The WORST Things Record Stores Do

[@brennanv3565]

Charging top dollar for commonly found classic rock albums.

[@An_average_drummer]

Brennan V Freaking Beatles albums. Soooo many were pressed that most of them should only be a couple of bucks.

[@maddieroxx4eva]

Right after Prince died, you couldnt find a copy of Purple Rain for less than 80 bucks.

[@CarsonSmith-eh1jb]

I saw my record shop price an original abbey road for $200

[@dougsworld7533]

e.g. $50-60 for a Dark Side or Sgt Pepper ... and they are both one of the top 25 selling albums of all time. They should be $10-15 records.

[@ajmoore2201]

@@An_average_drummer exactly, and a lot of the Beatles remasters sound terrible aswell

[@trurock1]

Man. The price on the jacket. That’s literally the worst.

[@ericjohnson2543]

I know how you feel. It's like finding an album you've been trying to find for a few years. You finally find it, pull it out of the bin, and someone has written their name on it. Deal breaker sometimes.

[@moonskyrocket]

There are removable stickers.

[@robertlane1197]

Best option to keep people from switching prices unfortunately.

[@evilyamused4899]

Half Price Books is terrible about this

[@moonskyrocket]

@@griffinslack741 Then they are not removable.

[@ke6533]

One thing I LOVE is when a store has a listening station!!!

[@jnagarya519]

Haven't seen one of those since Summer, 1969. Listened to the pre-release of The Beatles "Get Back"/"Let it Be".

[@AlterMannCam]

Jerry's on Murray Ave in Pittsburgh has them. Also the largest stock I've ever seen personally.

[@tundrasr5709]

All except one of the record stores in my area have those. The one that doesn't will play the record on the table behind the counter so it plays through the whole store.

[@TheDiskobee]

Dj record shops; listen everything, socialize (not these days), support a local record shop and take back home some records with with occasional fingerprints

[@BacktotheMedia]

As a record store owner, just wanted to throw out there that we are forever grateful to our customers that support us! Especially through c*vid and quarantine. It was rough and we were fortunate to be able to open our doors back up! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[@hulksmash8159]

Meanwhile you have schmucks like this youtuber trash talking stores.

[@michaelmcclelland2896]

Wish my local record store felt this way. They’re assholes.

[@locajoji8315]

bro censored covid lmao

[@Justinmeatybonds]

When the record store clerks don't acknowledge your existence, but if an attractive girl comes in they immediately become employee of the month

[@maynardewm]

I usually find the opposite. I’m usually ignored and treated like I don’t know what I’m talking about, and I must have stumbled into the wrong store. Maybe it’s just the store by me though.

[@samanthamay6714]

@@maynardewm I am a lady shopper and I have that issue too. Or if they do acknowledge they ask me "so who are you shopping for today?". Ugh.

[@thephantomwire2215]

1. Records stuffed wayy too tightly into bins. 2. Rows that go back too far for arms to reach/flip through (I’m a lady so this happens a LOT) or hard to get to bins (under stuff on the floor). I don’t mind digging but sticking my head under a table is weird. Getting up to let people’s by in a cramped area is rough, & squatting with no stool is painful. 3. Mis-grading records 4. Extreme overpricing 5. Putting price stickers ON the jacket 😩

[@TooManyRecords]

That second one can be frustrating even for us tall guys.

[@skunk12]

Meh. If i cant reach records with my arms, i just unzip my pants and let my "elephant trunk" do the work. Its awkward for others at first, but i dont mind the staring. After all is said and done, i usually get a standing ovation from people in the store, an offer to sleep with several wives, and i even get to sign a few autographs.

[@skunk12]

@Douglas Fisher ive knocked over rows of shelves in stores that allow unsupervised children of age 25 and under. I do it just to prove a point.

[@jnagarya519]

@@skunk12 Yeah: everyone wants the autograph of assholes.

[@thewhoman3182]

Basically HMV in a nutshell

[@GroovyLisa]

The overpriced records yes. The thrift stores seem to do this too. It's annoying if a record is beat up and used its shouldn't be around $20.

[@ABCEasyas--]

Yeah, the worst offenders are the “antique malls” where the vendors are compelled to price everything up just to get back the fee to rent out the space. Sports Challenge is NU! NU! NU!

[@darenhayes1297]

i hate how little Hip-Hop is represented in record stores... i cant tell you how many places i've been where they have 1 bin of hip hop and its 7 different MF doom albums, 1 outkast record and 20 12' singles from the late 80's...

[@nelsonmaud1]

In the 80s 90s vynil records were faded out 80 percent of hip hop was on cds my new kids and janet Jackson albums are worth more than my 60 70 albums because they didnt make as many vinyls

[@ZionMarleyPR]

First of, MF DOOM is the shit....but I do agree with hip hop being underrepresented. Especially when vinyl is such a huge part of the culture.

[@tylersquanto8938]

My local record store has a 6ix9ine vinyl but absolutely no DOOM, OutKast, ATCQ, Wu-Tang or anything else that is a must have in a record collection.

[@robertlane1197]

Extremely low overhead on newer hip hop vinyl. Sort of phased out of the culture for the most part in the last 20 years for many mainstream hip hop fans, which is wild

[@recordjnky]

That's because hip hop sucks

[@andreashildebrandt4373]

One of the most annoying things to me is when a record store stuff so much into one little section of with the records so you can barely look through the records. It happens a lot here especially with hip hop sections because they're space is very limited.

