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    Love to make some trades. I'll send my lists if you give me your email adress. Rock on.-Hunter "The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean."
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    Hey john, I checked out your lists and would love to make a trade if your interested.If you send me your email adress I'll send an attachment with my lists. Rock on. -Hunter "The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean."
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    Hey now, new to this forum, fortunately was able to trade up from my wall of tapes to a wall of cds. Looking for some new friends to do some trade with. Here is my list of shows: http://johndcoyle.googlepages.com/home I have actually received a bunch of new stuff, and have to get around to posting it... Cd for Cd trades, or Cd for blanks for those looking to get started. Drop me a line and let me know. Note that the list includes some official releases, which I will not copy/trade and are only listed there to fill out the date ranges.
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    looking for some nice 1973 shows, have a small collection and am trying to expand. have some trades if anyone wants or will B&P...
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    I can concur with those who got into tape trading way back when and missed the digital bus. I have over 1500+ hours of casettes and very few CDs. I have an excellent program for my iMAC called Audicity which takes my analog signal and stores it digitally and thus I can burn etc... I just dont have time to do it..."Life happens when your busy making plans"....Eric
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    I would love to have a copy of that show from Bucknell Univ., I'm new to this on-line trading thing, plus I've lost most of my tapes and only have a few CD's?? Not sure what to do??
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    i have 200 + c.ds of shows..a lot of them have been probably been re-released so its "illegal" to trade them.i have been out of the scene for a few years now so i have no idea what shows are ok to trade and which ones are not but if anyone wants a few shows to start their collection then let me know and ill be happy to help out anyone..andy 1 chateau d`herouville,france 1.1.70 2 academy of music,NYC 22.2.74 3 filmore west,SF. 7.6.77 4 filmore west,SF. 11.11.73 5 filmore west,SF. 21.10.78 6 rochester ,NY 17.8.78 7 philadelphia civic centre,PA 22..10.67 8 chicago (last show) 24.2.74 9 kongressaal deutches museum,munich,germany 22.10.78 10 seattle,WA 20.3.77 11 jai alia fronton.miami.FL 18.10.78 12 philadelphia sprectrum.PA 11.11.73 13 roscoe maples pavillion,paolo alto.CA 18.3.67 14 rotterdam civic hall,netherlands 26.10.69 15 olympia theatre,paris 31.12.71 16 winterland,SF 20.10.78 17 venue unknown 2.1.72 18 concertgebouw,amsterdam 19.3.77 19 winterland,SF 8.6.77 20 rotterdam.netherlands (radio) 18.10.78 21 paramount northwest theatre,seattle.WA 17.10.78 22 wembley empire pool.london 24.2.74 23 the strand lyceum,london 15.4.70 24 merramec community college,kirkwood,MI 27.12.77 25 winterland,SF 19.6.80 26 st lousis arena,st louis,MO 20.6.80 27 manor downs,austin,TX 8.4.72 28 winterland,SF 1.10.80 29 lille fairgrounds,lille,france 13.10.80 30 beat club,bremen,germany 28.6.70 31 springfield civic centre,springfield,MA 27.8.72 32 jaarhundret halle,frankfurt,germany 28.2.81 33 capitol theatre,passaic,NJ 4.3.71 34 huntington civic centre,WV 23.6.74 35 swing auditorium,san bernadino,CA 19.10.71 36 the palladium,hollywood,CA 20.3.71 37 winterland,SF 17.5.77 38 academy of music,NYC 17.4.72 39 great american music hall,SF,CA 12.12.69 40 pauley pavillion,U.C.L.A,CA 23.5.72 41 tivoli gardens,copenhagen,denmark. 26.4.83 42 lusk field house,cortland,NY 1.11.68 43 portchester,NY 6.8.71 44 winterland,SF 25.5.77 45 dillon gym,princeton,NJ 8.10.68r 46 filmore east,NYC 21.4.69 47 R.F.K stadium,washington dc 26.2.77 48 giza sound and light theatre,cairo,egypt. 