Massive 30K Heavy Metal Vinyl Collection I Bought In Vegas

The video below is a quick tour of a 30K heavy metal collection I bought in Vegas. It was so my vinyl that the details couldn’t fit in one video, so look for updates in the future on my YouTube channel. People often ask me if I will travel to buy a record collection. For collections north of 10K, I am willing to travel and have many times in the past.

This one was a no-brainer, considering that Vegas is only four hours from Los Angeles. I first visited the seller in early November and quickly looked at what he had for a few hours. The seller told me he would sell the entire collection at $15 a unit, the same price for every record and box set. Of course, many records were not worth $15, but there were many more where this would be an excellent deal. Not to mention that the $15 applied to box sets, some of which, like the Metallica Master of Puppets box set, go for up to $1000.

After crunching the numbers, I agreed to the deal, returned in a rented van, and picked them up in late November. I wrote him a check for 30K and returned to LA with this collection ready for sale just in time for Christmas.

This was a big buy for me. It was my second largest. My biggest purchase was 63K.

Here are some of the standouts from that collection.

Rob Zombie – Limited Edition Vinyl Box LP

Rob Zombie—Limited Edition Vinyl Box LP Box Set 2018 Geffen B0027088-01 — This is a very cool and collectible Box Set with original art, as only Rob Zombie knows how to do it.

Value = $1000

Metallica – Master of Puppets LP/CD/DVD Box Set

Metallica – Master of Puppets LP/CD/DVD Box Set 2017 Blackened – If you want every outtake, alternate mix, and demo associated with this Metallica classic, this is the box set for you! Much of the material seems superfluous, but Metallica nerds will buy anything. They did it at such a level that this box is only available on the aftermarket and costs a lot!

Value = $1000

Moonsorrow – Heritage: 1995-2008 – The Collected Works LP Box Set

Moonsorrow – Heritage: 1995-2008 – The Collected Works LP Box Set 2014 200G EX – While the folk metal outfit Moonsorrow may not be a household name like Metallica, the limited number of the pressings makes this a pricey find.

Value = $600

Pantera – Metal Magic LP

Pantera – Metal Magic LP 1983 Metal Magic Records – MMR 1283 – The LPs from the band’s early hair metal days “will never get reissued,” making these originals worth an arm and a leg. Also, it is perhaps the greatest album artwork in history [insert sarcasm].

Value = $400

Samhain – Initium LP

Samhain – Initium LP 1989 Plan 9 – PL9-04 [1ST PRESS] – Because Glenn Danzig seems allergic to reissuing these proto-punk classics — bootlegs are everywhere, and originals will cost you a vital organ.

Value = $300

Pearl Jam – Ten LP

Pearl Jam – Ten LP 1994 Epic Associated – Z 47857 [1st Press US] – If you are like me and grew up in the 90s, you probably never want to hear these songs again. It doesn’t change the fact that this was a massive debut album that plays like a greatest hits. It has been repressed many times, but the original is worth A LOT. It’s worth noting that this release didn’t appear on vinyl till almost two years after its 1992 release. That’s how prevalent CDs were at this time.

Rush – Counterparts LP

Rush – Counterparts LP 1993 Atlantic – 7567-82528-1 – When you think of “great Rush albums,” nobody thinks “Counterparts.” Due to record company hijinks, the first run is limited and has not been reissued.

Jerry Cantrell – Boggy Depot LP

Jerry Cantrell—Boggy Depot LP 2020 Columbia [Forest Green + Black]— While this is only a four-year-old reissue, it already sells for two of two bills on the aftermarket. You should see the prices on the first pressings—yikes!