Oxfam Showed Me 2000 Vinyl Classical Records In Basement

[@VinylBliss]

Thank you for sharing. It is fascinating to to see someone else go though records like that. I'm sure every person would pick certain titles for different reasons. After hearing your rationale for passing on some I am realizing that I pick a lot with hopes of a great audiophile sound even more so than the particular composition. I'm glad you like that Brüggen on the SEON Series, I have a Couperin same style double disc sealed that I am waiting for the right moment to open :) It must have been soul crushing to only come away with a few from that giant hoard but it is understandable.

[@LPCLASSICAL]

To be fair - when I was a dealer full time I used to ask sellers over the phone to pick out 50 lps and if it was a big distance I would ask them to read out the records. That would usually tell me if it was worth driving for or not. In this case I would not have driven a distance or told the seller it would be like £200 for 2000 LPs. When I had a shop I could have shifted those - but not mail order only.

[@desertislanddisques]

Agree about the difference between £1 and £2.49. My local BHF used to sell all their classical at £1 and I used to spend easily £100 a month if not more. They put the prices up to £3 and my spending dropped dramatically. As a result their stock (which they paid nothing for) just sat there for months unsold. I noticed you passed over the Gioconda De Vito at 8:03. At £1 that would be a no brainer but at £2.49 it becomes a considered purchase.

[@LPCLASSICAL]

The Devito MFP LP is too common to bother with. That shop has enough stock to last them 10 years now. They probably sell about £200 worth of classical LPs a month. At £1 each I would have maybe bought 50.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

I'm not a classical record buyer generally but over the years I've probably bought a 100 top-quality rock/pop records from this shop. They've always been a good supplier, though their pricings have gone up through the years. Sometimes they'll have particular records in the racks for months on end with silly prices on them (£60 for Kylie Minogue's debut on one occasion), but I guess this is an issue across the board. I've never managed to get into the basement so you've done well there despite the ultimate disappointment. Interesting video.👍

[@LPCLASSICAL]

I looked through the pop/rock section hoping for some pink floyd/queen/blondie but there was nothing. Yes it is a good shop - probably the best Oxfam books and music shop I have come across. It was a devil getting out of the town back to the M6.

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

I'd probably already bought them all.😆 Yes, the M6 can be a nightmare round these parts.