NOTE: Unfortunatelty we do not accept 78’s, water-damaged or moudly records. Please do not bring them in.
We buy and trade vinyl (not 78s)
IN STORE APPRAISALS: WED - FRI
You are welcome to bring them in at other times, but you will have to leave them here. Turnaround 7-10 days but we endeavour to be as fast as we can.
We buy in bulk and don’t cherry-pick (which would leave you with stuff you can't get rid of).
We cannot appraise on the spot, unless you have exceptioanlly small quantities, we are not busy and it’s Wednesday, Thursday or Friday.
We generally only buy records in VG+ (excellent) to Near Mint/Mint. Read up on how to grade records here.
We offer more for trade, so maybe it’s time to prune your collection ;)
BEFORE YOU BRING THEM IN
We can give you a rough idea on price if you know:
How many you have (a 30cm x 30cm cube of records is about 100)
Generally what condition they are in (grading info here)
Very Generally what genres/decades/artists they cover
DO NOT MAKE A LIST. Unless you love making lists, they are of little use because there are so many variables.
PRICING
As a general rule, for records in MINT to NEAR MINT condition, we pay between 1/3 and 1/2 the median market price, which we ascertain using online sales figures.
The breakdown for used collection is…
Easy Listening: $0 - think Nana Mouskouri, stage shows, classical, goon show, Burt Bacharach.
Filler: 50c - $1 per record. Think ABBA, Elton John, 12” Dance Floor Filler, RNB, Breaks, .
Killer: Up to $10 (sometimes more) per record. Think Pink Floyd, Prodigy, Tribe Called Quest, Rando 00s Minimal Tech, Groove Armada, Led Zeppelin.
If in doubt …
Contact us for more information
We also accept orphans - guaranteed to go to a good home; if not us, Vinnies loves our overflow.