I Paid $100 for 200 Cassette Tapes! How Much Money Will I Make Selling These on Ebay and Amazon

[@ThriftSchool]

UPDATE: Sold 3 lots of Tapes on Ebay for $225 Almost all of the rest have sold individually besides 3! I dont have a total for all of the individual ones but I made out very well on this lot!

[@mickschnabel]

Lmao... I wouldn't doubt if I was one of the people that bought one of those lots. Seems to be the best deals, buying lots lately!

[@richardfinlayson1524]

thats encouraging i have a whole bunch of tapes and piles of vinyl, might sell some of the rarer ones

[@marvinwyche4190]

Buying and paying cash for old school rap music cassette tapes and homemade mixtapes inbox me or holler back.

[@glitterturner5121]

I am oh, so jealous. I would've kept 99% of these. I love to collect 70s/80s music. I have a wall of cassettes, LPs, and CDs.

[@stvlu733]

I actually have a whole room full. A bunch of everything.

[@mine2613]

@@stvlu733 do you have any old Rap cassette tapes??

[@dimachesebastian6407]

I just got 100 cassettes for free. building that wall asweel.

[@kylec.8350]

I own 500 hip-hop cassettes and I have illmatic mint.

[@marcjoseph661]

the wooden cassete holders are the real score

[@mickschnabel]

exactly, each one of those alone are about $100 these days

[@southpaw.5129]

Fucking right... I'd pay 100 just for all those cases

[@MatrixAlphaCWX]

@@southpaw.5129 I have two just siting in the spare room. xD

[@southpaw.5129]

@@MatrixAlphaCWX you trying to sell em?

[@larryh.4629]

I found one for $4 at a garage sale was happy to pay that. He's got $40 $50 at least let them bid it up unless they are woodworkers collectors be glad to have them. I agree glad you saw the value not sure maybe he will make that part of the lot deal 100 cassettes without case.

[@jakobkennedy3834]

I didn even realize there was a market for this so thanks for making this, may be something to look into for the future.

[@rudistorm3348]

Not much of a market. Those ranks are high on Amazon. With streaming now these are a tough sell. I have a pretty big collection and have sold about 50 on ebay and Amz.

[@jakobkennedy3834]

@@rudistorm3348 well the way he was doing it makes pretty logical sense for reselling finding the high profit class cassettes like pink floyd and then putting the other ones in bulk lots to get some money back for those.

[@ThriftSchool]

@@jakobkennedy3834 i just checked my inventory on these to see what my totals are. I have sold 3 lots on ebay for $225 and im pretty sure all the rest (besides 3) have sold individually on ebay and amazon! Made out pretty well with not much left at this point 8 months later.

[@jerryspann8713]

There's not. He's just a damn scammer.

[@netherfield2000]

These cassettes are like reliving my middle school days.

[@stvlu733]

Good luck checking all of them. There are hidden defects like chewed up or dried out tape, pressure pads falling off, or just plain worn out. Do you have something to listen to them onto test them? I sell tapes and when a customer gets a bad one that slips by me it usually goes against my account with negative feedback and a refund. You won't have to worry much if you sell them in lots but is you sell a single one for $15 or more and it's damaged you are just asking for trouble. it's not like a CD when you can quickly inspect it just by looking at the surface.

[@scott-bates]

stvlu733 You’re right. I remember having to inspect the pad and at least play it for the first song at a minimum to make sure it was not damaged. More times than not the good bands worth the most money got played the most and we’re damaged. Wiping out profits. Not sure I’d do it again. If you’re selling on discogs and really into music, you’ll do ok with all the work involved. You won’t have to worry about negative feedback on eBay either. Lol

[@stvlu733]

@@scott-bates Also don't forget that some parts of the same tape may play and some parts will be dried out and not play at all. I have witness this on most Capitol tapes. This is a long drawn out process to test cassettes but I like it because I love all kinds of music anyway. I don't mind the torture of some if they are terrible if they are worth it like listening to a Yoko Ono solo album for 50 minutes LOL. I can listen to them while I work on them and visually inspecting other tapes.

[@AydenWebb]

Selling? Hell I’m listenin to most of these puppies.

