It consisted of six LPs and around 230 CDs ranging from the golden age 1980s metal up to more recent third wave thrash bands like Toxic Holocaust. The seller, who is an awesome guy I’d seen at metal shows over the years, brought the crate of CDS by my store in Hollywood. I asked him what he wanted, and he said $600 which I happily paid.
They sat in the receiving area for over a month before I finally went through them. If it had been last month, a rogue employee would have stolen over a quarter of them.
A Breakdown Of This Haul:
Although this collection was far from huge, there were a large number of albums that were worth well over $50.
Nuclear Assault – Handle With Care LP
Nuclear Assault – Handle With Care LP 1989 In-Effect [SEALED] [1ST PRESS ] – The seller told me this LP was a reissue, but it’s first press and in great shape.
Value = $125
Ulysses Siren – Above The Ashes CD
Ulysses Siren – Above The Ashes CD 2003 Relentless Records – RR0003000 – Released in 2003, this CD is a compilation of the band’s ’85 and 87 demos and is rare as hell.
Value = $100
Paradox – Heresy CD
Paradox – Heresy CD 2007 Metal Mind Productions – MASS 1047 [Gold Disc Digipak] – This reissue from the now defunct Metal Mind Records (Poland) is worth even more than a 1st press. Looks for all prices on the Metal Mind catalog to spike in the coming years.
Value = $60
Thanatos – Emerging from the Netherworlds CD
Thanatos – Emerging from the Netherworlds CD 1990 Shark Records – 015 [Germany] – Killer death/trash that showed up on the scene just a hare too late. Great record!
Value = $60
Anvil Bitch – Rise To Offend CD
Anvil Bitch – Rise To Offend CD 2003 New Renaissance – NRCD-126 [NUMBERED] – Though this album came out of vinyl in the 80s it never saw a first press of CD till 2003.
Value = $60
Have A Collection Like This To Sell?
I am always in the market. Hit me up at the contract info below.
The video below features a massive $40,000 collection of rare black, death, and heavy metal CDs, tapes, and albums that were stolen from our store by a 3-year employee and subsequently returned.
While it is beneficial to recover some of the stolen merchandise, I need to determine how to obtain compensation for the additional $30,000 worth of merchandise that he sold on OfferUp and other platforms, which can’t be replaced. Over the past year, he has been taking about 1/3 of my inventory, intentionally targeting the most valuable and collectible items for resale.
This is the total amount we’ve added back to inventory so far. The value does not include over 120 items that have already been sold.
He did this by one of two methods: Either stealing the items as soon as they arrived before they were added to inventory, or he would delete the listings from my eBay store and then take them. He did this a little at a time, except for one occasion when I was out of town. I paid him to come over and feed my cats. It was during that time that he removed significant quantities of the albums.
When I asked him where all the other money went, noting that he had sold at least 600 albums worth roughly $50 each since December, he told me that he didn’t have any money left. I also asked if he could replace them with items from his own collection. All of a sudden, he didn’t own any albums except for the ones stolen from me.
How I Discovered The Theft
The theft occurred gradually over the last year and a half. I discovered this while editing this video.
Usually, when I film videos for my YouTube channel, I do them in a single take. Most of the time, I don’t even review the footage. While filming this video, an issue arose with my camera, forcing me to complete the YouTube update in two sections and then edit them together. While I was looking for the edit point, I noticed that many of the most valuable CDs in the video weren’t in my eBay store inventory.
I checked to ensure none of these items were on the shelves. Then, I began reviewing other videos, noticing the same pattern: featured items in videos that never made it to inventory.
When my employee arrived for work the next day, I confronted him with a list of the missing items and asked where they might be. He immediately became fidgety and nervous and began to look on the shelves, quickly leaving the store.
The next day, I called him, and he admitted that he had been stealing from me for a long time and that he would “make it right. The next day, at noon, boxes started to arrive outside my door, and he would text me to let me know that he had left items for me. The deliveries went on for over three weeks, and during that time, he returned almost 300 albums and 500 CDs, many very rare and valuable.”
Stolen Item Highlights
Well, he did return a great deal of inventory, but I am still missing:
Over 600 of the most valuable albums from this collection I bought in Vegas. Several of the missing items were box sets worth over $200. When I purchased this collection, I hand-counted the records with the original owner, and the total number of items came to 1,985. By the time my employee finished with his theft, only 1,200 items made it to inventory. The discrepancy was so apparent that I called the original seller and asked if I had left some of the items in Vegas. I even suspected that he might have been the one who altered the deal.
I am also missing over 500 CDs from this collection, and I had noted in the original blog post that the amounts didn’t match up, although I didn’t know my employee was stealing at the time.
So many CDs were missing from the collection I bought locally that I lost money on the deal.
Over 100 albums were stolen from this collection I purchased in Syracuse.
Countless cassettes were stolen from various collections over the years.
In many cases, the employees stole multiple copies of valuable items. Meaning he wasn’t keeping them for his collection. He was targeting them for resale, which he sold on OfferUp and to Amoeba Records.
If anyone has information or wants to help, please get in touch with me at 310-666-6996 or email jqmediala@gmail.com
This is the second video that I did not publish for a few weeks after the last post because of the YouTube algorithm. There was supposed to be a third video, but it got corrupted on my phone.
Below is a tour of an awesome CD collection I bought locally in LA. Unlike many metal CD collections I purchase, I didn’t do this through the mail. The local seller came to my business, I saw the CDs before buying and paid him in cash. This was much simpler than my typical out-of-state or even out-of-country transactions.
The collection consisted of almost 700 death and black Metal CDs ranging from the 1980s to current bands. The guy had great taste in music, and there was no cheesy metal in this batch. The only problem was that he initially asked for $5000 for the whole lot, which was expensive. While I could have bought them for this much, it wouldn’t have been worth my time / paying for help to list them. I told him that if he wanted that kind of cash (as opposed to PayPal), he would be best off selling them individually on eBay, and he would earn that after a year or two of work. It is also important to remember that no matter how great your CD collection is, about 40% of it will never sell.
