Peace and blessings! This was an awesome story, from "13 cents" to "10 years in the making." That is a prime example of having a passion for doing something you love. I someday hope to join the ranks of record store owner, and your video makes it feel like its possible. We have an autistic child as well. So, sharing that with us is even more of a motivation to pursue my dream. Thanks for sharing and much continued success.

Will you be making a video of personal monsters you scored for yourself down the road? I would guess the person who bought the auction got his money's worth in jazz rarities alone.

which vinyl is a better-sounding one? I prefer black vinyl unless there is a Clarity or VR 900.

Great vid ! Jealous 😊 and 3x Gentle Giant debut whoah❤❤❤ my pulse got up like I was right there!

Thats a shit ton of records wow Bet theres tons of gems in there

VOA should have just opened up its own record store!

10 Albums That Make Me Feel Good, Change My Mood, and Put a Smile on my face! Noble Records - Bob Marley and the Wailers - Live! (1975) - Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic (1991) - Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966) - Parliament - Funkadelic vs Placebo Syndrome (1977) - Rage Against The Machine (1991) - Pearl Jam - VS (1993) - Bunny (2011)

Badlands LP is worth loads❤❤

Man you have the most fun job in the world.

Destroyer III absolutely has the correct date {5/30/77}. Only Trampled Underfoot is from 6.25/77.

Talk about the good old days - I found a nice copy of Freak Out! at a yard sale once for 10 cents. The guy had just lowered all the record prices from a quarter to a dime. Don't think that'll happen again.

I do remember that story. Pretty cool that you found one.

I have just started my record collection. I have 3 Elvis records

I'd buy shit tons of vinyl from you Dillon, but living in the UK, the postage costs are too prohibitive.

Every American surely knows about Voice Of America?!

You bought 12000 vinyls.. If the avrage saleprice is 25$ mand the margin is 30%. You made at least 50k in two days work... probably more.... nice..

Records get the adrenaline going.

Why do you & to be honest most Americans that I watch, keep the vinyl records out of the sleeve? I never do that, it doesn't affect the cover & it protects the records, leaving it out like you do is increasing the chance of vinyl damage, whenever I go to the states & go record hunting it amazes me how many damaged lp"s I've found because of the way they are kept.

UTTERLY. BLOWN. AWAY.

The rules are simple. Buy what you love. Love what you buy. If you’re collecting anything just for profit or bragging rights you’re wasting your time.

Testament, death angel, britny fox....all kinds of gems 2 seconds in

This is guying is ruining record collecting.

Vinyl is dead. The music is all old Neanderthal crap!

got Married. 🥰 Had 2 Quit Collecting After The 1983 US Festival.500+ Lps. Got Divorced 😁😆 Haven't Bought an LP Since. No Need 2 🙃🙂

OOP! I live in NC so imma have to make a trip!

If you want to see more about this collection, the Ten-Minute Record Review guy here on KZbin has done videos where he helped to sort through the jazz records.

man it's impossible to find original pressings of metal around STL. wish I was near your store.

How fortunate you are to come across a fantastic collection like that Congratulations

I'm sure you wouldn't wish to share but I'd love to know how the finances stack up... 😀

I know it comes with the territory and indeed is part of the history but still, I can't help being pained by all the radio station references scrawled onto the sleeves... 🫤

What an amazing historical experience! Getting to dig through Voice of Americas record collection is an honor . So many good records 🤘🤘

Crazy story, just a shame the collection didn't live up to the it. There is one take-away from this though. 6:22

Three copies of that Overkill with hype! Good to see a smattering of metal records there; that Sanctuary "Refuge Denied" particularly rules and has a Megadeth connection. How do you make an offer on so many titles? Just a dollar figure per box?

A serial killer being a Carpenters fan just makes so much sense.

Incredible Score! I'm sort of curious on how that extensive of a collection can be priced. I doubt he had them pre priced, so it must have been, check each box as you fill it, to get a fair estimate. It's just so many!🤔🧐

Wow! Some remarkable stuff there! Only 5 of those titles ever passed through my hands.

WOW!!!

Radio Free Europe. I saw a copy of Chronic town by R:E.M.

Dillion, I need a copy of "Badlands" first album. And Blue Murder's first. Anyway of getting a copy from you from the VOA collection ? Thanks for all you do man. Great find for the shop. Peace and love, Kev

Wow... I still get upset by only seeing the cover of 'hot in the shade'. The story to that is that I was with a lady and we used to dance to 'forever' in the living room all the time, looking in each others eyes and believing the lyrics. Sadly it wasn't forever...

Did you happen to come across any by the band Free?

I always order noble releases even if they're just exclusives, I've been waiting for this release since it was first announced and to get it for such a low price compared to alot of record lable reissue is amazing. I appreciate dillion, and everyone involved for bringing life to music that may never have gotten a chance and for bringing it in its most purest form, making it accessible, it's for the love of music and that's what we need in this community.

So coo! What a haul man!

Please send me all the Les Baxter LPs.

Keep it up!Love your show! thanks!

Odyssey and Oracle is over rated , probably two or three songs too long. Not a bad album but overrated.

Purchased 👍👍

Why. R. U. Showing. All. These. Crappy. Albums. ? There. Crap. Records. Drywayer. Sucks!!!! U. Dont. Know. Good. Music. Do. You?😵

That Iggy and the stooges is a great find. Gentle Giant too..im looking for Phographic Smile by Mr,Big from late seventies.

So many I can't find on compact disc because I have no turntable anymore. Sold all of my vinyl. Henry Gross" plug me into something"; is one of these along with Spocks Beard,Pat Benatar ,Paice Ashton,Lord