How much will you pay for a record?

[TheReturn]

I just payed over $80AUD (not including postage) for a 12 inch record and i'm feeling pretty guilty about it.

Its a present for someone so I guess I can kind of justify it. Although - when you're paying that price - you kind of wish it was for yourself.

In theory I've always said i'd pay up to $300.00 for a record, but so far i haven't seen any that I consider to be worth that price.

Whats the highest you've ever paid (or sold) a record for..and how do you justify it.

[Mad Rooster]

At least tell us what the record is.

[trenthalliday]

I sometimes take the tracks that are $2.99 out of my beatport cart because I just cant justify it.....




:lol:


sorry

I paid about $400 for a really old Santana record for my old man once. It was a collectors item though and its something my old man and I indulge in alot (many many first press copies of classic albums in that blanket box :thumb:)

[Dr Bones]

i've paid fifty.. not much i know, but i just haven't come across any tunes i'm willing to pay more for... that doesn't mean i wouldn't if i did though. i'd probs pay about a hundred for a single tune, but it'd have to be a pretty incredible (and rare) tune.

[TheReturn]

At least tell us what the record is.

Long time personal want and one of my girl's favorites

http://www.discogs.com/release/1288583

[littlebrains69]

I paid $3.50 for 3 records from an opshop yesterday. Some old disco, motown and a 1985 compilation with Ghost Busters Theme and Agadoo on it :thumb: Now that I've got serato I usually just buy unusual or old records from op shops / markets because I can usually get the digital download. If I felt I NEEDED something - I would probably pay $80 for a 12" but it would be for myself and no one else...:daftpunk:

[grander]

I sold 2 copies of Kaskades -- Gonna Make It for $200 each in about 2003/4

[brooklyn909]

I will pay good cash if I must have the vinyl.

[liseyt]

The most I have paid is $60 and it was worth every dollar. I would pay pretty much anything if it was something I really wanted to get and there was absolutely no other way of finding it. Once I need to hear something I become obsessed with it and wont stop craving the sound until I hear it :rainman:

[Funkedub]

I think i paid $80 for this : http://www.discogs.com/release/1129074

well fukking worth it ;D

almost paid $100 for a legit (not bootleg) version of Space which is an early KLF & Orb collaboration

[generalninja]

vinyl costs an arm and a leg in this day and age. thats why im thinking about buying a DVS system.

[staefn]

I paid $75 on ebay for the original press of Delerium - Silence with tiesto's in search of sunrise mix and the sanctuary mix 12"

it was also signed by tiesto in gold marker from when he was in melbourne in 2003 or 2004 new years?

Only annoying thing was it didn't have it's orignial sleave, it was just a white cardboard sleve with tiesto written no it and tiesto was written on the vinyl itself too, but it didn't have the original cover :(

was gona frame it but just ended up selling it to someone else for $50 :S

[slackas]

A few records that i paid a lot for:

The Lost Brothers: Cry little sister (for the steve murano mix) Around $60 from Germany

Jamx and De leon: Blue monday $60 From the US

Lab4: Perfect drug (picture disc) Around $45

If i want it, ill pay whatever up to about $300.

[ultim8DTM5]

I paid $75 on ebay for the original press of Delerium - Silence with tiesto's in search of sunrise mix and the sanctuary mix 12"

it was also signed by tiesto in gold marker from when he was in melbourne in 2003 or 2004 new years?

Only annoying thing was it didn't have it's orignial sleave, it was just a white cardboard sleve with tiesto written no it and tiesto was written on the vinyl itself too, but it didn't have the original cover :(

was gona frame it but just ended up selling it to someone else for $50 :S


That'll teach you :)

[MuntedRaver]

Doing a search for this topic before posting it would've cost you nothing

[quantum8]

i dont buy vinyl too much anymore unless i konw the track will still sound fresh in a few years time.

so very tempted to buy a good pressing of model 500 - night drive, i've seen it selling for around the €70 mark

[Agamalis]

Because i have the iDJ2 the only vynil i buy is collectors vynil of my favourate artists and songs. The most I've paid is $100 but i would be willing to spend alot more - it just depends what vynil it was. I would buy an expensive vynil for someone if i knew it was absolutely what they wanted and that they would cherish and make good use of it :thumb:

[Dr_Hysteric]

Long time personal want and one of my girl's favorites

http://www.discogs.com/release/1288583
Great track :thumb: Not sure I'd pay that much for it, but I guess it's a bit different if it's a present and you don't have time to wait for a bargain.

