discogs marketplace?

"you got a great shop...a little retrospective..." *walks out door*

people wonder why i just want to sell on discogs 24/7...

having maria out front now has totally saved me. just being here on a day when she's usually here...............the very first person in the door grilled me about records, people selling records, selling his records, going on and on about his collection...turns out his records are in texas. *walks out door*

still nice people too of course. and we have been doing great instore which is nice and i'm glad cuz i work this stuff really hard.

I’ve got 2 tables at the upcoming record fair. One will be dedicated to $5 records, basically anything that has more than the lightest scuff. Some really good titles that I could easily try to squeeze $10 or more out of, but goddamn, let the people have some records!

yeah really!

right there with y'all, I am gonna have 2 tables/16 crates. CDs even! I pulled almost 500 but idk if I have room for all that. my sweet pricing spot is gonna be "more than a store would give me in a bulk sale, but fuck a discogs median"

Sunday June 2nd in Eugene Oregon, 13th and Oak, come say hi

Back on the subject of Discogs, I just want to reiterate: the APP is TRASH

Collection takes forever to load, if it ever does. It seems random whether you transaction inside the app or it punts you out to a browser. Sorting & filtering options are HARRIBLE.

It works nicely on desktop (esp with Discogs enhancer enabled), not too bad on mobile, and the APP is TRASH.

I forgot there even was an app, whenever I tried to use it, it wouldn't even log me in so I gave up on it a long time ago and use the website on my phone

Literally no reason to do anything else.

There’s an app called “Record Holder” that’s a pretty good substitute for the official app, adding stuff to collection is really easy

I mean, for maintaining your collection, I don’t think you can buy stuff on it

yeah I don't like that either, I keep my bins covered until it actually opens

I didn't know about that. The first time I shared a table at a WFMU record fair many years ago I thought it would be fun to bring a lot of dance stuff, at a time when there weren't a lot of people selling 80s club stuff at those fairs, I had a lot of dupes and it wasn't super expensive stuff but I priced it all really low because I thought I'd be some kind of hero to kids getting into proto-house or whatever.

Soon as I set up a bunch of dealers came over and just grabbed everything. Like before I even knew what was happening they had piles in their hands and were handing me cash. Really lame. Stupid of me.

vultures.

maria did really well. the guy who told her should could sell stuff for more didn't sell anything and was amazed when she started stacking up empty crates. some dealer came up at the very end and asked if he could get two records for $7 instead of $10 and she said: no, put one back. haha! that's my gal!

i did good at the store today too. sold a bunch of records.

maria did really well. the guy who told her should could sell stuff for more didn't sell anything and was amazed when she started stacking up empty crates. some dealer came up at the very end and asked if he could get two records for $7 instead of $10 and she said: no, put one back. haha! that's my gal!

xp I don't understand this custom (which I have also witnessed). Is the idea that the vulture dealers are going straight back to their own tables to mark up those very same records for sale that day? What kind of profit could they actually gain from this? A few bucks? If they sell? Maybe I'm dumb.

Woops meant to just express my lols at your story Scott.

"Is the idea that the vulture dealers are going straight back to their own tables to mark up those very same records"

nah, they'll mark them up for the next show. these guys don't always find good stuff on their own. they rely on shows to find cheap stuff.

oh god and heaven forbid some normal citizen decides to sell at a show and prices everything really low. its like locusts. all of a sudden the poor guy is just standing there with empty boxes and no clothes on.

seen that too

i have a friend who goes to shows to stock his store and i honestly don't know how he does it. he buys good stuff! at high prices. but his bins look nice and shiny for a week. it works for him somehow. he bought a ton of my stuff today. but during the show. like a person. i don't begrudge that. i buy lots of store stuff during shows. i mostly look for cheap funk and soul because i don't get a lot of it where i am. and nobody wants the cheap stuff like that at shows. so, it works out for everyone.