26.2.77 49 stakladen,aarthus university,denmark. 12.4.69 50 mcnichols sports arena,denver,CO. 28.3.69 51 workingmans dead studio outtakes 7.2.69 52 cameron indoor stadium 16.4.72 53 davis gym,bucknell uni,lewisburg.PA 11.5.77 54 springers inn,portland,OR 15.5.77 55 dillon stadium,hartford,CT 23.4.77 56 winterland,SF 16.1.70 57 curtis nixon convention hall,tampa,FL 23.8.68 58 kezar stadium,SF 10.11.67 59 rochester,NY 22.7.72 60 veneta,oregon (the field trip) 1.7.80 61 winterland,SF 11.5.72 62 university iowa,iowa city,IA 11.5.72 63 allan theatre,cleveland,OH 9.2.73 64 catholic youth centre,scranton.PA 4.4.76 65 winterland,SF 18.7.72 66 memorial coliseum,uni alabama,tuscaloosa,AL 9.11.79 67 filmore east,NYC 9.5.77 68 filmore east NYC 9.6.73 69 filmore east,NYC 7.7.78 70 veterans auditorium,santa rosa,CA 8.7.78 71 cleveland convention centre,OH 21.3.81 72 filmore west,SF. 10.6.73 73 filmore east NYC 15.9.73 74 curtis nixon convention hall,tampa,FL 26.6.74 75 oakland auditorium theatre,oakland,CA. 19.5.74 76 lindley meadows,golden gate park,SF. 19.5.74 77 winterland,SF 18.2.71 78 beacon theatre,NY 17.5.74 79 orpheum theatre,SF,CA 6.7.87 80 jai alai fronton,miami,FL 21.9.72 81 community war memorial auditorium,rochester,NY 5.8.74 82 eastown theatre,detroit,MI 30.12.78 83 filmore east,NYC. 3.6.76 84 freedom hall,louisville,KY 21.7.72 85 portland memorial coliseum,portland,OR 24.9.72 86 winterland,SF,CA. 2.7.88 87 winterland,SF,CA. 3.7.88 88 field house,illinois uni. 18.7.76 89 winterland,SF,CA. 3.5.72 90 university alabama,tuscaloosa,AL 9.10.76 91 filmore west,SF. 31.10.87 92 university minnesotta,MN 28.12.88 93 oakland stadium 28.12.79 94 civic centre,springfield,MA 28.12.79 95 bangor municipal auditorium,bangor,ME 4.8.67 96 moody coliseum,dallas,TX 11.4.72 97 hartford civic centre,hartford,CT 5.5.77 98 colgate uni,hamilton,NY 16.3.73 99 broome county,NY 15.10.77 100 county fairgrounds,des moines,IA 1967 101 new haven coliseum,CT 14.5.70 102 winterland,SF,CA. 28.10.77 103 winterland,SF,CA. 17.5.77 104 Lloyd noble centre,norman,OK 9.10.77 105 student centre,modesto jnr college,CA 16.8.69 106 boston tea party 12.10.77 107 filmore west,SF. 24.2.71 108 avalon ballroom,SF,CA 6.4.71 109 fresno convention centre,fresno,CA 24.9.88 110 shrine auditorium,los angeles,CA 18.4. 111 grand prix racecourse,watkins glen,NY 28.8.81 112 university wisconsin,WI. 11.10.77 113 the ark,boston,MA, 28.9.75 114 carousel ballroom,san francisco,CA 13.5.72 115 KPIX-TV studios,san francisco,CA. 29.7.88 116 monterey fairgrounds,monterey,CA. 2.2.69 117 thelma theatre,los angeles,CA. 1967 118 avalon ballroom,SF,CA 18.5.72 119 filmore west,SF. 23.3.75 120 O``eefe centre,toronto,canada. 26.5 121 civic auditorium,santa barbara,CA. 12.12.78 122 avalon ballroom,SF,CA 23.6.74 123 filmore east NYC 26.4.72 124 stanley theatre,pittsburgh,PA. 10.10.82 125 baton rouge international speedway,LA. 16.4.78 126 max yasgurs farm,bethel,NY. 24.4.77 127 the silver dollar fair,chico,CA 14.10.77 128 dance hall,rio nido,CA. 14.12.71 129 filmore west,SF. 5.2.89 130 crystal ballroom,portland,OR 3.3.87 131 electric factory,philadelphia,PA. 30.12.86 132 labor temple,minneapolis,MA. 28.5.77 133 winterland,SF,CA. 9.10.89 134 gulfstream park racecourse,hallandale,FL 29.12.68 135 dream bowl,vallejo,CA. 14.6.85 136 student union ballroom,UT 22.6.86 137 filmore west,SF. 15.7.88 138 madison square garden,NYC. 20.10.68 139 brendan byrne arena,east rutherford,NJ 13.8.75 140 california state uni,dominguez hill,CA 28.7. 141 boston garden,MA 10.1.70 142 warfield theatre,san francisco,CA 14.9.78 143 oakland coliseum,CA 26.8.71 144 hampton coliseum,virginia. 27.4.85 145 greek theatre,university california. 9.10.82 146 california exposistion amphitheatre,sacramento 30.4.88 147 pittsburgh civic centre,PA 13.6.69 148 berkeley community theatre,CA 18.6.74 149 laguna seca racway,monterey,CA 10.12.71 150 frost amphitheatre,paolo alto,CA 18.5.77 151 greek theatre,university california. 28.2.69 152 berkeley community theatre,CA 14.2.70 153 greek theatre,university california. 