I also took a trip to the local Salvation Army Thrift Store. This used to be a great source for vintage LPs years ago, and I would make a weekly pilgrimage there to snag my usual haul of black gold.
The quality of records you find there has declined in recent years. You might have to sift through 100 or so Jerry Vale or Lawrence Welk LPs to find one keeper. A lot of records too scratched up to be salvaged.
However, today I did pretty good.
These were 99 cents each (boxed sets are also 99 cents). There are a few nice RCA Victor, Columbia 6 Eye, and Decca pressings here. Some of them do not have inner sleeves but are otherwise unscratched and nice looking. I'll pay a buck for that and take my chances.
--Jerome