Elvis is no longer collectable?. You must be kidding!.

Look at the low price for this rare LP

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/ELVIS-PRESLEY-RA ... 5d3af0f6f0

Elvis collectable my *ss

I looked for this title because i have a copy to sell but I guess it's not worth the effort of scanning, putting it on eBay and if sold stand in line at the postoffice for 30 minutes just to get at the most some euro 15,00 minus all commission for eBay and Paypal........

HI there!! .

Look at the low price for this rare LP

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/ELVIS-PRESLEY-RA ... 5d3af0f6f0

Elvis collectable my *ss

I looked for this title because i have a copy to sell but I guess it's not worth the effort of scanning, putting it on eBay and if sold stand in line at the postoffice for 30 minutes just to get at the most some euro 15,00 minus all commission for eBay and Paypal........

That´s not a good example , We were talking about original 50´s/60´s USA records and original Elvis memorabilia . Bye for now.

HI there!! .

Look at the low price for this rare LP

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/ELVIS-PRESLEY-RA ... 5d3af0f6f0

Elvis collectable my *ss

I looked for this title because i have a copy to sell but I guess it's not worth the effort of scanning, putting it on eBay and if sold stand in line at the postoffice for 30 minutes just to get at the most some euro 15,00 minus all commission for eBay and Paypal........

That´s not a good example , We were talking about original 50´s/60´s USA records and original Elvis memorabilia . Bye for now.

Quite right. Boot LPs are not good examples, even so-called rare ones. Real record collectors are not interested in them at all and only some Elvis fans are. I sold my whole bootleg collection on Ebay and probably didnt get half of what I paid for them.

HI there!! .

Look at the low price for this rare LP

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/ELVIS-PRESLEY-RA ... 5d3af0f6f0

Elvis collectable my *ss

I looked for this title because i have a copy to sell but I guess it's not worth the effort of scanning, putting it on eBay and if sold stand in line at the postoffice for 30 minutes just to get at the most some euro 15,00 minus all commission for eBay and Paypal........

That´s not a good example , We were talking about original 50´s/60´s USA records and original Elvis memorabilia . Bye for now.

We are talking about Elvis is collectable. I proved he is not.
I stated some records may be collectable but the majority isn't anymore.
Records going easily for $250 in the 1980's now hardly sell if you ofefr them for sale for $1.
That is not collectable!

Hi there!! .

HI there!! .

Look at the low price for this rare LP

http://www.ebay.nl/itm/ELVIS-PRESLEY-RA ... 5d3af0f6f0

Elvis collectable my *ss

I looked for this title because i have a copy to sell but I guess it's not worth the effort of scanning, putting it on eBay and if sold stand in line at the postoffice for 30 minutes just to get at the most some euro 15,00 minus all commission for eBay and Paypal........

That´s not a good example , We were talking about original 50´s/60´s USA records and original Elvis memorabilia . Bye for now.

We are talking about Elvis is collectable. I proved he is not.
I stated some records may be collectable but the majority isn't anymore.
Records going easily for $250 in the 1980's now hardly sell if you ofefr them for sale for $1.
That is not collectable!

It seems that we keep disagreeing . We better stop arguing as readers are getting bored . You say that Elvis si not collectable and I say he is. End of the story!. Take care. Bye for now .

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Elvis collectable? You must be kidding!

Hi there!! .

http://www.elvis-collectors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=75600&view=unread#unread

Elvis collectable? You must be kidding!

I´m aware of it my friend . Again, Elvis is still collectable you like it or not, look at this :


Sold for $339.00

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Elvis-Presley-E ... true&rt=nc

As some of you will know, I work for a collectibles company and provide a news service on collecting of all kinds. I can assure you that Elvis is very much collectible and is, in fact, one of the few musicians you can rely on to always conjure a decent sum if the item is strong enough. However, you really do have to buy the best you can afford in order to make a full profit for your items - the higher the price you paid, the bigger the profit margin when you sell.

As some of you will know, I work for a collectibles company and provide a news service on collecting of all kinds. I can assure you that Elvis is very much collectible and is, in fact, one of the few musicians you can rely on to always conjure a decent sum if the item is strong enough. However, you really do have to buy the best you can afford in order to make a full profit for your items - the higher the price you paid, the bigger the profit margin when you sell.

Yes it really depends on the item. A mint condition 50's piece will always sell , sometimes maybe not as much as it used to, but it will sell. I am surprised at the price this 50's Christmas album got quite frankly. I have a stone mint one, not a defect at all on it, perfect in every aspect, and I wouldn't think it would get this much anymore. I am happy to know that it will.

