Large collections require large buyers. Seattle's Bop Street Records closed a few years ago, with 500,000 records in stock. According to BSR's one-time website,

Large collections require large buyers. Seattle's Bop Street Records closed a few years ago, with 500,000 records in stock. According to BSR's one-time website, the WSJ had rated it one of the top-5 in the US. It got calls from around the world. In May 2020 the Times reported the sale of all the records - sight unseen - to Internet Archive. https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/a-happy-ending-for-seattles-bop-street-records-a-nonprofit-buys-up-the-entire-collection/ https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/music/a-happy-end...