discogs marketplace?

My local store obv knows what stuff is worth but he says as a store you want stock moving in and out constantly, if that means making less than it's theoretically worth its still good business - it's a river not a lake as he says

In the UK I'm not sure if record shops use discogs at all or if they do they just double the price, most record shops are way more expensive than discogs prices. I suppose I usually just view it as a premium charge to be able to look at the record before you buy it. And then I usually just buy it on discogs anyway. I suppose that's why they've mostly all closed down.

That's why whenever I go to the USA, I come back with loads of records, because the prices are just so much cheaper.

I just listed a cassette for sale and a guy ordered it approx two minutes later. can you change your settings to get alerts as soon as something you want comes up or was it just happenstance? presuming it's not related to the app bc that starts tomorrow apparently?

yeah you can set it so that if something from yr wantlist is added for sale then you get an email

god bless reckless records in chicago which routinely prices stuff lower (often significantly lower) than the internet prices in the interest of keeping inventory moving.

― wizzz! (amateurist), Friday, February 26, 2016 7:07 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

My local store obv knows what stuff is worth but he says as a store you want stock moving in and out constantly, if that means making less than it's theoretically worth its still good business - it's a river not a lake as he says

― robbie ca$hflo (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, February 26, 2016 7:10 PM (2 days ago)

^^^ approach taken by any/every store worth shopping at. like sure, pull a few prizes out and slap 'em up on the wall with a heartbreak sticker for the desperate and overpaid, but price everything else to flippin' move.

suggestion that there aren't any decent vinyl shops in UK is quietly blowing my mind

there are some but its true that its exxxpensive

It seems like it's down.

www.discogs.com

Works for me

http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/discogs.com

ah,thanks.

I've never paid that much attention to listings that say "from a non-smoking home" before, but only because I had never - before today - received a record that STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN of thousands of cigarettes; like decades of stale ass - the wax itself reeks. I've actually had to put the record outside to see if that will help. I expect I'll just toss it - just holding the thing for a couple minutes meant my hands and clothes stank. (And I'm not some pathological anti-smoking tut-tutter - this was just INSANE)

Ugh. That's the worst >=I

Damn man. Last ditch resort, if you paid a fair amount for it, you might try getting some activated charcoal from an aquarium store and putting it in a sealed bag with the jacket. Record might need to be physically cleaned if it has tobacco residue on it, though.

I remember a few entire CD collections that we bought in that were caked in years or decades worth of brown cigarette smoke residue - it's horrible. We clean them off with surgical spirit and it's vile.

Yeah, if anything can put you off smoking, looking at those dark yellow jewel cases might be just the thing to do it. So gross

I've never paid that much attention to listings that say "from a non-smoking home" before, but only because I had never - before today - received a record that STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN of thousands of cigarettes; like decades of stale ass - the wax itself reeks. I've actually had to put the record outside to see if that will help. I expect I'll just toss it - just holding the thing for a couple minutes meant my hands and clothes stank. (And I'm not some pathological anti-smoking tut-tutter - this was just INSANE)

― Your Ribs are My Ladder, Tuesday, April 26, 2016 9:04 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

are you sure it wasn't on limited-edition nicotine-infused 180g vinyl?

spray some perfume on it.

It's one of those frustrating ones where it was cheap - about $10 - but I've been waiting to see it pop up for a couple of years and this is the first copy I'd seen (it's just a slice of '90s indie rock with a personal connection). Airing it out outside didn't help! The other thing I forgot to say is the cover has a sort of *film* on it - like a smudgeable condensation of lung butter. It's so grody

(I'm going to toss it - but thanks for your tips either way!)

What album is it?

You could also try cleaning the sleeve with a paper towel slightly dampened (not wet) with some water or Windex. Not to be captain save-a-record.

It's a local San Diego indie band from the late 90s called The And Ors - a record I have a personal connection to but never had on vinyl (x-post)

Thanks for the wipe down tip - going to give it a shot

good opportunity to try out the wood glue method of record cleaning? also furniture polish is p good at de-gunking sleeves

i'd never even thought it was possible for record sleeves, let alone actual vinyl, to become stinky with cigarette smoke.

clothes and soft furnishings, yes, goes without saying.

cardboard is pretty porous, and I guess vinyl is an organic compound so it's probably good at having stuff adhere to it too

This is something of a series of idle musings, but I'm sat on a few early 90s death metal records that seem to go for silly money on Discogs and I'm wondering whether to go ahead and sell or, well, to carry on sitting on them. I'm never going to listen to Malevolent Creation or Suffocation again, but there's something to be said for a collection, right? And I wonder about cutting ties with the past. Yadda yadda.

There's probably not a right or wrong answer to any of these ramblings, but anyone got any sound advice?

Just "Be nice, and accurate in yr record gradings"

And remember, the things that you own, own you back.

I've actually had to put the record outside to see if that will help.

Ha, I've done this.

