Graham’s Used Records Tapes Cd’s and Collectibles

So many records, so little time. The quality of ALL the vinyl that I’ve bought here has been in great shape. I feel like every deal I’ve gotten there was fair… if not leaning in my favor. Awesome selection and just a cool vibe. Always a fun place to spend a couple hours and a few bucks,

This is the worst record store I have ever visited. Everything is overpriced. The selection is ok, but disorganized.
The facility is dirty. I am not talking about the familiar smell of old vinyl collections; it reeks of mold.
When you ask for help, the owner (I assume?) Can’t be bothered.
Tourists, don’t even bother. Erieans, visit record stores in other cities to see what you are missing.

well… as in other reviews, way overpriced records. the store was gross and not organized. most of the stuff wasent priced for sale yet. i have been collecting/​selling most my life. especially for erie pa (my hometown) i can’t believe this guy is still in business. who the hell would pay 10 bucks for an abba or mid 80’s chicago lp??? he had no real «bargain bin» and really diddnt have anything rare or collectable. seems like he looks for the highest listing on ebay and jacks the price up from there. stay away from this store, it’s a waste of your time.

If an item it is in the store where customers may see it, it should be priced and for sale. If not, it should be kept in a back room, in the warehouse, the garage, or the owner’s house. ANYONE who walks in through the door is not only a potential customer, but also a potential RETURNING customer. Word of mouth is priceless. Graham’s was good before the advent of eBay, but could be a lot better. If the proprietor is as busy and backed-​up as he said he is in a reply to a Unilocal review, perhaps he should hire a cashier to wait on customers while he himself cleans, grades, and prices records. Either that, or close the store down for a couple weeks, organize the store for 12 days, and open up when he is through. Maybe not keep buying record collections if he is not through with all of the ones he has acquired?

Where vinyl records LIVE.
I walked in after being gone for over ten years. They have been there for over 10 years that alone tells a ton about the shop itself. They were playing some music I like and the person working there not only named the band but named the other releases they had and offered to write it down and sell it to me.
When I walk into a record store I secretly hope to walk into the book High Fidelity written by Nick Hornby and later into a movie staring John Cusack. I was in the store and another person whom was selling music and, a bit insane or perhaps that was his most sane day you never do know. He was selling music and the person working there was checking it out to see what the total was. Remember people always take store credit over cash you will always do better.
While I was looking for older music from 1988 to 1995 Industrial music a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes.
My business idea for this store would be to put everything on Amazon to move out the older collections. I suggested that and the person said if I had time to do this I would, perhaps an intern to do it would be best. Harvest the younger people whom like the idea of working in an old dusty record shop.

The sad thing is this place could be better. Pricing and customer service bring it down. The store is pretty big and they have a large selection of used records. The organization is a bit weird, so I would check several genres for what you are looking for. For example, I looked for Budgie in the pretty big metal section, but later found it under classic rock.
My two biggest gripes are the price of records and service.
PRICE: I understand it is a business and I am more than willing to pay a little bit more to help a independent store survive, but common albums that would normally be $ 3-​$ 5 are $ 10 — $ 15 and anything a little bit rare is very pricey. On my last trip I had Thin Lizzy Jailbreaker ($ 45), Kinks Arthur ($ 60), and Budgie ($ 50) in my hands but put them back on the shelve. He may take the highest «book» value and add $ 10.
SERVICE: If the price isn’t bad enough, sometimes you can’t even buy the records. Two artists I’m always looking for and rarely see are Love and Leonard Cohen, so I’m more willing to over pay. Graham’s keeps hundreds of newly purchased records at the front of the store. These records are off limits, and they torment a collector. On one visit I noticed a few Love albums and Leonard Cohen lps. I asked if I could purchase them. Here is how it went.
Me — «Are the Love and Cohen records for sale?»
Owner– «yes, but I can’t sell them today because I have not checked them or cleaned them»
Me — «I can wait, I’m really interested in them.»
Owner — «I like to do things in order, and I’m not sure when I will get to them. Here is what you can do. Take my card and call to check if they are on the shelf yet. I’ll try to move them to the front of the pile.»
Me — «ok, but I can’t have first crack at buying them»
Owner — «I’m afraid not»
Unfortunately, I have heard many local collectors complain of similar experiences. One thing you need to understand about this situation is Graham’s is never very busy. I have only seen 2 other shoppers at the same time in the store, and in this case all the other people in the store came with me, so he was not busy helping other customers.
I guess the solution would be to move unpriced records to a private space.
He must be doing something right because he has been in business for many years, but it will be a long time before I go back.