belalug3
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posted on August 19, 2001 02:49:20 AM new
Just curious. I'm selling 44 record albums (LP's) on Ebay. They range from soundtracks to Frank Sinatra to Gospel to country. NOT ONE single bid. I thought vinyl was making a comeback. Guess not! Does ANYBODY out there still play records? What should I do with my inventory?
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uaru
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posted on August 19, 2001 03:52:45 AM new
I haven't had a turntable for 15 years (maybe longer.) If you gave me the albums I couldn't play them. I can only see them as collector items not to be played. Who is going to want to listen to Sinatra accompanied by the "Snap, Crackle, and Pop Trio" when they can get a solo performance on CD of the same song?
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skeetypete
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posted on August 19, 2001 06:19:25 AM new
vinyl is making a comeback but not like one would think. the masses will never re-embrace it but the true audiophiles will and are. vinyl captures sound that a cd can't. the stereo seperation of early stereo vinyl is wonderful and adds to the recording.. say for instance early beatle albums have cool seperation but you don't get that with the cd album.....overall people don't recognize this type of difference or it does not matter, to an audiophile its a completely different story.......i have never seen lp's really do that well on ebay, not like you would think anyway.....
i have been converting my lp's to mp3 then to a cd, but i guess thats a different thread because some albums just aren't available anymore....
[ edited by skeetypete on Aug 19, 2001 06:20 AM ]
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Meya
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posted on August 19, 2001 06:24:54 AM new
My oldest son has a turntable and we still use it. There is something about listening to music from a well taken care of LP that is much better than the sterile sound of a CD. Of course I'm talking about a good turntable, good stylus, and a record that has been stored and taken good care of.
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loosecannon
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posted on August 19, 2001 06:52:03 AM new
Yes. It's mostly the serious audiophiles like skeetypete and Meya have already pointed out.
These people love lp records. Plus, there are record collectors that just buy them for investment, I suppose.
But, you have to have the kind of records they are looking for. For the most part, soundtracks, Gospel and Frank ain't it. I did sell a soundtrack record once for $33.00 though. I'm pretty sure it was because of the movie star associated with it and that it was truly hard to find--not because of the music.
Why couldn't I have been the guy that invented Bullsh*t Repellant?
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carolann56
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posted on August 19, 2001 07:10:33 AM new
I went through a spree of selling 78's last winter. Needless to say, I tested many of them. My 3 year old granddaughter is hooked. She wants to play music. Does that mean I can pop a CD in? NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! That means I have to set up one of our many record players, and put on ANY record *L* She is NOT picky. Of course, then we HAVE to dance to it. Of course, Miss Independant wants to do this all herself, so we went and bought a mint Fisher Price record player recently for her to use. 
So, YES, we play records OFTEN, all of them, 45's, 33's, and 78's
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sadie999
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posted on August 19, 2001 07:11:07 AM new
I have a turntable for my old records, but I'm not a collector. I thought about selling some of my vinyl on eBay, then did some searches and decided against it. I don't know if/where the market for vinyl is, but I'm pretty sure it's not eBay.
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loosecannon
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posted on August 19, 2001 07:31:09 AM new
I used to sell records out of an antique shop and did better with them there but had to price them from about $4.00 to $15.00 to make sales. The vast majority I sold for around $5.00. It was the vintage Jazz and Rock records that sold the best. Most of the others collected dust, but you'll sell the occasional classical or country record.
It depends on what you have. Just like real estate is location location location, with records it depends on what you have. Most of them are a dime a dozen. When you find a jewel it's a good feeling.
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commentary
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posted on August 19, 2001 10:21:47 AM new
What does it take to go from record to MP3?
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MrsSantaClaus
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posted on August 19, 2001 10:37:11 AM new
The stylus on my turntable is a professional one - you cannot match the sound anywhere ... the bass is soo much better on vinyl.
You will see vinyl making a comeback shortly - as this generation grows up a bit more and discovers their parents' collection.
BECKY
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shoshanah
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posted on August 19, 2001 10:42:54 AM new
I love my Turn Table! and use it often, to play music which soon will be lost. Although crystal-clear, CD reproduction lacks...something....
Love my CD at night, while I read, though...
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rarebourbon
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posted on August 19, 2001 10:50:30 AM new
belalug3 ~
Here's an idea. There are now picture frames made for the specific purpose of setting a record album cover into them. Most recently I saw them at Restoration Hardware stores for around $10 but I'm sure you could find them cheaper elsewhere with a little research.
They are essentially a clean-looking metal frame, black or silver, and you just pop your album cover in and hang it as art.
Perhaps some of your inventory includes great old photos of well-known artists; you can frame them and market them as a decor item. They ight do well around Christmas for the gift-hunters. Lots of people don't know those frames exist.
Just an idea...
rarebourbon
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skeetypete
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posted on August 19, 2001 10:54:58 AM new
thislink has all the info you need to hook your t table to your computer and rip lp's to mp3 or just do a direct burn to a audio cd check it out...and to think i was called a troll, do trolls provide valuable info like this???? adaptec 5.0 platinum also has disc doctor which will walk you through it. you can get if free at any hacker site if anyone is interested just say so and i will try and post a link to that too
http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~abcomp/lp-cdr.htm
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kiara
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posted on August 19, 2001 11:01:09 AM new
[ edited by kiara on Mar 3, 2004 09:47 PM ]
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wbbell
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posted on August 19, 2001 11:44:52 AM new
I have a ton of stuff on vinyl such as 12" singles from the late 80s which you cannot find anymore on any medium. I think that sort of stuff does OK on eBay.
If it is something you could buy on a CD today, at a store (or, of course, on eBay) I think that 99% of the people will bypass the vinyl.