Highest I've paid for records:
Crazy Gang - "We Are The Crazy Gang" album, US$70 2 years ago
Blackway - "New Life / Follow Me" , US$80, but check the prices on discogs http://www.discogs.com/sell/list?release_id=327004&ev=rp :rainman:


Most expensive record I sold was a Belgian euro-disco/Hi-NRG 12" for 75E.. it sold in 25 minutes on discogs 8) (I paid $10 for it)

[Dr Bones]

Doing a search for this topic before posting it would've cost you nothing

not clicking on this thread in the first place would've cost you nothing.

[Peakin Pecan]

mostly just $1.49...

but sometimes $1.99 or even $2.49, but only if jon acquaviva says its good!! lol

oh u mean vinyl? whatever, go digi caveman

oh the lulz

... gotta admit i did love 'TROG' on NES... who's with me?? c'mon!!

[quantum8]

mostly just $1.49...

but sometimes $1.99 or even $2.49, but only if jon acquaviva says its good!! lol

oh u mean vinyl? whatever, go digi caveman

oh the lulz

... gotta admit i did love 'TROG' on NES... who's with me?? c'mon!!

so you're saying you're only in it cause it's cheap? take your trolling elsewhere plz :slap:

[Peakin Pecan]

so you're saying you're only in it cause it's cheap? take your trolling elsewhere plz :slap:

haha, yeh yeh fair call, ease up tiger. tbh the reason why i started mixing cds was simply cuz its just more economically viable than vinyl. but lets not start this debate...

i do admit tho, i do appreciate a nice picture disc... :)

[Bracko]

$100... after that i'd rather just live without it.

[mentalyst]

I payed a lot for Northern Exposure vol1 (but not as much as some), is got pricey because it was long out of print. 2 weeks later is was released again - i wasnt overly happy when i could have got it for a fraction of the price.

Saying that, if i want a record, i'm mostly happy to pay for it.

[Funkedub]

^^^^

i got the re-issue :P

this track isn't on the vinyl release: http://www.discogs.com/release/139227 ... but i have in my collection. 8)

[hardstyle_nation]

records are way too expensive these days

[Random_Kiwi]

Most I've payed was $30USD plus shipping for orig one sided release of BT's - Fibonacci Sequence...'mathematics is the language of new age' - bargain really since it often goes for $50-$60USD

[ferretrock]

I wanna start using Discogs, but buying from Europe just feels a little silly. :meh:

Thusfar... ahhh.. I think about $25. :lol: A few that I want are looking like they might cost about $70... makes going digital look very attractive.

[Bracko]

I payed a lot for Northern Exposure vol1 (but not as much as some), is got pricey because it was long out of print. 2 weeks later is was released again - i wasnt overly happy when i could have got it for a fraction of the price.

Saying that, if i want a record, i'm mostly happy to pay for it.

i saw a few go for crazy prices <1month before the repress came out...

sux to be them.


/hugs $50 repress

[pEAkeR_hAT]

Its all about the whitelabel business,

can't beat flicking through a huge stack of whites not knowing what treasures may be lurking

[ultim8DTM5]

Because i have the iDJ2 the only vynil i buy is collectors vynil of my favourate artists and songs. The most I've paid is $100 but i would be willing to spend alot more - it just depends what vynil it was. I would buy an expensive vynil for someone if i knew it was absolutely what they wanted and that they would cherish and make good use of it :thumb:


You've paid $100 for vynil?

[suenomartino]

Would have sold you a promo copy of Ish 'Dont Stop' for less than 80.

