Any one buy or sell records on ebay?

[Beans]

Bought a bunch of 45s at the TS. Old Country maybe 60s and 70s. After looking at what it takes to get a record ready for mailing it may not be worth the time and effort. Yes if I had a valuable one it would but these are common and going for 2 - 3 per. If any one buys records what do you expect in the shipping of the records? Other than not getting broke.

 

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[Rob in KS]

I have a box that I'm getting ready to put some on. Look at the completed auctions on ebay to see what they are selling for. I have seen some that go for some good money. The buyer must know something I don't.

I mainly have LPs but I also have a box of 45s. Here is a site for you...
How Much are Your Old Records Really Worth?

Next I'm going to have to figure out how to make a box to ship them. Can't afford to buy boxes...yes, they make them.
Good luck

 

[Beachkid23]

I have sold some in the past. We have a local music store and they sell a lot of guitars. In their dumpster was boxes that hold guitars... long and skinny. I would cut them down. Put the record inside of a plastic bag or if you really want to get creative, bubble wrap and then take two pieces of cardboard and tape it around the edges. Weighed it and sent it out. Never had a problem.

 

[jerseyben]

Expect to take on more risk than normal when shipping records. Some will break, it is just inevitable. Don't let USPS tell you you have to use any form of shipping other than Media Mail (unless you specifically want priority, etc). Don't bother shipping a record unless it is worth $10 or more. Of course that is my opinion. Condition is 1000% everything with records. Grade conservatively. You will get burned if you advertise a scratched up record as "mint". If you do not know what you are doing, you are better off not using any grade above VG+ even if it looks unplayed. VG is considered average played grade and allows for some (non major) flaws. Messed up records would automatically be in the G range or worse. No one buys records below G. Serious record collectors will be very cautious/suspicious when buying a record graded as "Mint". If a sleeve has visible mold, throw it away unless it is extremely rare/valuable.

IMO, country 45s from the 60's/70's sounds like a losing proposition.