Earlier this week, I was in a local flea market and found three overpriced LPs locked inside a glass display case. Head by the Monkees for $50, The Beatles Second Album for $60, and the Beatles White Album for $90. Since they were locked up, I couldnt tell what pressing they were or what kind of shape they were in. We were talking to the vendor in the next booth about them and she agreed that the price was too high and that they likely wont sell for that much at a flea market in MS. Today, I was at another flea market where a vendor had an original pressing Beatles white album with the serial number, raised the Beatles, and all the additional inserts. He was claiming the record to be mint; but, VG for both the record and cover were more accurate. He asked what I thought a fair price would be and I told him he might get $20-$25 for it. He was insulted and let it be known that he gave $40 for the record and wouldnt consider less than $75 for it. It seems that when people find records by the Beatles, Stones, or Elvis; they think they are sitting on gold. Yes, there are some records by those artist that are valuable; but, these artist were all popular and sold tons of records. That means theyre still common today and white albums can generally be found a lot cheaper than $75 if you look. If someone wanted to give me $50 for my Monkees Head LP, theyd own it in a microsecond. I just wish people would get off of this kick where vinyl is valuable, no matter how common or how beat up it may be.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 01:08:07 +0000
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