Posting vinyl

Posting vinyl (now with list of records)

I have been put in charge of selling my parents entire record collection, which they want me to do via ebay as they think thats how they'll make the most money (they've sold a few things on there before and got a good price...but everything will be starting at 99p with no reserve as I have little idea of how much any of them are really worth).

Anyway, I was just wondering the sort of packaging which is considered appropriate for sending 12' records through the post?

I was thinking 2-3 layers of corrugated cardboard either side (larger than the record so as to protect the edges well, and then wrapping the whole lot in brown paper...but having little real experience with vinyl I just wondered what is considered the norm when posting records.

I don't want to post any only for them to get completely wrecked...it pains me enough that they're selling some of it (I want the Hendrix, The Who, Stones and Beatles LPs off 'em, not that I have a turntable yet, but thats not the point!).

 

Give TonyL a shout.
I have purchased a few records from Tony and they have been very well packed.
I think it is a dedicated record packaging, not sure on cost tho.

 

there are a number of companies that specialise in record mailers. might be worth a google search to see what deal you can get, which will depend on how many you're looking for.

be sure to factor the cost of these into your P&P though.

 

don't send vinyl 'wrapped' in corrugated card. it is tacky and cheap! Get dedicated vinyl posters. They protect much better, look far better and will help with good feedback.

bob

 

Thanks for the quick replies folks

I shall look into the proper packaging materials, if thats 'the done thing' - theres probably about 100 records that will be sold, so I would hope that I'd be able to pick up packaging material at a fairly low 'per unit' cost.

If anyone knows anywhere off the top of their head where I could buy vinyl posters online that would be much appreciated

 

not sure where you can buy them, but it makes 'sense' to buy the best...after all, its the punter that paying for the postage...

 

I use cruciform mailers from www.covers33.co.uk - they are not indestructable, but fair far better in the mail than the envelope type of mailer and you can get far more records in them.

Tony.

 

Hi,

try Covers 33. They do a range of mailers for records and stiffeners.

http://www.covers33.co.uk/

Also try ebay. There are a number of companies that do mailers

http://business.listings.ebay.co.uk...QfromZR11QQsacatZ86176QQsocmdZListingItemList

I have used these people who have many ads on ebay.

SCIDB

 

P.S. Will,

What sort of stuff is in your parents collection? When is it going on ebay?

SCIDB

 

Yes I was going to say is there anything good in it?
I have a stack of used mailers (10-20 ish) but they'd be fine for another send I think if you want them but as your on the other side of the country its probably not worth it. If your passing near penisborough at any point I'll let you have them though.

 

take the record out of the sleeve, and any inner sleeve when you package them up - they can move inside during transit, and damage them (pushing through from the inside).

 

Cheers for that link Dean, just bought the ones you linked too (100 mailers and 130+ stiffeners)

Anex, cheers for the offer, I think I'll be keeping well away from any region called Penisborough though

I'll make a list of the records and post it here in a bit (it seems to be mostly 60s/70s stuff, all the usual Beatles, John Lennon, Elton John, Rolling Stones, The Who, some Led Zeppelin plus theres some motown/hendrix etc), to give you guys a heads up.

The thing is neither I nor my parents have any idea what they're worth, hence them wanting me to use ebay ('let the market decide what they're worth' as my dad said), so whilst I could post them for sale here first, I wouldn't really know if I'd be getting a fair price or not...I hope that makes sense and you don't think thats me being stingy!

They will all be going on ebay with no reserve and a start price of 99p though, at some time in the next 2 weeks. I've only prepared 15 listings as of yet though! At least another 100 to go...

 

Okay, here's the list....mostly first editions/early pressings.

Condition for the lot (except the 78s) seems 'okay to good' to my relatively untrained eyes when it comes to vinyl, they've all been stored upright and aren't warped, scratching seems fairly minimal. Unfortunately neither me or my parents have a turntable (my parents one broke ~10 years ago and they never got another) to test them on and see how they play.