Below are some of my favorite and most valuable CDs from this collection, along with some approximate values.
Imprecation – Theurgia Goetia Summa CD
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Imprecation – Theurgia Goetia Summa CD 1996 Repulse Records – RPS 012 – released in 1996, this album is a compilation of the band’s earlier material, demos, and 7-inch singles. Imprecation is an absolutely killer Texas death metal band that is still active to this day.
Value = $120
Hellhammer – Demon Entrails CD
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Hellhammer—Demon Entrails CD 2008 Century Media [2 Disc Deluxe Mediabook] — Century Media released this deluxe edition compilation of Hellhammer’s early 80s material and demos in 2008. This deluxe edition mediabook is entirely out of print and hard to find.
Value = $80
Deicide – Deicide CD
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Deicide—Deicide CD 1990 R/C Records—RCD 9381 [1st Press] – The first pressings of the debut Deicide CD are hard to find because it was popular and repressed many times early in its release. I included a picture of the back of the CD to show you what an actual first pressing looks like.
Value = $80
Sodom – In The Sign Of Evil CD
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Sodom—In The Sign Of Evil CD 1988 Steamhammer—SHCD 4004 [First Press] *DE — While this Sodom EP was originally released in 1984, it never saw an official CD pressing until 1988 and is very rare and valuable.
Value = $100
Satanic Warmaster / Archgoat – Lux Satanae CD
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Satanic Warmaster / Archgoat – Lux Satanae CD 2016 Hells Headbangers – HELLS130 – this rare split between Satanic Warmaster and Archgoat is only a few years old but completely out-of-print. Hopefully, Hells Headbangers will re-issue this soon, but until then, be prepared to pay a lot for a used one.
Value = $80
Vital Remains – Into Cold Darkness CD
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Vital Remains—Into Cold Darkness CD 1995 Peaceville CDVILE 48 [1st Press] — This CD has been re-issued many times, but you want the first pressing.
Have A Metal Collection Like This You Want To Sell?
The video below is a complete walk-thru of a great collection of thrash metal CDs I bought from a widow selling them because her husband recently passed.
Unfortunately, I get too many collections this way these days. While it is always sad when a fallen metal brother passes on, it is good that their music can carry on. More importantly, I pay generously for quality metal CD collections so the family can get decent money for what they left behind.
No To The Awesome Thrash Metal
I buy collections of every metal subgenre; most I get are death metal and black metal, but I rarely run into a collection of my favorite subgenre: THRASH METAL (as you can probably guess by the name of this website). I grew up in the 1980s during the heyday of bands like Slayer, Kreator, Sodom, and Exodus. Thrash metal was king from 1985-1989 before dying a slow death in the early 90s under the weight of grunge.
The CDs in this collection consist of around 50% reissues and 50% original pressings. Many of the CDs in this collection came from some of the more obscure (to very obscure) bands that populated the later years of the thrash scene. Even many reissues are limited pressings of 1000 or less on small labels like Divebomb Records.
Highlights From This Collection
Below are some of the standout pieces from this collection.
Equinox – The Way To Go CD
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Equinox—The Way To Go CD 1990 RCA—PD 74669 [Norway] — This release is likely a tax write-off for RCA. Many bootlegs of the CD exist; there are no reissues, and originals are exceptionally rare and very expensive.
VALUE: $150
Cyclone – Inferior To None CD
Cyclone—Inferior To None CD 1991 Justice Records—JR-CD02-90 [Belgium]—This obscure Belgian thrash metal band is beloved by hardcore thrash fans. The original vinyl pressing came out in 1990, and this 1991 press is the first pressing on CD.
VALUE: $100
Exhorder – Slaughter in the Vatican CD
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Exhorder—Slaughter in the Vatican CD 1990 Roadrunner RO 9363-2 [Original]—This debut CD from New Orleans-based thrashers Exhoder is thrash metal done as well as it can be. The band followed this release with 1992’s “The Law” before breaking up for nearly 30 years and returning in 2020.
VALUE: $100
Forced Entry – As Above So Below CD
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Forced Entry – As Above So Below CD 1991 Relativity – 88561-2024-2 – The second release from one of those great thrash metal bands that came too late. It is completely out of print, with no reissues, and costs an arm and a leg.
VALUE: $90
Equinox – Xerox Success CD
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Equinox – Xerox Success CD 1992 RCA – PD 75210 [Original] – Another thrash metal band that came too late to be the next Metallica only to become another tax write-off for RCA
VALUE: $90
ZnoWhite – Act Of God CD
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ZnoWhite – Act Of God CD 1988 Roadracer – RR9587 – This female-fronted band split up shortly after this album when vocalist Debbie Gunn returned to her former band Sentinal Beast.
VALUE: $80
Have A Collection Like This To Sell?
I am constantly on the hunt for metal CDs and vinyl collections of any size. Contact me at the information below.
90% of the records in this collection are newer reissues in NM/NM, about 70% came sealed, and the remaining 10% consisted of vintage pressings from the 1980s. A full list of everything included is in the spreadsheet embedded below.
The seller did a decent job packing the records for shipping, but not perfect. He used the box-in-box method, but he did not use enough packing materials, which caused some corner beads. Many albums were downgraded to “sealed but NM” due to the damage to the jackets.
The Highlights
While most of my readers and YouTube viewers get much more excited about some of the mega-rare vintage collections I buy, many rare/expensive albums are in the collection, mostly due to limited color variants, out-of-print status, or lack of availability.
Strapping Young Lad – The Complete Works LP Box Set
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Strapping Young Lad – The Complete Works LP Box Set 2013 Blood Music [White] NM – This one is worth a top, mostly because it is out-of-print, massive, and contains every Strapping Young Lad release!