There is a record store near me, probably 10,000 SF or more of nothing but old (used) records. It is good stuff unlike a place like "half-price books" where they buy any kind of unwanted junk. This guy makes a killing selling that stuff but I bet he couldn't make a dime selling it on eBay. A strange world!
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ptimko
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posted on August 19, 2001 11:57:14 AM new
Some of us none audiophile types still listen to vinyl records. Then again, I think the last time I bought a record was in the early 1980's. I just can't seem to justify investing a bunch of money to replace all of my records by cd's...
Come to think of it, I haven't bought much music of any kind since I stopped buying records. I have a few cds, but they just don't make music like they used to...
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Meya
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posted on August 19, 2001 12:17:26 PM new
What frustrates me is the cost of cd's. At least with albums, you got nice color inserts, pictures, posters, that kind of thing. With current cd's, you're lucky to get a measly insert with text so small you need a magnifying glass to read it. And they cost WAY too much.
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spittingcamel
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posted on August 19, 2001 01:28:09 PM new
If vinyl is taken care of the sound is great!
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toolhound
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posted on August 19, 2001 01:50:39 PM new
What is a Record???
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ptimko
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posted on August 19, 2001 06:28:54 PM new
toolhound
I read your post and it made me laugh...
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Eventer
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posted on August 19, 2001 06:39:27 PM new
And they cost WAY too much
True..all too true! Thank goodness for CD Warehouse and some of the other stores popping up where you can sell your old CD. My daughter loves picking up stuff there.
What is a Record???
LOL! My 14 year old still is aghast that there was actually a time where we had to GET UP to change the channel on the tv. I don't mention having to walk to school, in the snow, uphill, both ways. 
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mcjane
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posted on August 19, 2001 07:06:45 PM new
I have a lot of 78 records & play them on an RCA Victrola. It's a wind up floor model & is about 75 years old. It belonged to my parents. Everyone loves playing with it, me too.
I don't own a CD player.
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dman3
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posted on August 19, 2001 07:13:19 PM new
The easyest way I know of to get records to MP3 is to Record in wav format and them convert to MP3.
or you could record to CD them convert or rip to MP3...
http://www.Dman-N-Company.com
Email [email protected]
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Crystalline_Sliver
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posted on August 19, 2001 07:19:03 PM new
Many well known DJ's, such as Paul Oakenfold, use Vinyls in their work. You can't really mix sounds and such on a CD than a nice LP Record...
But, what detracts todays Younger Generation from LP's are their bulkyness than Records or Cassettes. CD's have cases that are thin (especially thin in some cases that are extensively used in Europe, due to enviromental concerns), unlike the wideness and bulk of LP's.
I know of one DJ in Japan who has to haul nearly 50 LP's in a case that weights nearly 40 lbs.
Also, many Turntables aren't readily avaliable anymore (excluding Educational Surprlus and the like), and Professional DJ Turntables cost upwards into the thousands.
Alas, even the Music Industry is taking the stance, and shunning Tapes and Records...
:\\\\\\\"Crystalline Sliver cannot be the target of spells or abilities.
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MrsSantaClaus
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posted on August 19, 2001 08:15:14 PM new
Hauls 50 records? Heck, I used to haul about 300
CD's are nice but you simply cannot do double and triple mixes with them. Nothing like a talented dj for a wild nite on the dance floor.
BECKY
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MichelleG
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posted on August 19, 2001 08:35:14 PM new
mcjane - I've got a HMV upright sitting in the corner of my dining room. We crank it up all the time - and in between I forget how LOUD it is 
I don't know an exact date for it but I've got a still shot hanging near it from the 1921 Rudolph Valentino movie, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse featuring an identical gramophone.
Oh - and my DH still plays vinyl. In fact he went and bought a completely new system for upstairs so he could take the one with the turntable downstairs into his lair .
Michelle
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commentary
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posted on August 19, 2001 09:14:17 PM new
Thanks for the info on converting records. Never plan to convert any - but always curious as to how it is done.
Several years ago, I bought about 6 boxes of records in an estate sale. Mostly junk. However, there quite a few of the old Edisions. Talking about heavy. I thought they will make good potholders.
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ubiedaman
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posted on August 19, 2001 09:25:53 PM new
I have sold a few Turn Tables thru eBay.
The other day we decided to rearrange the entertainment center, so I pulled out a nice old Sony that I had not listed yet and hooked it up...dropped on a Dire Straits LP, and believe me, that Sony is goin NOWHERE!
The sound of an album as opposed to CD is SO much fuller and richer...I had forgotten!! (and I worked in radio for 9 years!!)
I have had pretty good luck selling vinyl, but you have to be selective and know your stuff...as stated earlier Frank et al. ain't gonna get the bids.
On the topic of "what's a record"...we went to a Pat Benatar concert the other night...I whispered to Vic that you could tell she was from "back then" because she kept talking about working on the new "album/record"..LOL
Think 'Nsync works on a new record???
Keith
I assume full responsibility for my actions, except
the ones that are someone else's fault.
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twinsoft
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posted on August 19, 2001 11:32:44 PM new
I listen to records often. I learn songs on my guitar, and I need a turntable with pitch control so I can "tune" the records before I play them. Try bending your top E string when the record pitch is a little too high. Goodbye E string. Plink! 
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Crystalline_Sliver
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posted on August 20, 2001 12:01:52 AM new
CD's are nice but you simply cannot do double and triple mixes with them. Nothing like a talented dj for a wild nite on the dance floor.
That's why I have a Computer to make re-mixes and such. Helpful to be on the fly sometimes.
:\\\\\\\"Crystalline Sliver cannot be the target of spells or abilities.
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