Know a couple of rockabilly collectors that got out bout 5 years ago and made a nice profit,generally its a passion thing and where your heart lies,most collectors duck and dive ,surely that is part of the fun!This country is really inundated with older collectors but go to the US and Europe and the trend is slightly younger.Austin record fair last year loads of US younger collectors buying alot of the soulful latino stuff etc,my point being we all cannot presume that in 5-10 perhaps twenty years time their will be a market for the rarer northern stuff![dealers may disagree but their will admit that trends on the northern scene are more fickle than any other scene!
Another really iteresting point is supply and demand ,now on the northern scene that is shaped by the bigger djs etc breaking records and other factors such as word of mouth,the emphasis on rarity ,exclusivity etc,how good the record is,certain records for certain venues etc,in 20 years time alot of us will be nearing 65-70 so will any of us be getting to all nighters [highly inlikely],so it may be the case that within the next 5-10 years alot of people do jump ship to try and redeem their value?
Ican only speak for myself and use my suBjective experience and i would say that my collection is my pride and joy and after selling a bulk in 97 to pay for law school [yes this big thick lump is educated lol]i would not go down that road again!
HOW DO YOU VALUE A LIFELONG OBSSESSION AND WAY OF LIFE?
BAZ A