Vinyl: Huge 5, 000 12" LP Record Lot Classic Rock VG+ 60+ Beatles 50+ Rolling Stones

Overview

You are bidding on a collection of approximately 5,000 12” LP vinyl records collected by a rock and roll enthusiast throughout the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. The vast majority of the collection consists of rock and roll albums in VG+ condition recorded throughout the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s, with a main focus in 60s and 70s rock. The most represented artists being The Rolling Stones (50+ albums) and the Beatles (60+ albums). Approximately 300 artists/bands are represented in the collection, many which are listed below under the “Artists/Bands” section below.

To give you an idea of how much these are worth, in the past few years I have listed on ebay under this username a grand total of 95 records chosen at random from this collection and have grossed $1,136.69 (see my sales history for verification). My biggest sale was a single sealed Van Halen I pulled at random from the collection selling for $100.00. On average I have made $11.97 per record from posting records chose at random from this collection. As there are 5000 records left it is safe to say that whoever buys these will have the potential to make substantial money from this collection.

Buyer Confidence

Since the creation of this username I have sold the above referenced 95 records (in addition to other things) and have NEVER had below a five star rating in any category. I have studied every standard of record grading, with a focus on goldmine, and I have never had a buyer report a misgrade. See my feedback which ranges from “best ebay has to offer” to “A+ seller.”

To bolster buyer confidence even more, I am offering an In Person Openhouse/Viewing of the collection in advance of the auction close where potential buyers may view the collection in person. See the “Open House/Record Viewing” Section below for more details.

Previous Sales of Records Chosen at Random from this Collection

Total Records Sold: 95

Gross Sales Proceeds: $1,136.69

Average Per Record Sold: $11.97

Highest Single Record Sale: Van Halen; Balance Sealed $100.00

Highest Multiple Record Sale: 2 Skinny Puppy Record Lot: $102.50

(See my selling history for more details)

The Condition

The records and sleeves range from Fair to Mint/Sealed, with the vast majority of them graded in the VG+ (Very Good +) category, see Goldmine Record Grading Standards. There are numerous factory sealed records scattered throughout the collection. Many of the records have unused posters, pictures, and literature that came with them from the factory. Almost all, if not all, play. In person this collection is stunning, every time you pull a record and think “wow how is a 50+ old record in such good condition”, you pull another even nicer one.

The History of the Collection

My Father grew up in the late sixties early seventies, and throughout his life he collected records. He was a music enthusiast and loved rock and roll. His favorite band was The Rolling Stones. Unfortunately he passed away in 2014, and my sister and I inherited his record collection. Since that time we have safely stored the records.

Throughout the past few years I have posted a total of 95 records from this collection on ebay under this username and have grossed $1,136.69 averaging $11.97 per record, see my history of previous posts for verification of this fact. The way I chose the records I have sold thus far was to go up to the shelf, randomly grab a few albums of the same artist (trying to sell ones we had duplicates for) and create a post of 3 to 12 records. If I pulled an album that happened to be sealed I would post it on its own, which did happen multiples time. See my post of Van Halen Balance Sealed which sold for $100.00, and Elton John Greatest Hits Sealed which sold for $32.00.

I am a full time practicing attorney and my sister is an accomplished private school teacher and neither of us have time to create posts to sell the collection gradually. Therefore, we have decided to sell the entire collection with this post.

The Artists/Bands

The collection consists of 5000 12” LP vinyl records (about 67 linear feet, at 75 records per feet), Seventy-five percent of the collection is in artist name alphabetical order. The vast majority of the collection is rock and roll from the 1960s to the 1990s, with a large focus in the 1960s and 1970s (let’s face it 60s and 70s rock roll is the best!). There is also a limited number of other genres including pop (a lot of Michael Jackson, Elton John, etc.), country, classical, and soundtracks, but well over 90% is rock and roll/classic rock.

If there was a popular rock band in the 60s or 70s, it is almost certainly in this collection, period.

The Most Represented Artists in Collection

The Beatles take first place with well over 60 albums (possibly substantially more, this is a low estimate) many with unused posters and pictures, including a high VG+ White Album w/ Poster and Pictures and high VG+ Abbey Road Original Master Recording, see the pictures.

The Rolling Stones take second place following closely behind the Beatles with well over 50 albums (possibly substantially more), many with original unused posters and pictures.

