Eminem – Slim Shady EP (1997) – worth £9,837 ($16,100 AUD) Yeah, for real. Only 500 copies of the Slim Shady EP were made, and only half of those actually sold. This is probably the most valued CD of the lot despite it selling for an absurd amount.

11 surprisingly valuable CDs you might own

• Prince – My Name was Price (Japan-only compilation)
• Value: $4,500-5,000.
• Rolling Stones/Paul McCartney/Queen – The Greatest (Japan-only box set)
• Value: Up to £2,500, or $5,078 equiv.
• Rolling Stones – Steel Wheels Japan Tour (Japan-only compilation)
• Value: $4,400-4,600.

Those old compact discs you loaded up on at $15 a pop are now worth pennies on the Clinton administration dollar, thanks to a double-whammy change in consumers’ listening habits. Sales of new CDs have plummeted by about 90% over the past decade.

10 Rare Country Music CDs That are Worth Good Money

• Low Down Time by Buffalo Clover ($40)
• This One’s For Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark ($20)
• Thank Heavens For Dale Evans by the Dixie Chicks ($40)
• Live at Twist & Shout, 11-16-07 by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit ($25)
• Rodeo Songs “Old and New” by Chris LeDoux ($55)

After that, I’ll go over what you need to know to get the most money for the albums.

1. Record/Music Stores. One of the best (and fastest) ways to sell your vinyl records is by bringing them to record or music stores near you.
2. eBay.
3. Discogs.
4. Flea Markets.
5. Used Bookstores.
6. CDandLP.com.

10 Country Records You Might Own That Are Worth Good Money

• Waylon Jennings’, At J.D.’s — $300 – $400.
• Bob Wills’ Old Time Favorites — $300.
• Micky Gilley’s Lonely Wine — $300.
• Marty Robbins’ Rockin’ Rollin’ Robbins — $300.
• David Allan Coe’s Requiem For a Harlequin — $350.
• Cousin Herb Henson’s Trading Post Show — $400.

If you have old 78s you’d like to donate, the Great 78 Project will accept your old 78 records and digitize them to post online. But reading their FAQs, it does not appear they will ship those old records back to you.

Tefteller said in a phone interview. He said that on average a rare jazz 78 might sell for $1,500 to $5,000, whereas sales for a comparable blues record would start at $5,000.

There are numerous ways of disposing of old vinyl records.

1. Sell old vinyl records on eBay.
2. Sell records at a garage sale or flea market.
3. Place a classified ad in your local paper or in your local area of Craigslist.
4. Call your local library and see if they accept donations of vinyl records.

If you haven’t been able to find any vinyl record recyclers or people that want them either, then it’s probably time to just throw your vinyl records in the trash, and that’s okay. You can still recycle the cardboard sleeves if you feel guilty about not recycling your vinyl.

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Wash The Record In particular, we recommend avoiding any that contain isopropyl alcohol. While it will clean the muck off your record, many people report that over time it’ll also damage the protective coating on your vinyl. If you are going to use a solution with isopropyl alcohol – use is sparingly.

Some collectors recommend cleaning vinyl using just distilled warm water because most products will leave behind a residue. If you do decide to use soap or some type of record cleaning solution make sure you use it sparingly and rinse the vinyl well. Use only about a teaspoon of soap.