[@AndyP126]

I went to a record store near me that was ALL used vinyl. The cheapest album in the store was $25.00. $25.00 for USED vinyl?

[@jtaloysius3]

Andy Pastuszak some “used” lps go for 2500 hundred dollars

[@AndyP126]

@@jtaloysius3 Yeah, rare and collectable ones do. But woudl you pay $25.00 for a used copy of Kilroy Was Here by Styx?

[@staffcarpenborg]

$8 AUD in 1985 is worth about $25 AUD in 2020 - I'm not quite sure why people are complaining.. I don't think Ive ever purchased a record in store at double the internet price. obviously you have Postage to consider and the immediacy of in-store being an enticing component as well (that has to be factored in) - I think the discrepancy in vinyl price is valid given the varied aspect of cover grading and overall vinyl rating/condition. for the most part as far as my experience goes record stores have been rather fair, reasonable and meticulous regarding pricing.. I mean at the end of the day it's just common sense otherwise you're out of business before you know it

[@AndyP126]

@@staffcarpenborg $25 for new vinyl is fine. That's the going rate for an album. But used records that are commonly available should not START AT $25.00 and go up from there. That's just highway robbery. I've been to two different stores now that charge those kinds of prices. I have crossed them both off my list. They had tons of albums that I wanted.

[@staffcarpenborg]

are these stores Melbourne based? admittedly I haven't been doing the rounds since I left Melbourne in 2016 - as far as I recall records were usually lumped in the $1- $3 for the crappy ones, easy listening Acker Bilk type shit (t) $5-$10 for those cheesy 80's sounds - $10-$20 for anything that's getting up there in quality.. and then obviously your $20 + records for, well, obviously anything that was worth $20 and more.. the other aspect is that if you have a used record (pre 2000) in excellent condition in a lot of ways it holds more value than the new digitally pressed copies - although having said that the Australian market was renowned for cutting costs with flimsy lightweight vinyl and poor quality covers - there's so many variables I guess.. for me walking into Licoricepie, Roundandround or Northside Records was always like close your eyes, take your pick and you can't go wrong..

[@justinparkman3585]

even charity shops are charging too much for scratched records .

[@manFromPeterborough]

Red cross Adelaide charge 3x more than ave thrift or 2nd hand store, I sneakily swap the price stickers on the records I choose to buy

[@lennoxbraithwaite2546]

Oxfam in the U.K. always put vinyl up for top money regardless of the condition, and the get this stuff donated.

[@xophe1984]

@@manFromPeterborough Wow. You're a scumbag. Stealing from a charity is LOW.

[@steevenfrost]

Probably because they do not realise that condition of records is crucial.All they have done is leaf through record collector price guide. Those prices are for new and even if not asking £5 for scratched items. NOOOOOOOOOO!

[@djtforever1414]

Years ago i bought a copy of Electric Warrior by T Rex. The shop had put it alphabetically under B - for Bolan.

[@lauher21]

I really like when the store owner is friendly and answers all of your questions. If they aren’t friendly makes record shopping suck

[@PyramidgodMeekman6]

For sure. On the other hand, overly "helpful" is irritating and actually not friendly at all. If they won't take "I'm fine thanks, I'll let you know if I need help" as just that and still bother me, I simply leave instead of buying something.

[@jackedkerouac4414]

@@PyramidgodMeekman6 My favorite store has an overzealous guy. Young kid, always trying to guess what I'd like. It's like bravo he can tell I like underground hop hop. I guess my adidas sandals and Lacoste sports cap gave me away?

[@haroldfridkis3536]

I would stick to buying my vinyl from Ebay because there's more variety.

[@apathyinc.7534]

Most of them have one or more music snobs. I prefer the stores run by old guys or gals. They know how to talk about music without asserting their preferences as superior or looking down their noses at you.

[@jewelxiat]

Me being an introvert lmao:

[@nihbpsmcgee9246]

5:40 As Someone who HATES this I've found that if you use a hair dryer to heat up the sticker so it comes off much much easier. (this only works 90% of the time)

[@framos8874]

One thing that drives me crazy is when you go to a record store and the records aren’t even priced! Then you have to take the record to the front counter, the guy looks up the record online. Gosh I hate that! Love the video, and vids like this. Keep doing what your doing man! Love your channel!!

[@TooManyRecords]

Oof, that would be such a slap in the face. Half the fun of digging is finding a record that's super underpriced - it's a rush. If I wanted to buy for Discogs pricing, I'd buy on discogs.

[@paulmadrid2388]

P

[@Xanaroo216]

At one store on Long Island the worker had to ring his boss & tell him on the phone all of my selections to get live price quotes. It was so degrading. What’s worse is the owner wanted to know the full extent of what I was looking to buy before he quoted prices...just to see if I was worth offering decent prices to. Everything was so overpriced (even tho I had several things) that I ended up putting more than half the items back.

[@Birdlives247]

When a record store or, usually, a thrift store puts the price sticker on the jacket or label, I take the record up to the check-out person and tell them that "if they can get the sticker off without ripping the cover, I'll buy the record".

