Help wanted RE: Mozart 91 Philips CME set

morgan · Feb-20-2008, 13:52

Hello all,

I hope you can help, and forgive me if I am breaking any protocol here.

I inherited a large classical CD collection from my father. It is a great collection but unfortunately I have to break it down as I will be moving soon and I have no space for it.

Pride of place went to the Complete Mozart Edition 180cd/45vol Philips Collection (original cabinet 1991 version)

I would like to sell this without having to sell off each volume individually. I am sure he would have preferred this part of the collection to be kept together rather than broken up.

The trouble is I do not know where to start. I have palced the collection on ebay with a starting price of £550, which I think is fair.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MESE:IT&ih=006

Are there any other avenues you could recommend?

Thank you everyone for your time!

Iwan

Kromme · Feb-20-2008, 14:40

Hello Iwan,
The link does not work unfortunately...
Regards
A.Atabey

morgan · Feb-20-2008, 15:14

Thanks for letting me know.

this is the revised link:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ksid=p3907.m29

Contratrombone64 · Feb-21-2008, 01:00

You want some honest feedback? Too expensive. 550 quid divided by 180 (giving a unit price of 3 pounds). That's the cost of a Naxos CD. You might find a buyer, but then you'll have the cost of posting added to it, which I'm assuming is a heavy item ... do you need that amount of money from something you inherited? Not sure?! my two cent's worth.

morgan · Feb-21-2008, 12:39

It is the cost of a naxos cd, but these aren't naxos cd's. A similar collection (the later reissue) went for about the same price a week or so ago, minus the excellent booklets/packaging and presentation cabinet.

Its not that I necessarily want the money, its just that I want to do justice to its value, and the value my Father had for it.

acciaccatura · Feb-24-2008, 00:42

I'm sure you attach personal value to the Mozart set, but the moment you are selling something, all that counts is market value. I agree that GBP550 is too much - if you are keen on actually selling the CDs, your price should probably be around half that. You may be lucky there is a buyer who desperately wants the set and is willing to pay what you ask for, but don't count on it...

I do not believe that unit price is at all important to a buyer - affordability is. The larger the set you are selling, the lower the price you can get for each unit. Unfair, perhaps, but this is reality...

Feb-20-2008, 13:52	#1 (permalink)
morgan Recruit, Pianissimo Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3	Help wanted RE: Mozart 91 Philips CME set Hello all, I hope you can help, and forgive me if I am breaking any protocol here. I inherited a large classical CD collection from my father. It is a great collection but unfortunately I have to break it down as I will be moving soon and I have no space for it. Pride of place went to the Complete Mozart Edition 180cd/45vol Philips Collection (original cabinet 1991 version) I would like to sell this without having to sell off each volume individually. I am sure he would have preferred this part of the collection to be kept together rather than broken up. The trouble is I do not know where to start. I have palced the collection on ebay with a starting price of £550, which I think is fair. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MESE:IT&ih=006 Are there any other avenues you could recommend? Thank you everyone for your time! Iwan

Feb-24-2008, 00:42	#6 (permalink)
acciaccatura Civilian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: DK, Øerne Posts: 95	I'm sure you attach personal value to the Mozart set, but the moment you are selling something, all that counts is market value. I agree that GBP550 is too much - if you are keen on actually selling the CDs, your price should probably be around half that. You may be lucky there is a buyer who desperately wants the set and is willing to pay what you ask for, but don't count on it... I do not believe that unit price is at all important to a buyer - affordability is. The larger the set you are selling, the lower the price you can get for each unit. Unfair, perhaps, but this is reality... __________________ a keyboard is a keyboard is a keyboard

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Feb-20-2008, 14:40	#2 (permalink)
Kromme Captain of Water Music Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: İstanbul Posts: 391	Hello Iwan, The link does not work unfortunately... Regards A.Atabey

Feb-20-2008, 15:14	#3 (permalink)
morgan Recruit, Pianissimo Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3	Thanks for letting me know. this is the revised link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ksid=p3907.m29

Feb-21-2008, 01:00	#4 (permalink)
Contratrombone64 Vice Admiral Virtuoso Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 4,340 Images: 1	You want some honest feedback? Too expensive. 550 quid divided by 180 (giving a unit price of 3 pounds). That's the cost of a Naxos CD. You might find a buyer, but then you'll have the cost of posting added to it, which I'm assuming is a heavy item ... do you need that amount of money from something you inherited? Not sure?! my two cent's worth.

Feb-21-2008, 12:39	#5 (permalink)
morgan Recruit, Pianissimo Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3	It is the cost of a naxos cd, but these aren't naxos cd's. A similar collection (the later reissue) went for about the same price a week or so ago, minus the excellent booklets/packaging and presentation cabinet. Its not that I necessarily want the money, its just that I want to do justice to its value, and the value my Father had for it.