1.3.69 154 henry j kaiser convention centre,oakland,CA 7.6.70 155 warfield theatre,san francisco,CA 2.7.71 156 alpine valley,east troy,WI 27.2.69 157 civic centre,hartford,CT 2.3.69 158 henry j kaiser convention centre,oakland,CA 5.6 159 frost amphitheatre,paolo alto,CA 28.2.69 160 san diego sports arena,CA 21.8.68 161 the specrum,philadelphia,PA 5.5.67 162 west high auditorium,anchorage,alaska 29.4.71 163 berkeley community theatre,CA 2.1.70 164 uptown theatre,chicago,IL 28.4.71 165 compton terrace amphitheatre ,temple,AZ 26.4.71 166 rainbow theatre,london 20.9.70 167 west high auditorium,anchorage,alaska 29.4.71 168 oakland coliseum,CA 12.2.69 169 frost amphitheatre,paolo alto,CA 3.1.70 170 oxford plains speedway track,oxford,ME 15.5.70 171 oxford plains speedway track,oxford,ME 29.10.77 172 henry j kaiser convention centre,oakland,CA 20.1.68 173 augusta civic centre,augusta,ME 24.2.69 174 camp randall field house,university wisconsin 24.10.71 175 winterland,SF,CA. 22.2.69 176 boston gardens,MA 31.7.74 177 winterland,SF,CA. 17.4.71 178 newcastle city hall,england 14.4.71 179 gaelic park,the bronx,NYC 3.9.67 180 the mosque,richmond,VA 18.12.73 181 manhattan centre,nyc 19.12.73 182 capitol theatre,port chester,NY 17.11.72 183 winterland,SF,CA. 23.1.68 184 winterland,SF,CA. 2.2.68 185 assembly hall,indiana. 23.3.74 186 golden hall,san diego,CA 16.6.74 187 alpine valley,east troy,WI 10.5.72 188 providence civic centre,rhode island 25.3.83 189 cow palace,daly city,CA 26.9.73 190 university montana,missoula,montana 1.11.77 191 boston music hall,MA 4.11.77 192 swing auditorium,san bernadino,ca 6.12.73 193 auditorium theatre,chicago,IL 30.6.74 194 auditorium theatre,chicago,IL 15.10.83 195 horton field house,illinois 17.1.69 196 winterland,SF,CA. 9.7.95 197 manhattan centre,nyc 21.6.71 198 palace theatre,waterbury,CT. 13.4 199 fox theatre,atlanta,GA 16.3.68 200 memorial hall,kansas city,MI 14.2.68 201 colorado arena,detroit,MI 24.2.71 202 red rocks,morrison,CO 21.2.71 203 portland memorial coliseum,portland,OR 19.6.76 204 providence civic centre,rhode island 14.3.71 205 long beach arena,CA 4.12.78 206 capitol theatre,port chester,NY 6.5.90 207 red rocks,morrison,CO 10.6.84 208 filmore east NYC 31.3.73 209 st.paul civic centre,minnesota 6.11.77 210 oakland coliseum,CA 1.4.88 211 PNE colsieum,vancouver,BC 31.12.69 212 filmore east NYC 12.6.76 213 buffalo memorial auditorium,buffalo,NY 7.5.77 214 winterland,SF,CA. 26.9.91 215 fox theatre,st.louis,MO 3.11.84 216 hill auditorium,ann harbor,MI 13.3.85 217 kezar stadium,san francisco,CA 1984 218 RFK stadium,washgington,DC 2.11.84 219 roosevelt stadium,jersey city,NJ 21.4.72 220 paramount theatre,portland,OR 15.6.76 221 filmore west,SF. 14.6.76 222 beacon theatre,NYC 1.9.69 223 filmore west,SF. 22.4.71 224 the matrix,san francisco,CA. 26.1.69 225 carousel ballroom,SF,CA. 4.4.69 226 nassau coliseum,uniondale,NY 24.1.69 227 alfred college,NY. 13.10.68 228 roosevelt stadium,jersey city,NJ 11.10.84 229 greek theatre,university california. 29.6.76 230 winterland,SF,CA. 21.2.73 231 crystal ballroom,portland,OR 30.10.77 232 eureka municipal auditorium,CA 7.4.82 233 shrine auditorium,los angeles,CA 18.7.79 234 avalon ballroom,SF,CA 29.10.71 235 berkeley community theatre,CA 1.5.70 236 alfond arena,ME 19.4.83 237 curtis convention hall,witchita,KA 25.3.72 238 hofheinz pavillion,houston,TX 23.3.72 239 iowa uni,iowa city. 27.8.72
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    RODGER ALLINSONfor fellow tape traders i have about 3000 hrs of all different years i am willing to trade and always looking to expand my collection im really looking for early 80s if anybody has any to offer ill be more than happy to help anybody expand there shows
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Also DVDs, CDs, MP3s... Post requests and offers here. Please note that while trading, vining, etc. are welcome here, trading, vining, and other unauthorized copying and distribution of commercial releases, including those of the Grateful Dead, is not. Thank you.

