Buffett and others on vinyl - Trading

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » July 12, 2005 1:41 pm

So far, I have:

AWSC&PC
A1A
CIL
SOASOAS
YHTBT
Volcano
Coconut Telegraph
Somewhere over China
OHP
Riddles in the Sand
LMIP
SYKBH
Floridays
Hot Water
OTSTL

Still looking for those few to fill in the holes.

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » July 12, 2005 1:44 pm

I am probably gonna be unloading my vinyl soon. Will let you all know what I got, kind of shape it's in and give you all first crack at it. K?

btw I won't be asking collector prices or anything near them.

Parrot Monkey · Post by **Parrot Monkey** » July 12, 2005 1:48 pm

pair8head wrote:I am probably gonna be unloading my vinyl soon. Will let you all know what I got, kind of shape it's in and give you all first crack at it. K?

btw I won't be asking collector prices or anything near them.

Me? I do have the least of anyone who posted in this thread I think. But first I must ask you: You sure you wanna do that?

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » July 12, 2005 1:49 pm

pair8head wrote:I am probably gonna be unloading my vinyl soon. Will let you all know what I got, kind of shape it's in and give you all first crack at it. K?

btw I won't be asking collector prices or anything near them.

Keep us posted Don

PA PAR8 HED · Post by **PA PAR8 HED** » July 12, 2005 1:51 pm

Parrot Monkey wrote:I sure wish I did do, but my venues are limited you see as I’m not an ebayer, not yet at least. I’m collecting LPs from many artists at once, and I’ve had better luck in the Elton John, Billy Joel and James Taylor departments. Actually, where as I started out with none a year ago I now only need about 4 more Billy Joel and JT LPs. Guess it’s harder to find Jimmy down in Florida as not many people want to give up their collections.

What Billy Joel are you looking for? I have some vinyl stored away.

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » July 12, 2005 1:52 pm

Parrot Monkey wrote:
pair8head wrote:I am probably gonna be unloading my vinyl soon. Will let you all know what I got, kind of shape it's in and give you all first crack at it. K?

btw I won't be asking collector prices or anything near them.
Me? I do have the least of anyone who posted in this thread I think. But first I must ask you: You sure you wanna do that?

I've been giving it much thought. My turntable needs repairs. I don't see myself buying a new one, I've got some gems that I will need to have converted to CD but after that why keep em? The others I will go after collectors price on them but the Jimmy has got to go to a Parrothead and I won't gouge a fellow Parrothead.

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » July 12, 2005 1:53 pm

pair8head wrote:btw I won't be asking collector prices or anything near them.

Believe it or not, unless you have something incredibly rare, vinyl really doesn't fetch all that much. For instance I know a lot of people that have the Lynyrd Skynyrd flame cover edition of Street Surviors that think they're sitting on a goldmine when in reality it only brings around $35 from collectors. The albums that are worth a lot may not always be what you first think of as rarities. Sometimes all it takes is a misprinted serial number or some other oddity to push up the price. I say this because a few years ago I was pricing my parents vinyl collection and found out that most of what they had wasn't worth very much at all. It's that needle in the haystack that brings the big bucks.

Parrot Monkey · Post by **Parrot Monkey** » July 12, 2005 2:08 pm

Jahfin wrote:Believe it or not, unless you have something incredibly rare, vinyl really doesn't fetch all that much. For instance I know a lot of people that have the Lynyrd Skynyrd flame cover edition of Street Surviors that think they're sitting on a goldmine when in reality it only brings around $35 from collectors. The albums that are worth a lot may not always be what you first think of as rarities. Sometimes all it takes is a misprinted serial number or some other oddity to push up the price. I say this because a few years ago I was pricing my parents vinyl collection and found out that most of what they had wasn't worth very much at all. It's that needle in the haystack that brings the big bucks.

Yes, I learned that quick. When I first realized how much more art and stuff was with the Buffett vinyl LPs, I decided I would want to collect the records some day. Until I actually started buying them I was under the impression that each one was going to cost a significant amount and that this hobby would be a large investment for me. Now, I’m collecting records not only of Jimmy’s but many other favorites too. Once and a while you will pay over $10 if it’s a first or rare pressing (i.e. a Sgt. Pepper’s that has the original inner sleeve and cutout sheet and it’s the UK version, can go for $60 in good condition).

For Jimmy LPs, Down To Earth and Off To See the Lizard are the exceptions to the low price. Down to Earth being his first album which so few copies were pressed, and Off to See the Lizard being the same deal, but with the reason being vinyl starting to be phased out in 1989.

