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Post subject: Re: The Vinyl Thread: Still Listen On Wax, Don't Use The CD
Posted: Mon November 29, 2021 8:30 pm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
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tbh, i don't buy off discogs too much. it's more of a last resort thing. it's more fun to find things in a store. but some things you just know you'll never find, so then i go to discogs. it says i have 15 purchases since 2015. the bulk of my purchases happened during the time that i didn't have access to local record stores.
tbh, i don't buy off discogs too much. it's more of a last resort thing. it's more fun to find things in a store. but some things you just know you'll never find, so then i go to discogs. it says i have 15 purchases since 2015. the bulk of my purchases happened during the time that i didn't have access to local record stores.
Post subject: Re: The Vinyl Thread: Still Listen On Wax, Don't Use The CD
Posted: Mon November 29, 2021 8:43 pm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 11:15 pm Posts: 20776 Location: the bathroom
epilogue wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
tbh, i don't buy off discogs too much. it's more of a last resort thing. it's more fun to find things in a store. but some things you just know you'll never find, so then i go to discogs. it says i have 15 purchases since 2015. the bulk of my purchases happened during the time that i didn't have access to local record stores.
Yeah, that's sort of how I expect to use it, too.
i mostly use it as a price comparison tool when i'm shopping in-store. which is probably a jackass thing to do to the store, but there have been times that i've found stores overpricing by an offensive amount. not that i'll buy that record off discogs, but i certainly won't buy it from that store. generally though, bc of discogs, i feel like used prices are so homogenized now that it's harder to find deals.
Post subject: Re: The Vinyl Thread: Still Listen On Wax, Don't Use The CD
Posted: Mon November 29, 2021 9:05 pm
Future Drummer
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 9:37 am Posts: 2809
bodysnatcher wrote:
tbh, i don't buy off discogs too much. it's more of a last resort thing. it's more fun to find things in a store. but some things you just know you'll never find, so then i go to discogs. it says i have 15 purchases since 2015. the bulk of my purchases happened during the time that i didn't have access to local record stores.
Discogs is good if you want a particular pressing from a particular country, priced accordingly.
Most sellers outside of Discogs don't have a clue about that shit.
Post subject: Re: The Vinyl Thread: Still Listen On Wax, Don't Use The CD
Posted: Wed December 01, 2021 12:55 am
I Have A Third Nipple
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 7:41 am Posts: 19724 Location: Cumberland, RI
I went down memory lane today in my Discogs purchase history and was amazed at some of the deals I got back in the day (meaning like 7-8 years ago). I picked up numerous LPs new for $5-$10 (and like $3.50 shipping and no tax) that now sell for $40+. Then, maybe an hour after that, I got a notification that the RSDBF order I placed through Discogs were cancelled because the items were unavailable. Lol. Luckily, some other sellers had copies available, and I actually got them for less than the order I placed on Saturday--saved like $10 because this seller was unclear of what they had in stock!
Post subject: Re: The Vinyl Thread: Still Listen On Wax, Don't Use The CD
Posted: Wed December 01, 2021 1:17 am
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Simple Torture wrote:
I went down memory lane today in my Discogs purchase history and was amazed at some of the deals I got back in the day (meaning like 7-8 years ago). I picked up numerous LPs new for $5-$10 (and like $3.50 shipping and no tax) that now sell for $40+. Then, maybe an hour after that, I got a notification that the RSDBF order I placed through Discogs were cancelled because the items were unavailable. Lol. Luckily, some other sellers had copies available, and I actually got them for less than the order I placed on Saturday--saved like $10 because this seller was unclear of what they had in stock!
Man, no kidding. I still have a few original price stickers on some of mine, mostly bc Whatever glue that person used was apparently cement. Have an amazing original copy of Combat Rock with a $6 sticker that I got back in college, probably around 2003. Still have the original sticker on my first pressing of No Code (on the cellophane) that says $12.99. 90s vinyl prices huh?
Post subject: Re: The Vinyl Thread: Still Listen On Wax, Don't Use The CD
Posted: Wed December 01, 2021 7:00 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47143 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
I let my VMP membership lapse a while back and haven't missed it terribly, but their hints for Jan-March have me thinking about signing up again. Rap from '96, and indie rock from '97 and '99 are pretty compelling.
Post subject: Re: The Vinyl Thread: Still Listen On Wax, Don't Use The CD
Posted: Wed December 01, 2021 8:39 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47143 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
kreng wrote:
i don't really get the appeal of vinyl subscriptions
In the case of VMP, they get exclusive represses, like AAA versions of some records. They also do a lot of exclusive BS -- different vinyl colors, or "comes with a print insert!", dumb shit like that. But some of their stuff, like my AAA Booker T Christmas album, can't be found anywhere else.
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