[@tycumbie788]

I sell records at an open air flea market. Sometimes, though I do have a tent, it’s impossible to avoid some direct sunlight exposure, but just for the first hour or so. Still, it makes me crazy and I’m going to see what I can do about it. I’m innocent of the rest of these transgressions, thank goodness! But the pricing thing… it’s tricky. I want to be fair but when you talk about the internet, it’s ALL OVER THE PLACE, price wise. I end up going with an informed guess based on what I think I’d be willing to pay. And there are times when I feel compelled to price higher than I’d like. But I hear you. Thanks for the feedback. It’s very helpful.

[@BaldyFella]

I have been visiting a store (small independent) with a basement with an entire room of second hand jazz. However, the bins don't work in that there is loads shoved underneath you can't get to (unless you are double-jointed) and the ones you can get to are tightly packed together AND the columns get in the way of eachother which means you are struggling through one column while holding the adjacent one with your shoulder to stop the lot crashing to the floor. They are very friendly and give good discount, but this is a real challenge for me.

[@angelodiplacido2553]

When you’re checking out of the store and the owner disapproves of the selections you made in his own store.🙄

[@Driessens_Peter]

yeah it happend to me with some waffen ss records, wonder why he sells them in the first place lmao

[@evidenz111]

😂😂😂

[@frankkuth5635]

Only a jackass would do this

[@keithspillett5298]

Why DO they do that???

[@theunknowncommenter3444]

I've never had this happen thank goodness. My friend likes a lot of newer bands and I've been wondering if it would happen

[@spatulacityrecords6263]

Direct sunlight will only damage records that are outside the jacket. Direct sunlight is not hot enough to cause damage to a record inside the jacket, as the cardboard acts as an insulator. Records start to warp out at about 130 degrees of direct heat. If your record store is 130 degrees, you have bigger issues. Complaining about price stickers and not offering solutions is my biggest pet peeve. Oh no, not putting records back where you found them is it. Oh no, it’s when people drop records in the bins causing seem splits. Oh no it’s when customers ask if they can have 50% discounts because they’re ‘good customers’.

[@kristoffer5771]

1. Refusing to have sales on albums that has been sitting on the shelves for years. 2. Excuses 3. Taking all my money cause I have no character...

[@martinfarnworth6659]

there was one rare record that I was interested in that I knew would be at least £50. i asked the owner how much- he wouldn't answer me!

[@kristoffer5771]

@@martinfarnworth6659 wow. Some record store owners shouldnt have stores

[@kevinj8236]

I hope record store owners will heed your great advice! My favorite record store near my hometown violates two of these. They put the price tag on the jacket, which i hate. But more challenging for me, and others who are older, is they put all their used records on the lowest shelf and have no stool. I prefer used records in very good condition so I sat on the floor last time, which is uncomfortable, and looked through some before my legs went numb and i quit. It’s the only record store in the immediate area and they aren’t very customer service friendly.

[@callan9767]

For the last point, I completely agree, but I’ve found if you rub some lighter fluid on the price label with a cotton swab, then press on the label for maybe 30 secs to 1 min, it breaks down the adhesive and 99% of the time the stickers peel off no problem. :)

[@nigelstansfield1644]

And avoid lighting up.

[@guyonagravitronmachinestan7595]

Even easier method: use a hair dryer at the highest setting and hold it over it for about 30 seconds. It'll melt/loosen the adhesive and the sticker will come right off

[@davidmuddle316]

take the record out first @@guyonagravitronmachinestan7595

[@joechisten7176]

The worst is general antique stores. They'll have like 10 crappy compilation records all at 30 bucks a piece

[@brooksdemo]

What about when record store owners and employees pick through all of the good shit and put all the Goodwill records out for you to buy, they're usually right behind the register sitting beside them to take home after work.

[@salsero2005]

I agree..this is super annoying when they have a shop yet they want to pick and choose to sell on eBay

[@robertlane1197]

Lol, yep 😅

[@jesusgalindo4109]

Totally that's F'd up, they could at least have the good stuff out of sight.

[@Diabolik771]

What sucks is stores that have records in IKEA like shelves on a wall. It is the absolute worst way to browse records when compared to bins you can flip through from above.

[@VeneratorVar]

good thing my local record store actually puts in the effort to avoid these mistakes. i love the guys that run it, they are so nice

[@dennyc9159]

My big problem is with employees who set aside limited edition or cool used stuff that just came in for either themselves or their friends. Then whenever I go to such stores all the good stuff has dissappeared.

[@Bryanvernon]

I absolutely despise when record stores stuff the records in the bins. I want to see them not feel i’m gonna break them trying to look.

[@timfaracy754]

Sam Goody, now out of business, cashiers used to slash the lower rear shrink wrapper open to write some code or price when a buyer was about to pay for an album.I still see used albums with those marks.

[@SuperAtlantis1]

I don't like when common albums are so overpriced. This one record store near me prices Elvis, Beatles, etc way too high.

[@tomtheeagle1]

The most aggravating thing in record shops is that they do not police how the vinyl is handled by the other customers on in-store listening stations, most of whom are very careless with their fingers and the playing surface and then how they drop a stylus on a record. DJs buying are the worst. In the UK there is a legal precedent for any record that has been played in a shop being instantly rendered as second hand/used. They are lucky that most customers don't know or care.

