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Best places to find vinyl

I am a long time vinyl enthusiast.  I used to travel a lot for work and was able, sometimes, to voyage out to thrift and antique stores during working hours and search for albums.  Found some great ones, too.  Curious as to others' routines and methods to expand their collections.  In warmer months, there are some flea markets nearby and I have found a few good ones although I am not very fond of that method.  Never used Ebay or online auctions though.  There is just something about the thrill of finding it on my own, and inspecting it before i buy it...the thrill of the hunt!
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cleeds
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Even a visual inspection can only tell you so much- appearance of surfaces, spindle hole wear and if you spin it on a turntable at a shop, warps. Play grading is pretty variable, depending on who is doing the grading ...
This is so true. I've bought records that looked mint and played awful. Conversely, I've bought records that did not look good, but played a-ok.
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uberwaltz
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Agreed on that cleeds!

I bought a job lot of 217 vinyl from my LRS for $200 and even after cleaning I had made up in my mind how they were going to sound from visual.

As per your comments there are a few that I also thought about just throwing away from visual that played straight and true with nary a pop or click.

And ones that looked like never been played that were of lesser SQ than the aforementioned.

It’s a strange world.
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