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It would never occur to me to buy something that I didn't plan to play and enjoy.
We all know that vinyl collectors like the sound and feel of a 12" LP, but reader DAB suspects many of you horde sealed copies of LPs to sell later. Do you ever buy LPs that you never open to sell later?
I only buy vinyl to enjoy the music, not for investment. I typically prefer CDs to standard commercial LPs (though I might prefer a mint audiophile LP) due to total lack of surface noise and the fact that my lower-end equipment cannot really deliver the better quality that a high-end rig might.
It's tempting to think that I have the foresight to predict the vinyl demands of the future, but I make a point of never buying something I don't like myself. Sometimes, a spare copy can mean peace of mind - I know I'll have a spare, and the investment is solid. I have been know to pick up a copy that's more likely to be eventually sold, than saved. This is part of the fun, I suppose, and there's really nothing preventing labels from a repress, so the risk is the hoarder's, ultimately.