Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales For August 2009

Let’s continue with a new feature here at CollectingVinylRecords.com, one that helps us to keep track of the top five best selling vinyl records at eBay in the last month. This is a real-time indication of what is ‘hot’ and selling at the present time and reflects the rare vinyl records that are changing hands in the collector’s market these days.

Here we will see test pressings, acetates, promos, and alternate versions of songs, foreign releases as well as a wide variety of musical genres being bought and sold. No matter what the record price guides may quote, these are the real numbers that people are actually paying for specific records.

If we look at the last entry we can see that The Beatles "Please Please Me" Stereo Parlophone Gold UK First Press, sold for the astonishing price $36,409.41!! Goes to show you how valuable the four lads can be!


Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales

Week Ending 08/01/2009

1. 45 - The Beatles "Our First Four" Promotional Presentation (Plastic) - $13,058.88

2. 45 - Ellipsis "People" / "Gregory Moore" Briarmeade - $3,383.33

3. 45 - Al Williams "I Am Nothing" / "Brand New Love" Palmer - $2,650.00

4. LP - The Who "self titled" Italy Polydor (A Quick One) - $2,300.00

5. 45 - Nirvana "Love Buzz" 462/1000 Sub Pop - $2,224.99



Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales

Week Ending 08/08/2009

1. 45 - D. A. Hung "Greyhound Blues" / "Lonesome Old Jail" - $10,323.00

2. LP - Johanna Martzy "Bach: The unaccompanied Violin Sonatas" Columbia Box set UK - $5,200.00

3. 45 - William Powell "Heartache Souvenirs" / "The Chicken Shack" - $5,100.00

4. 12" - Led Zeppelin “Road Box” - $4,001.00

5. 45 - The Fix "Vengence" / "In This Town" - $3,500.00



Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales

Week Ending 08/15/2009

1. LP - Dexter Grodon "Blows Hot And Cold" Dootone DL-207 red vinyl - $3,059.00

2. LP - Slayer "Nightmare On Elm St" - $2,999.99

3. LP - Jungle "self titled" Private Press - $2,900.00

4. LP - Hank Mobley-Lee Morgan "Pickin' Time" Blue Note 1574 - $2,605.00

5. LP - Lee Morgan "self titled" Blue Note 1557



Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales

Week Ending 08/22/2009

1. LP - David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust" Acetate alternate tracks - $4,772.00

2. LP - Velvet Underground & Nico self-titled Mono White Label Promo - $3,119.00

3. 45 - The Suedes "13 Stories High" / "My Girl" Psychedelic - $2,375.00

4. 78 - The New Yorkers "There's A Cradle In Caroline" / "I'm Living On Love" - $2,246.00

5. LP - The Beatles "A Hard Days Night" Record Club Issue - $2,226.99





Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales

Week Ending 08/29/2009

1. LP - The Beatles "Please Please Me" Stereo Parlophone Gold UK First Press - $36,409.41

2. 45 - Sex Pistols "God Save The Queen" / "No Feeling" A&M AMS-7284 - $13,211.91

3. 45 - Narbay "Believe It Or Not" / "Believe It Or Not" Impact - $3050.00

4. LP - Stack "Above All" Charisma - $2,949.99

5. LP - Judge "Chung King Can Suck It Up" Revelation white vinyl - $2,905.55


As always, a special thank you to Norm at http://ccdiscoveries.blogspot.com for this great data. Stop in and listen to their unique radio show Accidental Nostalgia with Norm & Jane On Radio Dentata Thursdays 4PM PDT/7PM EDT