Arch Stanton Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 12 minutes ago, Bigmouth Strikes Again said: Greetings, looking for a bit of advice. I've got a load of pretty good 7" singles I'm looking to punt. Whats the best way to do it? ebay? or take them down the local record shop (Grouchos) also, anybody know of any decent sites that can give you a valuation on each record, I found one, but it was a pain in the arse. Any top tips or advice much appreciated. cheers. https://www.discogs.com/sell/list 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M0rtonfc Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Bought this recently, cracking wee record from The Coral as per! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daydream Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Greetings, looking for a bit of advice. I've got a load of pretty good 7" singles I'm looking to punt. Whats the best way to do it? ebay? or take them down the local record shop (Grouchos) also, anybody know of any decent sites that can give you a valuation on each record, I found one, but it was a pain in the arse. Any top tips or advice much appreciated. cheers. Discogs or eBay. Get acquainted with the grading system - Record Collector or Goldmine. Use RC for eBay. It's the Goldmine system for Discogs. A picture or 2 goes down well if using eBay. Also get proper mailers and stiffeners for posting (covers33 are good for this). Discogs is quick and easy for listing stuff. eBay can be a fiddly ballache for listing however the app is pretty efficient. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mighty meadow Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Passed by the local charity shop this morning just as they were setting up a table outside with a couple of boxes of vinyl. Nothing exceptional but at 3 for £1 I couldn't refuse ... £11 in total for that lot [emoji3] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruixman Posted July 26, 2016 Share Posted July 26, 2016 Been giving the new Belbury Poly album a few spins since the weekend 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Planning on going to Grouchos at some point this week. Off for 2 weeks holiday from work and I was thinking about the record fair in Edinburgh in just under 2 weeks time, but a trip to Grouchos is definitely happening. Is there anything in particular that they specialise in? Ordered a few albums from Amazon this morning for convenience - its nigh on impossible to pick up Milk Carton Kids vinyl or Lindi Ortega in shops - but I wouldn't mind getting hold of some late 80s/early to mid 90s American alt stuff. Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Pixies etc. A lot of the smaller record fairs don't really cater to that kind of stuff. Would also love to pick up some Stereolab vinyl too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardy Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Bought the first Smiths album and Led Zeppelin II on Friday there. Picked up Robert Palmer riptide in a charity shop for £2 on Sunday. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcor Roar Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Got a nice live buena vista social club album yesterday. Satisfying textures and booklet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 7 minutes ago, Falcor Roar said: Got a nice live buena vista social club album yesterday. Satisfying textures and booklet. I can't help but think of Half Man Half Biscuit whenever that album is mentioned... She stayed with me until she moved to Notting HillShe said it was the place she needs to beWhere the cocaine is fair trade, and frequently displayedIs the Buena Vista Social Club CD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Bigmouth - stay away from the record shops, as they'll give you buttons. eBay if you're wanting shot of them quick and not too fussed how much you make. Haven't tried Discogs for selling, but it seems like you'll generally get more there, but it might take longer? Mighty Meadow made out like a bandit getting all that for £11 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardy Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Think I'm developing an obsession... Today's Purchases... Led Zeppelin IV Black Sabbath: Paranoid Metallica: Ride the Lightning Kiss: Crazy Nights System of a Down: Toxicity (red vinyl, so cool) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 No Joker And The Thief on vinyl Wardy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50/50 Winner Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 At the moment, I just have one of those Crossley portable players which is okay but the sound would be far better with a system that has bigger speakers. I'm looking to upgrade to something better (with a budget of £150-£250) any suggestions? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Quote 5 hours ago, 50/50 Winner said: At the moment, I just have one of those Crossley portable players which is okay but the sound would be far better with a system that has bigger speakers. I'm looking to upgrade to something better (with a budget of £150-£250) any suggestions? It depends on what you have as your stereo set-up. £250 takes you into Project territory. If you have a stand alone separates system then you can't go wrong with Project, but you'll be limited to the quality of your poorest component so bear in mind that a good turntable played through a poor amp or poor speakers won't be giving you the best quality sound. If you want/need a new amp (with it's own phono stage to save costs), turntable and speakers then double your budget to £500 and go to Richer Sounds. You'll get a decent set up (speakers, amp and turntable) for £500. Marantz amp, Project turntable and I can't remember the brand of speakers (somebody on another forum I use asked for a similar set-up) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 So my trip to Dundee. Grouchos don't really stock my kind of stuff. Was able to get a couple of