Why Are Vinyls So Expensive

I ve sold my turntable years ago and still have some tmv vinyl in my collection that i m planning to sell now.

Why are vinyls so expensive.

3 847 kevindgarbett over 6 years ago this post is hidden because you reported it for abuse. It was an expensive but worthwhile few weeks. I think that there are a couple of reasons why vinyl is so expensive today. Well said i couldn t have put it better myself.

There are many valuable vinyl records out there including perhaps the most expensive motown northern soul 7 inch ever do i love you indeed i do recorded by frank wilson in 1965 and which sold for over 25 000 31 000 at auction in 2009. But vinyl records are expensive and can take many weeks to produce. I hated vinyl and the day cd s came along was a. Vinyl records have become a fan favorite as well as a significant income stream for many artists.

Vinyl pressings for major label albums released in this era can be incredibly difficult to find and very expensive to buy on the secondary market but if you have a lot of patience and money is no. Yeah i guess they should have all the rights as all up to octahedron were pressed by the same label. Wax simulacra 7 picture disc. They would operate 24 hours a day if vinyl press operators a dying breed until just recently weren t so hard to find.

It s inflation man february 15 2018 8 98 frontline lp price in. For one it is because americans have gotten used to cheap music. It is a niche fashionable product that people are willing to pay over the odds for. Vinyl lps are so expensive because shoreditch hipsters will pay 22 for them.

If my cost goes up to 40 for a record i have to sell it for 50. So to answer the question why is new vinyl so expensive i would answer it all depends on where you are shopping. So my vinyl purchasing has gone down from 10 month to almost zero month over the last 2 years due to the drastic price increases. It was wilson s only single and the majority of demo copies were destroyed which is why it s so collectible.

It might not seem like much but in the 30 s a dollar w. So if it costs me 19 i sell it for 29 99 and im fine. But if plans hold they ll add two to six more presses starting at the. I still make money but its not as fun and people arent as happy when.