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Princeton Record Exchange
4.8 ★★★★★ 1,483 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Princeton, New Jersey
Longtime independent retailer offering a vast array of LPs, CDs, DVDs, and cassettes.
Plan your visit
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (609) 921-0881
- Website prex.com
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–6 PM |
What's on the wall
“Even obscure underground death metal bands- all to say there are some rare finds here.”
“I don’t buy as many records as I used to but I’ll go in there for the atmosphere and friendly staff!”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“It’s a wonderful resource to buy reasonably priced, hard to find items.”
From the reviews
Always have a great selection of records and CDs. Even tapes!! The staff is always friendly. Amanda was awesome. She helped me pick out records for my daughter and was very kind. Can't go wrong here.
This place rocks! And not just because it has an awesome collection of records to dig through but because the staff is phenomenal! I don’t buy as many records as I used to but I’ll go in there for the atmosphere and friendly staff! Now that the weather is warmer, I’ll be heading up there from Philly soon!
In a world of streaming slop, where artists are treated unfairly by mega corps that don't actually care about music or musicians, and small businesses (like PREX) that make music accessible (affordable, can pick it up in your hand and take it home same day, supporting local artists through consignment) to all are…
Love this place. It’s a wonderful resource to buy reasonably priced, hard to find items. I wish this review was just to say how great the store and its employees are, but sadly it’s also to say that I think I witnessed the person who keeps leaving one star reviews under increasingly offensive and insulting pseudonyms.
Selling or trading gear at Princeton Record Exchange
Princeton Record Exchange comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
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