i don't mind sellers taking a look at my records before the show opens. you get there so early, it's one of the perks. if somebody is hoovering up records to resell, though, it's a different thing.

i just mean if one of my friends comes over and wants something, it's like -- yeah. you can buy it. i'm not going to make you wait until 9am sharp.

the problem for me is that if I reveal them at all, the human vacuum cleaners swarm the table instantly

I literally have to keep them covered with sheets

and I don't even really care that they might resell them, I just don't like dealers cleaning out my bins before regular people get a chance to dig

especially this year when I am pricing to sell sell sell

I just bought a used four-CD box set released by Charly Records in the UK through Discogs. It's easy to find in the UK and EU and it's a budget item - not expensive at all, especially for a multi-disc set - but it was nice to be able to buy it in the U.S. rather than deal with expensive shipping charges or wait until my next trip to the UK (whenever that will be).

Problem is, after receiving it, I discovered it was missing its 48-page booklet, complete with session and liner notes plus photos. Huge bummer, but an honest mistake, the seller didn't think it was missing. He said he could give a partial refund, which I'd be okay with, but what's a fair price? The box set was $15 + tax plus an additional shipping charge of $6 via media mail. Should I ask for $5 or $6?

just ask what would make you feel good as the buyer. you didn't slip up, so it's on the seller to accommodate you imo. the difference between 5 or 6 dollars isn't very big.

alternatively you could check the sales history and see if it's ever been sold sans booklet in the past

Just sold a cd. Got an email from Discogs support

Welcome to Discogs support. We hope this message caught you in good health.

We would like to inform you that as of May 9, new platform rules went into effect and all users are now going through this verification process. A customer named G*** B***** has successfully processed a payment for an order in your store. However, due to our platform security obligations, we are unable to verify this transaction. We realize this can be inconvenient, but it is important for the safety of our community.

To proceed, we need your details for immediate verification. Once verified, you will receive an order confirmation email. Please note that failure to confirm your identity as a real seller may result in suspension of your account.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding. To verify that you are not a robot, please click on the link below and put a dot in front of “com” in your browser address bar, as in this example [bkpreоrdеr.cоm], and continue to verify.

https://org-dlscogss-eu.bkpreordercom/get/77YN04IB85N52/

Thank you for your prompt cooperation.

Is this genuine, don’t want to get scammed for a three quid cd.

WTF

that looks like a scam to me

Do not click

I would report that to Discogs

that URL is 100% a scam, it's absolutely radioactive

Yeah, going to check. Theres a number of red flags in the order. Has appeared on my orders timeline, but still want to check.

They're phishing you for personal or credit card info... it's likely that they either hacked that account or are simply using it as a Trojan horse by purchasing cheap items and then sending this message in conjunction with it.

https://www.discogs.com/forum/thread/1063736?page=1&message_id=11037343

Ok, going to delete it. It’s from Gabi Breuer too. Busy person.

that is a scam, I've had one, there are loads of them going round - just report it to Discogs support, they will cancel the order and ban the scam account, then you can relist the item

To verify that you are not a robot, please click on the link below and put a dot in front of “com” in your browser address bar

that's actually kind of clever lol

stuff like this is why I stopped selling on ebay and never sold on discogs. I just do IRL shows and a private FB group (btw somebody from here ilxmailed me abt that FB group, but I lost the email, if it was you please resend)

Has eBay seen an uptick in used vinyl traffic, given Discogs is in this state?

I would be using Discogs more if I had the patience to work out the postal quotes. That had to have chased off a lot of small-timers.

It definitely put me off for a long time, but back up and running now. I need to get rid of so much stuff

I'm more just trying to keep up a one-in/one-out kind of thing. I would not be able to get a record fair table even. I'll see if I can sort through the rates again one day soon. Canada Post just did some increases so that should be good for a few months....

All cancelled now. Been selling for a dozen years and first time this has happened. Suspect I won’t have to wait so long for next attempt.