Be aware that numismatists (coin collectors) have a problem called "green slime" caused by the deposit of plasticizers from PVC coin bags.

I got some records back in the '80s at garage sales that had paper sleeves that were lined with the polyvinyl inner sleeve and they would off gas on the records and even stick to the vinyl record surface. I got rid of those years ago Thanks for the info.

Thanks Steve. Sounds like pretty hard core and logical tips. You are pretty busy digging through large collections to waste time at an estate sale. Appreciate it, Chris

Hey brother I've got you playing in the background at the moment because you see I put on A.I.C. before I stumbled across your cool video 👍👌🤘 but when it's over I will be back to hear all the cool tips.many thanks!

Wait, you said there are no rules...then why is it wrong to look through others records? 😅

*Estate sale companies hire record experts like you to price the records. Estate sales are OVAH.*

Ascot where the 110 & 405 freeways collide in Gardena.

I loved this and found it quite fascinating. I have to say that I admire your tenacity and patience..i'm afraid I was born on the opposite side when the big guy upstairs was dishing out those attributes.. I'm not sure here in the UK we have Estate sales quite like those you have described here. We have car boot sales, essentially loaded cars selling their stuff in a large open field somewhere..these places are full of ebay flippers and dealers, so they're all desperate to get as much as possible for very little cash, which essentialy makes it a smash n grab free for all as soon as you pull up...I used to do them when my son was little because he always had clothes and toys he was growing out of and money was fairly short so we couldn't just give them away. To be honest, I hated the getting up at stupid o'clock and then fighting and haggling with people all for a few pounds and pence..not my jam at all!!. I thought the story of you co operating with the other guy in the estate sale line to buy the collection was pure genius and a very entertaining story. Glad you found some grails, for me..I'll continue the hunt at record fairs and independent shops..it costs me more, but it's a less arduous and certainly a more pleasurable experience than what you've described here.

Wow man, I’ve never heard someone else talk about these things. You are spot on 1,000%. I have some stories of frantic crate digging and shelf sifting next to viciously competitive collectors and I have learned you have to make friends with them if you can you can’t just let it be this shoulder bumping grabbing things in front of peoples faces swiping things race, with passive aggressive comments being made indirectly and shit like that, it’s so ugly. People matter most, not the music, the music matters because people matter, meaning if there were no other people in the world before or after you and you were all alone music wouldn’t matter it would have never mattered or existed, and we can’t take any of it where we’re going. Its all about the adventure and the quest itself, and the best way to make that the best is by uniting and making allies out of people, and at the least being the one who was willing to be nice, and letting the others sit in their negative mental wavelength if they must, but I will say that when they say ‘a soft answer turneth away wrath’ they are right, there have been several occurrences where someone who thought I was going to be as mean as them saw that I was willing to ask them questions and the main thing is when you offer them something, whether it’s an actual record or the prospect of trading anything at the end or looking out for things for them and asking them to look out for things for you and the main main thing is that you should know what eqchother are looking for, that should be brought up in light conversation while you’re going or before you start, because if you find you’re both seeking the same exact thing it doesn’t have to be automatically bad, if you show them that you are someone who can laugh at that instead of becoming cagey and irritable they will see that, and usually reciprocate your approach. You can make it known it sucks, but I call it gallows humor when you’re laughing at your pain, because you’re both like shit, but in the end hey, people matter more, I’d rather make a friend and get less records than get more records and not make a friend and potentially make an enemy. I would never allow a situation to be created where there were common people I knew who knew me who hated seeing each other at sales, no, you have to make that peaceful somehow. Anyone still reading, follow me on instagram please! @thriftstorecat

Hi Steve - This is amazing, yet again! Nice find with the Sticky Fingers cover!

I rarely even think about estate sales. I used to frequent garage sales/lawn sales, but time became an issue. This is good advice. I am not sure I will ever make it to an estate sale!

Hi Brother Steve, great tips. Thank you so much! Blessings

Some interesting albums but nothing jumping at me screaming my name. Always interesting to see what you can find. The Death album with a kid getting ran over, that’s something different for a cover

I slept out many times!❤

Loved the story of the "team up" (minus back injury, of course). Great titles from that estate sale - wow!

Great tips man! I once got in on an estate sale for $1 each and got 120 great records (I had a box) i haven't found anywhere else. It was from a radio DJ so they had all the 12 inch singles of all the hits and then some.. I bet you got some excellent finds in your days ✌🏼 oh BTW I almost spit my coffee laughing at what you say on the cover of that Miles record w the boat lol

Wow…Good stuff to know. Never bought this way but maybe I need to open some new gateways. Thanks. Shawn

Having these records sealed for years, at least to me, it makes no sense.

