Advice on selling up Reggae & Soul collection

[Returned Ringo]

Hi guys,

need some advice as I'm thinking of selling up and not sure what's the best way to do it. My collection includes about 1400 Soul and Reggae singles (+ a handful of LPs) with some average stuff and some really sought after tunes, but mainly on the Jamaican side (can be seen here https://www.45cat.com/member/returned-ringo ).  Decision is already made and I'm in no hurry, but it is 100% sure to let all of them go even though I might regret it one day.

There are some time and money issues that keep me thinking.

- I would prefer selling the lot to a dealer as it saves a lot of time which I haven't got at the moment, problem is that my collection is located in Austria and there is no dealer close to me to be able selling both, Northern Soul and Jamaican 45s. Shipping 1400 singles to the UK is not a good idea either I guess.

- Selling my collection on my own takes a lot of time I guess. I'm not a big fan of sharing my money with Ebay or paypal. Especially with leaving out paypal will put many buyers off I guess, and I probably won't reach top prices with some sought after Jamaican singles leaving out Ebay.  I'm OK with discogs but again I'd prefer avoiding paypal. Not a facebook member so I haven't tried selling via facebook groups and forums. Also thought about creating a website, but that's even more a time issue and completely out of fashion. 

- If I decide to sell on my own, I'm also not sure where to sell what. Where to sell Reggae, where to sell big money items or where to sell cheap Ric-Tics and Motown stuff. Also not sure about the currency, should it be € or GBP if I list my tunes here for example. 

Any other advices would be helpful

Kind regards

Stefan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Soulatthedale]

29 minutes ago, Returned Ringo said:

Hi guys,

need some advice as I'm thinking of selling up and not sure what's the best way to do it. My collection includes about 1400 Soul and Reggae singles (+ a handful of LPs) with some average stuff and some really sought after tunes, but mainly on the Jamaican side (can be seen here https://www.45cat.com/member/returned-ringo ).  Decision is already made and I'm in no hurry, but it is 100% sure to let all of them go even though I might regret it one day.

There are some time and money issues that keep me thinking.

- I would prefer selling the lot to a dealer as it saves a lot of time which I haven't got at the moment, problem is that my collection is located in Austria and there is no dealer close to me to be able selling both, Northern Soul and Jamaican 45s. Shipping 1400 singles to the UK is not a good idea either I guess.

- Selling my collection on my own takes a lot of time I guess. I'm not a big fan of sharing my money with Ebay or paypal. Especially with leaving out paypal will put many buyers off I guess, and I probably won't reach top prices with some sought after Jamaican singles leaving out Ebay.  I'm OK with discogs but again I'd prefer avoiding paypal. Not a facebook member so I haven't tried selling via facebook groups and forums. Also thought about creating a website, but that's even more a time issue and completely out of fashion. 

- If I decide to sell on my own, I'm also not sure where to sell what. Where to sell Reggae, where to sell big money items or where to sell cheap Ric-Tics and Motown stuff. Also not sure about the currency, should it be € or GBP if I list my tunes here for example. 

Any other advices would be helpful

Kind regards

Stefan

If your anywhere near Manchester theres a stall in Afflecks Palace market that specialises in reggae, if not, and you want to p m me with a bit of info how many there are etc i can get his details then you can see if its worth posting them to England.

But.............my own advice is dont sell them unless you urgently need the cash, i sold most of mine in 2004 and have regretted it ever since!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Girdwoodinc]

Speak to Pete Smith

[Jazz]

4 hours ago, Ahoy Sailor said:

Speak to Pete Smith

Ditto