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...Anybody know of local record stores that are into buying vinyl off folks? A friend's mom is looking to unload her late husband's big collection of jazz/soul records, mostly 50s - 70s stuff.. Ebay and such aren't really an option, I doubt if she wants to be bothered with the fees and shipping routine, etc.
...In today's economy I don't know how feasible it is, but I promised I'd dig around to see what stores might be into buying certain stuff..
Try Solo Records on Woodward between 12 Mile and 13 Mile Rds in Royal Oak.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Solo-Records/147339023682
An earlier thread about this:
http://www.detroityes.com/mb/showthr...-Record-Buyers
Hello Records at Bagley and Trumbull and People's Records on Woodward just south of Peterboro.
Craigslist is another option.
Melodies and Memories on Gratiot, north of 9 Mile and Car City Records on Harper north of 8 Mile are a couple more options.
Stormy Records in Dearborn on Michigan just east of Schaefer. Look for Green Brain Comix on the north side of Michigan.
http://www.stormyrecords.com/
The Record Collector in downtown Ferndale on 9 mile is quite nice and has a huge vinyl selection.
The Record Graveyard in Hamtramck. http://www.yelp.com/biz/record-graveyard-hamtramck
Street Corner Music in Oak Park. http://www.streetcornermusic.com/
Well, maybe eBay may come in handy by searching the albums in their list. You could find out which albums are the real treasures in the collection. See which albums have the most active bidding on them. You could sit on a fortune if there are rare examples in there.
I always get really good dough from People's records.
I second that for People's.
3161 Woodward Ave
Two blocks south of Mack, across the street from the soon to open Ye Olde Butcher Shoppe.