Vinyl prices has reached its breaking point IMO

HughFreakingDillon

it's also gotten really frustrating as buying vinyl can be a complete gamble if you aren't an expert with which vinyl plants make good pressings or not. spending a lot of money on a record only for it to sound like trash is irritating. I don't know if this is a new thing or something that has always been an issue, but either way....never had a nirvana cd with mariah carey on it. lol

FR181798

This thread has actually sealed it for me, I've got LO2L Gold coming, Smashing Pumpkins Rubano Tapes and PJ Vault 2 later in the year. Apart from hopefully picking up Earthling cheaper than it is I'm going to try leave it at that for this year. 

Edit: I forgot I have Pixies Doggerel coming as well...sigh and not ordered but that Dinosaur Jr EP was on my radar as well. That's it 1 a month, I can do this.  

I like instagram but it's pretty shocking, I see people with small record collections that have just started collecting but they seem to be picking up new records every other day and posting them. I just want to tell them to slow the heck down. I wouldn't encourage anyone to start collecting now. If I wasn't 20+ years into this I wouldnt be collecting.

tempo_n_groove

FR181798 said:

You can chose 20 records to keep and have to get rid of the rest and get no money for them. How do you pick that 20?
Favourite records.
Most valuable.
Most limited.
Sentimental.

All my Fixer records are outta here!!!

MedozK

elvistheking44 said:

Three records purchased yesterday. 2 new and 1 used.  $87. I’m out for sure.

That is almost a tank of gas.

static111

FR181798 said:

You can chose 20 records to keep and have to get rid of the rest and get no money for them. How do you pick that 20?
Favourite records.
Most valuable.
Most limited.
Sentimental.

Favorite albums only. the rest goes

brianlux

FR181798 said:

brianlux said:

"Vintage vinyl", FR?  You're making me feel old! 

You know what I mean though right.
I always thought that old stuff would always be in the racks of used record stores, it wasn't going anywhere and so I concentrated on getting new releases, White Stripes, PJ etc that were truly limited then.

I feel old when I look back to the 90s, the whole punk era of the Clash etc was closer to that time than the 90s are to now. 

Yeah, for sure.  Just poking fun at myself, really.

I know what you mean though.  Albums that came out in the 60's, 70's, at least the first half of the 80's were pressed in huge numbers.  I guess we thought they would always be around.  But then a fair number were abused to the point of unplayable, or lost to floods and fires and such, and also- hate to say it- have been hoarded by retired boomers.  I have about 1,000 LPs and I feel a bit like a hoarder (only I have slowed down and do occasionally cull things I know I won't ever listen to again).   There are guys on other music sites who boast about having several thousand- even tens of thousands- of LPs. 

And then there's the Brazilian fellow named José Roberto "Zero" Alves Freitas who reportedly has a record collection numbering over 8 million discs.  That'll tie up a bit of vinyl!

GlowGirl

For me, my first records where when I was in elementary school. My first album was the Beatles red one. Vinyl was really the only choice then. When I was in high school I worked at record store and picked up a ton of records with my employee discount. I moved them to college, and various apartments. Then I got into CDs and really stopped listening to my records. I still kept them, but hadn't listened to them in years. I have a massive CD collection (which I now also haven't listed to in years either since I digitized almost all of them). It was during the pandemic that I started hanging out at this shop on my block. They mostly sell rock T-shirts, but also had a small used record area in the back. I started looking through the bins and whoosh - it was like I felt like I did when I was younger looking through record bins. It was so much fun. I still had all my old records. I bought a turntable and after the stores started opening again - every Sunday I walked to five record stores that were in my area and started buying records again - mostly used records from bands from the 60s-80s that I never got the first time around. Doing that during the pandemic was so good for my mental health - getting out, socializing with people (I became friendly with the people who worked at the stores). Sometimes I had to wait in line to get in because they were limiting the number of people, etc. Since the pandemic I have probably bought around 150 records. I have gone from the cheaper used bins to paying some serious money for a few of them. Now, that I have most of what I want from the used bins, it has become a lot more expensive. It really is addicting though. But since I work at home, I now listen to records when I work, rather than music on my computer or phone. I also learned about Discogs and different pressings, and versions, and limited editions from people on this forum. I have been totally sucked in, and I love it. Now I just have to upgrade my stereo system.

MedozK

GlowGirl said:

I also learned about Discogs and different pressings, and versions, and limited editions from people on this forum. I have been totally sucked in, and I love it. Now I just have to upgrade my stereo system.

It is a rabbit hole, but above all enjoy the music.

FR181798

It's good you are enjoying vinyl @GlowGirl
My collection is 1000+ but its nowhere near as excessive as a lot I see and I've got rid of loads. I used to absolutely love buying records. The buzz of what you might find was fantastic but I've never loved records/music as much as I did when I was in my early teens and just had a few CDs. Back then I was so restrained with what I bought. Everything I bought was so precious. The more you have, the less you value it.

1ThoughtKnown

My black and white box 😂
sheesh… the examples weren’t an exhaustive list. 

1ThoughtKnown

MedozK said:

elvistheking44 said:

Three records purchased yesterday. 2 new and 1 used.  $87. I’m out for sure.

