Selling a Memphis-area record collection? See what soul, blues, and rock-and-roll collections often include and how a free in-home visit works. Whether the records are yours or belonged to a relative, deciding what to do with them can feel like a big step. DJ Records™ is an independent, locally owned record buyer with over 20 … Read more
Selling a Detroit-area record collection? Learn what Motown, soul, rock, and techno collections often include and how a free in-home visit works. Detroit’s fingerprints are all over American music. Soul came out of its studios, techno came out of its basements and clubs, and garage rock and funk came out of its garages and ballrooms. … Read more
Before you sell your records, ask these questions. A simple checklist for comparing buyers, plus what to expect from a free DJ Records™ visit. Most of us would compare a few options before buying a new appliance. Yet when it comes to selling a record collection, something that may have taken decades to build, many … Read more
Inherited records? Learn how to prepare a collection, what buyers look for, and how a free in-home visit with DJ Records™ works Inheriting a record collection can stir up a lot at once. The records may hold memories, and they also raise a practical question: what do you do with them? If you are ready … Read more
When someone passes away and their estate goes through probate, the focus tends to land on the obvious things first – the house, the bank accounts, the car. Personal property like a vinyl record collection often sits in the background, waiting for everything else to be sorted out. But collections don’t take care of themselves, … Read more
Selling a vinyl record collection that belonged to someone else is rarely straightforward. When more than one family member has a stake in what happens to the records, the process can get complicated quickly, and not always for reasons that have much to do with the records themselves. This kind of disagreement is more common … Read more
One of the most common things first-time sellers say when they reach out about a collection is: “I don’t really know how to describe it.” They’re not collectors. They inherited the records, or found them while cleaning out a home, or are selling on behalf of someone else. They can see there are records in … Read more
Selling a vinyl record collection is a bigger decision than it might look on the surface. Before anyone comes to your home or makes an offer, you’re well within your rights to ask questions. A buyer who operates transparently will welcome them. One who doesn’t is telling you something useful. Here are the questions worth … Read more
Most people who contact DJ Records™ about selling a collection share some version of the same assumption: “It’s probably not worth much.” Sometimes that’s accurate. But often, sellers are sitting in front of something considerably more interesting than they realize, and they have no way of knowing it because they’re not collectors themselves. A few … Read more
Estate cleanouts are rarely simple. There’s a property to clear, decisions to make about furniture and personal belongings, a timeline that often isn’t flexible, and family members who may not agree on everything. When a vinyl record collection is part of the picture, it adds one more item to an already full list of things … Read more