Inside Our Mystery Crates: How We Pick Them

The Mystery Crate is the most-asked-about item in the shop, so here is exactly how we build one.

The rules

Every crate is packed by hand. No duplicates, nothing below VG+ condition, and at least three different genres unless you tell us your taste at checkout — then we weight the picks toward what you love.

What might be inside

Anything from a clean jazz pressing to a synthwave 12-inch to a soul compilation we could not stop playing in the back room. The 10-LP crate ships in the crate itself; the 20-LP grab bag arrives tied with twine.

It is the cheapest way to grow a collection fast — and the most fun mail you will get all month.