VALUE – $500
Dream Theater – Train of Thought LP
Dream Theater – Train of Thought LP 2014 Music On Vinyl MOVLP985 – This reissue of the band’s 2003 album is the first and only time on vinyl and has never been repressed.
VALUE – $250
Symphony X – The Odyssey LP
Symphony X – The Odyssey LP 2012 Inside Out Music IOMLP 109 EX/EX *DE [2x 180G] – If you like your metal nerdy, you can’t do better than Symphony X, this 2012 reissue of their 2002 live album.
Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence LP
Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence LP Picture Disc 2016 Inside Out IOMLP 462 – This sealed first pressing of Devin Townsend’s 2016 smash album is worth a pretty!
Steel Panther – Feel the Steel LP
Steel Panther – Feel the Steel LP 2009 Universal – B0012849-01 [Purple] – This debut album from Steel Panther is chock full of bangers, sold out as hell, and is yet to get repressed, making this sealed copy worth a ton.
A collector contacted me a few months ago and sent me a list of everything they had for sale. To determine the price, they sent me a list of the titles and a few example photos that were somewhat deceptive to represent the grading of the CDs. I’m sharing more on this below.
How The CDs Were Described
Actuality of Most
Some had mold
Pricing / Shipping Method
We agreed on a price ($3200 + shipping costs) and had to figure out a shipping method from the UK. Typically, shipping from Europe via FedEx or UPS is the least expensive. DHL is the best choice for shipping from England, though prices have risen quite a bit for their already costly service. The value of the Euro to the dollar is less lopsided than it used to be, with the exchange rate hovering near 1 for 1 now, making it a buyer’s market if you are in the US.
I sent the money via PayPal, and the seller shipped the collection out the next day.
Issues
Sadly, when the collection arrived, it became clear that the example photos of the CDs did not represent the vast majority of the collection. 70% came covered in mold and quite scratched. I contacted the seller, but they seemed uninterested in fixing the problem. I considered disputing through PayPal because this sale is covered by buyer protection. Ultimately, I did not dispute it once it was put for sale because I saw I could make a decent return. Luckily, the record grading was better than described.
Highlights From This Collection
Listed below are some of the highlights from this collection.
Monstrosity – In Dark Purity LP
Monstrosity – In Dark Purity LP 1999 The Plague – plague011 – The most expensive piece in this collection comes from Monstrosity and arrived in excellent condition. This album features Jason Avery on vocals, not Corpsegrider on vocals, but it is still very rare and sought after.
Value $400
Monstrosity – Imperial Doom LP
Monstrosity – Imperial Doom LP 1992 Nuclear Blast – NB 055 VG+/VG+ [1ST PRESS] – This is the first album from Monstrosity, featuring Corpsegrinder (Cannibal Corpse) on vocals. The CD of this release goes for over $100.
Value $250
Dying Fetus – Grotesque Impalement LP
Dying Fetus – Grotesque Impalement LP 2000 Revenge Productions RVP 6 VG+/EX *DE – Very rare numbered first pressing strictly limited to 1003 copies.
Value $230
Entombed – Clandestine LP
Entombed – Clandestine LP 1992 Earache – MOSH 37 [1st PRESS EMBOSSED] VG+/VG+ UK – Limited embossed first pressing on Earache records, limited to 1000 copies and very rare.
Value $160
Dying Fetus – Destroy The Opposition LP
Dying Fetus – Destroy The Opposition LP 2000 Good Life – GL 075 [Blue] EX/EX *BE – This is a limited first pressing of Good Life Records, that later got pick up by Relapse Records.
Value $160
Motörhead – No Remorse LP
Motörhead – No Remorse LP 1984 Bronze – 90236-1L [Leather Jacket] VG+/VG+ UK – Limited pressing of this classic Motorhead 2 LP compilation comes in excellent high-quality biker leather!
Value $150
Terrorizer – World Downfall LP
Terrorizer – World Downfall LP 1989 Earache – MOSH 16 VG+/VG+ UK – This proto-grindcore / death metal LP features half of the members of Morbid Angel and holds up to this day musically.
Value $150
Sintury – Disgorging The Dead CD
Sintury – Disgorging The Dead CD 1998 Corpse Gristle Records – CGR-001 [Rare] – Very rare death metal on the now-defunct Corpse Gristle records.
Value $150
Devourment – Molesting The Decapitated CD
Devourment – Molesting The Decapitated CD 1999 United Guttural – UGR 005 – Limited to 1000 copies, first pressings of this CD is very sought after. I don’t think anything is unique about the music; most people probably want it for the cover.
Value $100
Have A Collection Like This To Sell?
I am always buying. No collection is too big or small; I buy from everywhere in the United States and worldwide.
This is the list sent to me from the seller that started this deal.
