My Worst Experiences With Discogs!! || Vinyl Community
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- Опубликовано: 20 май 2021
- Hi all, let me know you're worst experiences with Discogs! I've had plenty but I don't want this video being longer than 20 mins!
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Discogs is awesome because the web of links and information .. digging can be endlessly fun on Discogs 😅
I haven't bought from Discogs or ebay for a long time. Too many bad experiences with describing the state of records. People, go to flea markets, record fairs or best of all, to the Record Store near you. This is how these shops survive and the Record Store experience is priceless, because you meet like-minded people. So "Save and Support your local Record Store". Record Stores are Culture !!! 🇩🇪
@HALF MT It is nothing to say against buying online, but she told about her bad experiences. My Plädoyer is to buy in Record Stores to secure their existence. In Germany we never had an exit stop during the pandemic. My two favorite record stores were open and you could buy via Click & Collect and then pick it up in front of the door. With this I support my record store even during the pandemic.
I think a lot of people would rather buy in person but if you’re looking for something that’s rare or hard to find from a band or artists that aren’t popular than your kinda stuck with online
I have never bought through discogs but I am interested in your experiences in case I ever do. Thanks, Niamh for another interesting topic !!
I think Discogs is a good resource for finding out about records.Many dealers(!)on here,though and some dealers will claim to carry new stock they do not physically possess.Then you are in a chain.Chains can hurt.
It's been so cool to follow your journey on youtube. ❤️❤️❤️ Keep rocking!!
I’m a comic book collector and I’ve never had half the trouble with comic dealers as I’ve had with record dealers. Care and honesty really does lack with many sellers, but don’t get me wrong there are some decent sellers out there but they are few and far between.
I got a € 50 note in a record sleeve one day. I prefer buying my CDs from a retailer. A lot of the 70s prog is still available. I also like to buy through bandcamp, where you directly can support an artist.
ive bought alot from discogs, but most are things that is impossible to find elsewhere
Misplaced Childhood is 👌
Did the Genesis box set arrive in the end? Got all the Genesis box sets in that series, all unopened. Worth an awful lot of money now!
I couldn't even figure out how to use discogs, so there's that! Lol Great episode!!
More great information. It's not negative to report on negative experiences. How would we learn otherwise? It makes me glad to see you on SOT. See you soon for SWD. 🤓🖖🤘
I've had great luck with Discogs with very little negative experiences. Any issues I've had were quickly corrected in one way or another. I know that's not always the case with some sellers. I always read the most recent feedback before I buy from anyone. Sorry to hear of your difficulties.
My worst experience was when I was young and naive and was coerced by a seller into making the payment outside of Discogs in order to get a better deal. I was scammed out of about $85 Canadian which was very frustrating, especially since I was really excited to get the records (Camel - Mirage, Deep Purple - Fireball and Eloy - Floating). At least I learned a valuable lesson lol
Wow and I new on discogs and thanks for the warning bc for someone new, it’s too many options and easy to make mistakes or get scammed. It’s already hard to understand and it feels like you’re on your own on discogs like Craigslist and I’m not sure if they get involved of something goes wrong. So many rules each seller has and I’ve already seen the ones that says only pay with the invoice and not pay through the discogs pay method bc they won’t see the paid notice until much later vs direct. So that sounds reasonable . So yeah, lots to watch out for, even when there’s no scam and my first purchase i didn’t know you’re lock in to the sale until after pushing the pay button, even if you haven’t completed you credit card info. So what happens if you change your mind and I do see notices tgat says non paid item will be cancelled after so many days.
I think haveingnoptuonsbarengreat, but I think they need to keep it more simple and have less choices and focus more on the records. Bc most put generic for covers but when I look at the stupid photos, I see the company cover. Which shouldn’t be called generic bc generic mean a plain replacement cover. So they should give you the appropriate choices and simplified the record terms for newbies bc we don’t know what they mean. Or have 3 different site option beginner, mid, super pro bc it can’t be frustrating. And that’s not even the scammed part.