Hey Maxrod101 I’m new to the forum but just saw your post about wanting to send your quite massive collection on to a new home and it caught my attention. I’m a relative newcomer to the dead head realm and am always looking for new shows to expand my horizons. I live not far from NYC and could handle a pick up. Happy to figure out a barter arrangement or offer you digital copies of your collection as I rip them. This is of course all assuming it hasn’t been spoken for already. Thanks for your time!

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I have extra CD copies of some Spring '83 shows. Who wants them? I have 4/10, 4/13, 4/16, 4/17, 4/19, 4/22, 4/23 and 4/25

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Hey Dstache, I’d love to take them off your hands. Feel free to drop me a message if they’re still available.

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I have lots of GD live cassettes (part of our 1500+ collection from back in the day) to give away if you can come to Oakland to pick them up.

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70+ cassette tapes of live Hot Tuna shows & some solo Jorma. All eras.
Most are soundboards, some are audience/field recordings.
Most are on quality tape - Maxell & TDK.
They have been treated kindly and for the most part are 'indoor' tapes.

May have other rare live stuff too.

Will trade for live soundboards of non-Tuna , non-Dead stuff. Looking for 60s-80s folk, folk-rock rarities.
Will trade for commercially released CDs too (but not copies of - want the official released stuff with liner booklets & tray inserts. Don't need the cases.
Also wanting CD box sets, especially Bear Family stuff, limited releases etc.

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If there is anyone in the DFW area I have some tapes I'm giving away. Spreading the love around. Just let me know. Peace.

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I have extra CD copies of some Spring '83 shows. Who wants them? I have 4/10, 4/13, 4/16, 4/17, 4/19, 4/22, 4/23 and 4/25
..... I would love to have the cd copies, I would like all of them

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Hi All!
I'm ISO any recording of Hydra (The band Particle with Mickey Hart) from 5/1/2005 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. This was a really fun year at Jazz Fest and this was the last performance of the festival. This was an absolute killer set. Thanks in advance for any help!