CD
324 – Rebelgrind – 2007 Abhorrence – Evoking the abomination – 2000 Abysmal Torment – Incised wound suicide – 2005 Abysmal Torment – Epoch of methodic carnage – 2006 Abysmal Torment – Omnicide – 2009 Amputated Genitals – Human meat gluttony – 2005 Anal Bleeding – Two cocks in the same hole – 2002 And Hell Followed With – Proprioception – 2010 Angel Corpse – The Inexorable – 1999 – Cardboard case Angel Corpse – Of lucifer and lightning – 2007 Artery Eruption – Gouging out eyes of mutilated infants – 2005 At The Gates – The red in the sky is ours – 2003 Atheist – Unquestionable Presence – 1991 Autopsy – Severed survival – 2003 Autopsy – Mental Funeral – 2003 Beheaded – Perpetual Mockery – 1998 Beheaded – Resurgence of oblivion – 2000 Beheaded – Ominous Bloodline – 2005 Behemoth – Demonica – 2006 – Double cd and book Behemoth – The apostasy – 2007 Behemoth – Zoskia Cultus – 2007 – Cardboard case Bloodboil – The art of the flesh – 2005 Bloody Gore – Stench of your perversions – 1999 Bloody Gore – Blood driven vehemence – 2000 Brodequin – Instruments of torture – 2000 Brodequin – Festival of death – 2001 Brodequin – Methods of execution – 2004 Broken Hope – Swamped in gore – 1991 – Original artwork Broken Hope – Swamped in gore – 1995 Broken Hope – The Bowels of Repugnance – 1993 Broken Hope – Repulsive Conception – 1995 Broken Hope – Loathing – 1997 Broken Hope – Grotesque Blessings – 1999 Brutal Truth – Extreme conditions demand extreme responses – 1992 Brutal Truth – Need to control – 1994 Brutal Truth – Sounds of the animal kingdom – 1997 Brutal Truth – Goodbye cruel world – 1999 Brutal Truth – Evolution through revolution – 2009 Brujeria – Brujerizmo – 2000 Brujeria – Mextremist Hits – 2001 Brutus – Slachtbeest – 2013 Cancer – Death shall rise – 1991
Cannabis Corpse – Tube of the resonated – 2008 Cannibal Corpse – Eaten back to life – 1990 Cannibal Corpse – Butchered at birth – 1994 Cannibal Corpse – Hammer smashed face – Single – 1993 Cannibal Corpse – Tomb of the mutilated – 1992
Cannibal Corpse – The bleeding – 1994 Cannibal Corpse – Vile – 1996 Cannibal Corpse – Gallery of suicide – 1998 Cannibal Corpse – Bloodthirst – 1999 Cannibal Corpse – Live cannibalism – 2000 Cannibal Corpse – Gore Obsessed – 2002 Cannibal Corpse – Worm infested – 2002 – Limited edition Cannibal Corpse – Kill – 2006 – With bonus DVD Cannibal Corpse – Torture – 2012 – Cardboard case Cannibal Corpse – A skeleton domain – 2014 – Cardboard case Carcass – Reek of Putrefaction – 2003
Carcass – Symphonies of sickness – 2003 Carcass – Necroticism descanting the insalubrious – 2004 – With bonus CD-ROM videos Carcass – Heartwork – 1993 Carcass – Surgical steel – 2013 Carnivore Diprosopus – Filled my stomach with a pregnants corpse – 2004 Cephalic Carnage – Exploiting dysfunction – 2000 Cinerary – Rituals of desecration – 2001 Coercion – Delete – 1998 Corpsefucking Art – The art of the fucking corpse – 2004 Corpsing – The stench of humanity – 2006 Criminal Element – Guilty as charged – 2008 Cryptopsy – None so vile – 1996 Cryptopsy – Whisper Supremacy – 1998 Cryptopsy – And then you’ll beg – 2000 Cryptopsy – Once was not – 2005 Damnable – Communication of sounds – 2002 Dead Infection – Surgical Disembowelment – 2001 Dead Infection – A chapter of accidents – 2002 Dead Infection – Brain corrosion – 2004 Deaden – Hymns of the sick – 1998 Deaden – Displaying the art of carnage – 2006 Death – Scream bloody gore – 1987 Death – Leprosy – 1988 Death – Spiritual healing – 1999 Death – Human – 1991 Death – Individual thought patterns – 1993 Death – Symbolic – 1995 Death – The sound of perseverance – 1998
Death – Live in L.A. – 2001 Death – The sound of perseverance – re-release double disc still sealed in plastic Debodified – Utopia in the eyes of a beast – 2003 Decrepit Birth – …And time begins – 2003 Decrepit Birth – Diminishing between worlds – 2008 Deeds Of Flesh – Gradually Melted – 1995 – Original artwork Deeds Of Flesh – Trading Pieces – 2001 Deeds Of Flesh – Inbreeding the anthropophagi – 1998 Deeds Of Flesh – Path of the weakening – 1999 – Cardboard case Deeds Of Flesh – Mark of the legion – 2001 Deeds Of Flesh – Reduced to ashes – 2003 Deeds Of Flesh – Crown of souls – 2005 Defeated Sanity – Prelude to the tragedy – 2004 Defeated Sanity – Psalms of the moribund – 2007 Defecation – Purity dilution – 1989 Dehumanized – Prophecies foretold – 1998 Deicide – Deicide – 1998 Deicide – Legion – 1992 Deicide – Once upon the cross – 1995 Deicide – Serpents of the light – 1997 Deicide – The stench of redemption – 2006 – In box with poster and band photos Deprecated – Deriding his creation – 1998 – Signed by A.J. Magana and sticker Deranged – Rated X – 1995 Deranged – High on blood – 1998 Deranged – Plainfield cemetery – 2002 Despise – Fragments of reprisal – 2007 Despised Icon – Day of mourning – 2009 Devil Driver – Devil Driver – 2003 Devil Driver – The fury of our makers hand – 2005 Devil Driver – The last kind words – 2007 Devourment – Molesting the decapitated – 1999 Devourment – 1.3.8 – 2000 Devourment – Butcher the weak – 2005 Devourment – Butcher the weak – 2006 – Re-recorded version cardboard case Devourment – Unleash the carnivore – 2009 Digested Flesh – The answer to infection – 2017 Disconformity – Depravation of stigma – 2005 Disgorge (mex) – Chronic corpora infest – 1998 – With sticker Disgorge (CA) – Cranial Impalement – 1999 Disgorge (CA) – She lay gutted – 1999 Disgorge (CA) – Consume the forsaken – 2002 Disgorge (CA) – Parallels of infinite torture – 2005 Disgust – In aeternum – 2000 Dislimb – Bleeding anxiety – 2006
