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What to do with pre-owned vinyl?

Background: From ~1978 to 1991 I collected  many100s of vinyl records. At least 50% were classical; the rest jazz, R&B, World music, reggae, gospel--maybe 1200 records total. A few of the classical LPs are likely collectable/valuable, but most fall below that threshold. I’ve had these LPs stored in boxes since 1991. It’s becoming obvious I'll never again have a TT set up to hear these records. BTW, I live in Goshen, NY.

Can anyone suggest a way for me to responsibly dispose of these LPs?

FYI, I’d be happy to give to a store or reseller for estimated value, or donate them for a charity write-off. Money isn't my biggest concern & I have no appetite for trying to sell them on my own.

I also have a ton of old/good audio gear in the same problematic state (stored by never to be used again)...but that’s another story for another day.

Thanks in advance for any useful advice...
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geoffkait
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Donate them to Salvation Army thrift store or whatever and take a tax deduction. They will pick up. No muss, no fuss.
rodman99999
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Salvation Army, +1.     Also; many public Libraries have vinyl collections and donations are tax deductible.     Get a receipt, if you feel valuation exceeds $250.00:     https://extranet.winnefox.org/sites/extranet.winnefox.org/files/Donations%20to%20Libraries%20Local%20Government%20Tax%20Status%20and%20501c3%20Organizations.pdf
johnss
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not sure its too far of a drive or not, but Princeton Record exchange would likely take them.
big_greg
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Many record stores (the ones that sell used records) will buy collections.  If money isn't a concern, then that might be the "easy button".
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chakster
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I will tell you again, if there is one rare record in your collection, this record alone can cost more than entire collection. Jazz, Gospel, R&B from the 70's (originals) can be rare today if it's not a mainstream. Worth to check by titles on popsike.com where you will see all finals of ebay auctions. 
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