Part 3 of a real-life test to see whether you can make decent money from selling vinyl. (Here’s part 1) Ah, eBay. Perhaps only Sergio Aguero, as he scored with 93:20 on the clock to win Manchester City’s first league… Read More ›
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Can You Make Decent Money From Selling Vinyl Records Online? A Challenge…
It’s now difficult even to imagine, but before the world locked down and self-isolated and you could still meet up with other people (ah, remember those halcyon days?), priorities went beyond ensuring we had enough toilet roll and pasta. We… Read More ›
Is It Cheaper To Buy Vinyl Online Or In Record Fairs And Shops?
I thought the answer to this question was self-evident. “It has to be cheaper buying from used record shops and record fairs.” I somewhat patronisingly advised a friend of mine. “Buying records online is more expensive. “eBay is a global… Read More ›
$903 For Your Vintage Rock Concert T-Shirt? Yes Please…
One of the problems of not having a time-machine (and there are many) is the difficulty in predicting exactly which bits of accumulated old tat you should throw disdainfully in the nearest skip, and which you should wrap in linen… Read More ›
Ten reasons why record flippers are in league with Satan
Traditions. We have a number of traditions in the UK, and many are wonderful. Afternoon tea. Cricket. Moaning about the weather. And there are those that are less wonderful. Queueing. Apologising to the person who has just bumped into you…. Read More ›
Ten Reasons Why People Who Sell Record Store Day Records On eBay May Not Be Evil, Mercenary Scumbags
Life’s bad guys are pretty well defined. Tax collectors are pretty unpopular, as are traffic wardens and traffic policemen hiding behind hedges holding speed guns. But we all know these are not inherently evil people. It’s the job that is… Read More ›
Things You Don’t See Anymore #4: The Flexi Disc
Many hundreds of years ago (well, in the 1960’s and ’70s) and in the days before the Internet, if you can imagine such a thing, record companies tried many ways to get music heard. They tried bribing DJs. This was… Read More ›
Everything You Need To Know About Record Store Day 20 April 2013
Record Store Day is just a week away – on the 20th April. Although RSD sounds like it should be some form of communicable disease, it is actually one of the most anticipated days of the year for hipsters, music… Read More ›
The Bowie Bet part 6 – London’s Record Shops
The story so far: I have made a bet that I can buy a full set of Bowie‘s albums (in their original vinyl versions – and in excellent condition with all the inserts) from The Man Who Sold The World… Read More ›
The Bowie Bet part 3 – The Man Who Sold His Trousers
The story so far: I have bet my friend Chris that I can buy a full set of Bowie‘s albums (in their original vinyl and in excellent condition with all the inserts) from The Man Who Sold The World to… Read More ›
Jack White: The Lightning Bolt of Inspiration That Is Blunderbuss
Jack White‘s Blunderbuss was one of my Records of The Year in 2012. I was therefore pleased to receive an early Christmas present this morning: a little parcel from Third Man Records. For the princely sum of twenty American dollars… Read More ›
The Beatles Stereo Box Set Challenge Part 3
Buying Beatles records on eBay. Part 3/6: The story so far: A bet has been struck: Buy a complete set of Beatles records on vinyl for less money than the Re-issued Box Set by the 20th October. The clock is… Read More ›
The Beatles Box Set Challenge
“I bet that I can buy the original Beatles records on vinyl for less than the cost of the new stereo box set on Amazon.” Part 1/6 The announcement made on the 27th September that The Beatles are to re-release… Read More ›
Every record tells a story 