I love this little shop! I always visit when I'm in the area. Always friendly service and affordable prices read more

Trading Post Music - Great selection of Grateful Dead shirts and stickers - Music & DVDs Near Me - Canton, Connecticut

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"I don't like opera and I don't like ballet And new wave French movies, they just drive me away I guess I'm just dumb, 'cause I know I ain't smart But deep down inside, I got a rock 'n' roll heart" (Lou Reed) If you've been around for more than a few decades like I have, stop for a moment and think about all the different ways you've bought music over your lifetime. Here's my list: 45 RPM vinyl singles 33 RPM vinyl albums Eight track tapes Cassette Tapes Compact Disks Digital Downloads As the state of musical technology changed, it left music lovers with a dilemma -what to do with our old purchases if we don't  listen to them anymore in their original format? Years ago, I pitched my cassette and Eight Track tapes (Trouble Man by Marvin Gaye and Superfly by Curtis Mayfield were personal favorites). But I have hundreds of LPs and CDs and really didn't know what to do with them. Until now. Today I sold four of my albums to the Trading Post as a test, and I was very happy with the results. I will be going back with more of my LPs and CDs. I exchanged e-mails with Elise, and then met her at the store and she couldn't have been more personable, helpful, professional, and just plain nice. Trading Post is most interested in 1960's-2000's rock,  reggae, and metal genres. They inspect your records for quality, their inventory and pricing data and give you an offer in either cash or store credit. She researched my four albums while I wandered around the store.  It's crammed with records, CDs, video games, tie dye everything, posters, shirts, blankets and smoking accessories. Elise made me a very fair offer, and that was enough for me to know I'll be back with my CDs and vinyl after the Holidays. read more

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I had an awkward experience here and initially posted a negative one star review, but the owner of the shop reached out to me and was very kind and explained the situation to me, so I thought it was only fair to update my negative review and turn it into a positive one. The shop is a solid headshop type of store- think the kind of place you would have seen in Harvard square before it went all corporate, with a good selection of reasonably priced glassware and other smoking paraphernalia, plus a great selection of hippie attire. Check it out if you are in the area! read more

Popping in a live Grateful Dead CD (or cassette) and driving up to The Trading Post in Canton used to be a real treat; something I did very rarely and usually during rainy weather. It was like walking into a Deadhead's paradise! Albums, T-shirts, bumper stickers, and just about every Grateful Dead show you could imagine available for free-transfer, you had to pay only for the blank cassette. How times have changed... the outside of the current building looks very cool. Once inside, it's like walking into just about any ol' music store, something which has become obsolete with the evolution of digital downloading. This is not to say it's necessarily a bad thing, just different. They had one Grateful Dead CD and one Grateful Dead DVD in the whole store. Upon inquiring, I was told when they're stocked, they fly right out the door. If they're so popular, however, why can you not afford to restock it so that there's something there? In all fairness, I hadn't been here for at least twelve years. I bought a couple T-Shirts just to make it worth the drive up. And, oh, yes: the transfer service is no longer available since the material can be found online free-of-charge and cut directly to your computer. That being said, I'd no longer go out of my way to visit the Trading Post, but I certainly wouldn't just drive by it with my nose in the air. Worthy effort, after all these years. read more

