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Where to sell vinyl records in Chicago
19 shops in Chicago, Illinois buy used records — 17 confirmed by their own website or customers' reviews. Expect roughly 30–50% of resale value in cash, more in store credit; call ahead for large collections (many shops make house calls for 500+ records).
Reckless Records
4.6 ★★★★★ 936 reviews
Old-school record store for new & used imported & domestic vinyl, plus CDs, games & DVDs.
Shuga Records
4.5 ★★★★★ 625 reviews
Music store in loftlike digs selling over 500,000 titles of new & used vinyl, CDs & collectibles.
Dusty Groove
4.7 ★★★★★ 569 reviews
Spiffy storefront stop for rare, new & used LPs & CDs from a wide range of genres, plus DVDs.
Hyde Park Records
4.4 ★★★★☆ 358 reviews
Buy/sell/trade shop with a cool vibe offers new & used vinyl & CDs of many music genres, plus DVDs.
Laurie's Planet of Sound
4.7 ★★★★★ 331 reviews
Local rock & pop resource for new & used CDs & vinyl, plus buy-backs for previously owned items.
Rattleback Records
4.8 ★★★★★ 275 reviews
Friendly service for a clean shop stocking new and used vinyl, plus cassettes and CDs.
Record Breakers
4.8 ★★★★★ 221 reviews
Old-school record shop featuring punk, hardcore, ska, metal & classic rock albums.
Beverly Records
4.4 ★★★★☆ 231 reviews
Long-running store selling vinyl records of many genres, with prices that some reviews say are good.
Tone Deaf Records
4.9 ★★★★★ 149 reviews
Vinyl destination for punk and hip-hop records, plus metal releases as well as used items and CDs.
Signal Records
4.9 ★★★★★ 112 reviews
Relaxed shop offering a large variety of vinyls, including rarities, along with friendly staff.
Beverly Phono Mart
4.9 ★★★★★ 90 reviews
Independent, husband-and-wife-owned shop buying, selling, and trading new and used records.
Shady Rest Vintage & Vinyl
4.6 ★★★★★ 85 reviews
Albums, vintage gear and cameras offered, along with audio equipment sales and consignment.
Interstellar Space Records
4.9 ★★★★★ 48 reviews
Small shop specializing in used vinyl records from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Getting the best price in Chicago
- Look up your valuable titles first. Check sold prices on Discogs for your exact pressings — a shop prices a mystery box conservatively, but will pay real money for titles they can see are worth it. Our selling guide covers how to spot the valuable 10%.
- Get offers from more than one shop. Reckless Records and Shuga Records may specialize in different genres — the same box can get very different offers.
- Ask for the store-credit price too. It typically runs 20–30% higher than cash if you'd spend it anyway.
- Don't clean records with household products before selling — dealers prefer honest dust to swirl marks. Grading matters: see how grading works.