[@mercurialmagictrees]

One of my pet peeves is record stores only doing new arrivals once a week on Saturday. I usually work that day and all the in demand vintage stuff is picked up and it pushes me to just buy it on discogs instead.

[@mercurialmagictrees]

5:46 yeah I think the sticker should be on poly outer sleeve with small description of the album. Some stickers on jackets can easily be removed but some are not.

[@RealRabidRabbit]

I have a record store that does almost everything you say in this video. They keep some records in direct sunlight so people can crate dig outside, they pack the crates too tightly, they overprice, and they put vinyls under the shelves without any stools. The reason they're in business is because they get tons of foot traffic from being in a big city square. I unfortunately bought an album from them for $25, which was dirty and had some jacket wear, while a like new pressing of the same record can be found on discogs for around $11. I'm all for supporting local businesses, but jeez they make it hard.

[@StacksSats]

record stores that "hold" new stock (even old records acquired from collectors) for their favorite customers and i'm already in the store that's ready to buy smh lol

[@KingRiverVlogs]

I understand doing that personally and I do it myself with records that I buy and sell.

[@bradfordlewis9765]

One pet peeve you forgot that some record stores still do, whether by accident, ignorance, or on purpose, is LAYING THE RECORDS FLAT. It may not do the damages that leaving them in direct sunlight does, but it's still a good way to damage them permanently.

[@carvinblack]

Store in Delaware just getting into the "vinyl craze" pricing dollar bin stuff at $25! I should have known when they had a sign in front...."Yes, we have Vinyls!" 🤣

[@recordsgeek]

Overpriced records, putting price tags on the jacket, unable to flip through titles because they're packed too tightly. The most annoying is employees with no music knowledge at all OR won't try to even help.

[@iamjoemeyer]

I've been in a couple stores where THERE WERE NO PRICES ON THE RECORDS. One guy was like, :Oh just bring em to the counter and we'll figure it out." Noped right out of that store. UGH

[@herringostarr]

Good one! This happened to me once. I left empty-handed and have never gone back. 👎🏻

[@nebulavortex3531]

What is it about that statement that sounds sketchy

[@iamjoemeyer]

@@nebulavortex3531 I don't about you, but I want to know how much the records that I'm buying. I don't need a guy looking up on Discogs for every single record to tell me what the prices are. It's kinda shady.

[@nebulavortex3531]

@@iamjoemeyer yeah it does sound pretty shady

[@guyonagravitronmachinestan7595]

This sucks, especially if you're buying a lot of records and they have to search up each one on Discogs. Not only does it take a while but they'll usually tack on a couple extra bucks per record which adds up quick

[@jonreid1632]

This store also likes to put a tag on records that happen to be "no longer made" and charge 30 to 40 dollars for a used record, he also adds an extra 10 to 20 dollar charge on colored or clear vinyl.

[@mikeybutterz6]

OVERPRICED RECORDS. Nothing better than strapping in and going hunting but who the hell is pricing this stuff? It’s insulting, I’m sure they fool some but let’s get real, I’m not paying double the price to support a business that either A) doesn’t take the time to properly price their product or B) trying to scam people out of money. I’ll have my records shipped to my house thank you very much.

[@ericjohnson2543]

Friend of mine owns a record store. When he buys records, he cleans and puts on an outer sleeve. He uses post it notes for price tags. No trouble taking them off and if he has to write anything extra on it, there's room. His store is in an older part of town and the front door is 10 or 12 feet from the sidewalk with display cases on each side. There's no windows for sunlight to beat down on merchandise. The stuff he has is reasonably priced. If there's an album you're looking for and can't find it, he'll go look in the back where he keeps the extra inventory. I may not buy something every time I go, but the time I get to spend talking with him is worth the drive (about 25/30 miles). Have gotten some real good records from him in the last 10+ years or so.

[@ReasonablySane]

I'm 66 and sold hi-fi and records back in 1976-1982. Nowadays my biggest pet peeve is record stores owned by some old guy like me who likely has no employees and is a bit of a sourpuss behind the checkout counter. It always makes me think of the title to the song, "The Thrill is gone".

[@Xanaroo216]

Absolutely! We’ve met our share of sourpusses. I always want to say to them: If you hate it here so much then close your shop & sell on eBay!

[@scottdavis0801]

Record stores near me usually do not have anything I'm looking for. 1 store has fucked me over with warped records so many times, i mostly now buy online.

[@dondieu3154]

My pet peeve: Alphabetizing some records by last name, some by first name. If you're looking for a particular artist, it's difficult to know where to start.

[@TheSharkAnt]

All solo artists with last names should be alphabetized by last name (i.e. 'S' for Bruce Springsteen).

