At the used record store I occasionally visit classical records go for from one to three dollars on average. Jazz is apparently more valued; those albums go anywhere from about seven to thirty dollars (all with heavy duty outer plastic sleeves). I have no idea how values are arrived at; there must be some list somewhere that grades them on how rare they are. But if you're buying more than a few records, his price should be lowered accoringly. If he were to offer them on ebay, or to a store such as Princeton Record Exchange, I think he would find that most records have no where near the value of rare books. And not having to package and ship them should be worth something to him.
how much to offer friend for records
I have a friend who has a pretty big collection of jazz, classical and pop music. He is interested in my coming to evaluate and buy a bit of his collection
he's an avid valuable book collector and I have the feeling he'll have a similar outlook on records
normally when I buy a "large quantity" of old vinyl $5 - $10 per record seems more than reasonable for good quality unless they are obvious rare collectables,japanese imports, etc
he played them on a Linn Sondex so they didn't get typical abuse
ebay pricing doesn't help with some people high balling prices for a sales score
he's parting with his vinyl as he's been purchasing too many instruments (guitars and basses) lately and his wife doesn't want him dipping into credit
any suggestions on fair pricing would be helpful
he's an avid valuable book collector and I have the feeling he'll have a similar outlook on records
normally when I buy a "large quantity" of old vinyl $5 - $10 per record seems more than reasonable for good quality unless they are obvious rare collectables,japanese imports, etc
he played them on a Linn Sondex so they didn't get typical abuse
ebay pricing doesn't help with some people high balling prices for a sales score
he's parting with his vinyl as he's been purchasing too many instruments (guitars and basses) lately and his wife doesn't want him dipping into credit
any suggestions on fair pricing would be helpful