- Do you have records you haven’t listened to in years?
- Are you moving soon and need to downsize?
- Are you cleaning out a relative’s house and found records?
Call 617-420-6002 (or text), or send me an email at shop@wantlistrecords.com with any questions you have.
Why sell to our store?
“I contacted Want List Records to sell some old LPs. Dave responded quickly and came to my house a day later. We had a nice chat about records and record stores, and he bought the whole lot of them. Fair price. Now he’s got records to sell, and I have more room in the house.”
– Hal S., Yelp Review, 2025
“Great communication! Dave got in touch with me soon after I emailed. And Brian arrived on time to check out our record collection. We felt good about selling to him because he is very knowledgeable and truly appreciated our music. They also sell used music at reasonable prices. We liked their business ethics. You will too!”
– Susan K, Google Review, 2025
“Dave & Brian are super cool, friendly, knowledgeable, and they buy LPs for fair prices. This is my go-to shop.”
– Joshua B, Google Review, 2024
“They are straight forward about their offers on trade ins, and give top dollar if you bring in quality records.”
– John M, Google Review, 2024
“Great selection and very fair when I sold my collection … and the guys were friendly and kind”
– S. Martin, Google Review, 2023
“I’ve dealt with multiple people on Craigslist and at record shops [selling my record collection] and [Want List] was the best experience I’ve had so far… Other shops basically insulted me as if I was on an episode of ‘Pawn Stars’ … you’ll be amazed at the difference between what [they offer] and big city shops.”
– Vincent J, Google Review, 2022
It’s all about the condition
Collectors that buy records are very particular, and have developed a system over the years to grade each album based on the condition.
Records damaged by mold, heavy smoking, water, heat, or animals do not have value anymore. Remember what we mentioned about how particular collectors can be.
Frequently asked questions
Do you buy 78s or CDs?
We do not buy 78’s or CDs.
What about 45s, Cassettes and 8-Tracks?
We do buy 45s, especially if they are in good condition. Most of the 45s in our store are priced at $1.00, so we can’t pay much for 45s. But we are happy to make sure they don’t end up in a landfill! When it comes to Cassettes and 8-Tracks, we are very selective about what we buy, but we do indeed buy them, especially smaller label releases and genres / sub-genres like gospel, “world” music, jazz, punk and “alternative” music.
Will you take everything I have to sell, or will you just pick out 2-3 albums and then I have to take the rest back home?
We are happy to make you an offer on all of the records you do not want any more. With that being said, our offer will most likely be based on a smaller number of records in any given collection that have more of a chance of selling in our shop. A smaller percentage of that offer would be in a “second tier” pile. We always give people the option to take back any records that we offer them less money for. But if you want to be rid of everything, we are happy to help with that, to make sure that your music doesn’t end up in a landfill!
Will you come to my house, or do I have to bring my records over to you in Belmont?
If you are not able to bring all of your records to us (for example, physically), we may be able to come to you and make a “housecall.” It depends on scheduling and geography. Many times, we first ask people who have several hundred records to bring in a representative box (50 or 75 albums) so we can see if it would be worth us traveling out to make the house call.
Do you buy electronic equipment (turntables, receivers, speakers)?
Because we are a small store, we can only carry 1-2 pieces of electronic equipment at any given time, so we are very selective in what we buy. But we do buy electronic equipment. What we suggest is that you email or text us photos of the equipment before bringing it into the shop: shop@wantlistrecords.com and/or 617-420-6002 (you can send texts to this number, or call).
Sample of artists we buy for the store
- David Bowie
- Van Halen
- Black Sabbath / Ozzy Osbourne
- Talking Heads
- Neil Young
- The Cure
- The Smiths
- The Replacements
- The Beatles
- Rolling Stones
- Joni Mitchell
- Nirvana
- Soundgarden
- Fleetwood Mac
- Pearl Jam
- Radiohead
- Brian Eno
- The Stooges / Iggy Pop
- Ramones
- Johnny Cash
- Kraftwerk
- Roxy Music
- King Crimson
- Black Flag
- T-Rex
- Nick Drake
- Dead Kennedys
- Tom Waits
- Frank Zappa
- James Brown
- Otis Redding
- Aretha Franklin
- Parliament / Funkadelic
- Sly & The Family Stone
- Gil Scott – Heron
- Rufus Thomas
- Howlin’ Wolf
- John Lee Hooker
- Willie Dixon
- The Meters
- Dr. John
- Professor Longhair
- John Coltrane / Alice Coltrane
- Miles Davis
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk
- Sun Ra
- Gil Evans
- Pharoah Sanders
- Charles Mingus
- Elvin Jones
- Thelonious Monk
- Fela Kuti
- Bob Marley
- Peter Tosh
- Tito Puente
- Ray Barretto
- Joe Cuba
- Ebenezer Obey
- Gilberto Gil
- Gal Costa
- Joao Gilberto
- Caetano Veloso
- Hamza El Din
- Public Enemy
- N.W.A.
- Run-DMC
- Biz Markie
- Wu-Tang Clan
- De La Soul
- Beastie Boys
- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
- Ice-T
- Ice Cube
Sample of record labels that we buy for the store
- Stax
- Blue Note
- Prestige
- Fania / Tico
- Casablanca
- Elektra
- Deutsche Gramophone (original issues with tulips on labels)
- Sire
- Cold Chillin’
- Ruthless
- Tommy Boy
- Def Jam
- Trojan
- RAS
- Shanachie
- Chess
- Folkways
- SST
- Impulse!
- Vertigo
- Heartbeat
- 2 Tone
- Strata East
- Black Jazz
- Nimbos
- ON-U Sound / Pressure Sounds
- VP
- Inner City