ThriftVinyl is an online record shop selling used and new vinyl, from dollar-bin favorites to hard-to-find pressings. Every record is photographed, graded and described one copy at a time.

We're completely online. Our main warehouse is just outside Chicago, Illinois, chosen because it's central to the rest of the United States, and every order ships from there.

Most days. New arrivals are tagged Just Added and collected on our New Arrivals page, so check back often. Used records are one of a kind, so when a copy sells, it's gone.

We use the Goldmine Grading Standard, the most widely used scale in the record trade. Every used listing shows two separate grades: Media for the vinyl itself and Jacket for the cover. Grades run from Mint (M) down to Good (G). Specific flaws, such as writing, stickers, seam splits or ring wear, are called out in the Notes line.

Here is how we apply each grade to the vinyl and to the jacket:

• Mint (M): Absolutely perfect and unplayed. In practice this means factory sealed.
• Near Mint (NM or M-): Nearly perfect. The record looks and plays like new, with no visible wear or marks, and the jacket is crisp, with no creases or wear.
• Very Good Plus (VG+): Light wear only. The vinyl may show a few light surface marks but plays cleanly, with little or no surface noise. The jacket may have minor corner or edge wear or light ring wear.
• Very Good (VG): Noticeable wear. The vinyl has more surface marks and some surface noise, mostly in quiet passages, but plays through without skipping. The jacket may show ring wear, light creases or a small seam split.
• Good Plus (G+): Heavy wear. The record has plenty of marks and noise throughout but still plays through. The jacket may have splits, creases, writing or stains.
• Good (G): Well worn. The record plays through with loud surface noise. The jacket may be heavily worn, split or marked.

The jacket is graded separately because covers and records wear differently. We check the corners, edges, spine and seams for wear, splits and creases, and the front and back for ring wear, writing, stickers, price tags and stains. A record can grade higher than its jacket, or the other way around. Anything notable is listed in the Notes line and shown in the photos.

We currently ship within the United States only.

We ship within 1 to 2 business days of your order. You'll get an email with tracking as soon as it's on the way.

Records are packed flat with rigid protection so they arrive safe. Combining several records in one order lets us ship them together.

Email us within 7 days of delivery with your order number and photos of the damage and the packaging, and we'll review it.

All sales are final. Because of the nature of our business, where each used record is a single, individually graded and photographed copy, we don't accept returns or exchanges. Please review the photos, grades and notes on each listing before you buy.

Email islera12@gmail.com with your order number and we'll take a look.

Store them upright, away from heat and direct sunlight, in clean inner sleeves, and don't stack them flat under weight.

Use a carbon-fiber brush before each play for dust, and a record-cleaning solution with a soft microfiber cloth for deeper cleaning. Wipe in the direction of the grooves, never across them.