Percentage of used records in your collection

Until 10 years ago it was close to 0%. Now it is probably 80%.

 

50-60% used.

 

70% used. Just started getting into vinyl less then a year ago. Discogs is like a crack house to me!!! I'll get my truck fixed soon, just need to score some more AC/DC...for $4.00!!!

 

90 % used = less likely to catch "THE NEW VINYL BLUES" mate!

 

I always bought a lot 2ndhand due to finances, but also to get stuff that didn't appear in the shops. I also bought lots of new lp's.

In the last few years I've added 20-25% of my 12" collection through garage sales and op shops - for a dollar or two I can afford to get disks for curiosity value.

100% of my 78rpm collection is 2ndhand - the KittyDaisyLewis and RecordDay 78 releases aren't easily/cheaply available where I am.

 

I voted 90 per cent but closet to 98 per cent. No need to pay $30+ per disc when there are so many used discs in excellent shape out there-especially classical/ opera.

 

That is an understatement. I hope the hipsters tire of it soon so we can go back to normal used pricing.

 

40 years ago it was 0%. Didn't we all go out out and buy the latest release. I don't even remember used records. Now I'm in there with the majority at 90%. Don't want to spend $25 a record on building up my collection again and not sure if I can buy some of the 70s stuff new anyway.

 

Approximately 50/50

 

Pretty much my experience that long ago, but only recently buying more used records so the overall percentage of used is low, but steadily growing.

Ask me again in 5 years when the LP craze is over and prices become more reasonable as people dump their vinyl again.

 

Sounds like a winner.

 

I'd say about 80% of my albums were purchased used. It's more like 98% on the 45s.

 

I guessed 60%. I'm not really sure, though. There was a time when new was cheap and used was cheap and I was just buying like crazy. Good times, those.

 

I chose 70% but it is probably lower because I've been collecting for decades. I buy mostly used these days with some new stuff. It's i teresting that the OP is swearing off used lps and I am more likely to swear off new vinyl. I have had more trouble with new vinyl in the last ten years than practically all my years of collecting. I prefer evaluating a record n person instead of taking whatever you get behind door number one.

 

80% assuming that gifts of used records count as "purchased" used LPs.
If I were to remove the gifts it reduces to 60%.
Started spinning vinyl again 8 years ago with what remained of my water damaged (flood) 100% new collection. Then 2 close friends learned I was spinning and gave me their collections. One great jazz from the 60's (weed damaged ) the other 70's Rock. Since then I've been buying mostly new - wish they were all as good as the Beatles Mono Box.

 

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Seriously, I have no idea. More often than not, I can't recall whether a record I put on was bought with or without shrink-wrap on it. I don't save receipts, obis, store bags etc.

One thing I do know is that "Kevin" was the original owner of my US mono Fresh Cream. Thanks, Kevin, wherever you are.

 

The vast majority of my records are pre-used from eBay, Discogs, CDandLP, Musicstack and charity shops.

With various degrees of scrubbing by the record cleaning machine most are pretty good.

 

I'm not. Just curious about percentages. I have a lot of used records that are way better than their new counterparts. I prefer new if the pressing is good but not swearing off anything really; sorry if it sounded like that.

 

I usually go with new as a first choice, after a quick check around to see if I can get it cheaper as used.

Same thing with books, come to think of it.

 

Around 0% lately for guarantee of the digital download inclusion.

 

I should have mentioned that a lot of my records are from the 50s and 60s - for the most part I avoid modern reissues like the plague, and seek out first pressings - stereo if at all possible for LPs and EPs.

 

Have to say 75 -80% of my library which numbers about 3000.

 

Vinyl essentially all purchased new between 1969 to 1985. So maybe 2% used.
Really don't bother with vinyl these days because of the general poor quality of pressings and I am not prepared to pay the high price for near mint original pressings.
So I am closer to 0 than 10%.

 

Maybe it's because I'm not buying some of the classic albums that are going for high dollar these days but I find new vinyl more expensive and more of a risk than old vinyl. Maybe it's my market and I should just STFU.

 

When I was young and prices of new records where $3-$5 bucks there was no one selling used records and everyone needed to buy the new releases. That was the first 20 years, now the last 20 years I want the "old" stuff so used is the only game in town.