That is almost a tank of gas.

Less than a 1/2 of a tank (in Canadian dollars) in my 2016 F-150 north of the border. Tank of gas is gone forever. The vinyl is here to stay.  

Cropduster-80

FR181798 said:

It's good you are enjoying vinyl @GlowGirl
My collection is 1000+ but its nowhere near as excessive as a lot I see and I've got rid of loads. I used to absolutely love buying records. The buzz of what you might find was fantastic but I've never loved records/music as much as I did when I was in my early teens and just had a few CDs. Back then I was so restrained with what I bought. Everything I bought was so precious. The more you have, the less you value it.

That’s a lot. 

I maybe have half that, maybe.  Doesn’t matter though as I do the same thing with records as clothes. I could have 500 pairs of jeans, I’m only wearing my favorite few though. 

At some point with records it’s the same, I’m never ever listening to the bottom half of the collection no matter how big or small it is 

mickeyrat

Cropduster-80 said:

FR181798 said:

It's good you are enjoying vinyl @GlowGirl
My collection is 1000+ but its nowhere near as excessive as a lot I see and I've got rid of loads. I used to absolutely love buying records. The buzz of what you might find was fantastic but I've never loved records/music as much as I did when I was in my early teens and just had a few CDs. Back then I was so restrained with what I bought. Everything I bought was so precious. The more you have, the less you value it.

That’s a lot. 

I maybe have half that, maybe.  Doesn’t matter though as I do the same thing with records as clothes. I could have 500 pairs of jeans, I’m only wearing my favorite few though. 

At some point with records it’s the same, I’m never ever listening to the bottom half of the collection no matter how big or small it is 

see this is where discogs comes in with the random selection choice. thats my playlist when I spin....

Cropduster-80

mickeyrat said:

Cropduster-80 said:

FR181798 said:

It's good you are enjoying vinyl @GlowGirl
My collection is 1000+ but its nowhere near as excessive as a lot I see and I've got rid of loads. I used to absolutely love buying records. The buzz of what you might find was fantastic but I've never loved records/music as much as I did when I was in my early teens and just had a few CDs. Back then I was so restrained with what I bought. Everything I bought was so precious. The more you have, the less you value it.

That’s a lot. 

I maybe have half that, maybe.  Doesn’t matter though as I do the same thing with records as clothes. I could have 500 pairs of jeans, I’m only wearing my favorite few though. 

At some point with records it’s the same, I’m never ever listening to the bottom half of the collection no matter how big or small it is 

see this is where discogs comes in with the random selection choice. thats my playlist when I spin....

yeah. You’ve got to have some way to just not forget about stuff. That makes sense 

Guy Dudebro

 I’m not sure where to point the blame on the cost of records nowadays but am I the only who’s suspicious of the past sales info on Discogs? There always seems to be one sale for any given release that is at least double the average that pumps up the high value mark on your collection. I feel that it misleads collectors into thinking  that records are a good investment (buy more!) when they see that high value number.  They’re not a good investment unless you got started a long, long time ago, bought correctly, and kept your stuff pristine . I’m 53 and started collecting when I was 12. I have a pretty modest collection and couldn’t fathom starting a record collection of any type now. No way. It’s worse than putting your money into $20 new CDs back in the day. 

FR181798

Guy Dudebro said:

 I’m not sure where to point the blame on the cost of records nowadays but am I the only who’s suspicious of the past sales info on Discogs? There always seems to be one sale for any given release that is at least double the average that pumps up the high value mark on your collection. I feel that it misleads collectors into thinking  that records are a good investment (buy more!) when they see that high value number.  They’re not a good investment unless you got started a long, long time ago, bought correctly, and kept your stuff pristine . I’m 53 and started collecting when I was 12. I have a pretty modest collection and couldn’t fathom starting a record collection of any type now. No way. It’s worse than putting your money into $20 new CDs back in the day. 

Yeah values on discogs are hard to believe.  Doesn't take much to skew the value of something. Even the median can seem quite off some times. I'd be over the moon to get the lowest valuation. Put it this way. I checked my total collection about 1 month apart and it shot up about €5000 with me only adding a couple of records. 

In terms of resale value, depends what you buy and what you pay but a lot are holding their value or will sell for a little less but the real collectible stuff pushes it higher. Majority of CDs however seems like you would struggle to give them away here anyway.

BrainofBGA

MedozK said:

elvistheking44 said:

Three records purchased yesterday. 2 new and 1 used.  $87. I’m out for sure.

That is almost a tank of gas.

That’s about one brand new record here in Australia. 

BrainofBGA

I’m certainly no collector, however I’ve recently started purchasing my favourite albums on vinyl. I have all PJ albums except LB and have about 20 of my other favourites from different artists. It’s not a cheap exercise! 

mickeyrat

BrainofBGA said:

I’m certainly no collector, however I’ve recently started purchasing my favourite albums on vinyl. I have all PJ albums except LB and have about 20 of my other favourites from different artists. It’s not a cheap exercise! 

its all import there , yes? No in country pressing plants?

tempo_n_groove

I somehow managed to collect every hardcore record that isn't worth a nickel from my teens, lol.