Dragonforce – Valley of the damned – 2003 Dragonforce – Sonic firestorm – 2004 Dragonforce – Inhuman Rampage – 2006 Dragonforce – Ultra beatdown special edition – 2008 Dying Fetus – Infatuation with malevolence – 1999 Dying Fetus – Purification through violence – 1997 Dying Fetus – Killing on adrenaline – 1998
Dying Fetus – Grotesque impalement – 2000 Dying Fetus – Destroy the opposition – 2000 Dying Fetus – Stop at nothing – 2003 Dyscrasia – Septical stomach pumped remnants – 2003 Eden Beast – Torturing the odd human mind – 2006 Embalmer – There was blood everywhere – 1997 Embalmer – 13 Faces of death – 2006
Emeth – Insidious – 2004 Enmity – Vomit forth intestinal excrement – 2002 Enmity – Illuminations of vile engorgement – 2005 Entombed – Serpent saints – 2007 Eternal Suffering – Drowning in tragedy – 1999 Eternal Suffering – Echo of lost words – 2010 Exhumed – Gore metal – 1998 Exhumed – Slaughtercult – 2000 Exhumed – Anatomy is destiny – 2003 – Limited edition 2 CD Five Finger Death Punch – The way of the fist – 2006 – special UK version Fleshless – Abhorrence of cadaveric Godless Truth – Burning Existence – 1999 Godless Truth – Arrogance of supreme power – 2004 – Signed Goratory – Orgasm induced diarrhea – 2002 Goratory – Rice on suede – 2004 Goreality – Perverse depraved indifference – 2007 Goreopsy – Intentional disfiguration – 1999 Goreopsy – Co.-ed killer – 2003 Goreinhaled – Fetus in fetu – 2004 Goreinhaled – The art of sickness – 2007 Gorgasm – Stabwound intercourse – 1998 Gorgasm – Bleeding Profusely – 2001 – With sticker Gorgasm – Masticate to dominate – 2003 Gorgasm – Orgy of murder – 2011 Gorguts – The erosion of sanity – 1993 Gorguts – Obscura – 1998 Grind Your Mind – A history o grindcore Guttural Secrete – Artistic creation with cranial stumps – 2004 Hate Eternal – Conquering the throne – 1999 Hate Eternal – King of all kings – 2002
Hate Eternal – Fury and flames – 2008 Hateplow – Moshpit murder – 2004 Heinous Killings – Hung with barbwire – 2005 Hour of Penance – Pageantry for martyrs – 2005 Hour of Penance – The vile conception – 2007 Immolation – Here in after – 1996
Incantation – The forsaken mourning of angelic anguish – 1997 Incestuous – Brass knuckle abortion – 2000 Infecdead – Soul perforation – 2003 Infected Malignity – The malignity born from despair – 2005 Infernal Dominion – Salvation through infinite suffering – 2000 Infernal Torment – Mans true nature – 1995 – Uncensored Infernal Torment – Mans true nature – 1995 – Censored Infernal Torment – Birthrate zero – 1997
Infliction – Denouncing the flesh – 2004 Ingurgitate – Blackest origins – 2004 Ingurgitate – Bleeding his sacred kingship – 2005 Insidious Decrepancy – Decadent orgy of atrocious suffering – 2002 – Original artwork signed Insidious Decrepancy – Decadent orgy of atrocious suffering – 2004 – Re-release signed Insidious Decrepancy – The inerrancy of profanation – 2004 – Signed
Insidious Decrepancy – The inerrancy of profanation – 2007 – Re-release signed Insidious Decrepancy – Extirpating omniscient certitude – 2009 Internal Bleeding – Invocation of evil – 1992/3 Internal Bleeding – Perpetual degradation – 1994
Internal Bleeding – Voracious contempt – 1995 Internal Bleeding – The extinction of benevolence – 1997 Internal Bleeding – Driven to conquer – 1999 Internal Bleeding – Imperium – 2014 Internal Bleeding – Heritage of sickness – Cardboard case Internal Suffering – Supreme knowledge domain – 1999 Internal Suffering – Unmercyful extermination – 2001 Internal Suffering – Chaotic matrix – 2002 Internal Suffering – Choronzonic force domination – 2004 Internal Suffering – Awakening the rebel – 2006 Inveracity – Circle of perversion – 2003 Inveracity – Extermination of millions – 2007 Irate – 1134 – 2001 Irate – New york metal – 2005 Job For A Cowboy – Ruination – 2009 Job For A Cowboy – Sun eater – 2014 Krabathor – Lies – 1995 – Tin case Kataklysm – Sorcery and the mystical gate of reincarnation – 1998 Kataklysm – Temple of knowledge – 2003 Kataklysm – Shadows and dust – 2002
Kataklysm – In the arms of devastation – 2006 – Limited edition with DVD Kataplexia – Catastrophic scenes – 2005 Krisiun – Apocalyptic revelation – 1998 Krisiun – Works of carnage – 2003
Krisiun – Assassination – 2006 Krisiun – Southern storm – 2008 Lamb Of God – As the palaces burn – 2003 Lamb Of God – Ashes of the wake – 2004 Lamb Of God – Sacrament – 2006 – Deluxe edition with DVD Lamb Of God – Wrath – 2009 – Limited edition Lamb Of God – Resolution – 2012 – Cardboard case Last Days Of Humanity – The sound of rancid juices sloshing around your coffin – 1998 Last Days Of Humanity – Hymns of indigestible suppuration – 2000 Lividity – Used abused and left for dead – 2006 Lockup – Live in Japan – 2005 Lust Of Decay – Infesting the exhumed – 2002 Lust Of Decay – Kingdom of Corpses – 2004 Lust Of Decay – Purity Through Dismemberment – 2006 Machine Head – Burn my eyes – 1994 Machine Head – The blackening – 2007 Machine Head – The blackening – 2007 – Special edition 3 disc set Machine Head – Bloodstone & diamonds – 2014 – Book version Malamor – Dead to the world – 2004 Malevolent Creation – In cold blood – 1997 Malevolent Creation – Eternal Malevolent Creation – Fine art of murder – 1998 Malevolent Creation – Manifestation – 2000 – 2 disc Malevolent Creation – Doomsday X – 2007 Mindly Rotten – The most exquisite agonies – 2005 Misery Index – Discordia – 2006 Monstrosity – Millennium – 1996 Monstrosity – In dark purity – 1999 – Cardboard case Monstrosity – Enslaving the masses – 2001 – 2 disc Monstrosity – Rise to power – 2004 – signed Morbid Angel – Altars of madness – 1989 Morbid Angel – Altars of madness – 2006 – Re-release with DVD Morbid Angel – Blessed are the sick – 1991 Morbid Angel – Covenant – 1993 Morbid Angel – Domination – 1995 Morbid Angel – Entangled in chaos – 1996 Morbid Angel – Formulas fatal to the flesh – 1998 Morbid Angel – Love of lava – 1999 Morbid Angel – Gateways to annihilation – 2000 Morbid Angel – Heretic – 2003 – Limited edition double disc
