How do I work out the value of my vinyl (record) collection?
While checking the value of your records on sites such as ebay and other record vendors is a great idea, it is only half the battle. First you need to know what condition your records are in. If you try to sell poor records for the mint price you saw on ebay and gemm you will have quite a few angry buyers. So first make sure you know exactly what you have, then grade your records. Once armed with that info, you can check other peoples pricing. Unless you have a really valuable record, try to price competitively. To get you started, here is a record grading chart. Good luck! Mint (M) Absolutely perfect in every way. Certainly never been played, possibly even still sealed.(More on still sealed under “Other Considerations”). Should be used sparingly as a grade, If at all. Near Mint (NM or M-) A nearly perfect record. Many dealers won’t give a grade higher than this implying (perhaps correctly)that no record is ever truly perfect. The record should show no obvious signs of wear. A 45 RPM o
