You can also buy a platter mat or isolation pucks, both of which can be pretty affordable. A record stabilizer — like the Pro-Ject Clamp It (shown) — sits on top of the record and pushes it down so ...

The Montreal-area sport memorabilia seller says he sold the puck, used by Gretzky on Oct. 15, 1989 to surpass Howe's NHL 1,850-point record, to the Alberta collector last month.