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Post by Timeblue on Jan 31, 2018 10:21:40 GMT
Something that I've been thinking about for a few months now is whether or not to sell all my ELO goodies,vinyl cd's dvds books cuttings,the lot! The reason being ( I'm not dying no matter how many cakes BSJ sends me...) is that they are all in the loft gathering dust and taking room up. I have all the songs on my computer which is where I play them most since I don't have a record player any more and YouTube for the videos. When I finally DO croak it,I can't see Mrs T ever using what I have stored up there and quite possibly she will give them away to a charity shop or similar. So do I sell them now and get good money or risk having the lot given away?
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Post by babyzoomer on Jan 31, 2018 10:36:32 GMT
There are 2 issues- 1) Preserving the preciouses, i.e. making sure these valued bits of history are looked after. If you have doubts about that happening in your current situation, then finding them a safe home is your duty. 2) $$$$ - If you are not getting any use out of an asset, then it is prudent to convert it into something you will get some use out of (like a holiday or tickets to a gig).
Seems to me you can kill 2 birds with one stone - and have fun - AND feel smug at the same time!
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Post by Horacewimp on Jan 31, 2018 10:47:19 GMT
I had a clean out of the loft about 10 years ago and sold on ebay a scrap book of ELO cuttings and adverts I had collected. At the time ELO weren't big and I was more into other music, I do regret selling them but I guess they are better in someones collection than gathering dust in my loft.
If you are not getting any use from them then probably best to sell them. I am glad however I didn't sell my vinyl.
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Post by babyzoomer on Jan 31, 2018 11:14:14 GMT
(from the movie Labyrinth)
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Post by eloneen on Jan 31, 2018 12:15:09 GMT
Something that I've been thinking about for a few months now is whether or not to sell all my ELO goodies,vinyl cd's dvds books cuttings,the lot! The reason being ( I'm not dying no matter how many cakes BSJ sends me...) is that they are all in the loft gathering dust and taking room up. I have all the songs on my computer which is where I play them most since I don't have a record player any more and YouTube for the videos. When I finally DO croak it,I can't see Mrs T ever using what I have stored up there and quite possibly she will give them away to a charity shop or similar. So do I sell them now and get good money or risk having the lot given away? If you're hesitating at the idea of parting with any of the DVDs, books, news clippings, etc, take photos of them and/or otherwise digitize the best of your collection, and then maybe sell the rest?
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Post by Timeblue on Jan 31, 2018 12:39:56 GMT
I know that as soon as I do sell I will regret it,but they are just sat there doing nothing. What's a guy to do?
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Post by Timeblue on Jan 31, 2018 12:52:07 GMT
I had a clean out of the loft about 10 years ago and sold on ebay a scrap book of ELO cuttings and adverts I had collected. At the time ELO weren't big and I was more into other music, I do regret selling them but I guess they are better in someones collection than gathering dust in my loft. If you are not getting any use from them then probably best to sell them. I am glad however I didn't sell my vinyl. At least someone is now enjoying your book and that's the angle that I'm trying to look at,that other folk will enjoy listening to the vinyl or watching live at Wembley 78 etc etc.
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Post by queenofthehours on Jan 31, 2018 16:58:11 GMT
The thought of anyone disposing of ELO LPs and empherema fills me with horror. No, it gives me that exact feeling you get when you scrape nails on a blackboard. But then I'm the person who cringes watching Flog It when someone wants to sell great-granddad's WWI medals. I'm in the middle of trying to sort out my things but the ELO stuff is going nowhere - clothes are less important! They can go first. In fact if I were ever homeless I'd be on a street corner with ANWR clutched in my hands.
Everyone is different, that's just me.
There's one theory, I think it's Mari Kondo, where you are supposed to touch every object and see if you get a spark of joy, if not it's time to let go. Then you are supposed to hug the object and thank it for being in your life.
I think you'll know for sure when it's time to let it all go, there's no rush. And anyway, if you did sell, by putting the £ towards something like, I don't know, a front row ticket to see Jeff or a marble statuette of Mik, then the missing ELO collection will just be "born-again" in another form.
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Post by BSJ on Jan 31, 2018 19:21:02 GMT
( I'm not dying no matter how many cakes BSJ sends me...) Foiled.
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Post by unomusette on Jan 31, 2018 22:31:04 GMT
I think queenofthehours is right, if you're having to debate with yourself whether to get rid you're probably not ready to yet. I share your uneasiness though, about suddenly kicking the bucket and nobody realising what's rare and valuable in your collection. For this reason I'm considering selling on my rarer stuff sooner rather than later.
