I know that this has probably been discussed many times. I'm getting to the stage in my life due to my age and health I'm thinking about selling my records as they rarely get played but they mean so much to me. I have a few things that I could never let go but I do have a fair few , do I sell and enjoy the money or keep them. It's such a big dilemma for me. Would like your positive and negative thoughts please..if you have had to do the same

Edited June 24Jun 24 by Greedy Mick

On 10/07/2025 at 22:56, Dysonsoul said:

Very well thought out Tim, I tend to agree, life would just not be the same without a room full of records...The thrill of the post lady knocking ( she is very fit ) I wrote a rough value about 10 years ago incase anything happened to me, none of it matters though! I wasn't selling before I read your post, and I'm certainly not after reading it. Every record has a story and some of them I risked life and limb for finding them, not even a million quid could move me!

Bang on Andy; exactly mate👍🏽

it's a really interesting debate, so I'll give my tuppens worth - it really is a personal choice, no right or wrong, as we all go through different stages in our lives whether that be through work, family etc

I dropped away from collecting many years ago, and I was getting married, starting a family & building a house, so a very different period from the previous 20 years of craziness - lol

my collection consisted of all genres of soul, and at that time was gathering dust in a cupboard, so I sold it in stages - real cheapies first, then the mid priced stuff, then the rarer stuff - it funded 75% of my house build and put me in a very good position. do I miss my records, tbh I actually don't !!

I'm more into the music now than I have ever been, and I listen to it every day, either through CD or streaming - I do miss the odd album like The Dramatics, Bettye Swan, Candi Staton on Fame etc. but through technology I can listen to them any time. I still have a few records, and still buy stuff to sell if I get the chance, but my time these days tends to be more research based, finding the stories behind the records and tbh that is giving as much of a buzz as owning any record ever has

so as I say, no right or wrong, keep em, or sell them to fund a project or to travel the world - your choice and nobody should judge you whatever you do

Edited 11 hours ago11 hr by Jim Ohara

I sold a chunk of mine and bought a narrow boat thinking ‘I’d had my fill’ and wanted something else to do. Then I had to sell a chunk more to repair the bloody thing!

Two of the worst decisions ever. If there is any advice to be taken from this tread, NEVER BUY A BOAT 🚤

N.B. I listed it on here to sell maybe a year ago, in the “non soul stuff forum”. It’s gone now, thankfully!