How much were vinyl records selling for?

In 1987 when I waited table across the street from Cactus records (and down the street from Sound Warehouse) and had to decide wether to buy a record or a CD with the cash in my pocket after a shift ($80-150), the records were 8.99 and the CD's were 12.99.

domestic list prices were 7.99 to 8.99 but there were midlines for 5.99 and less. imports were all over the place.

WHAT'S GOING ON....WHEN DID CDS TAKE OVER?......Where the Hell was I???

If I remember correctly, back then you could still get a brand new VW Super Beetle for about $2K. I'm not sure what that means to this thread. :-)

Oooo. I may have been going too far back. Let's say it was still below $3500 by the time ceedees became really popular.