.

Edited March 27, 2010 by porcy62

[david weiss]

A friend's father, a gentleman well known in the jazz world, died recently and she wants to sell his jazz record collection as a piece.

Should 700 well-cared for jazz records interest you as a buyer, please message me and I'll put you in touch.

I might be able to help.

PM sent....

[Dan Gould]

Does anyone know if lot sales like that ever work out well, even if its high quality?

If your friend is interested in raising the greatest amount possible she should really sell things individually online. Otherwise she'll be left with offers from dealers that will likely be very cheap relative to what they'll get by putting the LPs up themselves. But if she just wants to get it over and done with, that course of action will be easiest.

A high quality collection expecially if you're in some metropolitan area like NY or LA is easy to sell, just contact the common big stores.

Selling individual LP may be an hassle, I mean that for getting the most you have to work on it. Like everything in life, but lottery.

Yes, I am sure Fred Cohen of Jazz Record Center would be happy to get his hands on such a collection. OTOH, dealers offer pennies on the dollar so why accept $20 for one of those BNs that you see go for $1000? I think its also been mentioned recently that the JRC was pretty packed to the gills lately, which might make Fred less eager to spend money on stock.

Its definitely the easiest way to get rid of a collection but it won't get you the most, that's for sure.

[sonnymax]

Your point is well taken, Dan. But remember, this person recently lost her father, and "getting the most money you can" might not be a priority for her. In fact, a long, involved process of selling individual items could be stressful or even hurtful in her present state. Why don't we just honor Elissa's request rather than debate what we would do if we were in possession of the collection?.

[porcy62]

Your point is well taken, Dan. But remember, this person recently lost her father, and "getting the most money you can" might not be a priority for her. In fact, a long, involved process of selling individual items could be stressful or even hurtful in her present state. Why don't we just honor Elissa's request rather than debate what we would do if we were in possession of the collection?.

Correct.