{
  "slug": "vinyl-collection-value",
  "title": "Vinyl Collection Value Calculator",
  "heading": "Vinyl Collection Value Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/vinyl-collection-value",
  "summary": "What your record collection is worth to sell.",
  "description": "Grade mix drives value more than count. Estimate resale value across mint, VG, and rough copies, net of marketplace fees.",
  "formula": null,
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=vinyl-collection-value",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "mint",
      "label": "Near-mint records",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 60,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "mintVal",
      "label": "Avg value (near-mint)",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 28,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "vg",
      "label": "VG+ records",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 140,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "vgVal",
      "label": "Avg value (VG+)",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 11,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "rough",
      "label": "Rough records",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 90,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "roughVal",
      "label": "Avg value (rough)",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 2,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "fees",
      "label": "Marketplace fees + shipping loss",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 22,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "net",
      "label": "Net resale value",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "gross",
      "label": "Gross catalog value",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "count",
      "label": "Records counted",
      "format": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "perRecord",
      "label": "Net per record",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Near-mint records: 60",
      "Avg value (near-mint): 28 $",
      "VG+ records: 140",
      "Avg value (VG+): 11 $",
      "Rough records: 90",
      "Avg value (rough): 2 $",
      "Marketplace fees + shipping loss: 22 %"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Net resale value: $2,652",
      "Gross catalog value: $3,400",
      "Records counted: 290",
      "Net per record: $9.14"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter near-mint records.",
      "Enter avg value (near-mint) ($).",
      "Enter vg+ records.",
      "Enter avg value (vg+) ($).",
      "Enter rough records.",
      "Enter avg value (rough) ($).",
      "Enter marketplace fees + shipping loss (%).",
      "Read your net resale value on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "mint": 36,
        "mintVal": 17,
        "vg": 84,
        "vgVal": 7,
        "rough": 54,
        "roughVal": 1.2,
        "fees": 13
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "mint": 60,
        "mintVal": 28,
        "vg": 140,
        "vgVal": 11,
        "rough": 90,
        "roughVal": 2,
        "fees": 22
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "mint": 96,
        "mintVal": 45,
        "vg": 224,
        "vgVal": 18,
        "rough": 144,
        "roughVal": 3.2,
        "fees": 35
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the vinyl collection value calculator work?",
      "a": "Grade mix drives value more than count. Estimate resale value across mint, VG, and rough copies, net of marketplace fees."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "7 values: near-mint records, avg value (near-mint), vg+ records, avg value (vg+), rough records, avg value (rough), and marketplace fees + shipping loss. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the net resale value result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/reseller-profit"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Vinyl Collection Value Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/vinyl-collection-value)"
}