Do people even buy from Discogs?
Jamal
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I never see any movement in the supply..
Jamal
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I buy from there, probably more now than I do from the bay or musicstack and gemm.
I think the rate of stock turnover is a lot slower than ebay from a selling point of view though, just due to the nature of the site.
I also think a lot of people are still unaware of Discogs as anything more than a place for reference purposes.
i like discogs though.but havent bought or sold much from there.
word@ due to nature of the site.. but it seems very very slow though.
I've bought a few things from there. Never had a problem, but I don't check it often as it seems to be really light on older stuff. Also, I'm loving that image for some reason.
The good thing about discogs is that it costs a fraction of the price to sell there, and it's really really easy. They just need better visibility.
If someone created a program that would allow you to list on musicstack, gemm and discogs via one entry -- boy, that would rule.
I use it to sell, and it's great for the right items, 12"s in particular. If you have quantity of a sweated 12", Discogs is the way to go. I've posted things like this and had sales within an hour or two.
If you're selling a title that other people have up, it can turn into a nickle and dime game that gets really annoying. Post something that other people have up for more and watch one of them undercut you and hour later.
If so, that's really cool (from both a buying and selling standpoint).
Yes, Discogs send out daily emails to you saying what's new for sale on your want list. However, there is an option to turn this off, and most people do i'm guessing.
So I never get any bargains from there anymore but the record shop stays in business which is good news.
Common records will sit around forever even if sold for pennies.
Yeah, but to elaborate on my previous post, you aren't going to be finding obscure French psych 7"s from 1971 on Discogs (unless the place has changed since I last checked). I know for a fact that a rather famous record around these parts???the actual copy in question???was acquired through GEMM by one Strutter at a relatively reasonable rate before eventually being passed to another Strutter, also for a fairly reasonable rate that was much closer to its actual market value. I will blow up no spots, although the parties in question may feel free to do so if they choose.
Point being, you aren't finding $1000 grails listed on Discogs, especially for reasonable prices (again, unless the place has changed since I last checked).
Also, to clarify, the record in question was not an obscure French psych 7". That was just an example.
eBay is good if you have a lot of records in a similar genre and wanna do an auction.
But when you're finding like a good piece every few days and a lot of cool but clean cheap pieces it's great.
I throw a few pieces up every day. I sell at a reasonable price and people usually grab a few things in a shot.
It's cool for extra cash. Ill make a sale every day whether it's $15 or $200. so at the end of the week there's some good change.
The other good thing is if you find a rarer piece you can look it up and see people are out of their minds. Almost like they're showing it off and don't wanna sell it. That's when I step in with an actual fair price even if I wouldn't pay that much and it seems cheap in comparison
Yeah, it's funny to me that Gemm hasn't started taking a leaf out of discogs book and trying to ake its format easier. I buy and sell on discogs pretty regularly. So easy to list stuff unless there's no entry for it yet. Oh and I have found soem massive bargains on dicogs too. I think because it's still in its infancy, you can still find bargains more easily on there. 20 Quid OG Skull Snaps is the one that stands out.
I Sell my heat at record shows so it is a nice option to keep records in play between shows.
Grateful, T
Grateful T, welcome to posting, time to stop lurking.
Dan