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Zia Record Exchange
4 reviews for Zia Record Exchange
I try to buy all my cds at Zia simply to keep indie music stores like this in business. I spent many teenage hours flipping through the LPs at record stores in England and I would hate for the likes of Walmart (what were you thinking ACDC & Eagles?!?!?!) and itunes to become the only places I can buy music.
I want selection, new, used, music mag's, tee shirts, posters, all the stuff that Zia does so well.
Stop buying music at the corporations and support Zia ... only when they are gone will you realize how much you miss places like this.
I happen to have a couple boxes full of old vinyl that a roommate from years ago left in my house when they disappeared without paying rent........Why have I been toting them around all these years I have no idea.
I guess I was hoping that someday they would make up for all the money I was owed by said roommate.
After Bookmans had a look and gave me a generous credit line, I still had a whole box full.
I just happen to drive past this Zia Record Exchange so I thought I'd try and get rid of some more of them.
Big store, well kept and smells strongly of Nag Champa. Lot's of inventory, mostly Cd's DVD's and Vinyl. If your looking for a deal and can handle the smell, new or used your likely to find it here.
In the end I was offered 48$ trade or 35$ cash, I took the cash this time. (bookmans cash to trade ratio is not nearly as high)
And I still have a box full of vinyl....pretty cool. Now to find another place willing to take them off my hands!
4 stars for giving me money for something that was worthless to me!
Thanks!!
This is one of the larger locations for Zia in the valley... Walking into this store reminded me of walking into one of the old large Tower Records or Warehouse stores back during their reign. It's large, bright, clean, and organized well.
This location has a great selection of new and used items. They have plenty of Criterion DVDs and a pretty good foreign section. If you live near here, you're lucky... if not, take the trip... it's worth it.
One of the managers - Eric (covered in tattoos and sings in a rock band) - is one of this stores greatest assets. I brought in nearly 100 asian DVDs for trade and he was knowledgeable enough to know what they were and he took them all when the Tempe location was confused and wouldn't even take a look. I'm told that some of his regular customers followed him to this location when he moved from the Tempe store.
I used to shop at Zia when I was a kid, but stopped after awhile because I frequently felt cheated - their prices a bit high and their buyback offers a bit low. Well, the policies here are shared by all the stores, but walking into this store I feel like they've grown up a bit. I'm still mainly an internet shopper, but this location kinda won me over. I'm a fan of Zia again.
I honestly don't know how these guys can afford to compete against The Internet and WalMart et al, but they do. Probably by having cool staff, an eclectic collection (for a store this size), and a few other goodies that appeal to music lovers. You don't have to be ideologically driven to enjoy this place, and I've happily killed plenty of time just browsing through things. Sometimes special events happen in store (although that's more true of the other location), so talk with staff to keep up on whats up. If you have old CDs or records lying around, drop by to look around a get a few bucks out of your visit.