Market Watch

Find out which records are bringing in big bucks in online auctions

Poor-condition doo-wop single proves exception to the rule

May 8, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

With a wealth of big-money records changing hands, we decided to bump up our Market Watch countdown to showcase this diverse dozen of online auction sales. ►

Beatles, Rolling Stones promos make a mark with buyers

March 20, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

The Beatles and The Rolling Stones first stormed U.S. charts and countdowns in 1964. These days, their records are still large and in charge on our Market Watch countdown of the top online auction results. What other acts have joined them this time out? ►

Big names, rarities duke it out in online record auctions

February 5, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

We’ve got a trifecta of collecting delights in this countdown: a promo, a rare alternate cover design and record withdrawn from the market altogether. But even those weren’t rare enough to take the top spot on our Market Watch countdown. ►

Online auctions yield Apple rarity, picture record and test pressing

January 22, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Shep Fields Waitin' For The Train To come In Vogue R715 Picture Disc

It’s been more than 40 years since The Beatles broke up, but the Fab Four still have plenty of pull with collectors. ►

Top 10 auction countdown focuses only on Fab Four records

January 16, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

What Beatles records are best-loved by collectors? It depends on who you ask. But if you let money do the talking from recent online auctions, we get an idea. ►

Blues, Bach and Beatles dominate online record auctions

December 12, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

This edition’s countdown suggests at least one seller was looking to clean out a collection, with several records from the same seller making into our Top 10. ►

Online auctions turn up Beatles trunk covers, promo recordings

October 31, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Beatles fans are seeing double in this edition of Market Watch with two different Trunk Cover versions in our countdown. What other records made the cut in our online auction Top 10? And what rare pressing claimed the top spot? ►

Classical records clean up in online record auctions

September 19, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

When it comes to Market Watch, The Beatles tend to pop up more often than Beethoven. Yet, in this countdown, classical recordings nab four of the Top 10 spots.
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Beatles, Andy Warhol dominate online record auctions

August 1, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

This countdown has plenty of headliners: Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley, The Beatles (twice) and Andy Warhol (twice). But what secured the No. 1 spot? ►

Northern Soul, British Invasion, bulk lots draw eager bidders

July 16, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

If you ever wished more rarities and exotic lots would make it into Market Watch, this is your lucky day. We’ve got an autographed Rolling Stones record, a first-state Beatles Butcher Cover, two different copies of the same classical record selling for the same amount … heck, we’ve even got a full jukebox packed with 45s. Oddly enough, though, none of those lots managed to top our list. ►