Ebay LP Purchases

try to buy at least several from the same seller to save on shipping. $4 per record? Gimme break coz I can buy for $4 at the local store

I usually don't buy off of E-Bay, but I am trying to complete my Mobile Fidelity and Nautilus LP collections and E-Bay has had alot of the titles I needed.

I must be lucky because over the past 6 months I have bought probably around 100 LPs and all of them have been perfect, (or at least the condition they were listed). I haven't purchased any regular records, so I can't comment on those sellers.

I also try to buy different titles from the same seller.

Some of the packaging has been horrible, but the LPs arrived okay. I just don't get some of the sellers lack of proper packaging...it's not rocket science. That's my only complaint, so far, about buying on E-Bay.

Where do you live?

I could not imagine buying a used LP from anyone over the internet that I could not physically take out of the jacket and inspect for myself New and sealed however are no problem.

I guess I am fortunate to live in an area that has used record shows 6-7 times a year. There are also many shops where I can obtain used vinyl. At an average of $2.00 an album, I have up to three copies of some titles I really like - all in very good to pristine condition.

I do not know where you live Teeshot, but start checking google for used record shows and shops in or near your area. Also, do not overlook Goodwill, Thrift Shops and 1/2 Price book stores as they have used record departments. I once found a mint copy of Supertramps Paris double record album for $1.50 at a 1/2 Price Book Store. I swear the records were never even played. Good luck and have fun - used record scrounging is a blast.

Look for sellers with plenty of positive feedback whose history is exclusively in selling records. Many of the better sellers have play-graded their records. If they haven't, you can ask them to play the record. If they won't or can't, move on. I've bought several hard to find--and, alas, expensive--records using this method, and I've only been stung once.