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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Two-Block Radius / Shit Talk When A Thrift Store Prices Thrift Store Records

Posted by Mike Nipper on Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:15 PM

Every record nerd has seen this while out digging at thrift stores. A sales associate in charge of media, trying to take charge, and, understandably, hoping to get a little bit more blood from a stone, starts oddly and arbitrarily pricing their records above stock asking rate. Usually it's the Elvis/Beatles/Sinatra-type "known" artists' records the that priced up. Usually. God bless 'em and I've seen all kinds, but I don't think this record will sell at the stock ValVil rate of (ahem) $1.99 per "vinyls," so $3.99 SEEMS real hopeful! Any guess as to what album?

M. Nipper

Jump the bump to see what record is worth a whopping four bones at the ValVil.

M. Nipper

So, who'da thunk it? Is this worth four bones to ANYONE out there? In all fairness, it does have an Everyday Music tag asking $3.60. I didn't check the date, but perhaps it did sell for market rate of nearly four bucks...once.

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What? That's hilarious (not the LP, though I really can't say, not having heard it since the early 80s). The EDM tag might have something to do with it -- it's certainly a random grab at the "collectible" concept by a thrift store marker ("comedy albums are a niche market!!" maybe). Much in the same mean-spirited yet random way some record stores don't even price their LPs, seeing what they can get from you for 'em.

Posted by Estey on April 25, 2012 at 2:55 PM