It's Great Fun Finding Rare Vinyl Records!!

Finding rare records can be time consuming, but, at the same time, can be fun and rewarding. Who hasn't dreamt of one day, entering a charity shop, walking up to a bin of records, and there before your very eyes, lies a stack of records that you have been wanting for years. And to top it off, you purchase them at a bargain price. Of course this is just dreaming - but hey, it could happen!

A local record shop is a good place to find rare records. You should find a large selection of records to choose from - but expect to pay top price for your selections. At Vinyl Records Still Live I am trying to build a data base of records shops around the UK who might not have a website. So please help in this task by sending me your recommendations

The ones on our list so far can be found at Record Shops If you know of any others you would like to recommend please send their details to me by clicking the Contact Page It will be my pleasure to add them to our listing.

You should also try looking in Yellow Pages for any charity shops in your neighbourhood. There, you will no doubt, find fewer recordings than at a record store. They will quite possibly be of a lower quality, but you should expect to pick them up at bargain basement prices. Also include in your search, any used book shops in your area. Although, their selection may be limited, they are also known for having used records for sale.

After you have finished with the phone book, grab the local free adds newspaper, and look under car boot sales. There have been many situations where a "Vinyl Hunter" has walked away from one of these events, with a box of vinyl gems, and in most cases, for only a few pounds.

If you are the type that prefers to stay at home and do your shopping with the use of your computer , there are several ways for finding records. One particularly fine method is to visit one of the many online auctions which have appeared in recent years. Two of the biggest, and perhaps the best, are Ebay.com and the Yahoo Music Auctions. At these sites, you can be sure to locate literally thousands of recordings (vinyl, shellac, tapes and CD's). To many collectors, online record auctions are another form of entertainment.

While competing with other collectors for the same album, you experience a rush of adrenaline in very much the similar fashion as you would when participating in legalized gambling. But buyer beware! Much like the gambling experience, online auctions can be addictive. Additionally, if you get caught up in a bidding war, you can easily end up paying much more for a recording, than it is really worth.

Perhaps the most plentiful resource on the Internet for purchasing records albums, is the record dealer website. Here a buyer, could buy or sell an entire collection of records. There are two methods for locating these websites. One way is by the use of a search engine (Yahoo, Excite,etc.). But you may wish to consider the safest source of dealer websites is to look at the recommended dealers at sites like ‘Vinyl Records Still Live’. This way you can have a high degree of comfort in doing business with a recommended dealer.

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