As soon as I stepped foot into the store I was targeted. I went in during a weekday with my girlfriend. I wasn't impressed as I've been in other trading/junk/thrift stores before and they're pretty much all the same. At best I would describe this place as a "neat mess". Anyway, a woman who worked there had her eyes on me while I looked around. It made me uncomfortable as I sifted through a terrible selection of filthy DVDs. I found my way into the back area where they sell pipes/bongs and other weed related stuff. As soon as I stepped foot into the area, the women shot her head up and announced "you must be 18 to be in here!". I politely replied "ok great, because I'm 30 years old". She dropped everything she was doing (she was with a customer, the only customer in the entire place) and walked over to check my ID. It was extremely awkward and the exact opposite of what the room was trying to be; a chill zone with bongs and pipes and weed memorabilia and other BS. I looked around then left that part of the store to go find my GF. Literally 20 seconds later the women came charging up to me and accused me of using this tiny/awkward passage between the pipe room and a room behind it which has a sign that says "please do not enter, go around". I firmly stated that "I had not gone through there". She looked bewildered as to how I was able to get into the other room so fast. The store isn't large, I merely walked around. (it would take about 15 steps). She didn't apologize and continued to watch me like a hawk, even though I had done nothing wrong. I just, look I understand that this store is kind of a joke and theres just a bunch of nonsense everywhere but no matter if it's Bloomingdales or some junk store, you should treat customers with kindness and respect. At the very least just say sorry for a false accusations and explain that people in the past have used that passthrough despite the sign. Something like that, anything to not make yourself look like a complete psycho in a junk store. It's not a good look and ultimately I feel pretty bad for anyone that has to work in a place like that. Anyway, this place is nothing special and just watch out for the weird vibe in there and the weird people that work their. ( especially that lady) read more

They have a good selection of what they sell, friendly staff and good prices. I love how it's tucked away up on a little hill, you could almost drive by if you don't know where it is. read more

Probably my favorite store. Perfect for any Deadhead or music fan. They have so much cool stuff, this place is literally a gold mine. Pretty expensive but totally worth it. read more

Having been on a voyage to find a wealthy selection of jazz CDs from the slim selection at Integrity n' Music in Wethersfield to (non-existent jazz selection) Music Outlet in Enfield, CT to Turn it Up in Northampton, MA to random thrift sifting, all have been underwhelming disappointments. Trading Post has it down very well for the area, rivaling stuff not seen in even Book Off in New York City and they know it with an impressive selection of not just those 'jazz 101' greats but contemporary fusion, funk, bluesy I was looking for: Robben Ford, Joe Sample and/or Crusaders (very difficult finds in stores), Frank Gambale, Lee Ritenour to name a few, especially those older GRP releases and even some obscure imports were here. Immediately noted, Trading Post isn't looking to score you any real deals on used discs, likely because they know collectors are looking to avoid predatory Amazon prices and having the item right in front of you. Deals, like ones you may occasionally find at Newbury Comics, aren't really here though you may find something harder to come by, maybe an older print of a disc which I always prefer in my collection. Most discs are planted at $6 and up, averaging in the $10-15 range. There were a few that were grossly overpriced, like a Hiram Bullock release from the 80's - not something found easily but still too pricey, even if it's a very rare street level finds. They offer a pretty fair buy 3 get 1 free, but you may spend more than it's worth to get there. I ended up snagging a $10 disc that was around $9 on Amazon and another that was a $.01 on Amazon and $5 here. The former was an older print and I find that particularly cool. Managed to save on the $4 shipping and mystery of not knowing what I'm getting, which is generally what keeps me from buying online. LPs are a dime a dozen here, basically nobody cares about collecting them and there's no shortage of the clunky medium you can find cheaper elsewhere but they have tons here they barely fit on shelves along with the occasional "rare" video game, don't even bother with those. Collectors beware: be prepared to pick up an array of spare case of jewel cases. The paramount of all complaints here is how they treat the physical pricing with many jewel cases which are ruined with large stickers planted right on the front. Follow Newbury Comics idea of individually plastic sleeving each disc (an excellent preservation practice I've found used widely in Japan) - a big project maybe but at these prices and audience, collector's appreciate this and it ought to be implemented. It would've been nice to see a discount section that may prompt more clearance and impulse buys or maybe stuff that just doesn't sell. It's not easy to blind purchase when something interesting is around $10. Return value? I might return in a few months but I won't stop in regularly unless there's a little more incentive than B1G3. read more

I have been going here since before they moved to get t shirts , great music , and incense selection. Prices are always fair, and staff is always helpful! read more

This is a very cool shop that is really worth checking out. Whether you like music, jewelry, funky clothes, or incense, this is the place to go. I always buy my incense here; they have the best selection and highest quality I have ever found. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly. The store is easy to find and has good parking. read more

this place has a lot of hard-t0-find audio and video titles and used to do alot with used and new CDs (i dont know about them as much anymore). very hip place. lots of Grateful Dead clothes.... read more