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Just started collecting tapes for me and my Dad to listen to when we hang out and I'm looking to add to that collection, I would take anything anyone is looking to get rid of or if someone was willing to copy any tapes I would happily make that work also, thanks in advance.
*I'm new to the tape trading world so feel free to direct me if I need to do anything differently.

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I’m willing to pay shipping fees associated with any Dead tapes someone might be giving away. I’m looking to rebuild my tape collection as my ex-wife threw mine away years ago. :(

Much love and thanks!
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anyone willing to offer this rare find ? I stupidly didn't grab it that one week back in April '16 .... any help is gratefully appreciated

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Does anyone have any tapes they would like to get rid of to a good home? I love to have any your duplicates. I’m a total noob in tape trading but would love to start my collection. I’ll pay shipping. Anything would be appreciated. Can email me at chuckstclair1@gmail.com. Thanks so much!!

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Anybody have tapes that they are looking to get rid of I am willing to pay for postage

Reply or Message me

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Does anyone have any gd tapes they would like to get rid of to a good home? I love to have any your duplicates. I used to collect cds/tapes a little when I first got into the Dead but as things have become digital, I got rid of what I had! Anyway, recently got myself a new tape deck and thought it would be fun to collect/trade again! I am happy to pay for shipping etc. Thx! phishinjo6@yahoo.com

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I have a wide variety of tapes from 71-76 and then a lot of spring 91. Want to trade?

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I have DVDs filled with FLAC to share, mostly Dead but also some Yes, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, etal. Dead includes shows from1971, 1972, 1977 and 1990. Stack of about 20 discs ready to send to someone

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I'd go with the FLAC if I needed em. Tapes just don't sound as good anymore. Outmoded. I have tapes if you want 'em. But, you'd have to come to WI. Long way for tapes in this day and age if you ask me...

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Anyone, Bueller, FLAC files on DVDS, the Grateful Dead, some other bands (Zep, Floyd, Stones)? Please, take them off my hands! If FLAC intimidates you, all you need is to download the FREE app Trader's Little Helper

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Chris, hi, Steve, where are you? i've got boxes of good quality tapes, not just dead, they have to go, I'm in CT, let me know, thanks, Steve

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hi, Steve here, have boxes of cassettes, played on Naks mostly, and they have to go. I'm in CT. Dead and other bands. Good listening. Please drop me a line asap. Thank you :) -Steve

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I am looking for a home in the local Dead Community to give away some more of my cassette tape collection. I gave away the bulk of my collection ( ~550 tapes ) and saved about 150 of the very best for myself.

Now (03/14/22) having gone thru the above remaining tapes, I am giving away about 60 tapes, along with a tape rack. Looking for someone within driving range ( ~50 miles with gas prices ) of Providence, RI. 100 miles if you want to meet me half way.

Excel List of these tapes can be sent by email for your review if you wish

I'm very interested in hearing about your tapes. I live in Philadelphia but have a buddy who lives in Mansfield Mass and he can be my pick up proxy. Let me know if they are still available. Thanks

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I have a large box of GD cassette tapes that I no longer want.
This box is primarily 1980's.
I'd prefer to meet up. I live in northern NJ.

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i would be interested in those tapes

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quillis72 - I sent you a private message

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I’m hoping to begin my GD tape collection and discover more stories about the shows through the eyes of other Deadheads. If anyone has some tapes they’d send my way, I’d surely appreciate it! Send me a copy of your favorite show (especially if you were there) and a little bit on why it’s your favorite!

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My husband has been seeing the Dead since the '70s. He has a bunch of bootleg cassettes that are looking for a new home (we are moving and don't have room for them and don't even have a cassette player). Does anyone want them? We'd rather send them to someone who wants them and we don't want them to end up in the landfill. We would want the whole collection to go to one person. Let me know and we can talk logistics.

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as the previous post suggests, you will probably find a number of people here looking to rehome their tape collections free of charge, so stick around...
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I am looking to get a start in tapes. So, if anyone has some that are collecting dust, I'll cherish them for ya!

Hey brother, any chance you have anymore tapes available. Dying to listen to some!

