I've gotten hundreds of used records in the bargain bins at Half Price Books, ranging in price from $0.25 to $1.00, and probably 90% of them have been keepers. I also like to shop at a hi-fi store that also sells used records. He typically charges $4.00 per record, but he inspects them and will even clean them on his Nitty Gritty before they go out the door, and he accepts returns for records that prove to have problems (I've never returned an album purchased from that store). The stores I frequent are an hour to an hour and a half drive away, but I enjoy the trip and combine record shopping with other activities. I really don't even notice the drive time since it's no more than my daily commute to work was for many years.
