Where do you look for rare records and pressings ?


Reliable sources, people that got or can get real things. Not ebay, discog, craig moerer, garbage bins, goodwill, yard sales,thrift shops etc.
Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dead Can Dance, El Camaron/Paco de Lucia etc -  pro and test pressings, including first release Japanese. Couple of Pink Floyd and Deep Purple maybe.
I have a few, they sound vastly superior. Best way to improve the sound.
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I did get a few from Japan on ebay but that's it and I can't check ebay every hour in an effort not to miss anything. Same with discogs. We just need more upscale vintage boutique stores, not only for records. I liked ebay much more in the beginning when there was no buy it now, only auctions. It was a little wild and sometimes you had to send cash. No problem for me, I lost some but gained more. And there was virtually no overgrading, in my experience, and Japanese usually downgraded.
Discogs, WFMU's annual record sale (though I've only been once since I live on the west coast). I'm also fortunate enough to live near several excellent record stores.
I heard that German audiophile society can be a source for master tape dubs, not sure about rare records. Besides, I don't speak German, though a number of Germans speak English.
If you can locate German audiophile universe, you will find a lots of esoteric/rare stuff. They are serious about it. There used to be a few small stores in Amsterdam that were well-stocked, but they have watered down over the years.
Aside from select Estate Sales , we have Vintage Vinyl and recently, CD Warehouse here in St Lou that have hidden gems if you want to put in the time or days to browse.  I have been lucky on finding some Japanese JVC Direct to Discs, EMI Toshiba Pro-Use DD, and some extremely well made GRP Digital Masters.  Stumbled upon a very rare Ray Manzarek sealed copy of the "The Golden Scarab"  last. It is his first solo album and I have my open copy to listen to.