Other artists substantially represented with multiple albums are: Pink Floyd, The Eagles, Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Doors, Alice Cooper, Led Zeplin, Metallica, The Beach Boys, CCR, Crosby Stills & Nash, Eric Clapton, Buffalo Springfield, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Aerosmith, The Ramones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Frank Zappa, Queen, Prince, Def Leopard, GNR, U2, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Alanis Morrissette, the list goes on and on……..

The Non-Exhaustive List

Following is a non-exhaustive (if there are any popular rock bands from the 60s or 70s not listed, we apologize as we almost certainly missed said artist’s albums in the collection when making this list) list of artists in the collection complied from a cursory review of the part of the collection in alphabetical order:

Abba

ACDC

Adam and the Ants

Adam Ant

Aerosmith

Alice Cooper

Allman Brothers

Americas Greatest Hits

Apocalypse Now (Sound Tract)

Aretha Franklin

Arlo Guthrie

Art Garfunkel

Arthur Brown

Assorted Comedy (Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin, etc.)

Assorted Classical

Average White Band

Benny Goodman

Berlin

Billy Idol

Billy Joel

Black Sabbath

Blood Sweat and Tears

Bloodrock

Blue Oyster Cult

Blues Brothers

Bob Dylan

Bob Marley

Bob Segar

Bobby Gentry

Bon Jovi

Booker T and the MGs

Boontown Rats

Boston

Break

Bruce Springsteen

Buddy Holly

C.W. McCall

Cactus

Camper Van Beethoven

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band

Carol King

Cat Stevens

Charlie Daniels

Cheap Trick

Cher

Chicago

Chris Hillman

Christmas Albums

Chubby Checker

Chuck Berry

Conway Twitty

Count Basie

Cream

Creedance Clearwater Revival

Culture Club

Dan Fogleburg

Dave Clark Five

Dave Mason

David Lannan

Deep Purple

Deon Warwick

Derek and the Dominos

Diana Ross

Doctor Hook and the Medicine Show

Dolly Parton

Don Henley

Don Johnson

Don McClean

Duran Duran

Earth Wind and Fire

Eddie Arnold

Eddie Money

Edgar Winter Group

Edward Bear

Electric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra

Elvis

Elvis Costello

Eric Burdon Band

Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton

Fleetwood Mack

Foghat

Four Tops

Frank Zappa

Genesis

Geoff Muldaur

George Harrison

George Thorogood and the Destroyers

Gilbert O'Sullivan

Glen Campbell

Gordon Lightfood

Graham Nash

Grand Funk Railroad

Grateful Dead

Guess Who

Guns and Roses

Hall and Oats

Hank Snow

Hank Thompson

Hank Williams

Heart

Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass

Herman’s Hermits

Huey Lewis and the News

Huey Lewis and the News

Ian Hunter

Iggy Pop

Iron Butterfly

Jackson Brown

James Taylor

Janis Ian

Janis Joplin

Jeff Beck Group

Jefferson Airplane

Jefferson Starship

Jesus Christ Superstar Soundtrack

Jethro Tull

Jim Croce

Jim Morrison

Jim Reves and Patsy Cline

Jimmie Dean

Jimmy Buffett

Joan Baez

Joe Cocker

Joe Walsh

John Denver

John Fogerty

Johnny Cash

Jonnie Mitchel

Journey

Judas Priest

Judy Collins

Kansas

King Crimson

Kiss

Kris Kristoferson

Krokus

Larry Norman

Led Zeppelin

Lennard Skynyrd

Linda Ronstadt

Little River Band

Loggins and Messina

Loretta Lynn

Louie Armstrong

Loverboy

Luther Vandros

Luther Vandross

Madonna

Mamas and the Papas

Manfred Man’s Earth Band

Maria Muldaur

Marshall Tucker Band

Marvin Gay

Matthew and Son

Mariah Carey

Moby Grape

Moody Blues

Motown Hits

Mountain

Narvana

Neal Young

Neil Diamond

No Doubt

Ozzie Osbourne

Paul McCartney

Paul Revere and the Raiders

Paul Simon

Pearl Jam

Peter Cetera

Peter Framption

Peter Gabriel

Peter Paul and Mary

Peter Seeger

Peter Wolf

Phil Collins

Pink Floyd

Poz Scaggs

Prince

Pure Prarie League

Queen

Ray Charles

REO Speedwagon

Rick Springfield

Rita Coolidge

Robert Palmer

Rod Stewart

Rolling Stones

Roxy

Sammy Hagar

Santana

Savoy Brown

Shanana

Simon and Garfunkel

Sly and the Family Stone

Soundtrack to American Graffiti

Spooky Tooth

Stanley Clark and His orchestra

Steely Dan

Stepenwolf

Steve Miller Band

Steven Stills

Stevie Wonder

Stonebolt

Styx

Sugarloaf

Sunny and Cher

Supertramp

Tajmahal

Tammy Wynette

Ted Nugent

The Statler Brothers

The Animals

The Association

The Babies

The Band

The Bangles

The Beach Boys

