VI. On selling to us
If they're
not being
played,
bring
them in.
No appraisal forms, no algorithms. You bring the box, we go through it together, you walk out with cash. The page below is the long version of how it works — and the rough estimator at the bottom is just to set expectations before you come in.
How it works
Four steps.
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i.
Bring the box.
Tuesday to Saturday, between 13:00 and 18:00. No appointment for one or two crates; if it's a hundred records or more, drop us a line first at hello@72records.be so we can clear counter space. We'll meet you at the door, help you carry.
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ii.
We go through it with you, in front of you.
Every record. Out of the sleeve, under the light, on the deck if there's any doubt. We tell you what we'd take and what we wouldn't, roughly what we'd pay for each pile, and why. Bring a coffee — it takes about thirty minutes for a hundred records.
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iii.
An honest number.
You get one number, in cash, today. No haggling, no "let me check with my partner," no offer expires.
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iv.
Walk out lighter. Or don't.
If the number works, we take the records you're parting with and you take whatever's left. If it doesn't, you take the whole box back. We won't be offended; we've taken plenty of boxes home ourselves over the years.
What we tend to take
The shorter list
— but the one that pays.
- Jazz across the spectrum, especially Blue Note, Impulse, ECM, MPS, Black Saint, Enja, anything Japanese on Three Blind Mice.
- Soul & funk LPs and 7"s on Stax, Motown, Philadelphia International, T.K., Salsoul.
- Belgian + Dutch electronic and post-punk we don't already have.
- Reggae & dub originals — Studio One, Trojan, Island, Greensleeves, blank-label dubplates.
- Hip-hop, late-80s through mid-90s, on vinyl. Independent label originals especially.
- Latin: salsa, MPB, Cuban anything, Fania.
- Classical box sets in clean condition with all the LPs present.
- 78s and 7"s we can sort through quickly — bring them.
What we tend not to take
The longer list
— bring them anyway, ask.
- Top-40 pop from the 80s & 90s that every shop in Brussels already has fifteen of.
- Easy listening, light orchestral, Mantovani-style. We have a permanent overstock.
- Records that have visibly seen water — warped, mouldy sleeves, separated laminate.
- Compilations from the 90s on, mostly. There are exceptions; ask.
- CDs and DVDs we don't have a buyer for. We'll take a few; we won't take a hundred.
- Anything you've cleaned with WD-40 or wood polish. We're sorry; we can't fix it.
Optional · before you come in
A very rough estimate.
Tell us roughly what you've got and we'll show you a ballpark range. None of this is binding — the real grade happens in front of you, with the records. If the range looks right, email a fuller list to hello@72records.be.
Or just walk in
Rue du Midi 72,
1000 Brussels.
The shop is open Tuesday to Saturday, 11:00 – 19:00. The intake desk is open in the afternoons, 13:00 – 18:00, so the morning stays for the shop. Pre-metro 3, 4 to Bourse. Three minutes on foot.
Questions
Things people ask.
Kann ich einfach in den Laden kommen, um meine Schallplatten zu verkaufen? +
Yes. Drop by during intake hours — Tuesday to Saturday, 13:00 – 18:00 — at Rue du Midi 72, 1000 Brussels. We'll go through your records, grade them and make an offer on the spot.
In welchem Zustand müssen die Schallplatten sein? +
Very Good (VG) oder besser passt am einfachsten. Bei interessanten Titeln nehmen wir auch niedrigere Bewertungen, aber der Zustand beeinflusst immer das Angebot. Sehen Sie sich dazu unseren Bewertungsleitfaden an, um zu erfahren, was die einzelnen Bewertungen in der Praxis bedeuten.
Wie bezahlt 72 Records die Schallplatten? +
Bar auf die Hand, sobald Sie unser Angebot annehmen.
Ich habe eine große Sammlung. Was soll ich tun? +
E-Mail hello@72records.be bevor Sie vorbeikommen. Für größere Sammlungen können wir vorab Zeit einplanen und in manchen Fällen auch zu Ihnen kommen.
Muss ich das Angebot annehmen? +
No. The estimate is free and there's no obligation to sell. If the numbers don't work for you, just take your records home — we won't be offended.
Was, wenn Sie keine meiner Platten nehmen wollen? +
Kommt vor. Manche Kisten passen einfach nicht zu unserem Laden — falsches Genre für uns, schon zu viele Exemplare im Bestand, oder ein Zustand, mit dem wir nichts anfangen können. Wir versprechen kein Angebot im Voraus; wenn wir absagen, sagen wir Ihnen offen warum und nennen einen Laden, wo es besser aufgehoben sein könnte. Kein böses Blut, so oder so.