I have a couple bad experiences dealing with people on Discogs. I have found one guy who I deal with exclusively and never had too many problems with him. Oh and he has a 100 percent rating.
Wow, those are some crazy sellers! Fortunately I've never had an issue with anybody on discogs. On ebay however... that's a different story! I know it's not completely foolproof but I always check the sellers' feedback before buying or bidding. And it's always a good idea to look at the feedback a little bit closer. Even if somebody has thousands of feedbacks and they have 99.7 percent positive feedback check the negative feedbacks and if they have a lot of negative feedbacks within the last month I usually avoid them(as long as they seem warranted). I know it's tough though when somebody has a rare item listed though and it's super hard to find. The temptation is great! I rarely take chances on questionable sellers.
Roll of the dice Discogs. Still use it all the time. Love adventure
Honestly, not as bad a set of experiences as I'd imagined. Some of the chaff that I plow through on the discogs forums makes me plain out doubt the sanity of some buyers/sellers. The key, of course, is what percentage are problems. You should have a laugh (with Dad) and read through the thread "Post ridiculously graded items here". You couldn't make the stuff up. Maybe some day I'll get up the nerve to start selling -could use the cash flow, but not the grief. Looking forward to SWD tomorrow, as always. Haven't seen the cat?
The nearest thing to MINT you get from a record dealer`s description is the hole in the middle.
This is a good choice for a vid topic. Discogs is a minefield sometimes!!
Thanks for the stories. These are all people issues not discog issues I noticed. Any of these can happen on any selling platform I would say. Thanks for the stories!
This is good to know. I've checked out Discogs before, but I never bought or sold anything from there. I checked it out mainly through vinyl TikTok. My local record store also sells there, which is nice because I never had a bad experience with Bananas (that's the name of the record store in my area because I live in St. Petersburg, Florida). I usually just prefer buying my records used from a record store or thrift them from a used bookstore. I will say this, the last few records I bought were new and from Target. I'm not ashamed to admit that 😂.
It's usually bad grading. Discogs have a decent grading system that seems to be different to eBay. Some sellers haven't a clue and it may be they weren't around in the great days of vinyl when everyone bought records. Sending wrong pressings is annoying as Discogs has a great system for identifying first pressings (or year of pressing) something eBay doesn't have. It's not hard to identify the pressing using Discogs.
,great topic to cover,thats why i deal directly to company or i use amazon,because they will back there shipments up,last week i had an order that arrived almost a week late yet amazon after record being 2 days late offered to make it right but i decided to wait a few more days then the day i chose to ask for a refund the record arrived,YAY,YAHOO!!! so yeah if i can get thru amazon i do, i also support independent stores by visiting and going inside to by and living in so.cal there are a lot of stores to pick from, i dont like depending on individuals because of problems you experienced,thanks and have a great weekend, my best to your DAD.
I am having a problem with a seller atm, therefore I am here watching this 😂
i avoided a big problem with discogs. So glad new sellers don't know there's a 9% seller fee. and i heard bootleg copies are nefariously sent instead of the real origonal vinyls these days. Sellers risk going bankrupt quick...
Thanks Niamh very interesting.
I have spent literally thousands buying on Discogs. Mainly plain sailing to be fair. For some strange reason though, deliveries seem to take longer when buying from sellers through Discogs. Orders on eBay and other outlets seem to arrive much quicker somehow!
I've never used Discogs to purchase or sell, but do have my collection on there. It's interesting to see how much it is worth. You have put me off using it for buying. Could you also do a good review of Discogs perhaps.....?
Never used Discogs for buying vinyl before! Sorry to hear these experiences :(
For prog records you should check out Burning Shed. Great service and good price. For Marillion records I’m recommending buying directly from the band.
