Save Money on Vinyl Records from Amazon

GREAT VIDEO!!!!!! (as usual!) I buy almost all of my records from Amazon. I do go to a local record store for RSD and a few other times throughout the year. That being said, I save money by shopping at Amazon. Free next day shipping, release day delivery for new releases, always cheaper than my record store, don’t have to drive 40 minutes in traffic, use gas, don’t worry about parking in the small lot or driving around until someone leaves. I get home from work and there it is! I have only had 2 warped Blue Notes. They were inverted like a bowl. I know Amazon is looked down on but I am looking out for me and me says Amazon is great for me. BTW, thanks for turning me on to the Cecil Taylor, I just ordered it!!

Thanks for the tip. Just found some nice deals in the Classic and Tone Poets. Didn’t pull the trigger because I may be buying a collection next week. If that falls through I’ll definitely pick up some of those on Amazon. The place we love to hate.

The reason I use Amazon, free shipping over $35, was even better at $25! I won’t name the major sites’ shipping policies, but y’all know them. I’ve had a few sent loose inside a larger box with another item … but the return policy is the BEST! I don’t have prime, however, have bought MANY of my collection on Amazon.

Really enjoyed the video, man!

I suggest checking other buying options. Many times these are less expensive. Amazon is not the discount market they tried to be when they started out. I also like to support my local dealers much more than I like supporting Amazon who are avoiding taxes playing tricks. The locals also not only have records to buy online but you can actually enter the store and browse the shelves yourself. Something that is really fun and something I would miss if these shops close because of people buying everything from Amazon.

Bought Blue Train Tone Poet Stereo version at $40 from Amazon. Really a steal to me cuz it costs around $70 in my local vinyl stores 😊

Yes as long as the vinyl arrives in good shape!

Nice one Jason, bought many a record from Amazon in the past, mainly Blue Note Classics and TPs. Eagle eyes among us will stumble on sales that sometimes go over 40%. My collection of BNs would have been much smaller if it wasn’t for juicy Amazon deals.

As much as I love to hate Amazon, there are deals out there occasionally that are too good to pass up. So I totally agree with you, as a collector you got to do, what you got to do, to keep your costs down. That $50 savings can go into something else great. I do only by the deals on Amazon though. Great video, and that Fats Navarro is a fantastic album.

Now, I do not know why you came up in my recommendations with this video, but it was very timely. This week I saw a bunch of blue note sales on Amazon averaging about 35 to 40% off. So I bought several of them the night before I saw this video, probably six. I also pre-ordered about another six. so, two of them came in from Amazon, in the same box, one of them was Donald Byrd, live album, and the other was Chet Baker Sings. Chet Baker was perfectly packaged in a mailer, and Donald Byrd was sitting below the Chet Baker totally unprotected by anything in the outer box. the Chet Baker actually was damaged in the manufacturing process and I am having to send it back in the Donald Byrd was in mint condition. You go figure that one out. That Donald Byrd took a ride and came out mint. In any case, I’m willing to save money as long as they’re willing to take them back, but only if they’re willing to take them back if they are shipped damaged. And from what I can tell, they are willing to take them back, so that’s good.

I ordered "Rumours" from Amazon, sold and shipped from Amazon, and the jacket was bent and creased in the upper right hand corner. Started a return and ordered a replacement. It also had the same bent and creased upper right hand corner jacket. So now I'm returning both and having a copy from a different Amazon seller delivered today. Fyi...the records themselves sounded fine, it was just the physical damage to the jackets. I assume they were damaged in the packaging that Amazon received. I've bought other albums from Amazon and they've been good.

39.8% of my current collection came from Amazon (DE) and 100% of it started from Amazon. Obviously, I can’t say anything against it. But I will say I prefer not to buy from Amazon when possible. All the benefits you mentioned are true, which makes it difficult to select a seller that sells it at a higher price point than Amazon, plus potentially considerable shipping charges. If it’s a matter of a few extra bucks, I’d rather support an indy. It’s gonna suck when they’re all dead and we’re just buying records from the Borg, which is probably manufacturing them solely as an opiate. Ugh, Amazon. I’m such a hypocrite!

I have ordered many records from Amazon and as far as problems with the records is concerned, none were Amazon's fault but returning them is easy as long as you only order records shipped by Amazon.

I do buy vinyl from amazon. I have a separate album list I monitor daily on prices. It’s easy to send family an item link for holidays or birthdays.

I personally try to avoid Amazon as much as possible just for the moral and ethical reasons, but I’ve been tempted a few times. Luckily my local record store more often than not beats the Amazon prices and I prefer to support local independent so it’s a win win for me. I know people in remote places don’t always have local stores they can go into tho, so I understand why people would use Amazon.

Am happy to say that my first experience buying a vinyl record online that I really wanted was at Amazon’s … and oh boy what a surprise when I got a CD instead. Not even the same album I ask for. From that day on. F Amazon never again would I even look or consider buying from Amazon’s sellers

Thanks for the tips! As much as I want to support ONLY my local and favorite online stores, I gotta do what I can to make the dollars stretch. So who can blame anyone for a little trip down the Amazon? 👍🏼

Over the holidays I bought a bunch direct from Blue Note. Everything was 30% off. The problem buying direct is delivery times. Often around three weeks. The wait is a killer.

vert, cool jason,i only have 2 Jimmy Smith records, i have a second pressing of that midnight special album!!

The worst record I got from Amazon was, when they just slapped the shipping sticker on the shrink wrap. But that was some time ago. Since then they upped their packaging game. One more thing to note is the return policy. You get the replacement delivered before you even returned the defective record. Comes in very handy, if one of both has a pressing defect and the other one a slightly damaged cover. You can just frankenstein them together. 😅