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The Vinyl Dinosaur
4.8 ★★★★★ 182 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Bayville, New Jersey
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 (732) 831-7707
- Website thevinyldinosaur.com
Hours
| Monday | 12–6 PM |
| Tuesday | 12–6 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–6 PM |
| Thursday | 12–6 PM |
| Friday | 12–6 PM |
| Saturday | 12–6 PM |
| Sunday | 12–5 PM |
What's on the wall
“They have a fantastic selection of records in all genres, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, games, music instruments, stereo equipment, music posters, and some cool vintage goods.”
“It seems that everything that you’ll find here is used but, it’s at great prices.”
What players say again and again
“The owner was very gracious and offered a very fair price after he proved the functionality of every piece.”
“Steve is so generous with his prices and Ryan is an encyclopedia of music knowledge!”
“It seems that everything that you’ll find here is used but, it’s at great prices.”
From the reviews
This is a super cool little shop. Less selection of vinyls then you might expect. Especially if your looking for metal genres BUT neat equipment, some guitars, lots of cds dvds cassetes video.
I brought in some quality, used musical equipment. The owner was very gracious and offered a very fair price after he proved the functionality of every piece. They have an extensive collection of rock/metal/blues albums.
The Vinly Dinosaur is a gem of a record shop. They have a fantastic selection of records in all genres, CDs, cassettes, DVDs, games, music instruments, stereo equipment, music posters, and some cool vintage goods. Steve is so generous with his prices and Ryan is an encyclopedia of music knowledge!
The staff is super kind and helpful, the store is thoughtfully organized and curated you could easily spend over an hour going through everything especially if you’re a fan of 60s-90s music and history (because there’s plenty in the book section) like me and my boyfriend are! Great place I hope to come again
Selling or trading gear at The Vinyl Dinosaur
The Vinyl Dinosaur 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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