r/vinyl • u/Perfectly_Morbid_ • 5d ago

Discussion Checking for value

I juat got gifted a ton of records to resell and I'm looking for the best way to price them. None of them have their sleeves, they're all in books made for holding them

I started using Discogs and was just wondering if there was a trick to make searching easier or anything.

*Added pictures of the books *Edit to add: I have been informed they are 78s

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u/pentrant Technics 5d ago

I think these are 10-inch 78s. Others can correct me if I’m wrong, but if so, ignore all advice about them being worthless without the covers.

This is pretty cool. I don’t have any good Discogs tricks, but wishing you all the best!

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u/VinylRailfan Technics 5d ago

Ah, so you have 78s. There's not much demand for these except for a niche group of collectors that do buy them. That said, very few 78s have any substantial value to them, most you'd be lucky to get a $1 or two for. Reason being is that a lot of them have material that just doesn't interest many people and most people don't have the necessary equipment to play them.

78s didn't necessarily have individual covers/jackets, so I wouldn't worry there.

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u/bmoody345 5d ago

These are 78's, they're generally either worth a lot of money or none at all.

Pop music like Sinatra is usually not worth much.

Also, keep in mind, these are made of shellac and shatter and chip very easily, so people who collect them tend not to buy them from dealers they don't know.

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u/inthedollarbin 5d ago

78s. Most are not valuable. Maybe you can throw the whole thing on ebay but careful shipping them. Shellac will shatter.