Antique Record Price Guide

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I have acquired a couple of very old 78 record boxes with handles on the top. Both boxes contain some very old 78 records. Many are one sided Victor records. Is there a web site I can use to research the value of the records so I can sell them? I suppose the boxes alone are worth something, but I can't find any listed on ebay that are very old.
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Post up some pics of what you have. Anything with "Rag" in the title may be worth something. Depends on record size and label too. Red label Monarch and Deluxe labels are good ones, as are "pre- dog" labels.
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CollectorsFrenzy might be of some help: http://collectorsfrenzy.com/

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In my experience, price guides are really worthless for most records. Like anything it is based upon what buyers are willing to pay. Very few records can command large sums. Most are in the 2.00 or less bracket.

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audiophile102 wrote:I have acquired a couple of very old 78 record boxes with handles on the top. Both boxes contain some very old 78 records. Many are one sided Victor records. Is there a web site I can use to research the value of the records so I can sell them? I suppose the boxes alone are worth something, but I can't find any listed on eBay that are very old.
You can check the "sold" listings on eBay to get some idea of what something might be worth. Les Docks also has a book called the American Premium Record Guide, but it focuses on jazz, blues, country, R&B, and rock, no classical or pop (which are rarely of value anyway).

The general rule I have is that an unpicked group of 50-100 or so records probably has 1 or 2 desirable records, but the other 98% will be hard to even give away. Learning which are the 1 or 2 records that are "worth money" is not an overnight task.

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Thanks to all for your replies. I intend to give the records away to a friend. The only one I found in the Ebay sold listings is Arthur Prior's Band. Just in case you are curious, here is a list of the 10" records all of which are classical music. The old record boxes are really great, but I'm giving them away with the records

Title Artist Number

1 The Last Rose of Summer Miss Edith Helena V-2389
2 Dance California Chris Chapman V-4374
3 Where the River Shannon Flows John McCormack V-6431
4 The Heart Bowed Down Alan Turner V-4567
5 Italian Street Song Lucy Isabele Marsh V-60031
6 The Last Rose Of Summer Charles Schuetze V-5860
7 Juliets Slumber - Romeo and Juliet Victor Concert Orchestra V-4978
8 My Hero Lucy Marsh V-60012
9 Bewitching Beauty Chris Chapman V-4847
10 Gate City March US Marine Band V-4909
11 Southern Roses Waltz Arthur Priors Band V-5276
12 William Tell Ballet Music Part III Arthur Priors Band V-4843
13 New Colonial March Arthur Priors Band V-5126
14 Spring Chicken Melodies Arthur Priors Band V-5292
15 Wizard Of Oz Selection Arthur Priors Band V-2772
16 Thou Brilliant Bird Mme. A. Michailowa V-61130
17 Lead Kindly Light Trinity Choir V-4793
18 Drink to me only with thine eyes Julia Culp V-64401
19 Kathleen Mavourneen-Paraphrase Instrumental Quartet V-4815
20 Every Little Movement Lucy Marsh - HarryMacdonough V-5784
21 Beautiful Lady Waltz Lucy Marsh -Victor Chorus V-60040
22 Come Where My Love lies Dreaming John McCormick - Male Chorus V-64423
23 Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht Julia Culp V-64397
24 Die Walkure - Du Bist der Lenz Johanna Gadski V-87167
25 Traviata - Addio Del Marie Michailowa V-61178
26 Wiegenlied (Cradle Song) Julia Culp V-64402
27 Thais--Aime fanciullo ancora Titta Ruffo V-87137
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Here are a couple of great articles that may help you...

http://www.gracyk.com/opera.shtml
http://www.gracyk.com/value.shtml

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I really don't get the point of this thread: first it is said that a batch of record will go on sale, later that it is going to be given to a friend. So?

However, at least to my eyes, the most interesting title in your list is nr. 27, as Titta Ruffo was an outstanding baritone, possibly "the Caruso of baritones". With this I mean that, should the record be put at auction on eBay with a $1 starting price, it will probably sell in the 10 days term.

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I'm curious about this one:

15. Wizard Of Oz Selection Arthur Pryor's Band V-2772
(Recorded in 1904 -- http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/o ... ictor_2772 )

I'm wondering if this is the 1902 musical version of the Wizard of Oz --
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Is a composer's name listed on the label?

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OrthoFan wrote:I'm curious about this one:

15. Wizard Of Oz Selection Arthur Pryor's Band V-2772
(Recorded in 1904 -- http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/o ... ictor_2772 )

I'm wondering if this is the 1902 musical version of the Wizard of Oz --
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizar ... 2_musical)

Is a composer's name listed on the label?

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The record label doesn't show an author, just; "Wizard of Oz Selection". To answer Mario, I opened this thread in order to find out if there was a source available to help me determine the value of the records. I found out that the answer is, not much. I was hoping to sell the records, but since there doesn't seem to be a market for them, I decided to give them away. Check out the links provided by Victrolacollector above and read the two interesting articles on the subject.
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