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I have an extensive collection of tapes that are fairly well organized and in Casio zip cases.
I started the collection in 1985 and I still have it in its entirety today.
Some of the tapes are duplicates of the same show, both AUD's and SBD's.
Let me know if you are interested.
I believe the total number of tapes I have is well over 300 ranging from the late 1960s (including a few of the Acid Tests, Egypt and other rarities).
If you are willing to pay the cost of shipping and perhaps a few extra bucks to help with transport, lets talk.
I'd like a good new home for this pampered collection.
Please advise, thank you. :)

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Pretty quiet around here, I see.

At the moment I'm extremely short on spare change for shipping, and raise that the question of international customs' interest in, or perhaps ignorance of such content. I do find myself salivating, but ya can't spend what ya ain't got.

Hopefully you can hang on to them until a more stable enthusiast turns up.

Roughly how many tapes are there?
What do you reckon domestic shipping will be?

Might be easier to find a taker if they know how much postage will be needed.

A lot of people probably filled up while the Internet Archive was still open trading on all formats.
I for one still have a tape deck, sadly didn't binge on the Archive when I could have, and can't afford the string of limited edition official releases that are so tantalizing.

Good luck!

It is over 300 tapes; closer to 400.

I would like a decent home for this carefully collected batch of tapes.

I don't know how much shipping would cost as it is a large collection from the late 1960's to the early 1990's. I suppose it depends on where you are located. I am in California north of San Francisco.

There are JGB tapes in the collection as well.

A lot of effort went into this and money too.

If you cannot pay the amount necessary to ship it with the Casio cases that they are in (its about 6 of them full), I don't know what to suggest.

Thank you for your interest.

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You can probably get an estimate of shipping costs by measuring the approximate weight and size of the box they would fit into. Naturally, as you say, the destination is also a factor.

The size of the final package will determine the price scale which increases in steps by weight.
There will be a price scale for domestic shipping, and different price scales depending on overseas regional codes. The codes often seem to be determined as much by postal infrastructure as they are by proximity.

These rates should all be posted on the website of whatever delivery service you choose, be it USPS, FedEx, or whatever. These days some services have better coverage in different regions, while another is better for a different region.

For example, when I ship stuff to the US, I use a courier service, something like UPS, but when I send things to Europe, it's better to use a Post Office product.

For another example, back when I was trading blank tapes and postage for someone to dub shows for me, I put the tape in an envelope, weighed it, and bought the return postage for that envelope before including both the stamped return evenlope and the tape into second package, which, of course, also had to have postage. So, if all you're asking for is postage, that's totally reasonable. The only hold up is that no one knows how much the postage will be yet. It's hard to put your hand up and say, "Me," under those circumstances.

Another concern for international shipping is whether eyebrows will be raised at customs inspection, but there is no way to predict that. Essentially the tapes would be a gift with no commercial value.

I suppose collectors more knowledgable than myself could probably guesstimate the weight based simply on the number of tapes, but if you can somehow weigh the boxes, a ballpark figure should be just a few clicks away. Then, if someone from Kansas, or someone from Germany, or like myself, from Japan, or wherever, shows interest you can quickly refer to the chart and have an idea how much they should expect to send to you. You don't want to settle on a price, and then find out that isn't enough to cover shipping, right?

It also saves you packing everything up, taking it to the post office, and then having the buyer back out because postage was far more than expected. I reckon people would like to know what they're getting into before going forward. Personally, I imagine it's gonna be more than I can afford right now. Can't spend money I don't have, regardless of the quality of your collection. However, at this point, even if I was seriously considering your offer, imagination is the only thing I have to go on. See what I'm saying?

I completely agree with you, these vintage tapes could still provide a lot of joy to someone.
A lot of people still listen to tapes.
It would be a travesty to have them end up in the garbage.

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Live cassette collection of 600-700 pieces.
Looking to trade for CD Box Sets, almost any genre.
Most Dead stuff already gone but lots of other good stuff.
Some 60s, lots of 70s & 80s rock and folk. A nice eclectic assortment, many off-beat under-the-radar artists. Many NY radio station live folk & singer-songwriter stuff.

Send message here with your email addy - i check frequently and will reply with the details.

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Hey now! I have a couple dozen+ bootleg CDs that I'm giving away. Grateful Dead, JGB, Phil & a few random ones that you'll probably like too:) Send me a msg & we'll work it out.