[@sidecarcn]

Interesting video. And I agree with everything you said. Before i get into my comment. A little background: My father worked for both Polydor and Philips Records for years mastering and engineering. Myself I worked in the Music Department of Radio Nederland Wereldomroep (RNW) recording classical, jazz and Dutch pop artists. The music department of RNW would record many special releases, which were sent to radio stations outside the Netherlands. our runs were around 200 to 250 LPs both 12 and 10 inch, cassette, open reel tape and then later CD. Under the agreement radio stations that received our recordings all had notes of when the recordings could be used usually free for 12 months. After the 12 months the recordings had to be destroyed or returned to this. This was because of the agreements we had with the artists and artist label. A number of times when visiting the US I and my colleagues would check out record stores and find Radio Netherlands Transcription Service LPs for sale. When these were discovered we would always ask the owner where he got them and to kindly remove them. if they would refuse to remove them then we had to send a legal letter outlining why the LPs were not allowed to be sold. As we still owned all the rights and they were for broadcast only. We do license the recordings and I still get paid for one I did 20 years ago. A few years back there was an ebay seller we got shut down after we discovered he was selling recordings that we had made in the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. The prices he was asking were just a scamming price. This just isn't a challenge for RNW, but also the BBC, CBC, DW and other international broadcasters that had transcription services for overseas radio stations. At RNW because of the agreements we made. If we do license a recording today. We need to get permission from everyone that took part in the session. What I don't get are these selling who don't seem to understand. Each of them is labeled "This Radio Netherlands Transcription Service recording is for broadcast only for 12 months as stated on the label. As the 12 months or broadcast please return the recording to us or destroy it. It is illegal for the sale of and recorded content produced by the Radio Netherlands Transcription Service. Burt they don't seem to get it.

[@NuclearBubbleWrap]

Packing the crates too tight is the worst one for me. There's a record store here in Nashville that I straight up just won't go to anymore because digging through the crates is just too difficult.

[@MrAk749]

My biggest gripes: 1. Bad/Low lighting. If I can't see properly I'm out of the stor 2. Badly positioned crates and shelves that are difficult to access and if you do access them, are difficult to see

[@jasonelkins6582]

Yup, experienced all of those but you missed my No. 1 thing that makes me upset, and Barnes & Noble, FYE and other chains are famous for- sticking price stickers and security tags over the hype stickers on the cover. No idea why on Earth they would do that. No respect for the album. Some people like myself collect the hype stickers.

[@jnagarya519]

They aren't in it for respect; they are in it for money.

[@tundrasr5709]

I think most of the people that work at those places don't understand vinyl collecting and what the collectors appreciate. If they aren't into it they don't know better.

[@razzafornow9929]

my local record store puts the price sticker on new vinyl on the outer wrapping, and puts outer sleeves on all used vinyl, and writes the name and price of the vinyl on it, to prevent jacket swapping or any damage to used vinyl.

[@Starkardur]

I remember buying Vinyl 20 years ago, used records for like a dollar or two. Nowadays a used vinyl is like 15-20 bucks and new ones are like 40 bucks. I mean wtf.

[@KingRiverVlogs]

@Scott Byhoff I remember 8-10 years ago my goodwill (that charged $1 for albums) sometimes had 3-4 copy’s of Rumors at once, now every record store in town wants at least $10-$15 for a copy no matter the condition

[@ericjohnson2543]

One thing that irritates me, CDs and cassettes on the bottom two shelves where you practically have to lay on the floor to see the titles.

[@TorontoJon]

My main pet peeve is when record stores don't stock enough albums by Herb Alpert, Al Hirt, Chuck Mangione, Sergio Mendes, Barry Manilow, Nana Mouskouri, Roger Whittaker, Engelbert Humperdinck, Barbara Streisand, and Lawrence Welk. ;)

[@mortal90125]

Bam!

[@eddiem5997]

Best comment award 🏆

[@VinylRundown]

What about Kenny G? I can send you some...

[@foogloo78]

You totally forgot Dan Fogelberg and Pablo Cruise!

[@oce77]

Don't forget Ferrante & Teicher, Mantovani, Jim Reeves, and Tennessee Ernie Ford......

[@plasticoyster8131]

My local store in Sydney, Australia, puts the sticker on the plastic sleeve, with the artist and album names and colour coded (white sticker for new, yellow sticker for used) so the issue of switching sleeves/stickers is gone! I also saw a record store on KZbin address the price-sticker-on-the-jacket issue and how it was a necessary evil. They seem to mitigate it with decent stickers that are less glue-ey.

[@janetowens7288]

I have been record shopping since high school in the late sixties. Brand new first press lps were usually 2.99 to 3.99. These are all the classics rock blues and jazz records that are now worth a fortune. Luckily I still have most of mine in very nice condition. I do agree that record prices are and have been insanely high for a good many years now. Seems like everyone is trying to cash in on this. In the nineties I sold records on ebay and it wasfun but man how things have changed. I think you can blame ebay directly for the high vinyl prices. People who did not know what a record was worth just went to ebay and chose a lunatic price to sell their stuff at, and there it starts. I refuse to buy new vinyl for roughly the same price as an original example in descent condition. One thing I did learn from buying used vinyl on line, do not buy records from someone who also sells baby cloths. You make excellent points that have driven me nuts for a long time. See ya.

[@Xoxohotsipgirl]

That price sounds over priced/ same price as today. With inflation from 1968 $4 would be about $32 today. A lot of people don’t think of inflation when saying records were so cheap cause it’s different with inflation included.

[@StuntrockConfusion]

Worst thing is to have a "latest arrival" bin that isn't changed at least once a week.

[@L4M3G4M3R]

1. Overpricing. 2. Stickers that are difficult to remove. 3. Stocking absolute shit 4. Tight bins. 5. Poor stock organisation.

[@softlystroll]

#5 Over-tight record boxes seem to be everywhere here in UK shops and at fairs. Trouble is - you pull a pile out causing the vendor to believe that you are planning to make a huge bulk purchase!

[@brianl5259]

Your biggest pet peeve is dead on. Its even worse when you find something thats been sitting for at least 5-6months minimum so you know the sticker glue has settled for a long time. Also, places that put price stickers directly on labels (for 12" singles) is even worse. good vid

[@AlasdairGR]

Brian L My store puts the sticker on the jacket and the label 🤬 Thankfully, they come off somewhat easily.

[@mattersfact2]

Pet peeves - nothing grouped either by band/artist name, genre, dirty vinyl with no attempt to clean before sale, price stickers on the covers, no inner sleeve (even a generic one), records shoved so close together that you can't quickly flip through them, charging more than what I can find on Ebay or Discogs.

[@1958darkstar]

The bins on the floor REALLY upset me. I have spinal stenosis and I can’t even think of looking at those records.☹️

[@1958darkstar]

BOY can I relate. I don’t look at books or records on the floor or lowest shelf unless I can tell there’s a reason to do it.

[@therenaissanceape]

you... replied to your own comment 8 months after you said it.?

[@1958darkstar]

@@therenaissanceape, Don’t get old, it ain’t that fun. LMAO

[@Super17seconds]

Being left to browse without ever appearing to look bothered. And crushing the albums into like job lot boxes. How many customers have been pushing and pulling these record sleeves out of shape before someone actually buys these. Never will it be me.

[@presleyfan425v3]

What really bugs me is when I find a record with the inner sleeve facing the wrong way so the record can easily accidentally slide out of the jacket. Record stores should AT LEAST be able to make sure the inner sleeves are facing the right direction, and in worst case scenarios, replace it with a new inner sleeve.

[@Choochill]

Record stores leave the open side of the inner sleeve at the outer sleeve opening to make it easy to inspect the vinyl, and to prevent potential damage to either sleeve caused by customers shoving the sleeved record back into the jacket. How many times have you seen inner sleeves wrecked from people forcing them back into jackets? Collectors can sleeve them any way they want, but a store should always sleeve open side out.

[@presleyfan425v3]

Choochill I see your point there, but for me I prefer to have to take the sleeve out of the jacket in order to inspect the vinyl

[@tyresesmith6799]

Hate this, I ordered an album and showed up today like that

[@jonreid1632]

One store in town adds a new coat of shrink wrap after pricing it, if he runs out of shrink wrap then he uses packing tape and wraps it around the record and the price tag 2 1/2 times, it's a pain if you try to keep the cellophane on the album to keep the cover protected.

[@Kissarmy180]

Biggest issue! When they tape the damn outer sleeve together so I can’t check the vinyl condition of used vinyl.

[@AikiraBeats]

Right that gets on my nerves

[@TooManyRecords]

That drives me nuts too. Probably my least favorite part of Amoeba.

[@miketomlin6040]

Cant check, never buy. Bizarre.

[@johmyavorski2766]

Then they offer to open it, you look at it and you see a big mark or crappy vinyl. The owner then says "I didn't notice that" HUH? My grandmother can see it and she's blind

[@manFromPeterborough]

The Salvos used to tape the jackets shut

[@H-OhmStudios]

Stores that don't have a 'new arrival' bin. By that I mean new-to-the-store used records. One store in my town loves to crow online how they keep getting lots of used records from collectors, estate sales, etc., but then dumps them all in general population in the store, meaning a regular visitor would have to flip through the entire shop to find these newly arrived used records. I brought this up with both owners on separate occasions. The first owner: "Oh, we like our customers to explore the WHOLE STORE to find them" like it's an Easter Egg hunt or something. Second owner: "Pfft! Yeah, RIGHT! Like I'm gonna make a bin for a two dollar record!", when their general category records go for an average of $10/$20 As a result, I rarely visit that store anymore. I instead go to the store a few blocks away with a large new arrival section and generally spend a lot of money every week or so.

[@allthingsdarrelld]

I hate when there are no prices on the records and when you inquire about how much they are the owner looks them up on ebay/discogs and "attempts" to sell them to you for the same price. i don't think so...goodbye. there is/was a store here in Phoenix where i found an un-priced 12" that i had previously sold on ebay for $800+ . sure enough the owner looks it up and somehow doesn't see that it had sold before for several hundred dollars and priced it at $8 or $10,i don't remember exactly. i paid, left the store and never returned. by the smirk on his face he really thought he got top dollar for it!

[@TheHammerofDissidence]

Overstuffing a bin and warping the records. Drives me nuts. Another thing, and this isn't the store's fault, are customers who leave a stack of albums leaning forward on the edge of the bin, putting a shit ton of pressure on that record up front and bending it. It's so rude and thoughtless. I always fix those bins whenever I see them.

[@kristofftaylovoski60]

not pricing records, hate this, do not like to "ask"...

[@ka-pop2243]

Another problem for me is when a shop knowingly low balls someone selling. I recently acquired a modest collection with a bunch of AC/DC albums (not a fan). The store gave me $3 each for them. I figured they’d price them out at maybe $7-10 each. Couple days later I was there browsing and most of them were priced in the $20-30 range. I know they need to make a profit but that seems pretty extreme.

[@TemakiTom]

Yeahhhh the sun thing is huge for me, too. A couple summers ago I was DJ-ing an outdoor party and I played a George Harrison song. When I went to lift the record, it turned into a melted bowl. I closed up shop until dusk. The sun is no joke when it comes to vinyl.

[@lazygazzzer]

I have got a couple of grumbles, heres the first. There was a small chain of shops selling gear and used records in London called the 'Music and Record Exchange', mainly around W11 area. You'd go in there, dig around all afternoon, then bring the sleeves to the bored dropout at the desk who would pull out the vinyl from their stocks. So many times I'd find some rare gem that had lay in the basement for years, forgotten, and I would take the sleeve to the desk and you would see the kid suddenly sit up. They would disappear round the back and then emerge 30 seconds later.... nah mate, we haven't got it... I will just put the sleeve under the counter. Arggghhh! could bloody throttle him!

[@MrCrepers86]

My record store charges about what it would cost after shipping it’s cool to not have to wait and I get to physically browse

[@montalvoaudio1865]

Having unpriced 78 RPM records in boxes down on the floor and the owner of the shop is not there. The records at that point are not for sale. You have just driven however many miles on your trip and if stopped into the store. You're not going to be able to come back you find something you want and you can't buy it. Maddening!

[@ladybugandlore]

Seeing records stacked on top of each other ...

[@TerryRigby]

The record shop is so full that you can't browse but the owner says "give me a list of records/artists...and come back later and I wil see what I have found." Sale? I don't think so. Most of the fun is in the search and finding that long evading masterpiece. Edinburgh vinyl shop guy - you know who you are.

[@matthewchance8835]

Finding an album with a near mint cover but a scratched up record or the wrong record inside [Pet Peeve]

[@roguestooge]

In regards to #1: let’s remember that record stores can’t pass their markup onto more expensive items like big department stores or Amazon. So I’d argue that this is less an issue with stores themselves, but rather the labels and distributors (particularly bad in countries like Australia where there’s little-to-no manufacturing, and we’re at the mercy of the dollar). Pet peeve for me is when big department stores get “exclusives”. Sure, it’s a volume business, but it actually drives more people away from traditional vendors, which will ultimately lead to less choice, and a higher concentrated monopoly, which ultimately will only benefit the major label/corporations anyway...

[@MrRom92DAW]

My pet peeve... listening stations you’d never let anywhere near your own records

[@TooManyRecords]

That's so true! Stores that have a crappy Numark with a gunked up needle in the corner expecting me to test out a gem I just found. Yeeeech.

[@AbstructureTube]

You nailed it bro'. Yo, shop owners, Listen to this dude - he got almost all the Don't Do's in one video. Missed issues: * Greedy 2nd shops who get some of their goods for repeating customers - but giving them ridicules offers for 2nd hand records, later being seen on the shelves for extreme high price. You yourself in the leg, because smart client won't come back to you after this. * Some shops stick price stickers right on the labels of 12" singles that comes in a die cut generic sleeve - you may need to use some hit to remove 'em, but this at the risk of warping your record. * Another terrible thing is when you see a high pile of records lying horizontally one on another. It's 5-10 - Ok, but more may cause damage to the records at the bottom, if there's some dirt inside that may etch the vinyl due to heavy weight. It also ruins the sleeve (ring wear etc) * How about real sh!t music being played loud in the shop? To me this is an immediate Bye-Bye and in some cases, Run for you life, away of that shop and never get near it again...

[@freeman10000]

I miss back in the day when vinyl records was the default music delivery format where you had multiple record stores vying for business and providing good customer service and a descent shopping environment. Nowadays many record stores are crowded and pokey stores servicing people that treat buying records as an esoteric hobby rather than its intention as a music delivery format like CD's, MP3's and streaming...

[@_sugr.skull_]

LISTENING STATIONS!!...I can't understand why a record store won't have one. I'll easily spend 3x the time and money if there's a listening station, just makes me want to really dig deep and find all the unknown gems hidden in those crates.

[@deckardthegecko6435]

Luckily I haven't run into these issues with my record store of choice, at least as far as I'm aware. Maybe I'm a fool enough to fall for the first peeve, but my record store is like a floor or two below ground level, so no sunlight comes in, all of the price tags are on the shrink-wrapped records most of the time (although I do tend to find them on the occasional CD). The organisation is very good, not perfect but great, and there's just enough space in most boxes to scroll through. Whenever those peeves *do* show up, because nobody is perfect, it does get relatively annoying, so this is a great video of what not to do when you own a record store.

[@Vinyl_guy]

The policy at my local antique store that has 1000s of popular records is having a post it note type of card on it with the price and stuff so it doesnt tear the jacket when you take it off

[@MikeGuitarPlayer07]

Nothing drives me more insane than when record stores over pack bins or want to sell a record for $20+ in G- condition!

[@travissurber9095]

When record stores don't put prices on records. So you have to ask the owner who knows you want this record.

[@TheSharkAnt]

If they respond with "Well, what do YOU want to pay for this record?", just leave the store and never go back there ever again.

[@Andregrindle]

Encountered all of these, Too Many Records. The overpricing of albums based on mere popularity of the record is the biggest one for me, and probably any record collector on a budget. Have seen how that happens too. Usually some loudmouth and very elitist customer enters the store and starts mouthing off "you CAN get more for this or that". That happens enough over time? Generally start seeing the prices go up.

[@dewey70]

Cramming so many albums into a rack that you can't see any of them. Or that weird judgemental side-eye they sometimes give.

[@whittierlibrarybookstore3708]

No price on records - really. There is a store in Las Vegas, great selection but the guy must have worked at a gold store before because you have to bring up the record you are interested in, he then looks it up and determines the value for that day. So I left and saying if I want to pay the going price I would just do all my shopping on Discogs! Have the fun of vinyl shopping is getting a good deal.

[@zman3238]

Ummm Wax Trax?

[@Rockstaralan]

All of your record store gripes are 10,000 % JUSTIFIABLE and on point! And believe me, you are NOT ALONE in your frustrations; Aside from the bit about organization, and placing records in direct sunlight, even my local record store is totally guilty of MOST of the above, INCLUDING the ridiculously overinflated prices for common, often beat-up used copies of Beatles, Floyd, Zeppelin, Hendrix, and Queen albums, along those from Metal, Pop, Jazz and R&B stalwarts. For those same prices or possibly less, I can and WILL just bite the bullet and plunk down for a good, new sealed reissue. Simple as that! Oh, but there's one you forgot: Record stores that don't have turntables out on the floor for customers to be able try them out and hear what condition they're in and so forth (In case they look clean and play badly, and vice versa), and offering the LAMEST excuses as to why. It's probably just another means for them to get away with fleecing less-experienced or informed vinyl collectors. Anyway, time to get off my soapbox for now. Love your vids, man! Keep 'em coming!

[@T480-u7i]

I have a local store with a huge "clearance" section with all records $18+. If they didn't sell for $25-35, you might have to go even lower to get these out of your store.

[@GooseRider808]

yah price tag on the jacket sucks, unfortunately i don't see any other way the store can ensure that shady people aren't switching out records. This is also why the price tags have slices on them so that its hard to quickly peel them off in one quick pull, so that the shady customer won't be able to switch tags quickly.

[@Henrytdg]

It makes me want to leave when I see a bunch of records vertical and records stacks on top of them horizontally

[@michaelpdawson]

One of my favorite stores is the absolute worst for this. It's a very tiny space crammed with records, and you can't dig through the bins without moving huge stacks of random records around and praying they don't fall over.

[@rockandrollderelict]

In a small overstocked record store in San Diego, not only are the records packed so tightly you can’t search through. They also have the lower racked storage problem with no stools and no room. And they don’t even have the records in the sleeve, you have to go ask to see the vinyl, to check condition. A triple whammy, needless to say their selection is pretty good.

[@danieldaniels7571]

Rock and Roll Derelict I appreciate that they’re protecting the records from the random paws of other customers

[@martinmanning4566]

I haven't tried it, but I'm told if you put some lighter fluid on those price stickers attached to covers, it'll get soaked up by the sticker and make it easier to remove so you don't tear the cover. Unpriced records are my pet peeve. Anytime I go to a shop which looks up every record online to give me a price, I don't go back. I do look up the records I do pick on discogs before going to the counter so I have an idea of what it should cost when in one of these stores and I've made out well in the past. It's just an extra step I'd rather avoid

[@paularmstrong6078]

Martin Manning this does work, not always, but usually. I have got a number of annoying stickers off without damage this way.

[@justinparkman3585]

WD40 WORKS

[@jonathanmorgan3377]

The record store I go to regularly does it right. They put the price stickers on the plastic cover that covers the sleeve, and sometimes they'll peel off fine, but sometimes not and you'll have part of the sticker on the plastic sleeve. Way better than putting the prices on the actual record sleeves though. This store often overprices records but I haggle and get them for less because I'm a regular customer. I think they're using Discogs for pricing these days, which I don't completely agree with. I'll rarely buy a scratched or VG record these days, even if it's rare. It's not the best record store around but I've scored some pretty good stuff there. The other record stores worth going to are less convenient to get to, which are in the city

[@normalized_freak]

One thing that one my local record stores does and I really appreciate it, is a bargain bin. Quite a few times I have found good records, for great prices, not in top shape, yet neither in any condition that prevents me from enjoying them.

[@sarahjowett8024]

ours has a cheap section too and once they offered a box of 100 records for $10... he said he may not do that again my son LOVED it, so many things you wouldnt ordinarily chose

[@clarkesuperman]

The worst thing record stores do around here is treat their 12inch singles like shit (no sleeves, kept on the floor, no organization, no pricing) and then when you find one they search discogs for the most expensive one and try to charge that

[@lucillechilds3761]

I hate when records are crammed in so tight that you can't even make out the next record I see it mostly in New used arrivals.

[@tormodaas]

Worst: Not separating used records from new ones. I only shop for used vinyl and don't have the time to flip through tons of new ones to find the used ones. Amoeba Hollywood as an example: 10-15 years ago there were 10-20% new ones mixed in with the used ones. That worked for me, as the majority was used. Today it's the other way around - 10-20% used ones mixed in with the new ones. In a huge store like this, I just cant't waste litterally hours flipping through all the new stuff to find the scarce used ones. So I stopped visiting Amoeba Hollywood 2 years ago. They lost a customer who often picked up $1000 or more per visit.