I tripped into a decent score today. I went to an estate sale on a whim because the ad said they had lp records.
I wish I had gone Friday when it opened, I bet a lot of the records had been sold already.
Anyhow, I found two I liked, bought them for $2 total.
I also bought a complete Kenwood system with turntable, amp and speakers for $25. I guess the tone arm had been upgraded, it was an audio technics tone arm which was not what was standard on the turntable according to the internet. The stylus is broken so I will have to buy a new cartridge for it. I'll probably end up replacing the belt as well.
Anyhow, I looked up the albums on ebay and was pleasantly surprised to find that the Kinks album is apparently pretty rare and is selling for about $90! The one I have is apparently the first US pressing based on the etching. The jacket has water staining on the top which would certainly devalue it some but the record itself is in excellent shape with no scratches.
Anyhow, pretty cool score I thought. The Monkees album is only worth about $7 though.