[ramonesfreak]

For used stuff I only buy local. We have 5 great record shops here. I’ve bought a few on discogs and had no problem but I’m lucky in that there is nothing I can’t find here if I look. I much prefer to examine the quality myself. My rule of thumb is, if it isn’t mint or close to it, I leave it behind unless I’m planning on framing it. I don’t tolerate noisy records and I care about the health of my stylus. No dollar bin records and I don’t bother looking for deals. There are none. Sometimes they look clean and minty but are still noisy but that’s pretty rare, especially after a cleaning.