[@gabbyg5786]

That Journey album you couldn’t find us the best. “Don’t stop believin” is one of my favorites

[@_Lisa_S_]

Not 33s, those are 45s :)

[@ThriftSchool]

Thank you! Whoops lol

[@larryh.4629]

Bit before your time huh? I almost missed it myself and I'm 69.. don't think I bought a 45 after age 13 and I'm guessing they weren't around much after that.

[@timbourcier2091]

The Napa Valley wood cassette holders actually sell pretty high for playing card collectors and for retro video game storage.

[@ThriftSchool]

Holy crap you are right. Thank you! I have to go dig them out of my trash

[@timbourcier2091]

@@ThriftSchool YES! Do not throw them away. I sold one on Facebook marketplace for $40 early this year and it was painted so not even the nice wood look.

[@danielhildebrand6553]

Lol the best sell was the cassette holders

[@yomomspimp13]

I keep an open eye for cassettes too. I've sold many Rare hip hop/rap cassettes anywhere from $10 - $80's. Thanks again for a other video.

[@rodellagassijr.4812]

I like the ASMR sound the cassettes are making

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

cassettes are trash cassettes are trash cassettes are trash cassettes are trash cassettes are trash cassettes are trash cassettes are trash

[@georgierockwood2355]

Most important is that the felt pads are intact when you sell a cassette..with no felt pad the sound will be greatly distorted etc...just make sure the felt pad is there if not make sure you say so in description

[@Albaraa77777]

Welcome back man, wish you fruitful season after this Pandemic

[@ThriftSchool]

Thank You! I haven't had much content to post sadly, but I believe Thrift Stores open back up on the 20th! So lots of thrifting and haul videos should be coming around then!

[@steely666]

Black Sabbath - Mob Rules is a brilliant album.

[@kathrinekerns8398]

Funny how I wasn't into cassette tapes, even when they were popular. I always bought vinyl. Still have all of my vinyl, some even from the 70's. Didn't even realize there was a market for these tapes. Wow, wouldn't have believed it until you showed it.

[@rudistorm3348]

i made a similar deal about a year ago. I had a little more metal in my collection. I bought 100 tapes for $75. Made a few bucks and half never sold. A lot of people try to chew down the price and I ended up taking a lot of offers.

[@oldbarnz]

Sell the empty cassette boxes in lots if they are in good condition.

[@sandernagtegaal1715]

Great deal! Easy money. You got your money back with the casetteholders alone. The tapes are for free

[@MatrixAlphaCWX]

So you are one of those people. Selling 10 cent to 50 cent cassettes from thrift stores at high dollars. xD

[@charmcitypicker8836]

The cassette holders are worth good money too.

[@drtonywheeler]

Sold 5 cassettes to one buyer overnight. Must have been the good mojo from watching this yesterday. Cheers!

[@_souljacker]

Also the home made mixtape ones will sell if you lot them up and sell them as pre-recorded media

[@mine2613]

Buying and paying cash for old homemade mixtapes inbox me or holler back.

[@BEliasVazquez]

Amazon is accepting a lot actually. I just scanned almost 300 sku's and they only rejected maybe 20-25 items. They're already checked in and selling. This was two weeks ago.

[@stvlu733]

I saw the album doubles, Elvis, the K-tel tape, low value common albums and I already knew someone else has possibly been though these tapes to collect and sell. They will take longer than you think to sell most even if they are popular. Take this from a person who sells hundreds of cassettes. If you are a well known trusted seller that sells one kind of thing you will make a whole lot more $$ on regular cassettes like this when customers buy 2 or 3 in the same purchase separately sold. I would never pay more than a quarter for each since many might be in poor shape.

[@isatralala]

must never tried playing old tapes...... my Slayers cassettes sounds as if the band play on a roller coaster ride while hearing it through a car window cracked.. Im not getting rid of those pre-internet gems.... Im a 80's kid, 90's teen and was buying used records when it was cheap and easy to find... Now im laughing to see what black sabbaths or Pink Floyd vinyls are going for lol !!!!

[@kevinclark4951]

How do you check them. I remember leaving mine in my car and the heat would eat them up.

[@helloweenfanmark7811]

Will you test the Cassettes to make sure they play ok or sell as is?

[@ThriftSchool]

The expensive ones ill test. The ones that I lot up will prob be untested as is

[@larryh.4629]

@@ThriftSchool but you will miss hearing some of the unknown to you greats. Take the time you might find some keepers..

[@ProWrestlingEGO]

Those wooden cases sell well... check comps

[@johnlomasney7632]

love tape

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

tape is trash!! discs is better!!!

[@MoneyHungryPicker]

Glad you are wearing a mask and being safe!!!

[@pbutter237]

I sell cassettes occasionally. I don't have many. They are not big money makers once I deduct shipping etc. How do you pack your cassettes? I often end up putting it in an over-sized box which costs more sometimes to ship.

[@minz55555]

I have so many cassettes tapes!! Good to know that there are people out there that still want them. Cool video!

[@marccaruso1351]

OMG, that iron eagle tape. I used to blast it thru headphones while I played F15 Eagle on my old-school IBM PC with the floppy disc drive, because Geidrick use to fly while listening to his headphones (in the movie).

[@larryh.4629]

Do you not have a cassette player? Might want to take the profits and buy one to play the rejects in your spare time

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

cassettes are trash

[@grantmourning189]

Ok, before I watch this video. I HAVE TO SAY: I owned only about e cassette tapes in my life since I'm only 34 but one was Appetite for Destruction by Guns and Roses. In the song My Michelle the song volume would go way down then way up. Like a roller coaster. It was the absolute coolest song I remember as a kid listening to the distortion.

[@grantmourning189]

3 cassette tapes*

[@legiox8978]

Problem with that quantity is the testing of all the cassettes. Will take a lot of time. Used to buy them in groups like this in the past, found that many of them could have stretched tape and so on that skip or sound terrible. Can be a feedback and return mess without testing. Just a suggestion from experience.

[@stvlu733]

I was just saying the same thing in another comment. If I'm going to pay good money for a tape I want it to be working or I would return it too. There are some picky flakes out there who would complain if it had just one chewed up wrinkle in it. I do monitor all my tapes for sale while I work on other things. I sell the decks and portables too.

[@legiox8978]

@@stvlu733 Agreed, had issues earlier in my selling career with cassettes and finicky buyers. We have decks as well and listen to them as we work. Good selling.

[@lowjamz828]

Thinking of starting to collect Cassette Tapes and VHS again simply out of Nostalgia. I currently have no intention of playing them but that could change. I switched over to Cd and DVD when they came out. Threw out all my old stuff and miss it every now and then.

[@gnoe4815]

These are not videos for people collecting them tho but resellers looking for anything to make a buck on

[@NirvanasFarm9448]

i bought 12 tonight and we both have a roy orbison lol

[@chrisandedina]

Good work, I mainly sell video games but starting to get into other items with good success. I like watching videos like this so I can look out for other items. Keep it up

[@samanthab1923]

You should do alright. Easy to ship. My son loves his Walkman, was into it long before Guardians. Anyway picked 2 up at a thrift shop when he was younger & likes looking for tapes. Here's the thing, he has his favorites & they tend to break so he's always replacing them.

[@user-do9vh3gi4z]

Amazing.

[@snake3760]

Good video! I subbed! 🤘🏻

[@brendonxsmorgan]

THE MADONNA CASSETTES

[@billreviews4250]

Dude He got Play deep, Eye in the sky, Purple rain, Escape, That’s a great haul

[@jbsvinylcassettes8585]

That’s a great collection!! The wall cases are sweet as well.

[@surgen9499]

Just gotten back into cassettes . Real interest in those singles . Score !! So Happy 4U

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

cassettes are trash

[@surgen9499]

@@Mariofans-gn1lu true , that's why they end up in the trash . Some cassette tapes go for Big money today . They do hold a larger bandwidth of range vs albums or CDs . New sealed tape's are golden

[@Daryl-xz4in]

​@@Mariofans-gn1luSo are CDS! The average person doesn't take care of their CDS.

[@trevorsimmons1487]

Million dollar question is.. do you play test the tapes you sell on Amazon? I can't fathom not doing given there is typically a 40% failure rate with tapes.

