Buying and Selling Classical Music CDs, Records and DVDs

We buy and sell Classical Music CDs, records and DVDs, as well as more movies and music. Founded in 1980, Princeton Record Exchange is a large independent movie and music store located in historic, downtown Princeton, New Jersey, about one hour from New York City and Philadelphia, easily accessible by car, train and bus. Princeton Record Exchange buys thousands of music and movie collections. We are always looking to expand our large selection of Classical music and other types of DVDs, CDs, LPs, and games.

Browse through over 60,000 CDs, 60,000 LPs and 10,000 DVDs, including many Classical music CDs, DVDs and Records , at our New Jersey store. We do not currently list our inventory or sell online because our selection changes daily.

How to sell your Classical music!

We are always trying to add to our inventory of used CDs, LPs, and DVDs. We are happy to offer you a free appraisal for your merchandise.

We buy online and in our Princeton, NJ store.

Listed below are some of the Classical musicians and labels we are looking for.

As with everything we buy, there are three ways to get an appraisal for your merchandise:

1. Call us at 609-924-3472 to discuss your collection with an appraiser, or
2. Bring your collection to our Princeton, NJ store, or
3. Describe your collection online at our Sell Your CDs, Sell Your Records, or Sell Your DVDs questionnaire pages.

For large collections we recommend that you give us a call before listing all your items or visiting us-we might be able to save you a lot of time!

Selling your Classical CDs

We typically pay from $1.00 to $4.00 for most full length Classical CDs, based on the artist, title and condition. There are thousands of Classical Music CDs that we are happy to pay $3.00 to $4.00 for, but we may offer you less than $1.00 for some poor-sellers.

To get top-dollar, the CDs must be in excellent shape; no scratches on the discs, cracks in the cases, or rips in the liner notes.

Selling your Classical Records

We typically pay up to $1.00 or more for many Classical LPs. However, we are always looking for sought-after titles, and there are some rarities that we pay much more for. On the other hand, there are many LPs that we can not use at all because they are scratched, weak-sellers, or we have too many of them. We base our offer on what we expect to resell the item for and its condition. LPs that are scratched, scuffed, or moldy will get only a fraction of our top prices.

There are too many details relating to the LP market to list on this page. For more specific info, please see our selling LPs info page, or call us at 609-924-3472 to discuss your collection.

While we buy many CD and DVD collections through the mail, most LP collections that we buy come from customers that live within 2-3 hours from Princeton, NJ. You are welcome to fill out our sell records questionnaire or call us to discuss your collection, but please be aware that most records do not have a high enough value to make shipping worth while. It is generally best to bring them to our Princeton, NJ store, but we do recommend that you speak with one of our appraisers first, or see LP genres of interest to us and LPs we have little interest in to make sure we don't waste your time.

Selling your Classical DVDs 

We pay up to $4.00 per disc for many full-length Classical DVDs-less for DVD singles. As with CDs, when selling DVDs, the discs, liner notes and cases must be in excellent condition to get full price.

Sell Classical SACD (Super Audio CD), DVD Audio (DVD-A)

We are very interested in emerging formats of classical recordings. We pay up to $4 each, and we are looking to buy Classical SACD (Super Audio CD) and Classical DVD Audio (DVD-A) as more titles become available.

Some Classical Musicians We Buy and Sell

This is only a partial listing of Classical Music CDs, Records and DVDs. We buy and sell many, many others.

Many CD Labels We Are Interested In Buying and Selling

• BIS
• Chandos
• Chesky
• Decca
• Deutsche Grammaphon
• Elektra/Nonesuch
• EMI
• Erato
• Harmonia Mundi
• Hungaroton
• Hyperion
• London
• Lyrita
• Metropolitan Opera
• Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
• Philips
• RCA
• Sony Classical
• Supraphon
• Telarc (recent pressings)
• Teldec
• Testament
• Virgin
• As well as many, many more...

Classical Record Labels that we buy:

• Acanta
• Archive
• Argo
• ASV
• BIS
• Boston Records
• Calliope
• Chandos
• Chant du Monde
• Chesky
• Decca British label "SXL" series - most $2 to $10
• Electrecord
• Electrola
• EMI - British "ASD,"
• "SLS" series Also Voix de son Maître
• Etcetera
• Harmonia Mundi except Black Label series
• Haydn Society
• HMV
• Hyperion
• IPA/IPL
• L'Oiseau-Lyre
• London "ffss" Bluebacks
• Stereo Londons with light blue back covers - most $2 or more
• Lyrita most $4 or more
• Melodiya most musicians
• Mercury Stereo "SR"
• 90000 series
• Metropolitan Opera deluxe broadcast sets
• Odeon
• RCA Stereo "Shaded
• Dogs" many from $3 to $25 or more
• RCA Stereo "White Dogs"
• Remington many titles
• Sheffield Lab
• Telefunken
• Unicorn
• Urania
• Wergo
• Westminster (especially WL series with green or red)
  

Please note: The prices we pay for specific musicians, titles or labels are subject to change without notice due to supply, demand or other market conditions.

Buying Classical CDs, Records and DVDs at our New Jersey store

Browse through over 60,000 CDs, 60,000 LPs and 10,000 DVDs, including many Classical music CDs, DVDs and Records, at our New Jersey store, located in historic, downtown Princeton, New Jersey.

Princeton Record Exchange is easily accessible by car, train and bus. See our directions page for details. There are tons of things to do in the area. Bring your family or friends-make a day of it! Check out the "Princeton Links" on our Links page for listings of other events, attractions, things to do and places to go.

Please Note: We do not currently list our inventory or sell online because our selection changes greatly from day to day. We hope to see you in our unique music store.

Browse through thousands of Classical CDs, including Tchaikovsky, Antonio Vivaldi, Johannes Brahms and much more at our New Jersey store. Prices range mostly from $1.99 to $8.99 for used discs, and $4.99 to $16.99 for most new discs. Click to see a sampling of some of the Classical Labels and Classical Performers we buy and sell.

We stock over Many,000 CDs priced from $1.99 to $4.99, including many Classical CDs priced under $5 each, including titles reduced in price that have not sold for a number of months, budget labels or more obscure Classical CDs.

We stock thousands of Classical vinyl records including: Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and many more Classical albums. Most of our Classical LPs are priced under $10 each, with many priced at $1 and $1.99.

Our selection changes daily as we buy personal collections, as well as receive orders from our music distributors.

Thank you for your interest in our independent music store. If you have any questions, please call us at 609-921-0881 or email us at info@prex.com.

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20 South Tulane Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
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