f.y.e.

Sometimes in life, you desperately need CDs. Like if you’re doing a long late night roadtrip, or its 1998. I was dealing with the former and f.y.e. had a great selection of classic and new albums. Their used CD deals were a plus, as was the fact that they were open until 10pm.

I’ve been shopping here for years and I hope they are around for many more. Friendly staff, decent selection of and good sales on used items, and close to home.

If I could give zero stars, I would. This place offers selling movies for cash, yet they always seem to have a reason not to buy your movies. Went in 45 min before they closed last night and was told they don’t buy movies during the last hour that they’re open. Okay… went in this morning 45 min after they opened and was told they don’t have the cash on hand yet to buy movies (I had MAYBE $ 10 in movies… not much, but enough I could have bought groceries for the day!). What kind of «business» doesn’t have cash in hand, when that is one of the perks of going to fye??? And why didn’t the employee last night inform me that there’s only certain hours that they buy movies? Instead I got a snarky attitude from both people who didn’t even bother to see what I had to sell. NEVER returning to this fye or any others.

If your still buying CDs or need a last minute gift for someone, this is your place.
The store has a large array of new and used CDs. Also, there is just about every DVD ever made in stock. They have a large collection of television shows in box sets ready to go.
I have bought several sets of head phones from FYE in the last year. Th products are all first rate but I seem to have a problem holding on to these things. There is a reasonable buy back program. If you bring in CDs or DVDs they will appraise your items and offer you a buy back price or in-​store credit. This works well for me.
Also, the community bulletin board is a nice resource for local events.
Nice big parking lot with nothing to worry about while walking inside. South City is a safe place.

Went here on a humbug to sell some DVDs and CDs (yes, I still have some from the early 90s) as they always have a sign posted outside. Hell honestly, I did not know they were still open for business. I thought all their locations closed.
At any rate, i entered with my large tote full. It took a couple sales associates a little time to go through every single one. They opened each case and looked at the CD and/​or DVD. If there was even the slightest hint of a scratch, they were not interested.
So they are selective! But all in all, I walked out with about $ 80 bucks. Most of them averaged about $ 1 a piece. Some I got $ 2.50 for (jackpot, I know). My experience was cool and mission was accomplished.

Everytime I want to buy a movie or cd, this is the place where I like to go. There are always good deals. Every time I go there, I always walk out buying more than 1 cd or movie. There is a nice selection of movies, TV shows, and cds and can pretty much find anything there.

I have a horrible habit of buying DVDs. I don’t know why. I wouldn’t call it a collection. I wouldn’t call it a hobby (unless you consider wasting money to be a hobby). If I love a movie, I have to buy it. I’ll never watch it, but knowing that I CAN watch it any time I want to gives me some sort of peace and comfort. Think about parting with said DVDs and I become a full-​fledged Hoarders specimen.
Discovering this place was a very happy experience. They have so many used DVDs, and for pretty good prices (4 – 8 ish dollars). I hate buying DVDs new, unless they are less than 5 bucks. While you’re less likely to find obscure titles here, they do have a pretty excellent selection of older and offbeat flicks. I know I’m not the only one who gets their jollies from 80’s pictures. Haha. I called a movie a picture.
This place has a great selection of new DVDs, too, and any time I’m not spending money at Best Buy is a good time. They have a surprising selection of random memorabilia crap, too, which may tempt you. I don’t know why, but you NEED a Domo keychain and Justin Bieber poster. Seriously.
I get bored browsing in here. It’s all arranged alphabetically, and my attention span dwindles after a few minutes of clicking through endless bins of titles. I do better when I come in with a list. Also, get creative. One time I was looking for a Tom Hanks movie, and it wasn’t under the actual movie title, but I found it on a Tom Hanks DVD collection, which was under Tom Hanks.
My sister recently broke her ankle and I wanted to send her a care package. I came in here and got her a boatload of DVDs. I left the price tags on so she wouldn’t feel bad that I bought her 10 DVDs.
If you have kids, you DEFINITELY need to come in here. You know who doesn’t know or care if a DVD is used? A kid.
I’ve never been able to find the CDs I was looking for in here. That doesn’t mean I’m a hipster, does it?! FYE has never heard of my favorite band???

F.Y.E. reminds me of Streetside records (in St. Louis since 1971) back in the 90’s. I enjoy going to F.Y.E. because you never know what you’ll find.
This place is a great source for DVD’s and Bluray’s.
What I really like is they carry a decent selection of vinyl records and the pricing is fabulous for used albums. Staff has always been helpful.
I miss these kind of stores on every corner. Maybe with the rise of vinyl records stores like this will come back.

