Wax Trax Records Incorporated

I have over 26,000 titles in my personal collection, but I had heard about this place, and decided to visit. When I arrived, it was not open. When the owner eventually pulled-up in his car and got out, I told him I wanted to shop, but he launched into a tirade over whether he wanted any customers that day or not. He did finally let me in. Once inside, he mirrored my every step, and seemed to be trying hard to size me up as far as my knowledge of music and my ability to pay. The over-arching theme here is that the owner seems to believe he runs a museum rather than a used vinyl store. His stock is way over-priced, you are strongly encouraged not to handle merchadise, and he seems to cast value judgments on your ability to pay through a series of never-ending questions about where you are from and what you are looking for, coupled with your knowledge about what your "want list" items are worth. Also, he sells bootleg recordings, a legal no-no. I finally exited without purchasing anything, walking over to the nearby quick mart for a soda to relive what was a horrible experience. This guy is a jerk. Too bad; I had budgeted $2,000 to spend that day on used vinyl. Idiot!

This store has some nice stuff ,but unfortunately I think the owner believes this place to be a Museum .he made some weird comments & would not leave me alone to look always trying to size me up.He asked if I was a dealer & I said "yeah sure" .What vinyl collector isn't . He preceded to tell me we would probably not be doing any business today .Any way I picked out some nice stuff knowing he was going to charge me up the ying yang .
He would not give me prices as I inquired along the way . Anyway I picked up about 30 items or so . In my head I figured out about 1500.00 worth wholesale but i would probably pay 2200.00 if pushed .I thought about 2600.00 low retail & 3500.00 high . He looked at it & gave me a price of 11000.00 . We proceded to trade jibes back & forth for 1 minute then I left.I will never return .

Visited that store recently.. The owner was rude and insulting as soon as we stepped foot in the door. We ended up walking out after only a few minutes of his horrible demeanor. That guy has some serious issues/screws loose. It's amazing that he's even in business (supposedly) severing the public????? Would never go back even if he had every LP I was looking for.. Would give him a penny for anything after the way he acted.

Wax Trax is the worst used record store that I have ever went to.

the "store" is a redesigned house that is completely crammed full of junk.

many records are in poor condition, they also violate the law by offering bootleg records, CDs, etcetera.

the people running that store are unbelivable to me, I tried rummaging through the place looking for some old records when they first opened for business. upon finding something I was interested in I noticed there was no price tag.

so I asked "how much does this cost?"

"oh that's super rare, it will be $15.00" was the reply.

I then decided not to purchase that album ... but I returned to the store three weeks later only to discover they still had not put price tags on their merchandise!

that place is a terrible scam.

PROS:
CONS: beware of cramped quarters, disorganized sections, and no price tags!

I visited this store all the way from L.A. hoping to find a couple of records to listen to. The owner was nice enough to let me browse through his beat up records even though he was closed. The guy was kind of rude, smirking, and insulting my intelligence of music I actually listen to. There were no prices on any of the records, and most were not even in good condition. I chose 2 records that at most would go for $50-75 each. The guy wanted $150 each!!! I wouldn't waste my time or even bother supporting a store whose owner is rude and overpriced. In addition to that he wanted $25 + for a common Clash Lp. Ridiculous!

I've never been in this store, and after a negative experience over the phone, I never will.

I called up asking for a particular CD.

The owner said they didn't have it and hung up.

There wasn't even a pause between when I asked and the owner's response. In other words, HE DIDN'T EVEN CHECK FOR ME.

I tend to judge the places I shop or intend to shop by first impressions. I'll never call this place again, or even go inside.

I went to this store today & must say I was blown away.
The man had some great records & they are priced out of this world.
If there is an lp you are looking for he probably has it,but are you willing to pay his price?...uuh,probably not!

I will say the condiotion of the Lp's I looked at were good to mint.
but that being said He rolls prices off the top of his head probably based on mood,psychosis,the dogs mood-
& what kind of car your driving! who the hell knows,it wasn't anything rational.

He seemed really fond of the # 45 today about half of the records I asked about were $45.00!-prices went up from there,he seeemed just as fond of $75.00 & 150.00 needless to say or negotiating payed off somewhat,I entered the store & asked for the crazy mean s.o.b. owner I'd read about online,we laughed & proceeded from there but his best is knocking a 50.00 lp tp 40.00 or a 75.00 lp to 50.00.

the numbers seem almost like a poem he is just pulling them out of thin air when inspired!
they are all over priced but if you want a record bad enough,it may be here in good shape I found two Black Sabbath boots that go for up to
80.00 on ebay I got them both for 50.00 each.

not a great deal but older vinyl boots from the 70's I felt I was glad to see them in good shape & in person,but I know what people mean common lps 25.00 we got a few for 15.00 but would have bought so much more if they were priced remotely affordable-

The man may have a goldmine w/prices higher than gold!

Many of your guys' complaints are what I love about record stores like this one. Keep bitchen till they're all gone. Crotchety old store owners! Oh No!
I was in Vegas, so I called the store to get directions from the hotel, and he says.. "I dont know if I want any more customers today... what are you lookin' for?" I gave him a couple of titles and he says "Alright, you can come." That kicked ass! Then he quizes me as I'm looking at his records. Once I passed, he let me into the back room. Lotsa cherry ass shit back there. Its Vegas, so he's gonna see what your wallet will bear- like every one else in that town. Not just a store, an experience. Wizard. Knows his shit. Probably been selling records since before you were born.