Mortal Decay – Cadaver art – 2005 Mortician – Mortal massacre – 1993 Mortician – House by the cemetery – 1995 Mortician – Hacked up for barbecue – 1996 Mortician – Zombie apocalypse – 1998 Mortician – Chainsaw dismemberment – 1999 Mortician – Domain of death – 2001
Mortician – Darkest day of horror – 2002 Mortician – Final bloodbath sessions – 2002 Mortician – Re-animated dead flesh – 2004 Murder Corporation – Blood revolution 2050 – 1995 Napalm Death – Scum – 1994
Napalm Death – From enslavement to obliteration – 1994 Napalm Death – The peel sessions – 1993 Napalm Death – Words from the exit wound – 1998 Napalm Death – Leaders not followers – 1999
Napalm Death – Enemy of the music business – 2000 Napalm Death – The code is red long live the code – 2004 – Cardboard case Napalm Death – Order of the leech – 2002 – Cardboard case Napalm Death – Smear campaign – 2006 – Cardboard case Napalm Death – Apex predator – 2015 – With sticker Nasum – Inhale/exhale – 1998 Nasum – Human 2.0 – 2000 Nasum – Helvete – 2003 Nasum – Shift – 2004 Necrotic Disgorgement – Suffocated in shrinkwrap – 2004 Necrophagist – Onset of putrefaction – 2004 Necrophagist – Epitaph – 2004 Necrosanct – Desolate – 1993 Nile – In the beginning – 2000 Nile – Black seeds of vengeance – 2000 Nile – In their darkened shrines – 2002 Obituary – Cause of death – Remaster Obituary – The end complete – Remaster Obituary – Dead – 1998 Obituary – Frozen in time – 2005 Obituary – Xecutioners return – 2007 – In box with poster Obituary – Darkest day – 2009 – Special edition Obituary – Inked in blood – 2014 Object – Object Origin – Informis infinitas inhumanitas – 2002 Origin – Antithesis – 2008 Peshmerga – Murderous acts of cruelty – 2010 Pestilence – Testimony of the ancients – 1991
Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals – Walk through exits only – 2013 Pig Destroyer – Prowler in the yard – 2001 Prophecy – Foretold…foreseen – 1998 Prophecy – Our domain – 2002
Putrefy – Putrefy – 2006 Putrid Pile – Collection of butchery – 2002 Putrid Pile – The pleasure in suffering – 2005 Putrid Pile – House of dementia – 2008 Putrilage – Devouring the gutted – 2000 Pyrexia – Sermon of mockery – 1993 Pyrexia – Hatred anger disgust – 1995 Pyrexia – System of the animal – 1997 Pyrexia – Cruelty beyond submission – 2004 Pyrexia – Age of the wicked – 2007 Regorge – Kingdoms of derision – 2002 Regurgitation – Tales of necrophilia – 1999 Regurgitation – Clitoraldectomy – 2011 Reincarnation – Seed of hate/void – 2003 Reinfection – They die for nothing – 1999 Repudilation – Repudilation Retch – Reinsertion of aborted remnants – 2001 Retch – Ben wa baby heads – 2002 Rise Of The North Star – Welcame – 2014 Rotting – The forgotten – 2002 Sadus – Swallowed in black – 1990 Sadus – Elements of anger – 1997 – Limited edition Samael – Blood Ritual – 1992 Sanitys Dawn – Mangled in the meatgrinder – 1998 Sarcolytic – Sarcolytic – 2004 Sarcolytic – The arcane progeny – 2010 Sarcosis – Sepsis sacral carna – 2006 Screaming Afterbirth – Puke pile – 2002 Screaming Afterbirth – Drunk on feces – 2003 Sect Of Execration – Baptized through blasphemy – 2002 Sepsism – Purulent decomposition – 1998 Sepultura – Beneath the remains – 1997 Sepultura – Arise – 1997 Severe Torture – Feasting on the blood – 2000 – Cardboard case Severe Torture – Butchery of the soul – 2002 Severe Torture – Misanthropic carnage – 2002
Severe Torture – Fall of the despise – 2005 Severed Saviour – Forced to bleed – 2001 Sikfuk – Gore delicious – 2002 Sikfuk – Teabagged at birth – 2006
Sinister – Creative killings – 2001 Sintury – Disgorging the dead – 1998 Skinless – Foreshadowing our demise – 2001 Skinless – Trample the weak hurdle the dead – 2006 Skinned – Spawn of insanity – 2005 – Signed Slayer – Christ illusion – 2007 – with DVD Slipknot – Slipknot – 1999 Slipknot – Iowa – 2001 Slipknot – Vol.3 (the subliminal verses) – 2004 Slipknot – All hope is gone – 2008 – special edition Slipknot – Antennas to hell – 2012 Slipknot – The gray chapter – 2014 – double disc Soils Of Fate – Sandstorm – 2001 Soils Of Fate – Crime syndicate – 2003 Soils Of Fate – Highest in the hierarchy of blasting sickness – 2005 Spawn of possession – Noctambulant – 2006 Squash Bowels – Tnyribal – 1999 Stratovarious – Elysium – 2011 – 2 CD with picture cards Suffocation – Human waste – 1991 Suffocation – Effigy of the forgotten – 1991 Suffocation – Breeding the spawn – 1993 Suffocation – Pierced from within – 1995 Suffocation – Despise the sun – 1998 Tardy Brothers – Bloodline – 2009 Terrorizer – World Downfall – 1989 Testament – Days of darkness – 2004 The Black Dahlia Murder – Miasma – 2005 The Black Dahlia Murder – Nocturnal – 2007 Ton – Blind follower/Point of view Ton – Plague – 2000 Torso Fuck – Erotic diarrhea fantasy – 2003 Total Rusak – Exploding the cranial – 2001 Uncleansed – Domination of the faithful – 2010 Uncreation – Death to humanity – 1995 Uncreation – Uncreation – 1997 Unhallowed – Punch fucking blasphemy – 1999 Vader – De profundis – Re-master includes album future of the past as bonus Vader – Black to the blind – Re-master includes album darkest age as bonus Vader – Live in Japan – Re-master contains tracks from sothis as bonus Vader – Impressions in blood – 2006