I remember the good old days…
I appreciate the enthusiasm of my felllow Unilocal friends about FYE. However, they come from a different perspective. Trading in their old cds and dvds clears up the clutter in the house and gives them a little cash in hand. Not a bad deal, by any means. But I come from a different stock.
Collecting cds has been a serious hobby for me since I was twelve. Over twenty years, I’ve amassed nearly two thousand albums, but I’ve probably bought over three thousand. As an adult, I’ve been forced to ease up on my cd buying, forced to limit myself to collections of specific artists. Therefore, I’ve occasionally traded in mass amounts of albums for store credit or cash.
I’ve never done trade-​in business with FYE, but I will definitely hold off my future transactions until I know that I’m in good hands. FYE is a chain, and you just can’t trust a chain, no matter how appealing that chain might be. And this place is appealing to the average cd buyer.
I didn’t keep tabs on the amount of media that I brought in today, but in the past, this lump of dvds and cds would have paid off fairly well. Now I realize that dvds are less in demand, but people still buy them. Also, cds just aren’t as circulated these days. Still, I feel like if I dealt with my normal guys that I would have done better. FYE offered me $ 56 cash or $ 70 trade-​in. Nether was all that appealing, so I just took the cash.
Two stars on the transaction and four stars for the store itself!
I love shopping here. FYE always has sales on used albums. Today I could have done a buy two, get one free on the used stock. With $ 70 in trade and this deal, I could have walk away with around a dozen cds. Not a bad haul indeed! Unfortunately, the responsible side took initiative, and I choose to pocket the dough.
Over the past few years, I’ve watched two different FYE locations close, one at the Galleria and the other in Ferguson. Best Buy, Amazon, MP3s, and Satan all contributed to this downfall. However, their prices on new stuff played a part, too. If you buy new, get your stuff in the first week! Otherwise, the price will quite often jump to $ 18-​$ 20. That’s just too much for a new record.
I’m definitely a fan but feeling a little burned after my trade-​in. Despite my frustration, I didn’t part with anything that I was attached to, so it wasn’t all that bad,

Thanks Steven B. for the tip on how to get some extra cash! I was cleaning out my basement and found over 100 CD’s that I haven’t seen in years so I decided to take in half of them to FYE. I couldn’t take all of them in the same bag so I will just plan another trip with the other half.
Upon arriving to FYE I was greeted by a sales associate and he already knew what I was there for. He asked me to place the CD’s on the counter and he began to sort them into 2 piles; scratched and not scratched. Luckily for me I only had a few that were scratched. Once he separated them he began to scan the CD’s to see if they would be worth $ and to my surprise a bunch of mine were! I guess I have good taste in music after all. Once the process was finished he asked if I wanted store credit or cash… I’ll take the cash any day!
I had no idea what FYE was or anything, but while I was in the store I noticed they have all kinds of electronics and DVD’s as well as CD’s! Holy crap! I need to start coming here to purchase DVD“s! What a great store.

I’m in the money, how lucky can I be. Who knew the boxes and bags of CD’s stored in my basement would be worth $$. We’ve been cleaning, merging and purging so many things in our house. Selling possessions that are no longer prized. There are so many great consignment shops to sell household furnishings and clothes, but what do I do with all my old CD’s?
In the world of iTune’s and having the majority of our music on our iPod’s or iPhone’s the need of a CD has diminished. Driving by FYE., I noticed in their window they buy used CD’s. Hot damn, I thought I gotta give them a try. I took up a small percentage of my collection and was energetically greeted by an employee when I told them I had some used CD’s to sell.
After taking my personal information as a seller, the associate begun scanning the UPC bars on the back of my CD’s. He neatly stacked them to two piles. The one to his right were ones they’d be interested in buying and to his left on the counter in front of me were the losers. As he picked up the next one to scan, in my mind I’d guess which pile it would end up. I surprised myself with how many I got wrong. I guess my taste in music has a good resale value.
I was thrilled with the amount of cash they offered me. If I wanted a store credit the $ value went up $ 16, but I wanted cash. Cool, hard cash. I still have one small box and a gift bag full of CD’s and I will be returning to FYE tomorrow.