LPs/Compilations/12 Inch:

Abba – Greatest Hits 2
Alan Price – Between Today & Yesterday
Alan Price – Metropolitan Man
Alan Price – O Lucky Man!
Albert Hammond – The Free Electric Band
Animals – The Most Of (Music For Pleasure Series, 2 copies)
Aretha Franklin – Aretha's Gold
Bad Company – Straight Shooter
Bob Dylan – Greatest Hits
British Motown Chartbusters
British Motown Chartbusters Vol.2 (1968)
Buddy Holly – Greatest Hits (Coral/MCA, Mono)
Carole King – Tapestry
Cat Stevens – Greatest Hits
Chris Barber – The Best Of (with guest artist Lonnie Donegan, Mono)
Chuck Berry – Motorvatin' 22 Rock 'n Roll classics
Chuck Berry – Self titled (? – Mono, from 1962)
Club Reggae
Cream – Heavy Cream (2 LPs)
David Bowie – Young Americans (2 copies)
Deep Purple – Singles, A's & B's
Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (Tamla Motown, 1968)
Dr. Hook – A Little Bit More
Dvorak – Symphony No.9 in E minor / Carnival Overture (Philharmonia Orchestra)
ELO – A New World Record
ELO – Face The Music (1975)
Elton John – Don't Shoot Me
Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John – Greatest Hits
Fairport Convention – The History Of
Fats Domino – The Very Best Of (Play It Again Fats, Mono)
Four Tops – Reach Out
Frank Sinatra – Songs For Swingin Lovers
George Fame (Yeh Yeh It's…) – Sitting In The Park / Sunny Getaway
Godspell OST – Soundtrack of a rock/gospel musical (?)
Hitsville USA (Tamla Motown)
Ike & Tina Turner – River Deep, Mountain High
Jesus Christ Superstar soundtrack
Jimi Hendrix – Self titled? ('Rock Flashback', sold for £1.47 inc 8% VAT…Date?)
Joan Baez on Vanguard
John Lennon – Imagine (1971 pressing, I have 2 of them)
John Lennon – Rock 'n' Roll
John Prine – Diamonds In The Rough
Joni Mitchell & The LA Express – Miles Of Aisles (1974)
Joshua Rifkin – Piano Rags By Scott Joplin
Led Zeppelin – Presence (?)
Led Zeppelin – Unknown ('block of flats with windows' sleeve?, 2 LPs)
Leonard Cohen – Greatest Hits
Lindisfarne – Fog On The Tyne
Melanie – The Very Best Of
Motown Chartbusters Vol.3 (1968)
Nilsson – Son Of Schmilsson
Peter Sellers – The Best Of Peter Sellers
Popular Christmas Carols (Choir of the Collegiate Church, St Marys, Warwick)
Ralph McTell – Revisited
Ralph McTell – Streets
Ray Charles – Greatest Hits Volume 2
Rod Stewart – Sing It Again Rod!
Roger Daltrey – Ride A Rock Horse
Roxy Music – Viva! (The Roxy Music Live Album)
Sandy Denny – Like An Old Fashioned Waltz
Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel – Sounds Of Silence (1966)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – Live!
Soul Hits (EMI/Paul Hamlyn 'Music For Pleasure' Series)
Stardust OST
Status Quo – On The Level
Status Quo – Pop Chronik (German release I think!)
Status Quo – Rockin' All Over The World
Steam Engines – The Last Chapter
Strawbs – Busting At The Seams
Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake Ballet Suite (Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Fontana)
The Beach Boys – 20 Golden Greats
The Beatles – 1962-1966 (2LPs)
The Beatles – 1967-1970 (2LPs)
The Beatles – An Illustrated Record (Book)
The Beatles – For Sale
The Beatles – Rubber Soul
The Drifters – Golden Hits
The Eagles – Greatest Hits
The Equals – Greatest Hits
The Kinks – Lola
The Mamas & Papas – The Best Of..
The Moody Blues – On The Threshold Of A Dream
The Moody Blues – Profile
The New Freedom Singers – Oh Happu Day
The Rolling Stones – Black & Blue
The Rolling Stones – Flowers
The Rolling Stones – Goat's Head Soup
The Story Of The Blues (2 LPs)
The Swansa Manselton Maile Choir (Private Recording, Qualiton, Glamorgan)
The Voice & Writing Of Raymond Froggatt
The Who – Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy
The Who – Who Are You?
This Is Soul (Atlantic/Stax)
Tommy The Movie OST (2LPs)
Woodstock: Music From The Original Soundtrack & More (3 vinyls)

7 Inch:

Chris Barber Plays: Volume 4 (Nixa Jazz Today series)
Gene Norman Presents: The Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine (1968, 45rpm)
The Noble Art Of Mr. Acker Bilk

78s (mostly rather tatty sleeves and records):

All Star Entertainment On Philips (compilation)
Elvis Presley (with The Jordanaires) – Hard Headed Woman
Elvis Presley (with The Jordanaires) – I Beg Of You
Fats Domino – I Still Love You (HMV)
Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls Of Fire
Tommy Steele & The Steelmen – Singing The Blues