Vader – Tibi et igni – 2014 – Cardboard case Venomous Concept – Poisoned apple – 2008 Vile – Depopulate – 2002 Vile – The new age of chaos – 2005 – Signed Viral Load – Brutalized beyond belief – 1997 – Original artwork signed Viral Load – Brutalized beyond belief – Re-release signed
Viral Load – Practitioners of perversion – 2000 – Signed Viral Load – Practitioners of perversion – 2005 – Signed Viral Load – Backwoods bludgeoning – 2006 – Signed Viral Load – Hillbilly whore hackin revival – 2007 – Signed Visceral Bleeding – Remnants of deprivation – 2002 Visceral Bleeding – Transcend into ferocity – 2003
Vital Remains – Horrors of hell – 2006 Vital Remains – Into cold darkness – 2004 – Cardboard case Vital Remains – Let us pray – 1992 Vital Remains – Dawn of the apocalypse – 1999 – Signed Vital Remains – Icons of evil – 2007 Vomitory – Revelation nausea – 2000 Vomit Remnants – Supreme entity – 2001 Vomit Remnants – Indefensible vehemence – 2002 Vomit Remnants – Supreme vehemence – 2005 – Signed Wasteform – Crushing the reviled – 2003
Promo CD Brodequin – Prelude to execution – 2003 – 53/1000 Defeated Sanity – Promo 05
Incinerate – Promo – 2004 Internal Bleeding – Alien Breed – 2001 Severe Torture – Feasting on blood
CD Sampler Corpse Gristle Southern uprising vol 1 SOD earache spring/summer 95 SOD century media #14 Relapse records sampler spring 1999
DVD Behemoth – CRush.fUKK.CReate Brutal Domination 2004 USA Tour – Internal Suffering/Incinerate/Stabwound/Emeth Wake Up And Smell The… Carcass Deeds Of Flesh – Live in Montreal Deicide – Doomsday L.A. Deicide – When London Burns Devourment – Official DVD Immolation – Bringing down the world tour Krisiun – Live Armageddon Malevolent Creation – Created Live Napalm Death – The DVD Skinless – Skinflick Vader – More vision and the voice Vader – Night of the apocalypse
LP At Deaths Door – A collection of brutal death metal – 1990
Atheist – Piece of time – 1988 Bolt Thrower – Realms of chaos – 1989 – gatefold Bolt Thrower – Cenotaph – 1991 Bolt Thrower – Warmaster – 1991 – gatefold Carcass – The heartwork ep – 1994 Deranged – Rated X/Sculpture of the dead/Architects of perversions Deranged – III Dying Fetus – Grotesque Impalement – 2000 – 168/1000 Dying Fetus – Destroy the opposition – 2000 – strictly ltd edition 1 press only blue vinyl Earache presents grind crusher – 1989 Entombed – Clandestine – 1991 – ltd edition embossed sleeve Godflesh – Street cleaner – 1989 Inhume – In for the kill – 2003 Internal Suffering – Supreme knowledge domain – 2000 Megadeth – Peace sells… but whos buying? – 1986 Monstrosity – Imperial Doom – 1992 Monstrosity – In dark purity – 1999 – gatefold Morbid Angel – Abominations of desolation Motorhead – No remorse – 1984 – special leather edition double album Napalm Death – The peel sessions – 1989 Napalm Death – Suffer the children – 1990 Obituary – Slowly we rot – 1989 Obituary – The end complete – 1992 Over kill – The years of decay – 1989 Pantera – Far beyond driven collectors edition – 1993 – ltd edition double vinyl exclusive artwork
Gatefold Pantera – Far beyond bootleg live from donington – 1994
Sinister – Creative killings – 2001 Slayer – Seasons in the abyss – 1991 Slayer – Reign of justice – 1987 Slipknot – The gray chapter – 2014 – gatefold Suffocation – Souls to deny – 2004 Terrorizer – World downfall – 1989
EP Broken Hope – Hobo stew – 1993 – green vinyl Deranged Embalmer – There was blood everywhere – 1995 General Surgery – Necrology – 1991 Incantation – Deliverance of horrific prophecies – 1991 Kataklysm – Vision the chaos – 1994 Misery Index – Hang em high – 2006 Napalm Death – Nazi punks fuck off
Split EP Dying Fetus – Vengeance unleashed/Deep Red – The beating goes on The Nasum/Warhate Campaign – 1999 Maledictive Pigs – Brainwashing – 385/1000/Skinless Dead Infection /CSSO – 1997 Morgue/Last Days Of Humanity – 1999 Nasum – The black illusions/Abstain – Religion is war Haemorrhage – Surgery for the dead/Groinchurn – I dont think so Last Days Of Humanity/Vulgar Degenerate Exhumed – Totally fucking dead/Nyctophobic – Sterility Haemorrhage/Ingrowing – Creation of another future – blood splattered vinyl Prophecy/Perversist – colored vinyl Tales of the Exhumed/Retaliation Brodequin – Prelude to execution – 271/1000/Tears Of Decay – Stop the madness
Picture Discs Body Count – Born dead – 1994 Bolt Thrower – Realm of chaos Broken Hope – Grotesque Blessings – 1998 Cephalic Carnage – Exploiting Dysfunction Deeds Of Flesh – Path of the weakening Disgorge – She lay gutted Dying Fetus – Purification through violence Exhumed – Gore metal Lividity – Til only the sick remain Morbid Angel – Heretic – ltd edition ltd to 1500 copies Napalm Death – From enslavement to obliteration Vader – Reborn in chaos
Boxset Nile – Annihilation of the wicked – limited edition tin box with sticker, patch and necklace CD unopened
There were a couple of stand-out things about this collection.
