I decided to sell 500 jazz records

I decided to sell 500 jazz records - auction preview

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Following through on my New Year's resolution to thin the herd and sell some records, I've picked out most of the titles already and will be prepping them for a sale starting in February. I thought I'd show you a few and talk about where to find them.
00:00 - Introduction
00:58 - why am I selling and why eBay?
09:41 - preview some of the titles
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If you're new to my channel, what you can expect from me is a vinyl collector's approach to the jazz genre. For years, I've only collected vintage pressings and prioritized originals of Blue Note, Prestige, Savoy, Bethlehem, Riverside, New Jazz, and more classic labels. Lately, with the resurgence of the medium and more collectors coming to the space, the music industry has taken notice and prioritized putting out high quality reissues of some of the best albums ever recorded. Subscribe to my channel to watch me navigate how to rationalize how I used to buy vs. how I buy vinyl records today.
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@mariomarques9951 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the preview. I look forward to the auction.

@drazenbabich 6 ай бұрын

Kudos to you. This is not an easy decision to make for most of us collectors and it's even harder as an actual selling process. Perseverance, tenacity and in many cases blood pressure will be tested, believe me. I did something similar few months ago. For me the old parole 'Use it or loose it' still applies in many areas of my life and existence. Over the years you get to accumulate and amass a large number of records that you simply don't end up listening much to, or not at all. It also taught me a valuable lesson that what we believe a value of our collection could or should be, is a lot less in real terms. Having done 2 large-ish Jazz record sales in the past, I learned that whatever you believe your collection is worth, take between 30-50% off in cases of a larger volume sale (less for individual record sales). It also reminded me not to value a record by its potential market price, or flippers and speculators on Discogs etc. but rather its content and what it does for you when listening to it. So I'm now down from 780 to just over 400 after two large sell-offs, and I'm content. All of them now get a decent listening time, instead of collecting dust on my shelves.

@babolababs4732 6 ай бұрын

I hear you. I sold 8 in last couple of months and the amount of haggling, lowballing etc I had to del with almost made me take them all to the local record shop which would have been like giving them away for free. I am now much more careful when I buy new remasters etc and how many of them, because if you aren't going to keep them long term, selling them is one large pain in the backside!

@twofromthetrunk9932 6 ай бұрын

Look forward to the auction.

@SublimMedia 6 ай бұрын

Great video! Would be cool to hear in a video how it all ended up. The total, the best things, the head aches and so forth. A cool guide for purging 500 of a collection by a collector....

@barrykrakovsky756 6 ай бұрын

Good luck with your sale. I hope it helps you get the turntable you want.

@BaldyFella 6 ай бұрын

Don't blame you for taking this route. You want a smooth process, especially with this volume. I'm in UK. Definitely interested.

@Hasil2 6 ай бұрын

I've had a very good experience selling online (eBay and Discogs). The process can be painful but it's the process. I did inherit a big Elvis Presley collection and I tell you dealing with EP people is a nightmare. All the issues you raised I experienced with them time and time again. I don't stock any EP items anymore because the stress and disappointment in humanity is not worth it.

@jasonsmith9845 6 ай бұрын

Big THANK YOU for doing this. I need to sell about 4 cubes worth of records to justify buying a $1K cartridge at some point in the near future. I keep putting it off, but maybe seeing this process will help me do it. I hope you'll do more videos showing each step as you go. I'm guessing, like me, you have a bunch of shipping boxes to put them in stacked in a utility closet?

@Cameron-yz1ee 6 ай бұрын

Just picked up a copy of Dexter Gordon new sounds in modern music Savoy 10” for $2 at a local shop. Best pickup of my life

@krugcpa 6 ай бұрын

I hope/trust you will let us know when you start listing. Thanks.

@tejastarheel 6 ай бұрын

Looking forward to it!

@christopherbarker181 6 ай бұрын

That’s a Beverly Kenney Sings For Johnny Smith in the background. I never heard about her until Ken Micallef did a video featuring her a few years ago. Her story is very tragic and spiked my interest so I searched for her albums and found out that they are extremely scarce. I was able to purchase five nice mint- Japanese pressings complete with the OBIs through Discogs and have enjoyed them all. Good luck with the auction

@bacarandii 6 ай бұрын

That sounds like a formidable project -- especially when you have a cold! Grading, pricing (minimums, anyway), photographing, describing, listing, printing shipping labels & packing slips, proper packaging (inner and outer sleeves?), tracking, shipping... Makes me hurt all over. Do you ever use Buy It Now or Make Offer -- or is it all strictly auction? When I've sold things on ebay (records, vintage movie posters), I don't offer shipping outside North America (flat rate) and Buy It Now makes payment immediate. Best of luck!

@drazenbabich 6 ай бұрын

For all those reasons you mention and more - these days I only buy/acquire a record I am 100% sure I will keep long term and actually listen to. Collecting them to sit on the shelf and collect dust isn't me anymore...It was though, in the past, but I learned my lesson the hard way.

@trevorpreston3152 6 ай бұрын

Love Gene Shaw Chris !!! I know his daughter too TP

@CJNooberson 6 ай бұрын

Fun video, WCB. What turntables are you looking into?

@user-fb7qf4ev9o 6 ай бұрын

Good luck with the auctions. I’ve been on eBay since 1998 buying and selling records but in the last 5 or 6 years I quit using eBay for selling. Too many rules and requirements now.

@christopherbarker181 6 ай бұрын

You can do a video discussing Anita O’Day and Beverly Kenney.😊

@jeffreylynch9646 6 ай бұрын

Hate the auction format. Hopefully some buy it now's or best offer.

@fdski 6 ай бұрын

I hope you post your turntable journey.

@jdigioia1130 6 ай бұрын

Best of luck with the remaining titles and the upcoming auction. You could choose to make it less competitive by utilizing the “Buy it Now” feature?! Just a thought…

@d.n.a5415 6 ай бұрын

Have you done a video on the disadvantages of collecting vinyl? Or starting a collection?

@stijn8588 6 ай бұрын

Just costs a lot of money

@spinfaster1001 6 ай бұрын

Which turntable do you want?

@happyhippythevinylguy 6 ай бұрын

Can you send a Link to your ebay

@nothingimportant4504 6 ай бұрын

I’m wondering why you feel you don’t get the value you want out of your auctions. Do you start them too low, or do a shortened auction time? I’ve sold tons of records online, and I can’t say I’ve ever sold something and received less than what I wanted it to sell for.

@Dadmasterjames 6 ай бұрын

What is your is your EBay handle? Not able to watch this vid rn.

@jazzvinylcollector 6 ай бұрын

Cbwayo is the handle

@Jamko1970 6 ай бұрын

eBay is an excellent way to sell.

@fmrhkyfan 6 ай бұрын

Did you ever state your eBay seller handle

@judyli9800 6 ай бұрын

Get bigger house, problem solved! 😂

@chriskitsopoulos9851 6 ай бұрын

U going to have a hard time selling .2 many scums.the seller is not protected by ebay.wish u luck

@DorianPaige00 5 ай бұрын

I think you are making a big mistake as you need to able to trace the history of a style or artist. You'll lose the big picture unless it's somebody you don't collect, duplicates, or an outlier era. Folks who do this are usually looking for better sounding gear and on a budget. I don't believe in "gear worship" and I'm worth many millions so I can afford it if I wanted. Those who are willing to sacrifice albums they once liked won't get satisfaction but will be met with regret because stuff gets very tough to find especially if you want it.