Thanks for another interesting post Niamh. The Discogs and eBay systems are not the issue, as usual it's some of the people using them. Also when money is involved in any transaction it has the potential to poison proceedings. My only experience of Discogs involved a grading issue. Yes, grading is always subjective but when an album is described as EX/EX I would assume the cover would come as one piece not in kit form with the back and front in separate pieces. And with very minimal or no ring wear. Also, in my book audible scratches on the album disqualify it from being graded as excellent. Luckily I've found the vast majority of sellers and buyers to be reasonable human beings!
Discogs has its moments, but I was surprised how many records aren't listed. Also, I've had very back luck with vinyl purchases. Not only were they not VG, they were the worst condition records I've ever encountered - such that I didn't know it was possible to allow records to get into such terrible condition. By contrast I've bought three LPs via eBay that were listed as in Good condition. They were NM. Go figure.
Hi Niamh, A very good subject to tackle! On one hand discogs is great looking for your vinyl records, different editions, dates etc.
The problem and I haven't used discogs that much, is the site seems to create ridiculous prices, and the number one problem is sellers grading vinyl LPs as Near mint as an example, on a 40/50 Yr old record.
That's in my opinion about 95% impossible, one of the reasons love or hate them that CDs replaced vinyl as the number one product is because of deterioration of sound quality etc etc.
Keep up the great channel content, and agree with your sentiments the other nights stream, Don't let it become a Job👍
It's also handy to see what that rare record you own might be worth.
Discogs should come down hard on sellers who don't communicate or more importantly grade their records wrong. I recently bought a record that was marked as Near Mint, when it arrived, one look and I knew it wasn't Near Mint, it was even worse when I cleaned and played it. The cover was also badly torn. It puts me off buying from discogs and eBay. I usually go into second hand record shops or buy brand new.
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All the best.
I find Discogs much better than Ebay. The worst examples have been improper packaging. A Tame Impala EP was sent in just a large envelope and you can imagine the warping - it wasn't worth sending back, so I framed it. The other problems have involved overstating the Media rating. It it's old and looks good, but hasn't been tested, it's probably not NM! But by far the majority of my dealings have been great, and it's always nice to get an album that is better than rated! Because I'm in Australia, some sellers have refunded all or part of the purchase if something is wrong, rather than me sending it back. Finally, having my collection on their database helps me keep track of the collection and its value for insurance purposes.
If they gave you a negative review you didn't deserve, you can contest it. I've had to do it twice, and both were removed.
Two weeks is really not ages. When shipping packages, things happen. I've had a package take six weeks from UK to the USA when normally no more then about 14-21 days. As long as there is a tracking number and you can kinda know yeah, it was shipped and on the way, you just have to wait. You can always offer the seller more money and have it shipped faster. Its very, VERY difficult to get UPS or any shipper to re-route the package especially when it has not even reached the receiver's area yet. They were charged to deliver the package and that pretty much is what they are going to do. Otherwise its too chaotic for them. The problem I have with Discogs is getting variants other than what I pay for. Sometimes I want a particular pressing and the seller is not careful and lists his item for sale under the wrong variant. And when I get it its not the record I ordered. I ordered the Sacramento pressing and you sent me the Nashville pressing. This happens WAY way way to often on Discogs.
I was hoping that some mention might be made of when quality of record doesn't match grading description. For instance how a record plays is important rather than if it looks visually clean. A record may have been played on a bad system, or with a worn or damaged stylus/needle. What is acceptable?
The only bad experiences I have had with buying records (always CDs) are from Amazon/third party Amazon sellers/Royal Mail - a combination of all three messing up deliveries, basically. Non-deliveries when Royal Mail said they delivered. Broken jewel case damage. A CD that wouldn't read.
No issues on Discogs, although I have only made a few buys. I've made about 10 purchases and the sellers have all been great.
Generally my experience is pretty good. A few records have been not exactly as advertised. The worst was a CD- yeah, serves me right I know-I bought that looked and played like a bear had been chewing it. Oddly enough the booklet etc. was immaculate.
I don’t have much experience in selling on Discogs but my old car with a tape player died so time to list my tape collection!
