12 Beatles Records (still shrink wrapped)......

[RKelly]

Anyone have any idea how much these are worth? I know a lady who has about 12 shrink wrapped Beatles albums she's been holding for the last 40 years and wants to get rid of them, not necessarily to make profit. I don't know what albums these are, but apparently they're original pressings. Needless to say I about sh*t my pants when I heard about this. I was hoping somebody on here is a music aficionado and could speculate on what a fair offer would be or what you think market value would be, assuming they're in very good to excellent condition. Thanks!

[thecoalman]

Quick look at e-bay shows most albums around the $30 range, they all appear to be used. I'd imagine the origianl shrink wrap adds a lot of value, there's a liting here for 7 sealed LP's and a few others at $5000

http://cgi.ebay.com/BEATLES-RECORD-COLLECTION-7-SEALED-LPS-BOOTLEG-POSTERS_W0QQitemZ27...QQcmdZViewItem

You need to find out what you have, you might have 12 $30 albums and one $10,000 one. I'd suggest going to used record dealer, pretend to be looking for such albums and see what he tells you. If I remember correctly wasn't there a Beatles album where the cover had to be redone?

[RKelly]

thanks for the advice!

[Tearren]

Thecoalman is right, you need to find out what you have.

Original shrink wrapped means facotry sealed. Factory sealed can mean significanlty more $$.

For example, factory sealed oop (out of print) dvd's can go for $200, while opened ones may only go for $50 - $80. Same is true for most collectibles with original packaging.

Tearren

[hech54]

If I remember correctly wasn't there a Beatles album where the cover had to be redone?

Yep....it's known as the "butcher" cover I believe....not because of a butchered job on the re-cover but I think the cover depicted the Beatles as butchers.

[hech54]

Oh...and if you want to talk to an honest Beatles collector....call Jerry's Records in Pittsburgh and ask for (little) John. HE is the guy you need to talk to.

[thecoalman]

I see why after a search... Funny how those Americans can be... wait a minute. :P