As some of you will know, I work for a collectibles company and provide a news service on collecting of all kinds. I can assure you that Elvis is very much collectible and is, in fact, one of the few musicians you can rely on to always conjure a decent sum if the item is strong enough. However, you really do have to buy the best you can afford in order to make a full profit for your items - the higher the price you paid, the bigger the profit margin when you sell.

Yes it really depends on the item. A mint condition 50's piece will always sell , sometimes maybe not as much as it used to, but it will sell. I am surprised at the price this 50's Christmas album got quite frankly. I have a stone mint one, not a defect at all on it, perfect in every aspect, and I wouldn't think it would get this much anymore. I am happy to know that it will.

Agree the 50's items been staying consistent selling especially in mint condition. Good example mentioning the original Christmas album dropping in price. I would have thought it would have stayed as one of the higher-priced items.

But I think for 60's and 70's (during his lifetime) items, it seems like albums having song title/photo inside stickers plus including the bonus photos are staying consistent selling than the others. Overall, I've seen a drop in both prices and demand.

Prices have dropped for both economic concerns and demand reasons. But probably more economic concerns than demand.

Hi there!! .

http://www.elvis-collectors.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=75600&view=unread#unread

Elvis collectable? You must be kidding!

I´m aware of it my friend . Again, Elvis is still collectable you like it or not, look at this :


Sold for $339.00

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Elvis-Presley-E ... true&rt=nc

Based upon your logic, Perry Como is very collectable. Saw one, yes only one, single of his selling for hundreds of dollars.
However, the remainder of his catalogue goes for peanuts.
So does Elvis!

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Hi there!! .

Another cool Elvis record just sold for peanuts..... . Bye for now .



$448.00



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Elvis-Christmas ... true&rt=nc

I use to watch ebay, always searching for that vinyl I don't have or for a better copy. The reasons for the drop in prices (for me) are:

1 - Internet consolidation. Though not a new "thing" by any means (more or less everybody's been surfing on the net for more than 10 years now), internet ended that situation when you depended on local shops and fairs. I remember a totally wasted is back (read G-) selling for 300 euros back in 1996. But my point is not that now that internet is a common feature since quite a few years ago, almost all the Elvis vinyl surfers have more or less completed their collections. It's not uncommon to do so in a time span of 10 years.

2 - Crisis. Let's face it, I have little jewels on my vinyl collection, but if I had to cut music expenses, I would prefer to shell out 18 euros for the next from elvis in memphis FTD than twice that for an original vinyl. But many people now don't even have the choice. They simply have to eat.

3 - And now comes a very important point. POST CHARGES. Some years ago (and I'm not saying 1965 but 2007), I usually had to pay around 7 dollar in shipping costs from USA to Spain. Now more and more seller only ship to USA, and the ones shipping overseas charge anything from 15 to 30 dollars

4 - Changes in ebay. The titles I look for (and I'm talking about let's say Spinout) are rarer to find on auctions, but there are tons on Buy It Now (direct sell-non auction) at unrealistic prices. The drop in prices makes some sellers "escape" from auctions, for they risk to sell jewels at laugh prices (yesterday I won an original gold records 2 in VG++ condition for $20 and the 1970 gold award hits rigid vinyl VG++ for $7 (yes, seven dollars).

5 - Customers change in behavior . As it's buyers time (and it's a rough time for sellers), customers seem only interested in pristine copies at low prices (and by that I mean 20% of book values). Sellers who respond to that do sell. I saw a sealed Spinout LP going down from $59,99 (buy it now) every month. It sold for $9,99 last week.

6 - Collectors simply don't sell. I have a spare living stereo VG+ copy of It happened at the world's fair, a monaural Is back first edition that sounds like new, a singer presents elvis singing flaming star (SINGER edition), a clambake with picture and sticker, etc. If I put them on sale I won't get a %10 from what they were worth some 10 years ago. So why sell them? I keep them on the shelve.

Hi there!! .

Elvis not longer collectable?, c´mon that is an April 1st joke! . Here you are....... . Bye for now .



$355.00
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ELVIS-PRESLEY-F ... true&rt=nc


$263.00
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ELVIS-PRESLEY-A ... true&rt=nc


$224.50
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ELVIS-PRESLEY-L ... true&rt=nc


$152.50
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ELVIS-PRESLEY-V ... true&rt=nc