hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re learning
watchmojo.com and today we’re learning
watchmojo.com and today we’re learning more about vinyl collecting you’re not
more about vinyl collecting you’re not
more about vinyl collecting you’re not going to kill little record stores like
going to kill little record stores like
going to kill little record stores like mine because we’re there to continue the
mine because we’re there to continue the
mine because we’re there to continue the flame if you want so we tell people
flame if you want so we tell people
flame if you want so we tell people about music we like that’s what we like
about music we like that’s what we like
about music we like that’s what we like people come in here to discover stuff
people come in here to discover stuff
people come in here to discover stuff we’re like the curators of a museum you
we’re like the curators of a museum you
we’re like the curators of a museum you know saying like why would you want a
know saying like why would you want a
know saying like why would you want a print of a Picasso when you go into a
print of a Picasso when you go into a
print of a Picasso when you go into a museum and see the real deal
museum and see the real deal
museum and see the real deal same thing with records you can go
same thing with records you can go
same thing with records you can go through 60,000 titles on a net before
through 60,000 titles on a net before
through 60,000 titles on a net before you find one whereas I can tell you well
you find one whereas I can tell you well
you find one whereas I can tell you well this is a great record a lot of our
this is a great record a lot of our
this is a great record a lot of our regular customers that’s what they count
regular customers that’s what they count
regular customers that’s what they count on like us telling them what’s good past
on like us telling them what’s good past
on like us telling them what’s good past and present
and present
and present because there is new bands that are
because there is new bands that are
because there is new bands that are coming out that are just as good that
coming out that are just as good that
coming out that are just as good that they don’t know about because our radio
they don’t know about because our radio
they don’t know about because our radio stations are so good at not playing
stations are so good at not playing
stations are so good at not playing anything but the lowest common
anything but the lowest common
anything but the lowest common denominator we’ve heard stairway to
denominator we’ve heard stairway to
denominator we’ve heard stairway to heaven enough ok please give us a break
heaven enough ok please give us a break
heaven enough ok please give us a break you know myself and my employees have
you know myself and my employees have
you know myself and my employees have different areas of expertise or things
different areas of expertise or things
different areas of expertise or things we like
we like
we like so if customers know that I’m a soul guy
so if customers know that I’m a soul guy
so if customers know that I’m a soul guy or they’re going to ask for some
or they’re going to ask for some
or they’re going to ask for some recommendations in Soul a lot of them
recommendations in Soul a lot of them
recommendations in Soul a lot of them what they do is I’ll recommend something
what they do is I’ll recommend something
what they do is I’ll recommend something and they’ll buy it they’ll go on the
and they’ll buy it they’ll go on the
and they’ll buy it they’ll go on the internet and listen to it and he’ll come
internet and listen to it and he’ll come
internet and listen to it and he’ll come back and say I heard on it I heard some
back and say I heard on it I heard some
back and say I heard on it I heard some of the songs on it it’s great then they
of the songs on it it’s great then they
of the songs on it it’s great then they buy it what do you need to consider when
buy it what do you need to consider when
buy it what do you need to consider when buying a record in terms of condition
buying a record in terms of condition
buying a record in terms of condition and rarity and that kind of thing
and rarity and that kind of thing
and rarity and that kind of thing it’s always supply and demand condition
it’s always supply and demand condition
it’s always supply and demand condition conditions very important I price
conditions very important I price
conditions very important I price according to my experience I have been
according to my experience I have been
according to my experience I have been doing this for 24 years now there’s
doing this for 24 years now there’s
doing this for 24 years now there’s records that I price high because I
records that I price high because I
records that I price high because I never see them I know if I sell certain
never see them I know if I sell certain
never see them I know if I sell certain records that I have in the store and it
records that I have in the store and it
records that I have in the store and it takes me 10 years to sell them doesn’t
takes me 10 years to sell them doesn’t
takes me 10 years to sell them doesn’t matter because in the entire 10 years
matter because in the entire 10 years
matter because in the entire 10 years that that records been there I have not
that that records been there I have not
that that records been there I have not seen another copy cheap records are what
seen another copy cheap records are what
seen another copy cheap records are what you’re supposed to discover ok and if
you’re supposed to discover ok and if
you’re supposed to discover ok and if you really love something then you say
you really love something then you say
you really love something then you say well ok now I’m making more money you
well ok now I’m making more money you
well ok now I’m making more money you get a bit older than yourself now I’m
get a bit older than yourself now I’m
get a bit older than yourself now I’m going to improve the quality of the one
going to improve the quality of the one
going to improve the quality of the one I have but it’s ok to start with two and
I have but it’s ok to start with two and
I have but it’s ok to start with two and three dollar records and four dollar
three dollar records and four dollar
three dollar records and four dollar records I have to stress the thing that
records I have to stress the thing that
records I have to stress the thing that most people don’t do that they used to
most people don’t do that they used to
most people don’t do that they used to do when I was younger
do when I was younger
do when I was younger they don’t take enough chances by
they don’t take enough chances by
they don’t take enough chances by anything is because the covers look good
anything is because the covers look good
anything is because the covers look good because they look interesting that’s how
because they look interesting that’s how
because they look interesting that’s how you discover things there’s nothing more
you discover things there’s nothing more
you discover things there’s nothing more it’s really you discovering something
it’s really you discovering something
it’s really you discovering something and then telling your friends
and then telling your friends
and then telling your friends that’s the best part explain to us the
that’s the best part explain to us the
that’s the best part explain to us the difference between collecting as a hobby
difference between collecting as a hobby
difference between collecting as a hobby and collecting as a business everybody
and collecting as a business everybody
and collecting as a business everybody ends up doing what I do started off by
ends up doing what I do started off by
ends up doing what I do started off by collecting as a hobby and because they
collecting as a hobby and because they
collecting as a hobby and because they like the music this became a job for me
like the music this became a job for me
like the music this became a job for me because I ran out of time being a
because I ran out of time being a
because I ran out of time being a musician so I was like okay I’m hitting
musician so I was like okay I’m hitting
musician so I was like okay I’m hitting my 40s and do I want to still struggle
my 40s and do I want to still struggle
my 40s and do I want to still struggle in peanut butter sandwiches or do I want
in peanut butter sandwiches or do I want
in peanut butter sandwiches or do I want to do something get a real job and to me
to do something get a real job and to me
to do something get a real job and to me a real job was working in a record store
a real job was working in a record store
a real job was working in a record store so most guys that own record stores
so most guys that own record stores
so most guys that own record stores either musicians DJ’s they were all
either musicians DJ’s they were all
either musicians DJ’s they were all record collectors to begin with the way
record collectors to begin with the way
record collectors to begin with the way for them to get their records as cheap
for them to get their records as cheap
for them to get their records as cheap as possible is to go to grass she’ll buy
as possible is to go to grass she’ll buy
as possible is to go to grass she’ll buy the whole box and keep the ones they
the whole box and keep the ones they
the whole box and keep the ones they like and sell to rest
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