Had a Few Bad experiences with dealers that leave a lot to be desired ..And when you leave a bad review they get the hump and give you grief.. However have used someone under the trade name of RRA _Records, and she has been so honest and upfront about what she sells.....My main beef about discogs is the variations in postage charges..which in some cases are more expensive than the item.
Noice!
2:59 ok i have one better
Discogs sends me an email saying could you provide feedback for your latest order.
i'm thinking how would i do that when 2 orders are in transit. i look to see what the order is for, well needless to say over 20 days "payment pending" i msg them asking for an update. nothing. an email sent in paypal maybe they will see that. now i have paypal trying to contact them. during all of this i look at signs of a shady seller. nothing strange. however his last sale was like 5 years ago and no recent orders for them either. but in the reviews for albums discussion tab he commented on something around 3 or 4 months ago. now since this had been a crazy year i came up with 2 thoughts. he no longer deals on discogs, or the worst he caught the virus and you can only guess what i am thinking with that. i just hope the guy is alright. that is my only issue in over 20 years of buying online.
Can some 1 help me with info regarding Discogs.. I'm a new uk buyer. Started buying some bits this month.. But a seller has given me 1 vinyl that's skips when playing and another 1 was described as a remix of a tune i wanted but is the original which I already own.. Is there a way of returning them and getting a refund for vinyl's and postage fee ?? Thanks 🙏
I ordered maybe a handful of records from Discogs over the past five years and didn't have any major problems with getting the records i ordered. One seller almost forgot to send one.
Good customer service is hard to come by in many industries I've dealt with some very rude and down right unhelpful customer service reps and after experiencing it never gave those companies my money again.
Back in the day, one would go to a record store and buy records.
Could catch on.Think about it you go to the shop pick up the record and pay then leave with record. Play it same day and you.may see other records when browsing.
now i go down to my basement which is basically a used record store and pray i live long enough to listen to it all...and keep getting interrupted by yes fragile or.....or...............................you get the drift
I do sometimes do that, now they are making a comeback. But the collection on-line sure exceeds anything in store.
i only buy used records at the flea market
But sometimes that record shop didnt have a certain record u been looking for
Agree with this. Communication on discogs vary a lot and most sellers on there not buyers
Many people don't understand the proper grading system or deliberately mislead regarding condition so I always ask for a photo. Just want to pay a fair price & get fair value. ✌
I had a seller close the deal but them messaged me and said dicogs changed the ship rate and tried to charge me $20 for shipping two states from me. I thought about confronting him and realized that other buyer complained and he would just leave any haters shitty reviews and retaliate if anyone leaves him a bad rating. total punk!!
I still have my vinyl museum records with the 5 dollar canadian in price tag still on the sleeve. Which is five dollars too much for love beach.
I agree that both sellers should have contacted you about the delays. it sounds like those first two were waiting on inventory to come in, which is dumb. They should only list in stock items on discogs.
People are always crappy and cheap bastards when it comes to customs fees.
2 1/2 weeks from the wherever to the UK is not a long time. With the current world situation it takes forever. And, it's out of the sellers hands if the carriers take more time. You needed to be more patient in that case. Did you ever get that Genesis box set from that seller?
Not sure why you'd say eBay is known to be pretty dodgy - not a fan of massive corporations but personally have bought and sold literally hundreds of items with a problem rate of less than 1%. I guess these sites will always have a bad seller (or unhinged buyer), but you're always protected. Having said that, still interesting to hear about your experiences.
I have to tell I have good experiences with Discogs, even with russian partners (as I ordered some special vinyl records made only for Russia as well). The worst experiences I have with Ebay. I ordered a vinyl record once (released originally by WEA France in the 80s) to my collection what was described as a record in a top quality, and received a record what was very warped. No return, for sure. On Discogs everything was coming OK and without any problem.
When doing business with humans, a couple things apply.
1.) Human nature dictates that a large portion of the population suck.
2.) Never get your hopes up and you'll never be disappointed.
3.) Be true to yourself and keep on truckin'.
