Great vid, I just hit my stores 18th anniversary (and worked for a shop 10 years before that) and all of this is super true. Never understood shops with bad and snooty attitudes. I guess it just makes the rest of us look good.

Excellent points and some that you would think are a given but many store fail to do. I sell on the side and managed music stores throughout the '80s and '90s but never owned a shop. I practiced and trained my staff on the same tips. Luckily, the company and owners knew them too so no resistance from them. There are some seasoned shops that had been (and some still do, surprisingly) operating with the impression their clientele know what they want and just want to dig. The customer base has drastically shift to a more interactive one... Folks have questions or need guidance more than before. Some of my favorite shops have a better focus on a well-kept, well-stocked and well-organized store. These shops listen to feedback and implement changes to make the shopping experience better... and most are quite simple. Case in point, one of favorite shops to visit is Plaid Room Records near Cincinnati. Many shops have a New Arrival section but few maintained as well as Plaid Room. They take the time to section it off by week and throughout the day, not only add to it but to keep it fresh and organized. If I was local, I'd be there weekly if not multiple times a week.

Lots of great advice and overall good vibe. Looking forward to following and wishing you luck on your channel in 2024! Happy Holidays!

Thank you for sharing your story with your audience. We also commend your hustle for your business. That seems to be RARE in your generation. We subscribed today and looking forward to watching your progress. Merry Christmas!-Danny & Beth🙏🏻🎧🎄

Glad to see you started a YT channel! Instant sub. ✌🏻

Lovin the content my dude. Your personality is real, and not staged or scripted like most people today. Glad the algorithm suggested your channel!

Awesome video! Great to hear you offer 50% for quality records. It feels like 20-40% has become more common.

Lance, love your story and the golden rule vibe. Been a collector for 60+ years and am a big fan of the Brown Acid series. The first ones I bought were one and four, because I saw Zekes play with The Stack in OC in the late 60’s. I’ve worked in three record stores myself over the years, not a money making profession to go into. By the way just curious if you’ve run across Claude Coma and the IV’s album in your career. That was a band I was in from San Diego in the early 80’s. Cheers!

I just watched my first Permanent Records video (this one of course), and am very impressed. Wish I still lived in SoCal! I'll check out the website now.

Perfect video

I already got my copy of Acid Archives , I am good to go

Hi. Jonas here. We have talked via email. This is a great video. As you know I just opened a shop but only online because of the expenses of having a store. I could talk for hours of my experiences this last 6 months. One thing that is frustrating is the shipping to Sweden in my case so even if there is a huge demand for import records it’s hard to fill that demand without breaking the bank. Also my biggest lesson has been not buying to much stock and the worst thing - buy to much for myself. But hey. What do you expect when releasing a heroin addict in a candy shop… There are so many records you “need” and the prices is obviously lower than ever. Talk soon //Jonas

I’ve always wondered how record stores get new vinyl. Like, how do you get them from distributors?

Very cool video, I just subbed you up, my best friend owns a record store here in my town Revival Records he opened in 2009, I have a small channel were I mainly talk about rock vinyl and post a few concert clips, I hope you have a very successful 2024, Peace!

About how many albums should I have on hand to start a small record store?

Step one, do not open a record store....

I want tom open a store

Don't plaster actual vinyl records on the walls. It's disrespectful to glue vinyl to the walls as decorative wall paper. My local record store does this according to the pictures they have posted on-line. Won't be going inside anytime soon.

Thouroughly soaking up your seasoned advice ! Excellent video.. 🫡 Thanks.