[@treygibson7048]

Money is in the those wooden tape cases. I just picked up 1300 tape for resale. You need to look all those up without bar codes

[@kamalinden]

I am screaming at your video....IT'S PRINCE DAMMIT! OF COURSE IT'S WORTH SOMETHING! As well as most of the 80s bands you don't know. QUEEN! OF COURSE IT'S WORTH SOMETHING!

[@kamalinden]

That and Kenny Rogers...OF COURSE IT'S WORTH SOMETHING! I would take them from you for $2 each :)

[@krayziemike2007]

I’ve missed your videos. Sort of had a little break from re-selling while locked down. Looking forward to things getting back to normal. I’ve taken a little inspiration from you sourcing during lockdown and I’ve got myself a load of Nerfs and Disney stuff for a good price 👍. The wooden cassette holders you have are probs worth a bit too. Half your money back on them I would of thought.

[@joycescott6066]

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[@josheeyzgaming3662]

One thrift store in my city sells cassettes for 5 cents each. Haven't touched em come cuz its not in my comfort zone

[@mine2613]

Which thrift store is that ??? Sell tapes for 5 cent I need to go there

[@Kenthis15]

If you live in a town with a decent retro scene I get 30-40 bucks for those cassette racks local all the time, could recoup 80% of your money right there.

[@PlayitagainVHS]

How much did you make on the cassettes??

[@lynne99]

There really isn't much you can do with the burner ones but you can keep the cases in case you need a replacement.

[@xfilesmanson]

Las Vegas Goodwills reopening tomorrow. Check your local goodwill website.

[@marksantucci4230]

I like the Judas Priest Screaming for, i'm not a Michael Jackson fan but I would rather have that cassette than the 9.00 dollars ? I also like the album Turbo Judas Priest? Motley Crue theatre of Pain , what's the difference between the Van Halen 1984 albums? grean 5150.

[@tjjackson2183]

If that's a Napa valley wooden box I sold those for $70 to $80. I sold 7 of them? And I have hundreds of Cassette tapes I keep eyeballing in the pile from those crates but most of mine are christian music and reader digest tapes

[@ZefTillDeath8878]

I don't know, doesn't seem like a use of time to me with all of the packing for the individual tapes worth under $20. I'd just lot those up by genre for eBay and be done with it.

[@railway187]

Fantastic deal 👍

[@yesterdaytech9569]

Most good albums on tape go for $2

[@ThriftSchool]

I sell them all the time. But usually I get $10+ on Amazon

[@SouljaMan]

How are you sending to Amazon FBA with coronavirus going on?

[@sxrvsvct7911]

I have a sanguisugabogg cassette tape listed on evay for up to $150 and i got it for $15 at the show.

[@_souljacker]

Recently bought 750 cassettes for $60. Try Discogs to sell them.

[@annisha68]

i find it interesting that VINYL and CASSETTE versions of Appetite for Destruction sell for way more then the CD version. I decided to look up the solds on ebay to see which format sold for the most. CD would have the clearer and more crisp sound yet the format with the lesser audio qaulity sells for so much more. I think the reason for that is because people get the "nostalgic"feel of the album when they hold it in their hands. What do other people think about that?

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

cassettes are trash cassettes are trash cassettes are trash

[@Daryl-xz4in]

Older vehicles might have a cassette player. That would be why some people buy cassettes.

[@joanclayton5212]

Nice scenery..

[@pacmanvector]

Burned cassette tapes, picture disk 33s? Dude please.

[@smh1121sh]

He said picture SLEEVE. At least he got that part right.

[@buschleaguers75]

you could probably get $30 each or more just for the cassette holder they came in..lol...one time i bought a cd collection...a big one..probably 400 cds and the towers and holders that came with the collection sold for some decent money...i probably made $150 off the 6 pieces of cd holders

[@lucuslopez6866]

The wine came with your car

[@DanielMoreno-hk8le]

How should I go about marketplace arbitrage?

[@matjusss]

i found Billboard cassette tapes white plastic box , they worth money to sell them ?

[@expertmarketingpro2967]

Don’t know Dave Mason? Prince Revolution??? You have proved that you don’t need to know anything about music to make money selling music media.