Buy from sellers with more than 98percent. The more sales the better. Always ask for pictures. Never buy from people with mint everything or albums in top condition at really low prices , it's more than likely BS. Ask some questions . If not all the info is in the details. If you don't get a response within a week move on . I Have bought a lot from over seas and 99 percent have been what I expected. Some sellers don't want to answer questions , if not move on.. always cover your self so your less likely to be disappointed. Have fun😁 collecting .
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It’s not a problem exclusive to Discogs. I have had the same sort of experience with large online retailers. Placed an order, a week later one item goes out of stock on the website. Order status is “preparing”. Order not dispatched. Email inquiry leads to a promise to look into it. Three weeks later no progress. Happened twice out of four orders with this retailer (based in Warwickshire - beware!).
Discogs doesn't let you cancel invoices. That's preposterous! Sellers can ignore your request for cancelation and let you go past the grace period and that will trigger negative feedback as non-paying buyer.
I bought a record on Discogs last week and I was send the wrong album. What annoyed me was that it was by the same artist but not the right album, like they just looked at the name of the artist and it did not occur to them that they could have more than one album. The seller sorted it out though and was helpful.
I sell on ebay and I have never had a single negative or neutral feedback in the three or four years I've been selling records and CDs. I'm sure I get less sales by undergrading everything but I don't care because I don't want the hassle. Mint or near mint I put EX, Faint scratching and light wear I put VG. Any scratches you can feel at all I put G+ Also I put at least 5 photos of the actual record & sleeve. To me there is no such thing as NM, I don't use that cursed grading ever lol.
noticed some nasty distortion on one side of the audio. you might be able to fix that by using the other channel audio as mono
4:04 I'm thinking of purchasing vinyl I already have but newer copies, I hope I never meet these sellers with the prices I've seen what my vinyl goes for, I've check and minimum is £30 for even white labels and in have mainly original labels so it's up there. .
I'm still watching, can we safeguard ourselves? Yep drive to pick up right. Hmmm
I don't think sellers should be responsible for slow shipping. Afterall, they can't possibly get the package back and you will get it eventually.
Three orders on Discogs, all but one was graded horrifically. stay clear imo.. Scammers Paradise.
Thought about useing Discogs but never have, if I can I use, Burning Shed all the time.
Yes Burning Shed are good. Got two of the Gentle Giant CD Box Set at a fairly good price, as they were already getting pricey elsewhere. Still use Discogs mainly, and UK sellers stuff if possible.
I bought Mile s Davis Star People vinyl from seller in Italy..it took 13 weeks in total to receive it after it got sent back to the seller after 7 weeks as apparently wrong address, which it was not. I almost gave up on it ,but it eventually arrived and it was in NM condition as seller had graded it..I'd have been annoyed if wasn't.
I have also had vinyl from the US. It can be nightmare with customs and paying the import duty..Captain Beyond's classic first album with 3D cover which cost me $24 had to pay $23 on top of the 27 for the album but the seller was nice guy he then refunded me $10 as he felt sorry for me after the 6 weeks it was stuck in the US postal system...What lovely man!
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The transatlantic shipping process has proven to be pretty precarious as both a buyer and seller. I hate to say it.
Bought maybe 5 or 6 cds from discogs.
Never had a problem yet (knock on wood)
I've never had an issue with ebay. I buy a lot from them. Especially this year. I've never had one issue.
My experience with Discogs buying has been quite good but selling is a different story. Make sure to do your homework try only using PayPal as they will hold money til both parties are satisfied. I lost 2 vertigo original albums to a buyer abroad. and had to refund money . And the shipping policy thing drove me nuts . Back to just buying now ✌️
I’ve had mostly bad experiences on Discogs. Condition is NEVER as described.
I used to buy a lot of vinyl on ebay but I gave up. I got tired of people describing something they found at the dump as being Near Mint. I stick to new stuff now, but even that's not without problems. Record pressing is a dying art - I've had supposedly audiophile LPs costing a small fortune that sounded appalling.