This is something of a series of idle musings, but I'm sat on a few early 90s death metal records that seem to go for silly money on Discogs and I'm wondering whether to go ahead and sell or, well, to carry on sitting on them. I'm never going to listen to Malevolent Creation or Suffocation again, but there's something to be said for a collection, right? And I wonder about cutting ties with the past. Yadda yadda.

There's probably not a right or wrong answer to any of these ramblings, but anyone got any sound advice?

― Sunn O))) Brother Where Art Thou? (Chinaski), Saturday, June 11, 2016 6:19 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Sell those. At some point they'll probably get reissued on vinyl and the price for originals will fall, if not plummet.

The difference between me in my late twenties and me in my late thirties is now if I have five records that will pay a month's rent, I sell them and don't even think about it.

https://www.discogs.com/Prince-Black-Album/release/6454285

Last Sold: 22 Apr 16
Lowest: $15,000.00
Median: $15,000.00
Highest: $15,000.00

!

http://recordmecca.com/item-archives/prince-impossibly-rare-1987-first-pressing-the-black-album-lp/

Over the years, a handful of original CD copies have surfaced, selling from $3000 to $10,000.

lol

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there weren't any "original" CDs until the proper release in 1994. . . right?

https://img.discogs.com/lTwfDAr2aRfwPzHu0q6jeFIsZ_Q=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-2358778-1279356621.jpeg.jpg

Long-box

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5425117de4b0cee49991efae/t/5726b811e707eb7c1fdac9c3/1462155282582/R-2358778-1438127930-8371.jpeg.jpg?format=500w

disc

Ha, longboxes.

coolest longbox ever

I'd say sell and then use the money for something else makes you happy - like your favorite turntable or smth

Bought a record from the US, to be shipped to the UK. Seller shipped to the UK via USPS, but it hasn't arrived. Checked the USPS website and with the tracking number the seller gave me, the record was delivered to my house two weeks ago. Except it wasn't. In the process of trying to contact USPS to see where package has actually been delivered, I discover that they don't accept enquiries from foreign addressees and that I must either get the US seller to contact USPS by phone himself, or get the UK post office to contact the USPS. Neither of which seems like it will result in any joy.

What's the deal with customs in the UK - how long would I have to wait to hear from them if there are charges on the item (which was only $26, and cost me a further $35 postage)? Is it possible its still just sitting at UK customs at this point?

I am never, ever, ever buying a record from the US ever again.

Had a similar problem with Parcelforce and Juno. Got nowhere with Parcelforce, over several days. Juno sent a replacement batch while Parcelforce were still mucking around, and took the whole issue off my hands. I love Juno.

Sadly this was an individual seller and a relatively hard-to-get thing - a guessing I'll just have to wait and see if customs are going to charge it and get in touch with me.

Not impossible that customs has it and you will need to pay VAT plus the Post Office Extortion Fee aka 'handling charge' of about £8.50.

Robbing bastards.

I am never, ever, ever buying a record from the US ever again.

This is why you must come visit and handle it directly, of course.

I have to say that in general the marketplace has been really helpful for me lately -- talked about why on here -- and so far no glitches, but once or twice I have been surprised at shipping costs from the UK and Europe. One time I was hesitant to complete the transaction but they were pretty hard to get items in good condition so I shrugged and ate it, though I made a mental note to steer clear of that particular seller if I could find things elsewhere. But more typically what's happened is that what looks like a good deal on the face of it becomes just as expensive as anything else might be once shipping is factored in. One time I went "Never mind" and did what I probably should have done to start with and order it from the label that originally released it!

I'm always surprised at any orders I get coming from outside Europe, as shipping is almost always as much as the actual purchase price!

To the USA standard airmail for a single LP will cost just under £9 at a minimum. Double LPs are more likely £12 if packaged decently. Get it tracked and signed and it's more like £13 and £16 respectively.

I misread the packaging pricing! Had no idea it would cost me $$$$36! Could have got a copy of the record cheaper in the UK as a result (and also post-Brexit conversion rate, fuck me that's savage)

(trust me i am always trying to finagle passage to your fair nation, ned!)

I paid $40 for the newest Lissvik LP direct from Smalltown Supersound. I could buy it on Discogs right now and with shipping from Europe, it would still be cheaper than direct from the label.

Poland is the country I avoid. It might just be me, but packages from there take a really really long time to arrive to the US. Long enough that you will have given up on the order before it arrives, and when it arrives you go "oh, this."

It's a shame that NSBM/RAC records are banned from sale. Like I get that it's just to minimize the chance of someone in the moral grievance business writing a "hate music is being sold on discogs!" article and them losing business, but all that does is force people who want to buy them to directly give money to whatever nazi label produces them. Seems really shortsighted.

If the record doesn't arrive and its not the seller's fault and they've been helpful but the record still doesn't arrive, what should one do wrt feedback? my instinct is to give good feedback but i am generally a wuss about such things