Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I gave up high end stereo systems a decade ago, and have no wish to return into that particular pool! I am quite happy with Itunes as of now. I have given away to my friends around 1000 cassettes, am in the process of copying a similar number of CDs to hard drives (a fair proportion are bootlegs, otherwise I would not bother) before disposal, and distributing over 5000 books to school/college/club libraries. I have decided that my overstuffed house can do without these, as they just seem to take up space and serve little other purpose other than a sense of ownership. Far better they go out into the wide world and are enjoyed by others! Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Wilbur Norman <coupdefoudrellc at gmail.com> wrote: > I do not know where you live but many cities (especially if they are > college towns) have buy/sell CD stores that also deal in vinyl. > > If your records are in normal, well-played but very good condition they > don't bring more than a few bucks each (if that.) > > If they are immaculate with like-new covers it can often be a different > story for albums seen as ground-breaking or important for any number of > reasons (cover art, 1st album, etc.) There are also arcane issues like an > original release vs. a popular album released again (kinda like a book in > its 1st vs. later editions). It can get complicated. > > Best to find a shop you think you an trust or put them on-line for local > sale only (shipping is a hassle for breakables.) > > Alternately, despite your comment, get a good turntable and enjoy them. I > have a pretty high-end stereo system and when I compare even master-disc > CDs to records in great condition the records have a luxuriance of sound > that is unbeatable. Records, as you well know, are a commitment, however, > in terms of keeping them clean, getting up to stop the player after each > album, etc.! > > Wilbur > > ************ > > On Dec 4, 2014, at 8:35 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > I have a lot of jazz & rock vinyl albums, which I just dusted off last > > week. I am definitely not going to invest in a high quality turntable. Do > > any of you have any idea if there are any reliable ways of selling them? > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> My typing mistake Jayanand. Sorry Howard and Esther. > >> > >> > >> Cheers > >> Geoff > >> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > >> > >> On 5 December 2014 at 13:13, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Howard Cummer, not Cummings > >>> Cheers > >>> Jayanand > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Dec 5, 2014 at 2:06 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at > >>> gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> "Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote:.........As for the M8, I'm > not > >>>> sure > >>>> that info was available to those of us not well connected to Leica: > not > >>>> widely announced for what I recall. Glad to hear > >>>> it: Means my M240 may have a useful life longer than 3-5 years, though > >> my > >>>> desire for the next best from Leica may not last that long :-)" > >>>> > >>>> Hi Bob, I just read the public statement by Stefan Daniel at the time > >> on > >>>> the L Camera Forum. Their archives are searchable. This was nearly 2 > >> 1/2 > >>>> years ago. As far as I know the numbers actually involved were small > >> and > >>> I > >>>> have seen nothing new on anyone affected over the last 2 years or so. > >>>> A couple of the very senior people there are members who post very > >>>> occasionally in response to any development like that. Seems like a > >> good > >>>> idea when any issue becomes magnified by the magic of the internet ;-) > >> to > >>>> respond with the facts or their solution. They have a social media > >> person > >>>> too and they do follow that forum and the RF one I think, where those > >>>> conversations on Leica sometimes develop. > >>>> > >>>> I remember that Howard Cummings was one of our folks who had a screen > >>>> problem. Perhaps there were others. > >>>> > >>>> Cheers > >>>> Geoff > >>>> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >