That's ridiculous.

What!? lol

Those flea market guys are always giving away the rare valuable stuff and putting $50 on scratched garbage. Keep your eyes peeled when you’re digging in those bins

You've been ghosted! 👀 👹

Lol !!! Yes, Robert forgot "that guy"... the guy standing next to you lighting those wet, stinky farts while you're sweating bullets, desperately trying to find that elusive Anne Murray treasure 😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for the advice.

Man there really are always those guys lol sometimes gotta hold my breath

Yeah, so many of these could translate to stores, too.

Hi Brian, where (and where) does this take place?

@@frenchvinyladdict The show is usually at the end of April. This year it was April 29th at 71 Gough Ave. If you search for the Record Guys or Toronto Downtown Record Show you will find it!

It's called the Downtown show , the promoters have long tables and carry lots of records and all the people go there first...

Thanks!!

I do the same thing.

This! There's also a record shop I frequent nearby that has tons of CD's, they keep the discs behind the counter (GREAT idea), and you pick out the cards and bring them to the counter. Those cards are jammed in each row air tight, so I just take a small stack out so I can flip thru the row.

Dealers - Pull a few out and place between the two boxes that are back to back making room to flip through those in the boxes. Buyers don’t put back LPs backwards up side down or record separate from the cover - you are an ahole Bring a list if you want but especially if you collect 45s as the dealer likely will help find his copies. I have a large LP collection. 4000+ so I let my eye wander over anything different I only carry a list of LP covers to upgrade. But be careful to match the exact catalog number especially Columbia records. Those dollar boxes on the floor under the table are the happy hunting grounds for that. Bring cash but ignore the ATM card in your wallet. There’s always another pile to look at next week. Take a shower that goes for buyers too. LOL. Unpriced records and total junk in the boxes are a turnoff for buyers. Talk to people. You may make a friend or someone will tip you off that there is copy of what you want at thaaat table over therreee.

I still need to go to that. Someday.

For me, in the past few years paying the $30 to get in on Friday - yes you get early access but I haven’t seen deals to make it worth it. Plus the parking has increased to $10, which is not included for $30. For me, I get deals at the ARC: 1. I buy in bulk (4 or more) 2. Pay cash 3. Go Sunday afternoon between 2pm and 4pm

@@davidcurry8440 LOL For that $40 I could by me a record (I never even pay that much for one.) Doesn't appear the benefit outweighs the cost.

Thanks!!

I hate those.. way overkill.

Thanks!!

Great deal on the Rolling Stones album

Thanks!! Great show!

After going for years and years, I've seen some pretty interesting people. I don't think anything will top the guy, in the early 2000's, that was walking around looking like he had feces all over the back of his pants. Smelled that way, too. He was asked to leave.

There is nothing wrong with your reasons for wanting to go!

@@BassByTheBay It works for me. Cheers.

It's been suggested in other comments that they're doing that on purpose to have the bins to themselves.

@@RobertFithen I wondered the same thing! Haha

Thanks!

At least, this time I said "album". lol

It was some kind of removal operation. I don't remember exactly what. The conversation must have gone on for half an hour. Elbow leaning on a box of records the whole time.

@@RobertFithen Yeah, the elbow on the box would bug me, too. The sphincter conversation could actually be interesting, though. 😄

I rarely see thins in alphabetical order. If they were, they probably wouldn't stay that way.

I forgot about that one. I see that all the time.

I concur, personal hygiene is very important, especially when everyone is in close proximity.

Lol !!! Maybe B.O. Guy wants a table all to himself? 🤔😆

I can imagine that could be worth it, especially a full day before.

@@RobertFithen…indeed it is , in fact we were pretty much done by the time they let the general public in at 10 in the morning the next day. We would catch a plane over from the U.K. for about £40/50 and get cracking as the vendors were setting up at 6-7am then dig through till they shut up at 7pm for the night…..it just took one find and you covered the $50 entrance fee. There so much dealer to dealer / insider trading that goes on the day before it open to the public that it becomes a must. As well as all the different European countries meeting up there it never ceased to amaze me at how many Mexican / USA / Japanese / South American dealers made the journey over to sell and no doubt buy. It’s big , too big to be honest.

I would have looked in the cheap box if there was a sign. lol

Yes

lol but seriously.

Four stops at various antique malls would almost guarantee you'd have his entire discography.

That's why you get there early.

You can bet "$5 except marked", the $5 ones are going to be records that no one wants.

Some sellers keep restocking the boxes to keep them tight.

@@RobertFithen haha , now that would be quite odd . haven't seen that

I like to think I have exclusive content.

I feel like I really should have mentioned this because several people have left comments about this.

I always think that body hygiene thing is a technique so people won't crowd near you and you control the immediate area.

It's still there