[paul master]

I paid $80 for MJ Cole Sincere 3LP Brand New about 2 years ago

I still think its a bargain

[WADZA]

don't buy records anymore... i don't see the point in forking out $20 - $30 for 1 song that in this day & age is bound to have a shelf life of only a couple of months, when i can pick up the same tracks for $2 on beatport etc.

[Funkedub]

don't buy records anymore... i don't see the point in forking out $20 - $30 for 1 song that in this day & age is bound to have a shelf life of only a couple of months, when i can pick up the same tracks for $2 on beatport etc.


most records i have have more than one song ... and def. have a shelf life of longer than a couple of months

you clearly suck and scoring records :P

[BBC]

You clearly listen to/collect/play terrible music too :P

[WADZA]

well the way i see it, since i switched away from buying vinyl i have saved myself thousands of dollars yet got so much more good music.

I know having records is nice and there's the sentimental value of having a track that you've always loved on vinyl, which i have plenty of my own (i bought records for years before finally going digital).

But as far as DJ'ing goes, i find that aside from the standout tracks that you always like, most tracks i get generally only get played regularly for a month or two, since i'm always getting new music and trying to keep my style evolving, which for me is what i love about DJ'ing. Playing the same tracks for too long gets a bit boring for me and i find that if i stop getting new music i get bored with the tracks i've been playing and end up not being arsed to mix.

So my whole point is - if you like to get lots of new music, unless you're prepared to fork out a couple hundred dollars a week or fortnight on records, digital is the way to go.. but if you've got the money and the desire to buy all ur music on vinyl - more power to you.

[Dj_Godspeed]

Most I've paid for a record is $45 for 'Shock Me' by Audio Punk & Stereo Junkie...only cause I couldnt find a digital recording of it anywhere...I'd probaly go up to $100 for a record, but anything over that is a bit excessive IMO.

[ultim8DTM5]

So my whole point is - if you like to get lots of new music, unless you're prepared to fork out a couple hundred dollars a week or fortnight on records, digital is the way to go.. but if you've got the money and the desire to buy all ur music on vinyl - more power to you.

You can still get to hear lots of new music with vinyl, you just have to go to a shop and sit there for a while and listen to tracks before parting with your hard-earned.

I think buying digital music en masse kinda defeats djs from acquiring the necessary skill of learning music and developing their own style - because its so cheap, you can download everything under the sun and it not cost you all that much whereas if you have to part with $20 per record you can be damn sure you'll like it a lot more...this is reflected by the many clubs you walk into and the guy is playing the BeatPort Top 10 of {insert chosen genre here}

[TheReturn]

You can still get to hear lots of new music with vinyl, you just have to go to a shop and sit there for a while and listen to tracks before parting with your hard-earned.

I think buying digital music en masse kinda defeats djs from acquiring the necessary skill of learning music and developing their own style - because its so cheap, you can download everything under the sun and it not cost you all that much whereas if you have to part with $20 per record you can be damn sure you'll like it a lot more...this is reflected by the many clubs you walk into and the guy is playing the BeatPort Top 10 of {insert chosen genre here}


Agreed and Also, buying vinyl isn't just about buying "new" music. While you may pay $20 for a new 12 inch, you can find 4 or 5 old 12 inches for the same price if you know how to dig.

Digging and coming across old stuff you don't know is half the fun of collecting and Djing vinyl.

[WADZA]

^^ fair point. there's arguments that go both ways i guess, depends on what angle you look at it from.

[jonnybiggs69]

Not dance vinyl, but dearest one I have is the original 'Grinding Halt' 12" by The Cure, rarest one they released at 1000 copies. 120 Clams in 1996, ouch. Had a look at it the other day for the first time in ages though and brought a smile to my face, so I guess it's cool :)

[Dr_Hysteric]

records are way too expensive these days
especially this one: http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320292538022,
$1530 US, now thats expensive! :crazy:

and this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/FLOWERS-For-Real-NORTHERN-45-MODERN-SOUL-RARE-ORIG-7_W0QQitemZ180297840793QQihZ008QQcategoryZ306QQtcZ photoQQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
nearly 3 grand for a 7 inch :rainman:

[Funkedub]

^^^^

Northern Soul 7"s are notorious for going at ludicrous prices.

but look at the flip side of the coin ... if you picked one up cheap somewhere sometime ... you can now cash in on those willing to pay such insane prices :geek:

i recently picked up a record i liked the sound of which was an unknown artist and had absolutely no info on it except the label name ... very very rarely would i pay $27 for 2 tracks (there was 2 on offer but i only picked up one as i already had a slab of vinyl) .... but i loved the sounds on it so much i bit the bullet and grabbed it.


so i got home and looked it up ... and found this : http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=120278

original old skool hard jungle ... only 300 copies ... worth every fukking cent! :rock:

[Ghostman]

I just paid 47 pounds for a dubplate not including postage...which is abt 100 bucks and i love it...bring it on!!!you gotta spend money on something...at least i am not buying ice....or am i...mmmmmm:drool:

[miutante]

"Flowers - for real" is some sweet crack. Out of this world.

[Yoric]

I dropped $150 bucks on a limited edition pressing of Idioteque by Radiohead many years ago. The track is still current and it now sits nicely in a minimal set. It rarely comes out of the sleeve and is treated like gold.

At the time I put up a forum post about it and I was told to invest in hardware instead. I'm glad I didn't invest in the hardware because it would probably be obsolete by now.

The music lives on.

That being said there are plenty of shitty pieces of vinyl in my collection I wish I didn't spend 2o bucks on! Some of my friends have huge collections of hard trance, hard house, which compared to today's standards, doesn't compare (production wise) and is completely lacking in value!

Just make sure that what you're buying is quality and hopefully it will stand the test of time!

[Yoric]

BTW, Check Ebay

I've had friend's burnt for 100 bucks only to have gone on ebay and seen the same track for $7.50 a week later!

[benjiswan]

Buy the classics on vinyl, the rest from Beatport. Serato makes it so easy to have the best of both worlds

[Dr_Hysteric]

Broke my maximum last month... $140 for an italo-disco cover of popcorn :zabiela:


...but just to put things in perspective:
http://www.raresoulman.co.uk/auction/all-auction
2nd item down, current bid: £17883 :rainman: :-O

[trenthalliday]

not dance music...but I just spent $200 on an old (1969) Santana record...its for the old mans birthday...so I dont feel guilty

[quantum8]

Buy the classics on vinyl, the rest from Beatport.

amen to that

i just missed out on a a picture disc of kraftwerk's man-machine on ebay. damn snipers :whyioughtta:

[mcdoofus]

pew pew pew

I'm a sniper :P

[quantum8]

this was one persistent sniper...he bid at least 6 times in under a minute to steal it from me :lol:

[acoustinaut]

can't recall the most I have paid for a single record, but it's prolly around $80...

if it's a classic, and I don't currently own it I am generally willing to hold out till I see it at a reasonable price... I am pretty fanatical about quality tho... so I have double ups of some rarer tunes...

I also tend to bundle a lot when getting them second-hand from overseas to save on postage...

[Funkedub]

amen to that

i just missed out on a a picture disc of kraftwerk's man-machine on ebay. damn snipers :whyioughtta:


I have Computer World on a picture disc ... it's only worth about $35 yanno :P

[tony d]

people who dont buy vinyl (purely digital) shouldnt be in this thread, cause they just don't understand

[Rouse]

people who dont buy vinyl (purely digital) shouldnt be in this thread, cause they just don't understand

Agreed.

I paid $60 for Uberdruck - Radio Waves from the UK, and $50 for Sam Punk - Whores.

No regrets, they were tracks i just had to have. There's nothing like going to the post office, getting your new tracks and racing home to give them a spin. I'd rather wait a week for new vinyl than wait 2 minutes for digital downloads, but that's just me...

[quantum8]

I have Computer World on a picture disc ... it's only worth about $35 yanno :P

yeah but when your top bid is $20 over the current bid and it sits at the same price for 10 hours ya kinda start thinking it's yours :lol: