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Old 04.29.2007, 09:36 AM   #118
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Originally Posted by gmku
Exactly. I'll be the kinder, gentler record store owner. And for the record... Hey! For the Record! ... meh, maybe... Anyway, I don't mean to give the impression that this will be a moldy LP store. I'm definitely not going the flea market route with the LPs. My main focus will be on new (sealed) LPs, both reissues and new releases, and on new and reissued CDs. So Lps and CDs. I can imagine that selling used LPs would be problematic. I'd have to be careful about vinyl quality and all that. And there's the matter of how I procure them--I'm sure not going to sell my own LPs. So at least to start, the focus will be on new merchandise--vinyl and digital.

some used vinyls sell for a small fortune so it's not a bad idea to have some choice ones. last year i was @ the record store in the bowery i forget the name, and while i was there this guy came in & within 120 seconds he bought an original pressing of no new york for $100 (i had been looking at it but didn't have the funds. the bastard!).

you could sell flea market vinyl for $1 a piece; in a "bargains" rack. one of the big attractions for people who first get into vinyl is the ability to get good music for a buck or a quarter. once you get them into the store, you can turn them on to the rest of your selection. do not underestimate the power of cheap merchandise to attract customers. (especially with such a specialize niche, i think).

instead of mp3 players, sell some record players. including USB record players that let you record to straight to computer... some basic audio-technicas start at $100.

this weekend i was in a record store that sells vinyl no longer, but they had a YES vinyl set for $37. forget the name, it's not yessongs, but it looks like that. yellow cover. i don't buy there because they sell CDs only and i avoid doing that whenever i can. but a) i'm the exception, b) when SACD takes hold, vinyl will lose its advantage in the sound quality (though some people say this is nothing but a placebo effect).

oh, i noticed they have a little couch & armchair & coffee table & people were sitting there.
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