The Beatles

The Bee Gees

The Bellamy Brothers

The Brandos

The Byrds

The Cars

The Champion

The Clash

The Crusaders

The Doobie Brothers

The Doors

The Eagles

The Eagles

The Flying Burrito Brothers

The Grassroots

The Hollies

The J Geils Band

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Kingston Trio

The Kinks

The Monkeys

The Mothers of Invention

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Outlaws

The Peppermint Rainbow

The Ramones

The Rolling Stones

The Temptations

The Velvet Underground

The Who

The Yardbirds

Three Dog Night

Tim Buckley

Todd Rundgren

Tony Orlando

Van Morrison

Wet Willy

Whitesnake

Willie Nelson

Xander Cody and the Lost Planet

ZZ Top

The Open House/Record Collection Viewing

Three days before auction close, on Saturday, February 4, 2017, from 12:00 to 4:00 we will be hosting an open house in which any interested buyers are welcome to come and view the collection. The open house will take place in Avon Lake, Ohio, at my sister’s house where the records are currently stored. Anyone interested in participating should message me requesting to come to the open house. A few days in advance of the open house I will message the address.

At the open house potential buyers will be welcome to look through the collection. We will also have a turntable hooked up for test playing.

However, the following strict rules will be enforced, violation of any of which will result in the violator being asked to leave:

1) Any factory sealed record shall be treated with EXTREME CARE and shall not be opened. 2) Only one record may be removed from the collection at one time for examination and must be returned to the exact place in the collection before another record may be examined. No record shall be placed back out of alphabetical order. 3) Records, posters, literature, and inner sleeves, may be removed from outer sleeves with EXTREME CARE, and must be placed back in the outer sleeve in the exact configuration as removed with EXTREME CARE. Anyone seen mishandling a record, sleeve, poster, or literature will be asked to leave with no opportunity to explain the situation or offer any excuse, NO EXCEPTIONS. 4) No potential buyer is permitted to make an offer on an individual records, or sets, as the entire collection as listed is for sale, you either buy the whole collection or you buy nothing. All offers/bids will be made through ebay. 5) No record shall be removed from the viewing or collection room. No large bags are permitted in the viewing or collection room. 6) Extreme care is to be used if test playing a record. 7) Additional rules will be announced at the open house which shall be strictly enforced.

Terms and Conditions of Sale/Local Pick Up

Pick Up

Records will not be shipped, local pickup within seven (7) days of auction close is required. Said pickup will take place in Avon Lake, Ohio, zip code 44012. Buyer is responsible for picking up and loading the records (depending on the day I may be able to help load).

Payment

A non-refundable $500.00 deposit is due via paypal within 24 hours of auction close. The remaining payment is due in full in upon pick up. I reserve the right to require certain forms of payment upon pick up. Pick up is due within seven days of auction close.

A bid and subsequent win of this auction constitutes a binding enforceable contract, the breach of which may result in legal action. Countless hours of time, including the coordination of 4 hour open house, have been put into this post and future transaction, constituting substantial consequential damages for any party that breaches the contract. Overall, please only bid if you are serious and have the financial means to complete the transaction.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL. THIS COLLECTION IS SOLD AS IS. NO REFUNDS OR RETURNS.

Additional Pictures

Additional pictures of the collection in the form of close ups of the records on the shelf to view artists and titles may be viewed at the link below. A picture of the beginning of the collection is below to show an example of the close ups in the link below (there are 67 total pictures if you follow the link). Please note that the photos in the photobucket link depict only about 75% of the collection, which is in alphabetical order.

http://s61.photobucket.com/user/david290075/library/