@LostUtensils said:

Anybody out there have a recordPI or VinylFlat flattener? Curious how well they work. If they work as well as advertised I'm wondering about the possibility of sending over an old record of mine to see if you can get it to playing nice. Currently needle jumps on the first half of each side making a little over half the record unlistenable. Left it under padding and weight for literally 8 or so years but just pulled it out and that seems to have done nothing. I'd rather not try an oven or other diy strategies if I can avoid it.

I don't trust randos on Reddit with a coveted record, but I do trust .netters. Not sure what I can offer in trade/thanks, but would love to figure something out.

I'd consider a VinylFlat and just returning it afterward, but I'd feel a little guilty for doing that knowing it was the plan up front.

So I recently tried out the flattening service at Toad Hall in Rockford, IL (https://toadhallonline.com/collections/toad-hall-merch). They did an awesome job for me. I guess it depends on how rare your record is. If it's $15 median or less, I'd pony up for a new copy rather pay to have it flattened.