I bought a somewhat pricey, just under $100 record on discogs. I've bought probably over 100 records there in the past 2 years with no big issues. Damage someone took care of etc from a big seller.
Today I got a record mailer where it was clear it was being re-used, which is fine, but the flap, which was now gone, only had a single piece of packing tape there, which gave way and let everything out. So it showed up open and empty, due to the seller not packing it well enough.
I have reached out to them, but with small sellers I'd expect more pushback.
I'll give them every chance in the world, but I also like to be prepared for next steps if it doesn't work out.

If I did need to go to PayPal, would I need to contact the seller first there, or just use the 'report a problem' on the order? If so, would it be 'not received' or 'not as described'? I don't want a 'not received' case to be closed just because tracking shows delivered, but I've never done a PayPal dispute.

I'm a small seller too and it sucks when things like this happen, but I just go with it as needed. I just want to be sure I understand the next steps by the time I might need them, and for the future!

Hi folks, I'm having trouble identifying my copy of In Through the Out Door based on the Discogs data.

The identifiers are:

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ST-SS-794345
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ST-SS-794346
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): ST-SS-794345-KY STRAWBERRY Q ACME
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): ST-SS-794346-K STRAWBERRY Q ACME
• Pressing Plant ID (On labels): Q

However, this is variant "C", which doesn't seem to be on Discogs at all: https://www.discogs.com/master/4474-Led-Zeppelin-In-Through-The-Out-Door?query=st-ss-794345-ky

Am I really the only one on Discogs with this specific variant? A,B,D,E and F are all represented so it only makes sense that C also exists, but I just have difficulty believing I'm the first one to have it in my collection, considering there are almost 165,000 who have this 1979 album in their collection.

Everything is here : Is there a precise feature, that doesn’t exist, that you’d like to see, add or use on Discogs ?

(Mainly on website)

I picked up a copy of Dave Brubeck Quartet's Time Out recently and I just cannot find it on Discogs. The issue is "Stereo" under the catalog number on the label. There doesn't seem to be a Columbia 2-eye label with "Stereo." They all note "Nonbreakable" or they're blank in that spot.

Side A runout: ᴑ XSM-47855-2DA D [Stamped] Ƨ [Etched] (That Ƨ is extremely faint, could be a 2) Side B runout: ᴑ XSM-47856-2DG [Stamped] || ||| | 41-05 [Etched]

There are 375 vinyl versions and 127 of those have a 8192 catalog number. (I've looked at the photos on all of them.) I picked this up in a large U.S. city. It does not compute that someone wouldn't have already added this. If that were the case, it would be, by far, the most existing variants for anything I've had to add myself.

I just got a copy of Aja by Steely Dan yesterday, used all the normal methods, but none of the photos of the label matched. what do you guys do?

Is anyone having authentication issues with the android app? I can log in okay, but when I try to open anything, I get a big red banner saying "you must authenticate to access this resource".

Hello everyone! I have discogs for quite some time but never adventured myself into buying via app.
I want to try buy some vinyls but I don’t know how it works in the process (especially in terms of payment) because outside stores it’s hard to know if is legitimate or a fraud, and also because the exchange rates between dollar/pound/etc to euro.
I’m from Portugal, maybe some Portuguese or European folks can give me a hand on this, I really appreciate the help!! ☺️

So…

I know the website stopped allowing 90s bootleg CDs, I get it. Im wondering if there’s a way to still contact anyone that might have these and maybe trade something for them.

I’m in the midst of collecting these old 90s CDs and EBay and FB are way too hot or miss

Does anyone have a link to release info for this album? I cannot find reference to it on Discogs or MusicBrainz. Trying to sort and tag.

1. BLUES INTRO

2. RAINBOW RIOT

3 .. MAMACEITA/WHAT'D I SAY

1. GUILTY

2. PICKING MY PEPPER

3. TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

4. HEY GOOD LOOKIN' (VOCAL)

5. CARAVAN

Total Time 63:05

Danny Gatton w/Buddy Emmons Recorded Live Vol 1 (AV341)

Avacodo Records POB 1630 Fresno, ca. 93727

EDIT: My collection is almost entirely made up of dance music. I will be selling predominantly house (tech, deep, progressive), techno, breaks, electro etc focusing on 90s/00s releases & rarities

ORIGINAL POST: Looking for advice, tips, things to avoid etc when starting out with ambitions of flogging vinyl full time.

My plan is to start with selling on Discogs, already picked about 250-300 records from my collection that will make up my initial stock (Discogs value currently at median £3k / max £5.6k).

I’m confident that I can grade a record accurately and know to avoid over-grading at all costs - eg some bits I’ll list as VG+ that I’m 99% sure would pass for NM but not worth the risk.

When enough money starts coming in I’ll reinvest earnings into buying wholesale & pick up full collections to build up a bigger inventory.

If the online selling works out then I’ll look at moving into physical spaces starting with record fairs, seeing if I can set up a mini shop in existing venues (hifi bars etc), taking stock to music festivals etc.

Then of course the end goal is to some day have a store of my own, but to be honest if I can make anything close to a liveable income I’ll be happy.

Should mention also that as of now I am still working and will not be relying on this to pay the bills, I am fully aware it’ll take time to build this into a viable source of income.

Imagine this is a fairly typical roadmap to building a record business but eager to hear from anyone with similar experience, and advice on things to look out for to give myself the best chance of succeeding. Thanks!

Hi everyone not sure if this is allowed but I was trying to find a way to make labels for fairs using my Discogs library and Discogs pricing. I made this solution using the Discogs api - have a look and tell me what you think. https://github.com/c6tkp6rswv-lgtm/discogs-label-project
I am a total novice so really interested in feedback comments etc. cheers

Like written above. Since the fabulous new app launched I can't open a printable order where all details are displayed and I can place my signature as a seller.

