Guides to selling your vinyl
These guides are for selling vinyl records in the UK. They explain the checker on this site, and the other ways people sell records, so you can choose with the records in front of you.
Sell vinyl records online
How to sell vinyl records online in the UK, and how to sell your records online: a barcode or a catalogue number, an offer per record, then the parcel.
Sell a record collection
How to sell a record collection, sell your vinyl collection, or sell LPs from it, working through the shelf in batches and sending the records you choose.
Selling a loved one's record collection
A gentle, practical guide for when you're clearing someone's records: what to do first, taking your time, and spotting the valuable ones.
How much are my records worth?
A vinyl value checker in plain language: catalogue numbers, barcodes, pressings and condition, and how to read the offer on the scanner.
Where to sell vinyl
An honest comparison of record shops, eBay, Discogs, Vinted and buyback sites, with what each one asks you to do.
About Chris Faulkes
Who runs Vinyl Buyback: Chris Faulkes in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, who also runs the record shop WholeLottaVinyl and checks every record himself.
How it works
The steps after you have an offer: sending the records, the condition check, and getting paid.
Grading guide
How we describe the condition of a record and its sleeve, from Mint through to Poor.
FAQ
Answers to common questions about selling records to Vinyl Buyback.
Blog
Short articles on selling records, starting with what Music Magpie’s own pages say about vinyl.
To check a record, use the scanner on the homepage. The rules of a sale are on the terms. To write to us, use contact.
Scan a barcode