NewBo Vinyl Emporium 1120 2nd Street Southeast, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

"Nice store. Friendly employee. The pros are the records are in nice sleeves and most of what I looked at was playable. The pricing is over the top. 20 plus dollars for Asia's Alpha record that there were 5 copies of kinda sums up the experience. Most of the used titles I saw were 20-30 foe used records of average titles. Discogs would have these valued at 5-10. Nice selection though. With prices like that the inventory with stay at a high level. New records seemd to be market average but higher than some. I did buy 3 records. $30 for a Bread record was twice the value but it was mint and a childhood memory. The German import still didn't garner the price tag. I more paid for the convenience."

"This review is from my personal experience on Saturday August 12, 2023. If you are a SELLER, beware that Dennis (the owner) looked me in the face and lied to me about the value of the albums that he bought from me. It was naïve of me to think that he would be honest. If you are a BUYER, just remember the unscrupulous manner in which Dennis has acquired SOME of his inventory for sale."

"The selection is usually great, but be willing to overpay at times under pay at others. He has a tendency to charge the higher pricing of what something is going for on discogs, but does not always ensure he has the correct one to sell for that price. He will label things as first pressings when they're in fact 3rd or 4th. Just very hit and miss. The guy is super nice though and his shop is very well organized. If you're looking for something he has, you won't have why trouble finding it there"

"This is a nice little home grown shop for vinyl. The people are super nice and helpful. They have decent hours for people that actually have a job. They have a really good selection though not most of the really popular stuff. And if they do, it's a little more than I am looking to spend. I do not know a ton about vinyl pricing, just what I want to spend. I would definitely go here as I heve found some good deals."

"Very friendly staff here. Brightly lit, with the individual categories clearly marked. Loved the selection there, and left a very happy customer. I’m sure I’ll be back."