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CPL593H posted:People pay a lot of money for discontinued sets and poo poo. Plus the pandemic made absolutely every collectables market go loving bonkers. It's not just records. Oh I’m sure, I just have no sense of that market. Is it one storage locker or 10, that kind of thing.
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Several years ago a friend of mine loaned me his LEGO Millenium Falcon set, the huge 10k+ piece one. I had a blast putting it together, then it just kinda sat on an end table in my house for two years gathering dust. Eventually he decided to sell most of his collection, and ended up selling that one for almost $6000 (he paid original msrp of $500). Never would have let him loan it to me if I'd known it was worth that much!
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May 12, 2022 13:31
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So I'm relatively new to the vinyl game having only started collecting for a little over a year. Where do you guys go online for your vinyl? I'm looking for some copies of some hard to find records and all the prices I am seeing are WAY more than I want to spend.
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May 12, 2022 19:21
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JohnnyQPublic posted:So I'm relatively new to the vinyl game having only started collecting for a little over a year. Where do you guys go online for your vinyl? I'm looking for some copies of some hard to find records and all the prices I am seeing are WAY more than I want to spend. Are you familiar with Discogs? That's where I go for hard to find used records. For the most part prices are fair for what I am in to.
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May 12, 2022 19:27
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JohnnyQPublic posted:So I'm relatively new to the vinyl game having only started collecting for a little over a year. Where do you guys go online for your vinyl? I'm looking for some copies of some hard to find records and all the prices I am seeing are WAY more than I want to spend. How are you supposed to find musty smelling records online?
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May 12, 2022 19:31
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Dial-up.
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JohnnyQPublic posted:So I'm relatively new to the vinyl game having only started collecting for a little over a year. Where do you guys go online for your vinyl? I'm looking for some copies of some hard to find records and all the prices I am seeing are WAY more than I want to spend. Like the other person mentioned, discogs is great. If you make a want list it will tell you how many things a seller has from it and you can save some money on shipping by combining stuff. I also like to look at r/vinyldeals and r/vinylreleases (reddit)
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CatBlack posted:Like the other person mentioned, discogs is great. If you make a want list it will tell you how many things a seller has from it and you can save some money on shipping by combining stuff. Note that, if you're anything like me, this can get very dangerous. "Let's see what else they're selling to make the shipping worth it" and next thing you know, you've got a box of "random-but-cool-looking" poo poo in addition to the two items from your wantlist. 
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May 12, 2022 20:19
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sporklift posted:Yeah. I have fallen in that trap before. Ended up with a basement full of stuff, that while probably worth some money, was not worth my time to sell. I now feel like I'm the curator of a collection and I need to see it gets into good hands. How's that?
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May 12, 2022 20:25
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Thanks all, I will have to look around there.
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May 12, 2022 20:34
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CatBlack posted:Like the other person mentioned, discogs is great. If you make a want list it will tell you how many things a seller has from it and you can save some money on shipping by combining stuff. Speaking of discogs. I ordered Metals by Feist from a seller in Germany. Took a few weeks to get delivered. This is what I pulled out.  Uh, what do I do? Do we think I can remove the label? Or do I need to insist on a refund from the seller?
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May 12, 2022 22:28
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was it sealed? if it was I would send that picture to them and ask what they can do. most likely they'll just refund you the cost of the thing unless they have something on hand to send you a new one.
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dorium posted:was it sealed? if it was I would send that picture to them and ask what they can do. most likely they'll just refund you the cost of the thing unless they have something on hand to send you a new one. No, it wasn't sealed. They did have it listed as "near mint" though. I sent him a message, we'll see what he says. It's out of print, so I don't think he'll just be able to send a new one.
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May 12, 2022 22:48
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If they graded it either they lied or didn't inspect it. You should definitely get some sort of refund.
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May 12, 2022 22:51
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Nihonniboku posted:No, it wasn't sealed. They did have it listed as "near mint" though. I sent him a message, we'll see what he says. It's out of print, so I don't think he'll just be able to send a new one. yeah agreed with above. if the sold it with the knowledge that they looked and inspected the disc before sending it out and did it knowing the defect then they either will refund you (though their honesty is in question sending this out to begin with) or you'll need to file a complaint with Paypal and Discogs to get your money back and they'll get a ding on their discogs account.
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May 12, 2022 22:53
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Nihonniboku posted:Speaking of discogs. I ordered Metals by Feist from a seller in Germany. Took a few weeks to get delivered. This is what I pulled out. But how does it sound?? I hope the dealer works with you on that, unexcusable for an unsealed record.
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What is the seller's Discogs rating %, out of curiosity? I only buy from folks with 99.5%+ ratings...which sounds strict, but there's a lot of 'em out there, and I haven't been burned yet. Do keep in mind that I'm NOT an audiophile, so YMMV.
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Read After Burning posted:What is the seller's Discogs rating %, out of curiosity? 97.6% Edit: Looking at the negative reviews now, they all talk about how the seller is slow to reply to messages to address issues, or doesn't reply at all. I might have to go through paypal for a refund. Edit 2: Does anyone have any tips for removing the label without damaging the record? Nihonniboku fucked around with this message at 00:37 on May 13, 2022 |
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May 12, 2022 23:00
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I took a few records out of my stacks and played a song off each one. Here are the results of that. https://www.mixcloud.com/Radio_RapTz/moss-appeal-2022_5/ funk soul and jazz stuff.
