How to find vinyl?

I have been a vinyl collector for many years. The places to look are, of course, used record shops, if any are in your area. If not, pawn shops, Goodwill, Charity stores, flea markets, are all sources. At these places, you might find 1 or 2 good albums that aren't ruined, but I have got some gems too. If you travel to big cities, this is where you can get into the big time. There WILL be used record shops there, and they will be bigger than you ever thought possible. I went into a place in Louisiana once that had 2 million records.There used to be record collector's conventions in auditoriums around the country, where the whole place was filled with used records, sellers, and buyers. I think they advertised in Goldmine Record Newspaper, which is also a good buying source. Alternatively, Ebay, and internet record sellers can reduce the travel for you, but you can't see the record, and have to take their word for the condition. You can advertise in your local paper for buying record collections. The ones you don't want, you can re-sell. Some guys even open up a used record shop, and keep the best stuff for themselves. This is always a good way to get great albums for cheap. That's a couple of suggestions.

Twl and Viridian have basically said it all. The interest for Jazz and Classical seems low on Ebay at the moment, so prices there are quite good, though, as suggested above, you have to trust the seller and can't inspect for yourself.

There are a few places in the Washington D.C. area that have them. I have just started to get into vinyl and I am currently doing this research. If you want to you can keep emailing me periodically to see what I find in this area. Then at least that is one option in case you are up this way.

You're going to love this!! I just started collecting vinyl and have been buying mostly over the internet...
Yesterday I went to a quasi family reunion... and my cousin had in the basement over 3000 lps in mint shape...
He knew of my new vinyl set up and let me pick and choose whatever I wanted!! He had duplicate copies of almost everything.. go figure! Anyway, some choice selections were
Pink Floyd Dark side, picture disc and double LP...
Beatles White Album, Pink Floyd the Wall double lp, Pink Floyd wish you were here, Led zep in thru the out door, Physical Grafitti, Led zep 1 and 3, Some Genisis, Jimi Hendrix experice... god, so many I cant remember...Price..
Free! Gotta Love it... I dont mean to brag, but finding a gold mine like that deserves to be told!!
Anyway I have had very good luck with Adam Zar on line
his company is Adam's Used Records Emporium...
His lps are mint and prices are great!!
Happy Listening!
Joe