It s also a marketplace where users can buy and sell records.
Will vinyl records increase value.
Since digital formats became the main medium for music record companies have tended to treat vinyl records as special editions so albums often come with unique artwork.
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One factor that can influence vinyl records value is having the autograph of the artist on it.
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Original pressings of albums from classic bands like the rolling stones and pink floyd can have real historic value.
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It s also a vibrant marketplace where collectors from around the world buy and sell records.
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There is some debate about the value though as one record that did not have the special label still sold for over 10 000 on ebay.
We didn t of course and that s because nearly all of the top 100 of the world s most valuable vinyl records are individually cut acetates test pressings pre production not commercially released items that were never formally released or other items that likely would only have been available to record company.
Discogs is a user generated database with more than 12 million copies of music listed.
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Bandcamp also reported a 54 increase in vinyl sales for artists on its online music distribution platform.
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Collectability isnt limited to classic releases either.
Vinyl sales continue to increase each year as cd sales drop.
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This is a case where age can affect vinyl records value as the older an album is the harder it is to find a copy that has never been opened or played.
Last year vinyl records accounted for 14 of all physical album purchases a record high.