Old vinyl records- garbage or money (Woodbridge, Fords: buy, income, prices) - New Jersey (NJ) - City-Data Forum

JERSEY MAN · 02-25-2011, 05:15 AM

Doing some spring cleaning and I have about 300 old 33 vinyl records. Yes I'm old and these were from my hippie days. Should I just throw them out or is there an market for these old dusty records. We didn't have I Phones then.LOL Any advice

Mayvenne · 02-25-2011, 05:21 AM

I don't know about any real $$ for them, but there is a Princeton Record Exchange which does have mostly cd's but I am sure they would be a good starting point to find out if there is any interest.
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BobKovacs · 02-25-2011, 05:26 AM

Try Vintage Vinyl down in the Fords section of Woodbridge. They're mostly rock/alternative music, but they may have a use for what you have or be able to point you in the right direction.

doc1 · 02-25-2011, 06:11 AM

Give these guys a shout, JM:

Old Music: Buy & Sell Old Music and Beach Music at our New Jersey Store

or:

http://www.forevervinyl.com/

HalfFull · 02-25-2011, 07:15 AM

If they're in good shape, there's definitely a market for old vinyl. You might even have something rare mixed in there that a collector would really want.

Worst case, you could "paper" your basement walls with the cover art -- that's the part that I miss most about LP's.

JERSEY MAN · 02-25-2011, 07:16 AM

Thanks guys. It seems like maybe I could get a buck or 2 for each one according to the websites. 300 times a buck or two sounds like a AC trip in the future for the penny slot machines. Honey get the overnight bags ready.

Mightyqueen801 · 02-25-2011, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by JERSEY MAN

Doing some spring cleaning and I have about 300 old 33 vinyl records. Yes I'm old and these were from my hippie days. Should I just throw them out or is there an market for these old dusty records. We didn't have I Phones then.LOL Any advice

People buy them at garage sales. My own brother has tons of vinyl and plays them on a turntable. I wouldn't throw them out if I were you.

timneh5 · 02-25-2011, 08:37 AM

It's not always the record that has value; you need to look into the LP cover art as well. If you want to keep a few, you can get album frames from a.c. moore (or other craft store) to hang them on the wall.
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BobKovacs · 02-25-2011, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JERSEY MAN

Thanks guys. It seems like maybe I could get a buck or 2 for each one according to the websites. 300 times a buck or two sounds like a AC trip in the future for the penny slot machines. Honey get the overnight bags ready.

Make sure you claim that as income- wouldn't want to avoid participating in the "shared sacrifice"!!

southbound_295 · 02-25-2011, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by JERSEY MAN

Doing some spring cleaning and I have about 300 old 33 vinyl records. Yes I'm old and these were from my hippie days. Should I just throw them out or is there an market for these old dusty records. We didn't have I Phones then.LOL Any advice

Yeah, I have 33s & 45s.

There's definitely money in them. Keep them & be patient.