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Nice little cassette collection. I've thought about getting into them just because some labels/musicians I listen to refuse to release on vinyl and seem to release only on tapes, but honestly I don't feel like dropping what I need to drop on a good vintage player right now. ALL of the modern tape players all have these cheap ass mechs from the same distributer/manufacturer and they're straight up garbage. What are you playing them on?

Only thing I miss about cassette tapes was the satisfying click of pushing the player door closed

Probably. As I own one legit "record".

That looks like some generic cassette bullshit. My LPs, CDs, and cassettes are worth more than that junk!

Not worth collecting tapes, way too brittle.

Can I have some

Lots of things are more expensive than my record collection, but my record collection actually has a use and isnt just a thing to display in posts on gamefaqs

TheGoldenEel posted...

Lots of things are more expensive than my record collection, but my record collection actually has a use and isnt just a thing to display in posts on gamefaqs

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Kombucha posted...

Nice little cassette collection. I've thought about getting into them just because some labels/musicians I listen to refuse to release on vinyl and seem to release only on tapes, but honestly I don't feel like dropping what I need to drop on a good vintage player right now. ALL of the modern tape players all have these cheap ass mechs from the same distributer/manufacturer and they're straight up garbage. What are you playing them on?

I have an old Sony two head deck I use.

EvilResident posted...

Not worth collecting tapes, way too brittle.

Most of the stuff in this picture isn't available on other formats or streaming.

Sure it's more expensive, but I've got this:
https://i.imgur.com/ZOBBkYS.jpeg

That's over $1000 per cassette. That's bonkers.

maybe, but who actually wants to listen to any of that?

JlM posted...

That averages about $1000 per cassette. That's bonkers.

Average tape here is $200+, last time I had my record+cassette valued was around $16k

One of my deepest regrets was throwing my late dad's entire cassette collection into a dumpster bin.
We couldn't afford the self storage fees anymore and couldn't store them at home.

I still feel like garbage for losing that part of him.

OudeGeuze posted...

Average tape here is $200+, last time I had my record+cassette valued was around $16k

That's about where mine would be. I have some test pressings that are hard to put a value to because the handful of copies out there never change hands.

JlM posted...

That's about where mine would be. I have some test pressings that are hard to put a value to because the handful of copies out there never change hands.

Yeah, I have this old dirty late 90s Chicago tap tape that I paid $300 for and constantly have ppl on discogs asking me to rip it or resell it because it's possibly the only known surviving copy

This market is news to me. Cassette tapes are valuable now??

I have cases and boxes pf them from the 80's and 90's

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Legit. Bootlegs have a thicker border and don't have the black smudge in the bottom left quadrant. Legit pressing also has shorter track lengths

DCinGA posted...

This market is news to me. Cassette tapes are valuable now??

I have cases and boxes pf them from the 80's and 90's

Certain ones, not all. Memphis rap in particular has wild value.

Ah, ok. Memphis rap? That's oddly specific.

Mine are rock and metal, mostly

Looks like Naruto crap.

yeah i got most of my records for like $3 on ebay it was awesome

I'm gonna post a picture of three sneakers and each one is at least $1,000

I mean... if you posted a picture of a penny, it'd be more valuable than my record collection.

My record collection is $0, so yeah

I refuse to collect vinyl until laser turntables go mainstream. I'm still pissed at hipsters for bringing it back.

OudeGeuze posted...

Average tape here is $200+, last time I had my record+cassette valued was around $16k

I've no idea what the value of my collection is, but it's definitely more than $16,000

I don't really value my collection in terms of money though.

a-c-a-b posted...

I've no idea what the value of my collection is, but it's definitely more than $16,000

I don't really value my collection in terms of money though.

I agree about not thinking of your collection in terms of monetary value, but for insurance purposes I'd take photos of your collection and if doable, catalog them on Discogs. I've heard stories of people being reimbursed based on the median value listed there.

JlM posted...

I agree about not thinking of your collection in terms of monetary value, but for insurance purposes I'd take photos of your collection and if doable, catalog them on Discogs. I've heard stories of people being reimbursed based on the median value listed there.

I use a site called Recordnerd.com to keep track of everything. But It's all just information that I enter myself and doesn't say what anything's worth unless I look it up elsewhere and enter it in.

I'd never even heard of Discogs when I first started cataloging everything online.

I only have physical copies of burned CDs I've made. I might still have a LilWyte CD in one of my 6 CD slots in the car (it's an '01).

Project Pat's Mista Don't Play was the shit though. Nice

Amazing stuff

My collection is worth a little over $3,000 according to Discogs. None of the tapes I own are very valuable and neither are most of my records save for a few classic rock albums and recent releases. The most expensive item in my collection is actually an 80s reissue of Pink Floyd's Meddle.

But anyway it's the music that's most important.

a-c-a-b posted...

I've no idea what the value of my collection is, but it's definitely more than $16,000

I don't really value my collection in terms of money though.

Yeah, a lot of my tapes are priceless tbh. So much of that old Memphis stuff is never going to be repressed ever again. I'd never consider selling unless I was just strapped for cash or made a ludicrous offer.

Tommy Wright sent me that autographed tape for my bday and that shit is worth more than gold.

OudeGeuze posted...

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How much did you pay for this ?

This cassette tape ain't worth shit in terms of money, but it's one of the most important things of my life.

https://imgur.com/wtZVOHK

I got it for xmas in 1995 when I was 10 and it was the first album I ever owned.

It was the beginning of this

https://imgur.com/nzGFqSr