Gumtree to Discogs: Sell the Best of a Record Collection Singly
How to split a collection between a Gumtree lot and single Discogs listings, what each marketplace charges, grading older records, and the one step you do by hand after a sale.
Most record collections on Gumtree are advertised as one lot: “200 LPs, rock and pop, collection from Bristol”. The person who answers is often a dealer who will pay a lot price and sell the good records on Discogs one by one. FLUF Connect lets you do that part yourself. Your Gumtree items go to Discogs, where collectors around the world search for each pressing by name.
In short
- Keep the bulk lot and the record player on Gumtree. Send the records worth listing singly to Discogs.
- Gumtree charges sellers nothing. Discogs takes 9% of the item and the postage, between £0.10 and £150 per item.
- Discogs buyers are mostly not local, so every Discogs sale is a parcel to pack.
- A Discogs sale reaches FLUF, and you then delete the Gumtree ad yourself.
Is this for you?
It suits someone in the UK clearing a collection, an inherited one or their own, or a small dealer who buys collections on Gumtree and wants a better price for the best of them. Gumtree is good at the local cash sale: a buyer drives over, flicks through the boxes and pays. Discogs finds the one buyer in Germany or Japan who wants that particular pressing. If the collection is mostly common records worth a pound or two, a Gumtree lot sale is less work.
Splitting the collection
| List singly on Discogs | Leave on Gumtree |
|---|---|
| First pressings, imports, original jazz and soul labels, limited editions | Boxes of common LPs sold as a lot |
| Any record you can identify by its catalogue number | Turntables, speakers and storage units |
| CDs and cassettes that are out of print | DVDs, books and games |
Gumtree lists records under Music, Films, Books & Games. Discogs only takes physical music, and every listing points at one release in its database. A Gumtree ad for “a box of records” can’t go to Discogs as it stands. Make one item per record in FLUF, with the artist, title, format and catalogue number, and send those.
What each charges you
Gumtree’s page on how fees are charged says sellers pay nothing when the buyer pays through Gumtree. The buyer pays Buyer Protection at checkout: £0.70 plus 5% to 10% of the price. A cash sale at the door has no fee at all.
Discogs is free to list on and charges 9% when a record sells. Its fee page applies that to the item and the shipping, with a minimum of £0.10 and a maximum of £150 per item. The fee comes off the buyer’s PayPal payment straight away, and PayPal’s own processing fee is deducted too.
| £45 original pressing, £6 postage | Gumtree, collected for cash | Discogs |
|---|---|---|
| Fee taken from you | £0 | £4.59 (9% of £51), plus PayPal’s fee |
| Who can buy it | Someone within driving distance | Collectors in any country you ship to |
| Work after the sale | Hand it over | Pack it in a record mailer and post it |
Grading before you list
A Gumtree buyer can look at the record before paying. A Discogs buyer relies on your grade. Discogs’ grading guide uses the Goldmine scale from Mint to Poor, grades the record and the sleeve separately, and expects you to play the record through. Grade conservatively and say what you found in the comments. Records from a loft or a garage often have warps or mould that a quick look misses. Since September 2026 you can add photos of your copy to a Discogs listing, which helps with older records.
Sending Gumtree items to Discogs
- Connect Gumtree in FLUF Connect so your ads appear in your FLUF inventory.
- Connect Discogs from its card on the Channels screen, signing in to Discogs to approve access.
- Filter your inventory to Gumtree and select the records.
- Choose Discogs as the destination and review the price.
- Check each record’s grade and comments, then publish.
When something sells
| What happens | What FLUF does | What you do |
|---|---|---|
| It sells on Discogs | The order comes into FLUF | Delete the Gumtree ad, then post the record |
| A Gumtree buyer takes it | Nothing until you tell it | Mark it sold in FLUF, and the Discogs listing is removed |
| You change the price in FLUF | Updates the Discogs listing | Edit the Gumtree ad too if you want them to match |
The double sale happens on the Gumtree side. When a Discogs order arrives, take the Gumtree ad down at once, and pull that record out of the boxes before anyone comes round to browse.
What FLUF Connect does here
| Feature | Gumtree | Discogs |
|---|---|---|
| Crosslisting | Every plan | Every plan |
| Orders come into FLUF | No | Yes |
| Sold elsewhere, listing comes down | No, delete the ad yourself | Yes |
This page covers Gumtree UK only. Gumtree Australia is run by a different company and has its own FLUF connection.
Sell the best of the collection to Discogs collectors
7 days for £1, then from £9/month, then plans from £9/month.
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Checked 11 November 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, for records, CDs and cassettes. Make one item per record with the artist, title, format and catalogue number, then select them in FLUF Connect and choose Discogs as the destination. A single ad for a box of records can't go to Discogs as it stands.
No, when the buyer pays through Gumtree. The buyer pays Buyer Protection of £0.70 plus 5% to 10% of the price. A cash sale on collection has no fee.
9% of the item and the shipping, with a minimum of £0.10 and a maximum of £150 per item, plus PayPal's processing fee.
The Discogs order comes into FLUF, but FLUF doesn't remove Gumtree ads. Delete the ad yourself as soon as the order arrives.
Mark the record sold in FLUF and the Discogs listing is removed.
No. This page is about Gumtree UK. Gumtree Australia is a separate business, which FLUF connects as a different channel.
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