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Post by babyzoomer on Jan 31, 2018 23:04:44 GMT
My wife is a public servant; her career has meant that every 3-5 years, we have to uproot ourselves and move to a new town (hey I'm not complaining, she earns a decent crust!) - each time I have used the move as an opportunity to 'shed some load'. One time I actually filled a 4 cubic metre skip 3 times!. And yet here we are again in a big 4 bedroom house with so many possessions that I have had to put some sheds behind the house to store the overflow..... About 10-15 years ago I started digitising my extensive collection of vinyl, cassettes and VHS (but hung on to the originals); eventually I decided that posterity could live without my worn-out Cyndi Lauper and Mike Oldfield and so on....and chucked most of them. Especially the vinyl; I never liked vinyl - such a fussy and unrewarding medium. You need $1000 of equipment just to get the sound quality of a $20 cd player, and the first time you play it, it starts to wear out! The 'chuckings out' have often been prompted by life-style changes (such as when our 3 y.o. twins were diagnosed with their disabilities) - and the consequential need to make a break with the past and 'trim the barnacles' . As you say Timeblue, modern digital tech means we have access to our beloved JL/ELO musical catalogue without needing a separate room/house to store it in; in fact I listen to JL for many hours every day (during the eclipse last night I had 'Radio Jeff' playing in our backyard while we watched, and my wife asked me if I wasn't just a bit sick of it yet?) - and I don't need anything much more than an ordinary stereo to do so.
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Post by orioles70 on Feb 2, 2018 1:09:48 GMT
you don't have a turntable now, but ... you could get one right? my vinyl was down in the basement for decades and my wife gave me a turntable for my birthday a few years back the joy of putting a needle down on ELO vinyl surprised me - same songs that I have on CDs or streaming
you can always sell off or donate a few things and see how you feel if there's no regret, then it's Time for a new Discovery
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Post by tremblinwilbury on Feb 2, 2018 8:38:32 GMT
It is a genuine dilemma. Not just about ELO albums and stuff, but all the stuff we have in our homes. Getting back to the subject, I'd be VERY reluctant to part with earlier ELO bits and pieces. The albums... the artwork... the singles... all unique, and "art" in their own right. ELO albums are pretty special. The artwork, and the ideas behind them. Think about Discovery... the album cover alone tells its own story - the front, the back and the wide landscape view of the desert wiithin. A CD, or even an image on a computer or phone can't do it justice. Then there's Eldorado. When I first saw THAT cover, I said to myself "I WANT that!" I know it's a still (back to front, curiously... smileys-whistling-823718 ) from a famous film about a dream, but it's a cracking shot! What about Face The Music? The front and back are essential parts of the 'package'. Ultimately, it depends on what's important. The music itself, or the music AND the paraphernalia... Has that helped?
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Post by Timeblue on Feb 2, 2018 16:59:26 GMT
you don't have a turntable now, but ... you could get one right? my vinyl was down in the basement for decades and my wife gave me a turntable for my birthday a few years back the joy of putting a needle down on ELO vinyl surprised me - same songs that I have on CDs or streaming you can always sell off or donate a few things and see how you feel if there's no regret, then it's Time for a new Discovery That's another side to the dilemma, Mrs T was making noises about buying me one for Xmas but I didn't want to because if I did I'd want to choose it myself ( the right specs etc)....
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Post by Timeblue on Feb 2, 2018 17:04:20 GMT
It is a genuine dilemma. Not just about ELO albums and stuff, but all the stuff we have in our homes. Getting back to the subject, I'd be VERY reluctant to part with earlier ELO bits and pieces. The albums... the artwork... the singles... all unique, and "art" in their own right. ELO albums are pretty special. The artwork, and the ideas behind them. Think about Discovery... the album cover alone tells its own story - the front, the back and the wide landscape view of the desert wiithin. A CD, or even an image on a computer or phone can't do it justice. Then there's Eldorado. When I first saw THAT cover, I said to myself "I WANT that!" I know it's a still (back to front, curiously... ) from a famous film about a dream, but it's a cracking shot! What about Face The Music? The front and back are essential parts of the 'package'. Ultimately, it depends on what's important. The music itself, or the music AND the paraphernalia... Has that helped? Er....no! If I started assessing every item it would be like, Sweet Talkin' Woman? well that was the first single I bought so I can't get rid of that,Time album? no way it's my favourite etc etc.....
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