[78-L] Value of 78's

[Taylor Bowie]

Hello John,

This is just my two cents and others may have a very different perspective.

I own maybe 700 or 800  English dance band 78s,  mostly of the 1925 - 1940 
era.  I have found that,  as a rule,  they do not usually fetch as much 
money as do many of the American dance band records of the same era.  These 
days I seldom end up spending more than about  $20 for any but the rarest 
and most sought-after...and I seldom if ever buy any dance bands at auction 
which are less than E or E- in condition.  I often am able to win them for 
ten dollars or less.

So 500 misc. English dance bands,  assuming the condition to be E or better, 
might have a total value as a group of 2500 to 5000 dollars...I would guess. 
But record values also seem to fluctuate widely,  sometimes for no apparent 
reason.

Taylor B


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Moore" <john_moore7 at sky.com>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 3:24 PM
Subject: [78-L] Value of 78's


> Hi Everybody,
>
> Can anyone help me over this matter? I do have a small collection of 100
> 78's of various british dance bands. I just wondered if, vinyl lp's and
> singles are worth large sums of money in most then, how about these old
> 78's?
>
> I do also collect vinyl of "pop" music and do buy the "Rare records price
> guide" this does cover some 78's by artist like Elvis Presley the Everly
> Brothers and some other 1950's artists. but the book is more dedicated to
> vinyl singles, lp's coloured vinyls etc. if, these vinyl records are worth
> money then what about the great 78's of the dance band era? any ideas?
>
>
> John Moore.
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