78 Records

[Evilchap]

A bit random, but if you had a bunch of 20s and 30s era 78s, and you couldn't bring yourself to just put them in a skip, how would you go about finding them a new home that would appreciate them?

[sideways14a]

I would start by logging into ebay.....

[Evilchap]

I thought that - but I was thinking something a little more specialist might be better, if anything exists. Also posting them would be an exercise in sheer chance, I expect half of them would shatter before arrival

[Actual_Ben_Taylor]

Charity shop

[sideways14a]

Some of them might be quite rare though and ebay would be a good place to advertise, of course you would have to ship them safely - knowing our postal service you would have to use a nuclear containment vessel to transport them intact.

[Jonny Wilkinson]

Rare78s.com

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[Jonny Wilkinson]

Actually, they may not be operating anymore. Try John sleep at windupgram.co.uk he's in North Devon west pentire.

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[Evilchap]

Thanks Jonny!

I'll give them all a try - also listing them all on Ebay would be painful in terms of time, and I won't be able to answer questions on them, as I literally have no clue... so will try specialists first where possible

[MEL]

Try your local record fairs.

If not try some actual record stores (yes, they still exist) -
http://www.idlehandsbristol.com
http://www.recordshopcheltenham.co.uk

[dread]

Ive been thinking about this recently. Tempted to sell my old records but the postage is the thing that puts me off. Likely to be worth a few quid too.

[Jonny Wilkinson]

78s are pre vinyl. 20s and 30s stuff will play on old record players but were designed for gramophones. It's a good job there are a few auld buffers on here who remember 78s. Some of them may have value even if they won't play. Some are collectable for their label or cover.

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