F.Y.E is bar none the best music store in the great city of St Louis. I’ve been to just about every place in town, and none can come close to how awesome this place is. For one, you are not penalized for not being a fan of the Ramones. The staff here is courteous, friendly, helpful, and actually acknowledge you as you go through the door. The CD selection is to the point, organized and void of the garbaje stock that belongs only in a thrift store. They have some specialty sections; a shelf of what people brought in for trading (Monday — Friday Stock), and the deals here are a steal! 3.99 for some pretty decent and good albums. And it’s replenished every day, so you can always find something hot. They now added listening stations which is nice and convenient. They really hook it up for all genres as well. A superb rock/​pop section, a stellar rap collection, and even a classy stock of country/​bluegrass. For me, I come for the CD stock, rather than the records, and DVDs. They do have those too, but I hadn’t sifted through them to tell you what they have. But back to the CDs. Every time I come here with a desire for a certain album, they always have it, at a digestible price and in sound quality. They have a buy 3, get the 4^th CD free deal that’s pretty satisfying. I sold some of my CDS here, and I got a pretty descent store credit for the exchange. But nonetheless, this is the way a music store should be. This is a come one –come all environment. I’m here literally twice a week, like a school boy in a candy store. But I highly recommend you come to F.Y.E in the hill neighborhood. I think you will be pleasantly appeased!

Growing up I had always been skeptical of places that would sell used media like Video games and DVD movies. Mostly because the ones you would get from the likes of Hollywood Video or Blockbuster were usually scratched to crap. Well FYE has completely changed my expectations on this front, and for the better.
I really do miss the location inside the Galleria and it is a shame they had to close but their selection was kind of lacking and the store was pretty small compared to this location. This location definitely has it all and if you can’t find it here well you didn’t look hard enough. I have found some very hard to find movies here and some break-​neck deals also. Typcially this place sells all their new media at retail ($ 35 for a blu-​ray is way too much) so going here for new releases really isn’t a great idea, but if you wait say a week you can get that new release for almost half the price as someone has turned it back in used. For example I found a new Blu-​Ray movie I wanted for $ 35 but I found the used copy for $ 17. Before going to FYE though I shopped around to Best Buy and Amazon. Best Buy was slightly cheaper, and Amazon was cheaper than the Used copy for $ 17 but I had to wait 2 days for it to ship.
I did also notice that some of the used items were even cheaper than other used counterparts. For example, the film Heat on Blu-​Ray had two different prices for the same Blu-​Ray. One was $ 15 while the other was $ 7. Not sure what the real difference was but sometimes you find hidden gems like that in the pile.
I will definitely be coming back here to shop more often before I hit up a big box store.

I use to frequent the street side records in the loop but they closed and started to go to this f.y.e location. I feel as vintage vinyl doesn’t always have as broad of a collection as what I’m looking for.
Every visit has been a good one here at f.y.e. The staff has never been unfriendly and always willing to help me find a cd that I can’t find on my own. The store always is kept neat. There is a pleasant atmosphere in general when coming to this store.
They have lots of soundtracks and world type music. They also keep a nice selection in rock, r&b, rap, heavy metal and park. I like how they try to keep everything catogorized and together. They seem to have everyone’s taste here from animé cartoons to lgbt films.
They also have a good deal on where you by 3 used items and get a forth used free. The cheapest of the used items is the one that you get free f.y.i

While I admit I don’t get over to FYE as much as I would like to, I have had great experiences every time I go to the Hampton location.
The selection is insanely awesome. They often have items that I can’t find at any other store. The staff is very friendly, helpful, and respects the fact that people just want to browse around, which you can for hours.
Recently I went in to pick up a particular TV series on DVD that I had no success finding at places like Best Buy and Borders. Sure fire enough, FYE had it. Awesome.
A really awesome surprise occurred while I was browsing around. I had just started using 4square on my phone and I decided to «check in» while in FYE. So glad I did. After «checking in» I get an alert that FYE offers a 4square special…40% off a used item of my choice!!! This was so fantastic as I had my eye on a Blu-​Ray TV season for some time. The 4 square deal, coupled with my FYE discount card took the total for the used Blu-​Ray set from $ 38.99 to $ 18.64. Freakin’ awesome.
I also ended up picking up two additional new Blu-​Ray movies that were on sale for $ 9.99. Both movies I had seen elsewhere for between $ 14.99-$ 24.99.
For those of you that like browsing around music and movie shops, I highly recommend checking out FYE on Hampton. You will not be disappointed.