That was a neat video. Love this stuff.

I have that savoy brown Steve live b side try it love the channel.

Those 10” LPs are often in bad condition which is a shame as I do like them. I’d have pulled that Perez Prado album too - love that style of music. Another great haul guys 👍👍

I know where San Dimas is. You were on the 10 freeway. I'm about 45 minutes northwest of you in north LA county. Any chance of you selling any of those jazz records. I would love to come down and take a look at your haul and lay down some old hard cash for some records.

RAVEN "All For One" album is the record they toured with Metallica. They just released "Kill 'em All" and it was called the "Kill For One Tour". They played here in Austin in 1983. I sold the flyer for $100 a few years back. That vinyl is probably worth at least $30-$40 as an import. NEAT RECORDS (label) are hard to find nowadays.

I really like your Guns N’ Roses thing that’s pretty cool but I have a question for you. I’m a huge Ramones fan and over the time I have acquired a lot of the vinyl records and I was wondering I’m in the market trying to find out the Ramones last two studio albums, which I called Amanda bizarro and adios amigos but they’re not here in the United States there overseas and I don’t know what to do. Should I order them from overseas? What would you do if you were me?

all are great finds 🙂👍

Wouldn't it be hilarious if you got confused on the interstate, and wound up following Billy Hurst home in his Uhaul?😅😂

Lone Hill, I know that exit. Another great score. I own a Tone Poet, a reissue of that fantastic Gill Evans album. That's a cool Jimmy Reed jacket. I have that "Death, Glory, and Retribution" album. I was amazed when you pulled it out of the box. I've never seen another copy. Aretha Now ❤️❤️❤️ congratulations gentlemen!

I am a great admirer of Beck. I would categorize him as a highly talented individual. I appreciate artists who are not constrained by the need to repeat themselves and are continuously evolving as musicians. I will keep an eye out for that album.

i'm always amazed of what people give away

Wow another great video

I remember seeing that type of pattern on a record... nothing worse than popping in your music 😮

I remember that library card... from the San Pedro library 😊

Thanks for saving all that vinyl guys! Great work! Stan Getz, that Focus album is his favorite I heard, so I picked it up recently. Love any Patrick Williams, have four or five copies of Threshhold! What a treat to look thru and find hidden gems!! Have that 45 Revolutions t-shirt from the monthly O.C. Record Show in SoCal, Sweet! Thanks again for letting us look Steve and Ryan!!

Interesting jazz. I like the Sticky Fingers

Those Jimmy Reed albums caught my eye, also.. Y&T and Bad Co. in the shrink ! Beautiful copy on that Sonny Rollins. Right.. Colorado is on the Ricky Roberts best of. Gamma 1 and 2 very good ! Hold the Door ! 😉I don't have that Savoy Brown "A Step Further" should be the less expensive US Parrot label. What a haul, guys !

Awesome 👏 Mazel Tov brothers Yea baby 😊a lot of records And great ones Awesome! Have a wonderful one Blessings

What a haul! Love those first 2 Gamma records. I saw them tour to promote Gamma 2, they were Killer live! Cheers

Let the young gun fill ya in! 😂😂 STL native Robert Guillaume (on that library record) was best known as the actor in the tv series “Benson”

and that third box too has some good jazz albums in it!

you guys make me drool at all those jazz albums! in that first box

Comet Is Coming is a cool jazz funk psychedelic hip hop electronica fusion outfit, I think that’s a 2019ish release. Worth checking out! Man, what a sweet haul, I can smell it from here! That first box got me drooling. I’d snap up a few of those, anything on Verve is worthwhile. And some serious collection pieces. Congrats gentlemen!

That 1st box.....I would give you 15 dollars for mahuvishu orchestra album and the santana love devotion surrender...that is a great album....lmk if you find some sun ra...or captain beefheart...😮

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Good content, but is that a typo in the thumbnail? 😒

Could see the discoloration on the Blue Mitchell. Another problem to address quick

We used to break the seal of our LPs just to make sure what was inside them

I knew a dealer in Austin Texas that used to seal his records with a machine back in the day 🤔

I have a bunch of 45 7” sets that were put into that thick PVC type cover. By the time I purchased them, they were far too gone. Now they are just for show.

Robert Guillaume (pronounced GEE-ome) played Benson in the TV series "SOAP" and also in the show of the same name. He was also a stage actor, singer and dancer and even played "The Phantom" in the Los Angeles production of "The Phantom of The Opera" some years back.

Thank you I had one on my first Elvis album got rid of it