I found a sealed original pressing copy of the white album in my basement. I i already have an open copy so it’s not like I need it. Anyone know what it could sell for on ebay.
The value of your album will depend on a number of things….
- What is the number on the front cover? A low number (below 10,000) will command a higher price and anything very low (below 1,000) will be higher still.
- The price also depends on the condition – you say it is still sealed but is the cover totally mint, or are there defects like worn corners, tears in the shrinkwrap, etc?
- Are there any stickers on the shrinkwrap? These could add to the value depending on what stickers are present
- The history of the album; have you owned it since it was released or has it been bought and sold a number of times? Has it belonged to anyone connected to the Beatles (record company exec or whatever)?
A still-sealed White Album which had belonged to Alan Livingstone of Capitol Records (who signed The Beatles) sold for $6,000 on the Fab4Collectibles website. Another sealed copy with a rare sticker on the shrinkwrap sold for $7,500. These are probably the very high end of the market. Your album could be worth anything up to that depending on the factors above.
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A few albums that have survived over the decades with the goodies that came along with them. Posters, lyric books and such. Beatles albums were meant to be used and listened to. Dealers can keep their “mint condition” untouched sit-on-the-shelf collectors albums. I’ll keep the ones I have.
