The price of used LP's.

Am I just lucky in living in an area with a lot of little record shops, where I regularly find LP’s from the 1950’s, 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s in Near Mint condition, priced from as low as $3 to $10 (occasionally above, but anything above $10 I usually already have)?

I ask because in today’s email from Audiophile USA, the following Kinks (amongst my very favorite 1960’s UK Groups) LP’s were included in the offerings:

- Something Else By The Kinks, this copy with a small "cut-out" rivet installed in its’ cover. Listed price $95. By the time I had opened the email, the LP had already sold. Luckily I still have the 3-color/steamship label Reprise copy I bought new in 1968 for $2.99.

- Face To Face (mono U.S. pressing), with "some crease wear on top and spine, hence price", which is $140. I don’t need it (I have an original mono UK Pye Records copy), so it’s all yours.

- Face To Face (this copy stereo), with cut-our rivet, $125.

What I DO know is that I started buying LP’s (I don’t like calling it "collecting") early enough that I already own most of the LP’s that are now selling for these kind of prices. How ’bout you?