Vinyl Collectors Should Know

seanlcky13 Says:

Apr 20, 2012 - But CD does not sound NEARLY as good as vinyl so your argument is invalid. Sure CDs are convienent, but for those such as my self who like their music to sound as amazing as it possibly can there is no substitute for a good vinyl record. And as for the lifetime of a cartridge, so long as you take care of it there is no reason it could not last you a few years before you would even need to consider replacement. Some needles such as the one I own are diamond tipped, which FYI is VERY strong!

seanlcky13 Says:

Apr 20, 2012 - I know of this amazing site called popsike (google it)They collect recent sales prices of albums on eBay and other sites like it and they compile them together on there and also show a visual graph of the sales, giving the mean median and mode for prices!Very good way to find the value for a record!

coughlintm Says:

Apr 20, 2012 - What happens when the database burns?

mrhoffame Says:

Apr 21, 2012 - That is why you keep a copy on a zip drive at your office lol. And I send a updated copy to the insurance company every few months.

Antiks72 Says:

Apr 21, 2012 - If it's digitally remastered it sounds fine to me. The old CD's that weren't sounded like crap.

philipspina471 Says:

Apr 21, 2012 - Hi there!Great advice...where did you get the racks to store your vinyl? Were they custom made or can they be purchased? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

derdani6 Says:

Apr 23, 2012 - nice thx for this video! i*ll do so too!

blomeister1 Says:

Apr 26, 2012 - Another way of listing your collection is to use Discogs. Set up an account and add records to your collection. Discogs will send you a copy of your collection for free..

hailrealfknmetal Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - you can insure anything!

teddybtoronto Says:

May 7, 2012 - Thanks for sharing this! I'll bet this is something a lot of serious LP collectors have not thought of, and knowing what it costs and how to get the coverage is really helpful. Thanks for sharing your experience! I don't have much vinyl, but I DO have a lot of out-of-print CDs with booklets that really enhance the value of the collection for me. You have got me thinking that I need to see if there is an insurance policy that would cover my CD collection in a way similar to your coverage.

teddybtoronto Says:

May 7, 2012 - Creating that database must have been a lot of work, but as you pointed out, it has a lot of cool uses to you besides providing a basis for the insurance coverage. If I'm able to locate coverage for my CD collection, I'm grateful for the fact that CDs came after UPC bar-coding technology, so almost all of my CDs have UPC codes I can use to pull the album data from online databases.

raytheprinter Says:

May 7, 2012 - Very cool way keeping track of your collection! Thanks

Jostoc Says:

May 8, 2012 - I found this video pretty cool and informative. I'm starting to collect vinyl records for the first time in my life and keeping track of that sort of thing is a good habit. I keep a log of my vinyl collection online though the website discogs. I feel it's a decent way to know what you have in your collection and to know what your vinyl might be worth. The site will tell you A LOT about your vinyl (assuming you don't have something super odd or ridiculously obscure like a unlabeled bootleg).

xsolutionagencyx000 Says:

May 10, 2012 - Great idea but I was thinking, state farm just believes your prices you made up for each record ? You can price a $5 record for $500 and they wouldn't know. Get it ?

mrhoffame Says:

May 11, 2012 - That is true, BUT>>>> If you price it at 500 you will pay premiums for a 500 dollar record lol. Your premium is based on the total amount you insure your collection for. Thanks for watching.

radiotubes Says:

May 13, 2012 - Thanks

6Hate6Them6 Says:

May 18, 2012 - i have on vinal-BATHORY,BATHORY(WHITE)-BATHORY-THE RETURN-SEPULTURA-SCHIZOPHRENIA and SLAYER-IN A GODDA DA VIDA. these worth anything they are all over 20 years old. let me know if you know? thanks

mrhoffame Says:

May 18, 2012 - Give me the pressing number and i'll let you know.  Looking on ebay is another good way to see what they are worth. Don't go by what they list for but look at what copies have actually sold for.

slightcurves Says:

May 19, 2012 - good information to know.

Robman7 Says:

May 20, 2012 - Here's what I did. Created a list of my collection on Discogs.com ,then downloaded the Cratedigger app for my iphone. Now I have all that info + playlists right at my fingertips. Plus, you can print a database from your discogs account at anytime AND since it's on Discogs you have a backup there as well.

Robman7 Says:

May 20, 2012 - Regarding prices, I would simply use Goldmine values. I'm sure the insurance company would be good with that.

mrhoffame Says:

May 20, 2012 - I'm sure they would, but I like to use the actual value I put on the lp itself. I like my data base to be as authentic as possilbe. I mean Goldmine has 1000s of lps I see in dollar bin everywhere where GM will list values at 8-10 dollars lol. I guess I have always seen the true value of a record as what it would actually sell for so that's the price I like to use. Makes my collection seem more "real" in a way.Thanks for checking out the vid my friend!

Quintdresden Says:

May 21, 2012 - nice video! it's quite interesting that the insurance doesn't cover cd's! anyway, I did such a list myself but without the value of the vinyl. so it's basically a list for myself - i also added the size of the records, number of records (you know, double-lp, triple, etc.) and the label on which it was released.

lambchopsf Says:

May 22, 2012 - Wow, sweet. Thanks.

cali4tune Says:

May 23, 2012 - Interesting... good to know.