Rare Unofficial Iron Maiden CDs
The first was a crazy selection of sealed Iron Maiden bootlegs. Ten CDs recorded from the Legacy of The Beast Tour 2019 in various cities were sealed, and some very impressive artwork included that I could have sworn was painted by Derek Riggs himself.
Unfortunately, these Iron Maiden CDs are unofficial and can’t be sold in my eBay store, but you can pick them up from me directly if you contact me. I will give you a great deal on the whole lot.
Rare Blackmoon Records Black Metal CD
Next up is the extremely rare Blackmoon Records from Poland. Like the Iron Maiden, all of these CDs are technically “unofficial,” but you can get away with selling these on eBay because of bands like Horna, Moonblood, and Sargeist. One interesting thing about Moonblood is that even though they are a legendary black metal band, everything they released until 2014 was a bootleg of demo recordings.
When I was a kid, my parents only listened to very lame music like Barbra Streisand. Props to this guy for listening to some very based black metal and killer Iron Maiden. While it is very sad that this true metal warrior has moved on to Valhalla, his music will live on.
Do You Have A Collection Like This To Sell?
I am always looking to buy collections like this, no matter where you are in the Uniited States or the world.
These albums were sent through DHL, arrived quickly, andwere well-packed. All are original pressings in VG+ condition or better. I will highlight some of the better items below.
Collection Highlights
In no particular order…
The Shining (Original Soundtrack) LP
The Shining (Original Soundtrack) LP 1980 Warner Bros WB 56 827 [GERMANY] VG+/EX – While this album is only metal-adjacent, it isn’t cheap. Despite its simple-looking 2-color art, this classic 1980 horror film soundtrack can easily fetch over $200.
Value $200- 250
Death Angel – The Ultra-Violence LP
Death Angel – The Ultra-Violence LP 1987 Enigma – ST-73253 VG+/EX [Original US] – This album makes these lists a lot and is very sought after; for a35-year-old album, this one was in excellent condition.
Value $140
Destruction – Infernal Overkill LP
Destruction – Infernal Overkill LP 1985 Steamhammer – SH 0029 VG+ *DE w/ Poster – This classic Destruction album also makes these lists a lot. This copy is extra cool because this limited edition included the original intact poster.
Value $120
Bulldozer – The Day Of Wrath LP
Bulldozer – The Day Of Wrath LP 1985 Roadrunner Records – RR 9779 – This album from a band hailed as the “Venom of Italy” is an absolute classic proto-thrash/black metal masterpieceand is highly underrated.
Value $100
Septic Death – Attention LP
Septic Death – Attention LP 1990 Pusmort – PUS0023-OID VG+/EX – In the 80s, if you wanted to sell copies of your album, you needed a cover drawn by Pushead. Skeptic Death is Pushead’s (born Brian Schroeder), and this release is tough to find.
Value $100
Have A Collection Like This To Sell?
I always look to buy collections like this and pay handsomely for them. Please contact me at the info below if you have one.
In the video below is a small portion of over 2500 metal CDs I just bought. Almost all are near-mint, over half are rare Japanese pressings, and many are sealed.
It was my understanding that the father died way too young, at the age of 60. What is remarkable about this collection is it spans the entire length of the genre, from Black Sabbath to bands that came out in the last few years.
Using PayPal and Trust
This transaction was a five-figure deal. Often, I am asked how I feel comfortable buying collections like this sight unseen and how buyers can feel comfortable working with me. I do all of these out-of-state deals through PayPal as goods and services. I pay the seller in full before their mailing. Paying upfront locks me into the agreement and assures the seller I’m a man of my word.
When you use PayPal as “goods and services,” you are allowing PayPal to act as an impartial referee. It creates a type of escrow between you and the seller. If something goes wrong, you can open a dispute inside PayPal, and they will sort it out. I have only had to do this once in hundreds of transactions. It’s good to know that 99% of people are honest.
Using PayPal insures both parties should it get lost in the mail or damaged because of improper packing or postal abuse.
PayPal sometimes holds for a few days before releasing them, but it usually does not. Fees go to the seller at 2.9%, which is quite reasonable.
Great Features In This Collection
All Japanese CDs in this collection are still factory-sealed with the OBI strip, genuinely “near mint.”Many are in SHM-CD format. SHM is a specialized audiophile format for which you need a Japanese SHM CD player, but it will normally play on a standard player.
Most of the non-import versions of the CDs are the deluxe collector versions that frequently include extra tracks, patches, and bonus tracks.
Regardless of value, every CD in this collection is housed in plastic collector sleeves.
That is all for this blog post; I will have to spread this out among a few posts because of the size of this collection.
Do You Have a Record or CD Collection You Want To Sell?
I am always looking to buy collections like this. Contact me at the information below if you have one to sell.
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