[@klandersen42]

I can understand the Alan Parsons Project "Turn of a Friendly Card" he didn't recognize (the tape before Purple Rain Prince & The Revolution) it is not as well known as say I-Robot or Eve. But I thought Dave Mason is a bit more well known. Maybe not a specific album or song but at least as an Artist.

[@DANIELTHIBAULTchannel]

I noticed that most of the original cassettes were mostly of poor quality in those that I had especially the 80s

[@scottkalinowski1326]

Burned ones? Lmfao. You must be really young.

[@ThriftSchool]

Im 26 lol. The only times I have ever messed with cassettes is when I am selling them

[@scottkalinowski1326]

@@ThriftSchool looked like a mix tape, the effort we used to go thru to make those. Lol. but you got the right idea by saying burned.

[@asterix811]

@ThriftSchool Wait to you’re introduced to 8-track tapes. Lol

[@the12thsonic29]

Do you have anymore Switch lites?

[@buddygirlresells719]

I have Many cassettes to list. Bought mine at a garage sale. What do you give amazon for proof of purchase to list them? 😊

[@thomas_o]

There are a bunch of Facebook groups for cassettes. Better to sell them there. And to also learn what most are looking for. Rap, Hip Hop, etc. A lot of rappers released their own tapes that were limited. Some of that stuff will bring in good money.

[@tammyheflin4511]

Do you know anying bide that by video tapes

[@JohnMabasa]

Hi. I’m trying to sell records like cassettes and vinyl. I come into situations wherein people want to sell their collections as a lot. I know that a large chunk might be bad or have no value. Any strategies on how to go about this? A quick skim will result in finding a few that would sell. But sometimes sellers are not comfortable with strangers in their home so I don’t get to see the whole collection to see if I can make my investment back. Any advice?

[@recordsgeek]

Do you replace the ugly cases with new ones? Also - if I remember getting cassettes in the mail back in the day (and even at the music store) the cases seemed to be damaged pretty easily (cracks) - do you take any extra shipping precautions or just send them in a bubble mailer?

[@martinmcgimpsey9750]

I have some cassettes for sale. Get in touch. I live in Maine.

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

cool but!!! cassettes are trash

[@martinmcgimpsey9750]

@@Mariofans-gn1lu There are certain ones that are highly desirable and people will pay top dollar for! But then it’s all a matter of opinion, isn’t it! And everybody knows what opinions are like, right!

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

@@martinmcgimpsey9750 what year did cds came out

[@canadianthrifter6599]

How do you package them for Amazon

[@SuperMoleRetro]

What kind of cassette is selling for $30? Was it new?

[@akuadalahtapisijo6298]

thrift school do you have a GRP records cassette albums ? like dave valentine , tom scott , rippingtons and lee ritenour ?

[@HamShackReviews]

what phone app were you using for parcode scanning?

[@Davidort3ga]

You are so lucky men.. 😔

[@richardsmith69]

do you test them?

[@howardweinstein1324]

Wheres the good STUFF? Beatles, Who,STONES, Queen,Led Zeppelin...etc.

[@sarmachinta918]

I need audio cassettes sir

[@cerebral_rotting_Ahole]

Do you have to pay to become a seller, I only want to sell off items, sales might not even cover the fee amazon charge

[@trevorsimmons1487]

Again (commented this on many vids now).. WHY am I selling my cassettes for so little? Crikey, all play tested, new cases and they are flipping $5.99

[@raspiy2666]

Where did he find this deal?

[@madmoritz1817]

Sad that not a music lover got theese for 100 bugs.

[@angelaforcillo-street1204]

Let me know what 45s you have.

[@Fallacy99]

Phone near magnetic tape may ruin recording.

[@Mikedadof2]

You rock

[@jeffdorris5321]

Thrift school can you really make money selling Cassettes?

[@luckybear1788]

I have mettalica cassette tapes ride the lightning,,how much if i sell thank you,,😊

[@Mariofans-gn1lu]

cassettes are trash

[@deepetersen9767]

Lot up those Priest cassettes. While your at it watch the documentary Dream Deceivers about Judas Priest.