POPS goes the resale shop
Every Friday morning at 11, Robbie Fultz is in the same place, looking to get his records fix for the week. Fultz, a Lexington resident, is one of several collectors waiting to dig through the weekly set of new arrivals at POPS Resale Shop. The store, with a supply of about 100,000 records, doesn’t just have a dedicated local fan base - it attracts record-hunters from all over the world. “We have regular customers from Germany, Japan, England and New York,” said POPS owner Daniel Shorr.
“It’s hard to believe that there’s nothing like this up in New York, but most of these guys tell me the same thing.” “When (foreign record collectors) are planning a trip, they plot their trip from one coast to another,” Shorr said. “We’re lucky to be one stop along the way.” Fultz, who started his record collection last Christmas when he received a record player as a gift, said there has only been one time in the past six months that he has walked out of the store without buying anything.
“They have decent prices, and the records are in good condition,” Fultz said. “They always take care of me.” POPS stocks an eclectic variety of musical genres and will purchase most kinds of records, Shorr said. “Almost anything that is not multimillion-dollar sellers from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, we’ll buy,” Shorr said.
“Punk and progressive can sell well.” Records aren’t the only attraction at POPS, which stands for “previously owned products.” The store also sells vintage clothing and assorted knick-knacks like candles, ceramic sculptures, clocks and posters - or whatever people bring in. “There’s no place I know of in town where you get the assortment you get here,” Shorr said.