Funny thing about new vinyl...

Posted by musetap (A) on August 22, 2016 at 10:01:04

In Reply to: My last visit to Sunset Amoeba posted by TGR on August 22, 2016 at 08:46:08:

I can buy it at four independently owned, nice, small stores within a 20 minute walk of here.

I can special order it at the same shops.

I can buy quality used vinyl (and some dirt cheap used CDs) at those same stores.

Buying new vinyl is EASY and using it to stock a 20,000+ square foot space is expensive
and makes little business sense. Mostly though vinyl is the only new product that now sells.

Amoeba had set up to sell used CDs (once VERY profitable) by the pound; then DVDs.
They never developed a system to source consistent, decent used LPs that would provide
enough profit to support all that space.

Maybe renting it out for dance lessons is the answer.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

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Topic - Wanted: Los Angeles classical record store - banpuku 18:19:34 08/21/16 (18)

RE: Wanted: Los Angeles classical record store - docw 23:04:16 08/22/16 (0)

RE: Wanted: Los Angeles classical record store - docw 17:05:59 08/22/16 (3)

classical records at surplus - hifitommy 23:09:19 08/22/16 (2)

RE: classical records at surplus - docw 07:00:35 08/23/16 (1)

surplus - hifitommy 22:06:35 08/23/16 (0)

RE: Wanted: Los Angeles classical record store - dirtyvinyl 13:30:12 08/22/16 (0)

RE: Wanted: Los Angeles classical record store - TomWh 06:26:50 08/22/16 (0)

My brother says the Sunset Ameoba's Classical section has withered up and died - jdaniel@jps.net 18:53:21 08/21/16 (10)

RE: My brother says the Sunset Ameoba's Classical section has withered up and died - jennconducts 17:41:30 08/22/16 (0)

My last visit to Sunset Amoeba - TGR 08:46:08 08/22/16 (2)

Funny thing about new vinyl... - musetap 10:01:04 08/22/16 (1)

How do you develop consistent source of used vinyl? - FrankC 09:49:51 08/23/16 (0)

Shouldn't have to worry about Sunset Amoeba... - musetap 21:03:26 08/21/16 (5)

That's sad. I heard that the LA store supported the Bay area stores. - jdaniel@jps.net 07:50:23 08/22/16 (2)

Was this the one across the street from Amoeba - FrankC 09:43:23 08/23/16 (1)

RE: Was this the one across the street from Amoeba - mcgjohn@yahoo.com 09:55:19 08/23/16 (0)

RE: Shouldn't have to worry about Sunset Amoeba... - fishy 07:47:40 08/22/16 (1)

RE: Shouldn't have to worry about Sunset Amoeba... - musetap 09:45:50 08/22/16 (0)

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Funny thing about new vinyl... - musetap 10:01:04 08/22/16 (1)

How do you develop consistent source of used vinyl? - FrankC 09:49:51 08/23/16 (0)

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