My husband is an audiophile (a good ear can be expensive, folks!) - but he gave up trying to convert me because vinyl scratches easily and can't be played while driving but CDs are tough and portable. (Now there's MP3, but I'm not there yet.)
Our son became a vinyl man... collecting boxes and boxes of old albums... which are HEAVY. And which are all in my house now, after he high-tailed it to Manhattan to pursue his career as a jazz musician. Five years in Chicago and doing well with upright bass but ... yeah. Vinyl. He'll have to sell it off to pay rent in NYC.Welcome to #freewritehouse and #5minutefreewrite!
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Well maybe it is a good thing your son started collecting records, he may have snagged something the collectors wish to buy. I have heard of a single record selling for the 1000’s in auction it’s just a matter of getting the item in front of the correct buying group.
Good to hear your son is pursuing his passion as a jazz musician, people always say there is no money in music but I don’t believe that to be true. Rather again it’s a matter of finding the right place and time to sell yourself. I have spoken with a few talented pan handler musicians and they state it’s really not difficult to make a killing even without having a place to perform.
I am definitely no audiophile happy to just have music to listen to you no matter the source it comes in, I tend to listen to a lot of radio. I did get pretty heavy into MP3s which after realizing the impact it has on the music industry I’ve switched to paying for a subscription from Apple Music.
Thank you kindly for the warm welcome to the free write community!
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You're welcome! I enjoy your insights and observations.
Owning a valuable relic is one thing. Finding a buyer is another. And for all I know, nothing we have is worth anything.... except maybe my Ariel doll, the first one released with the Disney movie... still in its box, untouched, because I kept it well hidden from the offspring!
I bet you that would snag a pretty penny front of the right eyes, finding the buyer would be the most difficult without middle men. It’s a culture all it’s own when you get into selling collectibles for highest value and requires much investment of time to know what value you wish to receive. The middle men work to bring down the price so they can keep a percentage while already having a buyer lined up, usually needing to know very wealthy collectors plays a huge part as a middle man and never will a street level seller know the destination.
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