I feel the scam is that we would've forgotten about it especially if we're the user whom just signed up to purchase one vinyl only, it's easy to forget to do the return policy if very busy.
As vinyl lovers we'll be scammed eventually I guess. .
I am currently dealing with a shady seller on Discogs. Took them 11 days to ship my record after they took my money- only after I reported them to Discogs for not replying to my inquiries. They say they shipped it, but did not give me a tracking number. I keep asking for a tracking number, and no response. Now it's been another 3 weeks, no tracking number, no record in the mail, and no response. I reported them to Discogs again. We shall see. Definitely giving them a bad review and never using them again, obviously.
Now up to 64 purchases from Discogs and numerous places Inc Japan, USA, Greece, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany and even Scotland and not one single problem with payments, packing or grading. Just lucky perhapds?!
My worst experience had to be when I tried to buy the Layla 40th Anniversary Ultimate Boxset. This guy in Turkey had a really good price on a complete one, so I jumped on it. I didn't notice until I'd agreed to buy it that he only took bank transfers. I'd already committed, so I went ahead and did it, even though my brain was telling me, "no".
After a month it hadn't arrived, he says it's on its way. After two months he says it's on its way. After three months he ghosts me. I contact discogs who eventually suspends his acct.
Oddly enough, he contacts me maybe another month later with a sob story about how discogs is being mean to him and has ruined his business. After some back and forth, he eventually refunds my money and I removed the negative review (we'd agreed). I don't think he was up and running again though, cuz I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one he'd left hanging.
Try the new Frost - Day and Age Album, amazing stuff , please give it a try :) Kill The Orchestra is stunning !!
Agreed, Im a massive fan of The Boy Who Stood still, amazing track, also the live 20th anniversary Magenta concert cds/dvds is now out as well and thats also brilliant :)
@@zandorius tbh this album has blown me away the whole album is amazing, the emotion i feel from this album amazes me, thanks m8 I will check it out x
Finding good customer service, whether at Discogs or anywhere else, is getting harder and harder.
Wow.
I were expecting some total horror stories today, seems you were lucky anyway, i wont tell you my very worst experiences, but i can gladly coun them on one hand, though if i count stories such as you, i havea whole bag of thoughts and experiences, heheheehhe. I have been selling for seven years, 127 positive and 2 neutral (also 3 negatve which discogs removed due to the buyer didnt read my info about my product) and i got 100% seller score. As a buyer ive got 98.5 and bought 338 albums, i have had 3 very serious problems overall, besides these are the usual overgrading (sweden is worstt, UK the second worst, but UK usually refund a small amount......) What you should check before buying is : is it a personal seller (usually a very good sign) their score (even if they got 100% positive, doesnt mean they are trustworthy) and i am always a little careful when they have sold over 100000 albums and their score is 98 % or so, ALWAYS check the individual reviews sellers got, that usually tells you if you should order or not!
Well, they've sorted out one of my issues with them. There is no longer a track on a compilation of Christian music in my discography; it's been credited to my namesake who actually made it. So, I forgive them, for forgiveness is devine.
Very Good Stories Thank You best to go to your local shiops if possible
Certainly not buying from any sellers with 99% feedback or lower, especially when from my experience they're generally not hard to find.
I almost never buy second hand lps. I only have 2 :))
I don't sell on discog, I only buy at this time.
I started purchasing from discogs after March 23rd 2020 I have 303 purchases
100% positives as a buyer, I haven't given a bad review as of yet. I Only purchase from people who have a 98% positive rate an if they sold less than 100 items it needs to be at a 100%, before I purchase anything from them, I also I look at the reviews to see what it States. Definitely customer service is a great thing I also look at their grading of Vinyl and cover condition in perceptions of the purchaser.