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » July 12, 2005 2:17 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 97407&rd=1

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » July 12, 2005 2:31 pm

Jahfin wrote:
pair8head wrote:btw I won't be asking collector prices or anything near them.
Believe it or not, unless you have something incredibly rare, vinyl really doesn't fetch all that much. For instance I know a lot of people that have the Lynyrd Skynyrd flame cover edition of Street Surviors that think they're sitting on a goldmine when in reality it only brings around $35 from collectors. The albums that are worth a lot may not always be what you first think of as rarities. Sometimes all it takes is a misprinted serial number or some other oddity to push up the price. I say this because a few years ago I was pricing my parents vinyl collection and found out that most of what they had wasn't worth very much at all. It's that needle in the haystack that brings the big bucks.

I know what you are saying, I was not implying that I had anything worth major money, But I have a few gems that can bring in 30 to 40 bucks. None of the Buffett stuff I have would fit in that catagory either.

Probably the most rare thing I have is a U2 Rattle and Hum that I won on a radio contest it's the promotional edition and was not sold to the public.
And I am not sure that is worth much.

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » July 12, 2005 2:33 pm

springparrot wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 97407&rd=1

Pre release edition, don't know if it's worth that much though.

If it is, I may have to think more on my U2

Jahfin · Post by **Jahfin** » July 12, 2005 2:39 pm

Sometimes the radio promo editions are worth more because they're rarer, sometimes they're not. Hopefully a local record dealer can help you in that regard. Unfortunately our local record dealer went out of business a year or so ago.

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » July 12, 2005 2:44 pm

Jahfin wrote:Sometimes the radio promo editions are worth more because they're rarer, sometimes they're not. Hopefully a local record dealer can help you in that regard. Unfortunately our local record dealer went out of business a year or so ago.

We've still got a few in the Seattle area.

tully mars · Post by **tully mars** » July 12, 2005 3:08 pm

I have LADI 3/4T,its not in great shape,but if anyone else wants it,I'll ship it to em free!

tdparrothead · Post by **tdparrothead** » July 12, 2005 3:14 pm

Jahfin wrote:Sometimes the radio promo editions are worth more because they're rarer, sometimes they're not. Hopefully a local record dealer can help you in that regard. Unfortunately our local record dealer went out of business a year or so ago.

Our main local record dealer sold all his records to some collector, but I was able to find one about 10 minutes from my house. They already know me as "The Jimmy Buffett Guy" and I've only been there 3 or 4 times.

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » July 12, 2005 3:17 pm

springparrot wrote:So far, I have:

AWSC&PC
A1A
CIL
SOASOAS
YHTBT
Volcano
Coconut Telegraph
Somewhere over China
OHP
Riddles in the Sand
LMIP
SYKBH
Floridays
Hot Water
OTSTL

Still looking for those few to fill in the holes.

I know where I can get an extra copy of HD....want me to pick it up and send it to you?

Parrot Monkey · Post by **Parrot Monkey** » July 12, 2005 3:27 pm

tully mars wrote:I have LADI 3/4T,its not in great shape,but if anyone else wants it,I'll ship it to em free!

Does it have the gatefold and insert? If so, and it's not totally damaged, sure!!

Parrot Monkey · Post by **Parrot Monkey** » July 12, 2005 3:35 pm

PA PAR8 HED wrote:What Billy Joel are you looking for? I have some vinyl stored away.

I still need:

Turnstiles
Songs from the Attic
Klolept (or whatever the one that’s live in Russia and has the red cover is called)
Storm Front
River of Dreams (being released in 1993, I can’t be sure if a vinyl LP even exists)

Parrot Monkey · Post by **Parrot Monkey** » July 12, 2005 3:41 pm

I vinyl trading thread!

What a great way to help people out with their collections! I can’t believe nobody thought of this before!

I hereby declare this thread the official vinyl trading thread of BN!

I encourage everyone to post their vinyl needs, as I will keep them in mind next time I’m at my local record shop. I recall there being more copies of CILCIA (with gatefold and custom inner sleeve!) last time I was there.

pair8head · Post by **pair8head** » July 12, 2005 3:46 pm

Parrot Monkey wrote:I vinyl trading thread! What a great way to help people out with their collections! I can’t believe nobody thought of this before!

I hereby declare this thread the official vinyl trading thread of BN!

I encourage everyone to post their vinyl needs, as I will keep them in mind next time I’m at my local record shop. I recall there being more copies of CILCIA (with gatefold and custom inner sleeve!) last time I was there.

Mayhaps we can intice a mod to creat something for this or at least sticky this?

How bout it mods?