# Princeton Record Exchange > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-07. - **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/princeton-record-exchange - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/princeton-record-exchange.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/princeton-record-exchange/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://prex.com - **Slug:** princeton-record-exchange - **Categories:** retail-ecommerce ## Overview - **Tagline:** Independent record store in Princeton, New Jersey, buying and selling music and movies since 1980. Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Description:** Princeton Record Exchange is a brick-and-mortar, walk-in independent record store with over 100,000 LPs, CDs, and DVDs. It offers a diverse, constantly changing selection, buys music and movie collections, and sells a limited selection of titles through a curated Discogs page. Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Identity - **Mission:** To provide a high-quality, low-priced, extensive selection of music and movies while offering a trusted independent record-store experience and supporting the Princeton community. Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Founders & leadership:** Jon Lambert bought Princeton Record Exchange in 2015 and leads a staff of 16 music and movie professionals. Founder Barry Weisfeld began selling records in 1975 and established the store in Princeton in 1980. Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Website:** https://prex.com Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Voice & tone:** Friendly, knowledgeable, welcoming, community-oriented, and enthusiastic about independent record-store culture. Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Founded:** 1980 Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Headquarters:** 20 South Tulane St., Princeton, NJ 08542 Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Parent ownership:** Jon Lambert bought Princeton Record Exchange in 2015; no parent company is identified. Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Offerings - **Problem solved:** Helps people discover and purchase music and movies in a physical independent-store setting, and provides a trusted way to sell personal, estate, reviewer, radio-station, and store collections. Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Core capabilities:** - Retailing LPs, CDs, DVDs, and other media - Buying personal, estate, reviewer/radio station, and store collections - Making house calls for collection purchases - Appraising and checking media condition - Selling selected titles through a curated Discogs page - Offering entry-level turntables, including Bluetooth-compatible models - Hosting and participating in independent music events such as Record Store Day - Providing physical gift cards redeemable at the Princeton store Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Products / SKUs:** - LPs and vinyl records - CDs - DVDs and Blu-rays - Cassettes - Entry-level turntables - Physical gift cards - Selected music titles through the curated Discogs page Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Pricing:** Store titles range from as low as $1.00 to reasonable collectible prices. The store emphasizes high quality and low prices, and pays top dollar for quality collections. Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Independent music and movie retail Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer base:** Music and movie shoppers, vinyl collectors, Record Store Day enthusiasts, and people selling personal, estate, reviewer/radio station, or store collections. Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Ideal customer profile:** Music and movie enthusiasts seeking a large, changing in-store selection, as well as owners of quality music or movie collections who want to sell them to an experienced independent retailer. Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Use cases:** - Shopping for LPs, CDs, DVDs, Blu-rays, and cassettes in-store - Selling personal or estate media collections - Selling reviewer or radio-station surplus - Selling an entire store inventory - Buying selected obscure titles through Discogs - Purchasing entry-level turntables - Buying physical gift cards - Attending Record Store Day and related in-store events Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer outcomes:** - Access to over 100,000 changing titles - Ability to shop a diverse selection at prices starting as low as $1.00 - Professional condition checks by experienced appraisers - A trusted and fair process for selling quality collections - An in-person independent record-store shopping experience - Access to limited-edition and early-release Record Store Day titles Source: Brand's website (https://prex.com) · 2026-11-07 Page last updated 2026-11-07. ## Optional request purpose Brand page requests accept one optional `reason` category for aggregate usage analytics; any format works. 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