I have encountered some bad experiences where I got the wrong pressing, I tend to buy a lot of (white label promos) American LP's, which are listed and they send me a stock copy, most of the time they tell me to keep it and they give me a refund. If they want me to send it back I tell them they need to pay for postage because their the ones who sent me the wrong item it wasn't me buying it wrong or my expectations of their grading system. I still give them a positive rating and when I write the feedback I put that situation was handled in a professional way.
People make mistakes. For me its about what the outcome is. To me this might be their livelihood and I don't want to ruin their livelihood because of my Personal selfish expectations I don't know what there going through. I put myself in their place Before I put a negative comment.
And when I do have a positive feedback I write this in the positive feedback section:
Quick service to buyer.
Fast service to Post Office.
Vinal and cover condition as stated utilising discogs and goldmine standards of grading.
I recommend the seller !
When is the next ceptional seller this is what I write.
Thank you for bringing up a great subject looking forward to seeing your next videos.
Mahalo from Ed in Hawaii
If your buying collectible stuff just get it in person otherwise you know you will be scammed at least once
Buying vinyl is not for me anymore, I collect concert recordings and I get those for free.
eBay is less Dodgy than Discogs with records because it has immediate buyer protections plus the sellers cannot leave you retaliatory feedback. By the way Incense is bad for your lungs.
Sound rotten experiences, I've never had anything as quite as bad as that. To be fair, generally Discogs and Ebay are good. I rarely have a bad experience. Serious. You might get the occasional dodgy experience - better to read all small print and be cautious. Some people are just very poor at communicating, or incompetent, when it should be their duty or job. Some lesser known sellers of new items can be poor, they tend to advertise new items when they don't have the stock eg. Cadiz comes to mind. If you buy a lot then you're going to come across problems from time to time.
Hello , Very expensive in Turkey 🥒 tax etc
Strangely, I haven’t had to pay any duty for ages now, whether from US, Japan or even from EU since the good forsaken Brexit tragedy!
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Hey I just started a new channel ...what I am doing is pointing out the discogs people that I had a positive experience with and calling them out on my channel..
I'm English and I live in Belgium, last week I had to pay €38 extra for an import that was a €40 record. Thank you Brexit!
Sounds terrible. I've always been lucky with discogs and I buy from only a few sellers I trust. I hope you have no more experiences like that!
I’m finding that orders from Scandinavian countries are taking forever to arrive in the UK. I had a seller from Finland send me a whole load of info from the Finnish post office on the expected Brexit delays. How’s that for service, but cheers Brexit for ruining my record buying experience.
Ok, I'm gonna go off a bit, so, fair warning, y'all...I spend a lot of time in Discogs...a LOT. I buy a fairly high amount of 1st pressings because I've been trying to replace my MASSIVE OG collection that was, go figure, held hostage by an soon to be ex boyfriend who thought I'd stay if In exchange for my own record collection. Lol great plan, guy. So yea, I lost a lot there. I dunno wtf is up with Discogs lately, but it has grown really shady when it comes to OG vinyl. I have bought 16 1st pressings in Discogs so far this year. Sadly, 13 of them were not the copy they were listed as. Thats an insane number ! In many cases I can see their error in the dead wax numbers : the series of numbers of the 1st press were there, so after identifying them, the seller stopped searching the deadwax for any more numbers. Had they continued on they would've seen more numbers etched in there showing that what they're holding is not a 1st pressing. Usually, I get a full refund with apologies. But, what I'm finding are these sorts of sellers that have really amazing, rare, records for sale, and a lot of them - obvious collectors in the know. These are the sellers who don't want to refund me. Who want to argue about how" 1st pressings are all relative, really. How do we REALLY know?" Just total pricks. I will end up going around & around with them, recieving these insanely long, convoluted, explanations that really explain nothing at all. In the end they will offer me $10 or $15 refund. I always laugh at that, and say no, but they won't budge. As it stands now, I've ended up keeping 6 records that I never ordered, a d recieved a pittance of a refund. I really don't trust the community anymore, and am generally bummed about the whole thing.
Not exactly a ringing endorsement. I have never used Discogs, and not sure I ever will.
Sorry for your bad experiences.