albums - a Souther/Hillman/Fury album and Ten Pole Tudor - but whilst they carry a lot of stock, much of it just wasn't for me. Would have picked up some Springsteen but I couldn't find anything I was after. Same with Neil Young. And they didnt really have much in the way of Orange Juice or similar bands of that era. Assai in Broughty Ferry however would be dangerous if I lived closer. It's absolutely everything a record store should be. They carried albums that I've struggled to get even in Mono - had I needed copies then I could have bought Case/Lang/Veirs and Karl Blau off the shelf and they had some gems like Margo Price in stock. I bought Alice In Chains Unplugged (had thought about ordering from Amazon but decided against it and was shocked to find it sitting there for sale), Belly, Teenage Fanclub, Feist and Lemonheads. I could have done most of my performance bonus without really trying hard - I only held off because I've got some albums on order from Amazon and I'll be paying the bill when the credit card statement comes in (Milk Carton Kids, Sara Watkins, Amanda Shires). Assai is a fantastic shop. Easily in the top 3 record shops in Scotland. I really can't choose between Coda in Edinburgh (they tend to stock some great Americana), Mono (handiest for me as it's in Glasgow) or Assai. There's nothing between the 3 of them. I can see me saving up and making 3 or 4 trips per year to Assai to tan my wages, either when the Sons are playing United or when the Clan are playing the Stars. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardy Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 12 minutes ago, BallochSonsFan said: So my trip to Dundee. Grouchos don't really stock my kind of stuff. Was able to get a couple of albums - a Souther/Hillman/Fury album and Ten Pole Tudor - but whilst they carry a lot of stock, much of it just wasn't for me. Would have picked up some Springsteen but I couldn't find anything I was after. Same with Neil Young. And they didnt really have much in the way of Orange Juice or similar bands of that era. Assai in Broughty Ferry however would be dangerous if I lived closer. It's absolutely everything a record store should be. They carried albums that I've struggled to get even in Mono - had I needed copies then I could have bought Case/Lang/Veirs and Karl Blau off the shelf and they had some gems like Margo Price in stock. I bought Alice In Chains Unplugged (had thought about ordering from Amazon but decided against it and was shocked to find it sitting there for sale), Belly, Teenage Fanclub, Feist and Lemonheads. I could have done most of my performance bonus without really trying hard - I only held off because I've got some albums on order from Amazon and I'll be paying the bill when the credit card statement comes in (Milk Carton Kids, Sara Watkins, Amanda Shires). Assai is a fantastic shop. Easily in the top 3 record shops in Scotland. I really can't choose between Coda in Edinburgh (they tend to stock some great Americana), Mono (handiest for me as it's in Glasgow) or Assai. There's nothing between the 3 of them. I can see me saving up and making 3 or 4 trips per year to Assai to tan my wages, either when the Sons are playing United or when the Clan are playing the Stars. Nice. Im heading to Dundee on Sunday for an overnight stay, planning on going to Grouchos, but maybe see if I can make the trip to Assai as well now! Played er all the albums I bought last night. Unreal. My record player actually cut out while on "Creeping Death" which was rather strange. Listening to Ride the lightning while actually seeing lightning outside early AM, quite pished was also pretty cool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50/50 Winner Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Just now, BallochSonsFan said: It depends on what you have as your stereo set-up. £250 takes you into Project territory. If you have a stand alone separates system then you can't go wrong with Project, but you'll be limited to the quality of your poorest component so bear in mind that a good turntable played through a poor amp or poor speakers won't be giving you the best quality sound. If you want/need a new amp (with it's own phono stage to save costs), turntable and speakers then double your budget to £500 and go to Richer Sounds. You'll get a decent set up (speakers, amp and turntable) for £500. Marantz amp, Project turntable and I can't remember the brand of speakers (somebody on another forum I use asked for a similar set-up) Thanks for the advice, I think I'll wait a bit longer and spend out on the more expensive set up. I had a look at the Project turntables and Marantz amps online and I think that's what I'll go for. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallochSonsFan Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 23 minutes ago, 50/50 Winner said: Thanks for the advice, I think I'll wait a bit longer and spend out on the more expensive set up. I had a look at the Project turntables and Marantz amps online and I think that's what I'll go for. Keep an eye out for any deals Richer Sounds may have. Bought a few things from them and every time I've had decent advice. Their prices are fair too. Means buying from Glasgow or Edinburgh but worth it. Very good to deal with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50/50 Winner Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Keep an eye out for any deals Richer Sounds may have. Bought a few things from them and every time I've had decent advice. Their prices are fair too. Means buying from Glasgow or Edinburgh but worth it. Very good to deal with. Cool, I'm going to be in Glasgow this weekend so I'll do a bit of window shopping. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50/50 Winner Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 I received a great compilation album today celebrating 5 years of I KA CHING records. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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