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sporklift posted:I took a few records out of my stacks and played a song off each one. Here are the results of that. Ah thank you
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JohnnyQPublic posted:the prices I am seeing are WAY more than I want to spend. That's what record collecting is now. Anyway discogs for old poo poo, go to the label websites for new poo poo. Discogs can be kind of a crapshoot because half the time the sellers didn't grade poo poo right or straight up lie and you get a record full of scratches that they told you was in pristine condition. If you want to find deals on discogs make a want list and it'll alert you to new copies of poo poo. I've gotten great deals that way. Really if you want cool poo poo cheap you basically have yo never stop looking whether it be online or in junk shops, thrift stores, yard sales, and record stores. I'm on discogs on a near daily basis and I go to a thrift store near me 2-5 times a week. It's also worth pointing out that I'm an obsessive malcontent. So your mileage may vary. But if you want stuff cheap then thems is the breaks. Nihonniboku posted:
You can't. It's pressed into the disc.
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I found a record I don't remember buying sideways behind my dresser. It's the Fetus Christ/Mangle split, I'd post it but there's a lobotomy photo on the cover.
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CPL593H posted:You can't. It's pressed into the disc. drat. I just tried to play the record to see if maybe it was pressed onto a part of the record where there was no music, but sadly it covers the final 2 songs. It just plays static when it hits the label.
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Shitstorm Trooper posted:I found a record I don't remember buying sideways behind my dresser. Could be haunted, beware
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Nihonniboku posted:drat. I just tried to play the record to see if maybe it was pressed onto a part of the record where there was no music, but sadly it covers the final 2 songs. It just plays static when it hits the label. This stuff inside the red circle (but outside a property placed label) is the part where there's no music.  All the other stuff outside is literally the sound wave cut into the record  The clear bands is the gap between songs.
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Toe Rag posted:This stuff inside the red circle (but outside a property placed label) is the part where there's no music. Yeah, I assumed that to be the case, but I was just hoping that there was a shred of a possibility that it could work. Anyway, the seller saw my message, but didn't reply, so I've filed a claim through Paypal. Near mint my rear end.
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That loving sucks, dude, especially for something out of print. I'd say to listen to the parts that aren't hosed up to at least try to enjoy that, but lord knows you may mess up your needle if it accidentally grazes the busted part.Toe Rag posted:All the other stuff outside is literally the sound wave cut into the record I've had this explained to me so many times, and yet every time it blows me away.  It's so old, and yet somehow seems so futuristic at the same time.
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Nihonniboku posted:Yeah, I assumed that to be the case, but I was just hoping that there was a shred of a possibility that it could work. Excuse me but the grooves under that label are as mint as they get! Serious response: I always side eye anyone who lists something as "near mint" because they're basically no way something is unless they never removed it from the sleeve.
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The record was physically near some mint.
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The moment I unseal a new/sealed record and take it out of the sleeve to look at the run-outs and enter it into my collection on Discogs it gets graded as VG+
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 Today's get!
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Dead Goon posted:The moment I unseal a new/sealed record and take it out of the sleeve to look at the run-outs and enter it into my collection on Discogs it gets graded as VG+ Exactly this. I also love the people who use the ratings to say VG and then in the description put that it’s really like a V++++, practically near mint copy, EX-Mint. With all the fomo that goes on with records, especially new collectors, I maintain that someone could make a fortune by acting as a “professional grading service” for vinyl similar to what has perverted sports cards and comics.
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Shoutout to Metavinyl in Santa Cruz, found Moses Sumney’s Grae there. 
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caligulamprey posted:Shoutout to Metavinyl in Santa Cruz, found Moses Sumney’s Grae there. I'm going there tomorrow.  Greetings, local goon! Shoot me a PM if you ever wanna go record-shopping together!I actually only knew about Streetlight, but a bartender dude I'm a regular with clued me in to Metavinyl's existence! I'm kicking myself for not knowing about it sooner. Read After Burning fucked around with this message at 00:48 on May 14, 2022 |
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Sorry to double post, but I have received a box of Linda Ronstadt albums, plus the last two Pointer Sisters album I needed to complete the set.  Absolutely love the Pointer Sisters, their style changes across their discography are probably my favorite.  All kinds of styles, original or cover...love those ladies!
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Read After Burning posted:Sorry to double post, but I have received a box of Linda Ronstadt albums, plus the last two Pointer Sisters album I needed to complete the set. Remember when they were on Drag Race?
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Schremp Howard posted:Exactly this. I also love the people who use the ratings to say VG and then in the description put that it’s really like a V++++, practically near mint copy, EX-Mint. Please don't will this poo poo into existence.
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spinst posted:
Heck yeah great album
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 Today's deliveries!
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spinst posted:
Nice. I haven't listened to Mates Of State in a long time and kind of forgot about them. Gonna have to recheck them out.
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