Paradise Records and Trading Post (Orcutt)

Paradise Records and Trading Post in the Santa Maria and Orcutt area is 10,000 square feet of treasures; 150 thousand records makes it one of the largest record stores in the state. Add comics, cards, vintage toys, sports memorabilia, Pokemon and whatever else customers keep asking for. The answers here are short, direct, and very much in that trading-post spirit. Quite entertaining with millions of views on Instagram.

Interview with Paradise Records and Trading Post (Orcutt)

Paradise is part record store, part trading post — LPs alongside comics, cards, vintage toys, sports memorabilia, and more. How did the shop become such a hodgepodge treasure trove?

It was based on what customers were requesting.

Reviewers say it's leveled up in the past couple of years, from quirky junk shop to serious treasure trove. What's behind that reinvention?

We have a great rep for paying fair price for used merch so we have been getting tons of stuff.

The place is built for the hunt — people love flipping through with no particular target. How do you keep that thrill-of-discovery feel?

By having fresh new merch dailey.

Being in the Santa Maria and Orcutt area, who comes through the door?

with our social media going viral we get people from all over the world. Yesterday we had people from Spain, France and New Zealand.

Do the collectibles and cards customers wander into the records, or are the vinyl buyers their own crowd?

some do

When someone wants to sell records or collectibles, what's the best way to start — and what makes something an easy yes?

Just come in....we are good and quick

What's the most memorable thing that's come across the counter?

A rocket launcher.

First visit to Paradise — what should someone dig through first?

our value deals

Last updated: 2026-08-14

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