Records & music
Vintage sheet music, lot of 25, 1930s to 1950s popular songs
A stack of old popular-song sheet music with illustrated covers, the kind that turns up in piano benches and attic boxes. Buyers are usually after the cover art or one specific song, so lots sell cheap unless a famous title or artist is in the pile.
Estimated resale range (used)
$12 – $30
A ballpark, not a quote. Condition moves this number a lot, and so does who turns up to buy it. It isn't an appraisal and it isn't a dealer's offer.
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What matters when you check it
- Sort out any titles tied to film musicals, big band leaders or well-known singers and sell those separately
- Check for water stains, torn spines and detached pages, which drop a lot to near giveaway value
- Note whether the covers are full colour lithographs, which some buyers frame
Where the number comes from
Watching what these go for, not a record of sales. The range is a judgement call from what the same thing fetches secondhand. When an item has real sources behind it, they'll be printed here with the date they were checked.
Before you sell anything, look at sold prices rather than asking prices. Asking prices are wishes; sold prices are evidence.