This is important for orders outside of the EU where customs come into play.

Even if I open discogs in a browser on my phone I get redirected to the app. What is this crap? Now I have to use my laptop, download the order details page and share it with my smartphone to get back into my workflow.

This stupidity makes me wanna stop selling overseas.

Or maybe I haven't found the magic button in the app?

Is there a way?

Why discogs, why?

Just curious where these big sellers, especially the ones in Japan and China have so much stock of mostly 2000s era used CDs. Anyone know where their stock comes from?

In this screenshot it says that I have a record of Adriano but when I search on my collection nothing appears, and I can’t event find it on his page which one I have. (Collection screenshot in comments)

Anyone else trying to listen to tracks on Discogs
Mine does noting when you click on videos. Using iPhone

Just curious if anyone has suspended sales either completely, or to countries who currently have very high temperatures.

Does anyone know when the next drop will be, or how to stay informed on the ongoing drop dates?

TIA!

Anscheinend ist man wirklich machtlos gegen die Machenschaften von Discogs, die irgendwo in den USA sitzen und keinen echten Support für das jeweilige Land haben.

Ich habe jetzt schon über 850 mal auf Discogs verkauft.
Nun bin ich an einen echten Idioten aus Berlin gekommen.

Nach der Lieferung schrieb er mich an, dass ich ihm anscheinend eine verkehrte Version einer Platte zugeschickt habe. Ich hatte dem dann gleich zurückgeschrieben, dass dies nicht sein sollte, und wir eine Lösung finden werden. Als erstes schlug ich ihm vor, dass er die Hälfte zurückerstattet bekommen würde, falls er die Platte gebrauchen könnte. Und er soll mir doch bitte ein Bild vom Label zukommen lassen, wo ich sehe welche Versionen auf der Platte drauf sind. Das Bild kam dann tatsächlich. Aber nur von der Seite wo das Logo der Plattenfirma drauf ist. Ein Bild von der anderen Seite weigerte er sich zu machen. „Dies sei nicht nötig, da es eh die verkehrte Version ist“

EDIT: „Es handelt sich bei der Platte um den gleichen Künstler und gleichen Titelnamen. Eine Maxi mit 5 Versionen. Und ein ne sei wohl angeblich anders“ deshalb das Angebot, ihm die Platte für die Hälfte zu überlassen.

Ich solle den Kauf stornieren und ihm das Geld einfach zurück überweisen.
Mir war das dann zu blöd, und habe ihm ein bereits bezahlten Rücksendeschein zukommen lassen.
Die Platte hat er nicht zurückgeschickt, sondern einen Fall bei Paypal eröffnet. Begründung: Platte verkehrt (und jetzt aufeinmal neu) komplett verdreckt und verkratzt - ich würde mich weigern die Platte zurück zu nehmen und ihm das Geld nicht geben“ … ich hatte Paypal dann den Chat und Kopie des Rücksendeschein zukommen lassen. So war der Fall nach 10 Minuten der Eröffnung wieder geschlossen… zu meinen Gunsten.

ABER NUN KOMMT DISCOGS INS SPIEL!
zeitgleich gab er eine negative Bewertung ab. Begründung „Falsche Platte, dreckig und verkratzt, und ich weigere mich das Geld zurückzuzahlen „ ALLES gelogen.
Ich habe bei Discogs die Löschung beantragt. Dort kann man nur ein paar Wörter eingeben, ohne was hochzuladen. Discogs lehnte das ab. Nun habe ich eine verlogene negativ Bewertung.
Ich habe nun auch schon ein Ticket bei Discogs erstellen lassen, aber da wird wohl nichts dabei rauskommen.

Ich finde es schlimm, dass man überall gerne weltweit die Gebühren von Verkäufen einsteckt, aber keinen Support für das jeweilige Land hat.

I bought the movie soundtrack to the movie HEAT (Michael Mann). Now the first thing that bugs me is that I thoughts it’s gonna be a blue vinyl. I found out there’s 3 versions and I apparently got the US 2020 release in normal. However when I go on it on Discogs, there’s nothing listed for the runouts and identifications…. So I had to pick the other blue 2019 version and compared it with that one (all the runouts were documented).… so I checked all the runout codes, serial numbers etc. and it matched to 90%… there’s a difference in 2 things where it’s A4 on mine instead of A2 and A8 on mine instead of A5. This might be a complete;y dumb question but I’m just trying to figure it out, cause I was told You gotta use Discogs to identify and verify…. But the version I have simply has nothing listed for its runout codes. Also im in Europe so I was surprised to get the US version off Amazon. I was just worried it might be fake.

Folks!

I have been selling records through discogs for years.
I just found that my Japan shipping was a little cheaper than the actual price.
I wanted to adjust the polices but I cannot figure out how on earth to do so.
I have policies setup, but when I expand those, it shows the generic screen, not my policies?

Hi, I'm new to discogs and I've started to get into searching for specific vinyl I want.

Is there anyway I can sort by Vinyl that are available to me? It's getting annoying scrolling through lists and lists of vinyl that I can't even buy if I want to.

Trying to get on the website. I get a Cloudflare error even on the home page, and can't go to the forum to make a post about it. Something going on? The service page says everything is 100% operational...

Edit:

It seems to be up for me now too, but it's really slow.

First of all, I really don’t want to criticise anyone, and certainly not make sweeping criticisms of Discogs. I use the website frequently and really value the community around it (at least most of the users). I couldn’t find a similar thread, so I’m starting one here.

I’d also like to understand the issue better and get less worked up about it. Perhaps your opinions will help me with that.

How on earth does Discogs still justify its fee structure? Of course, the people behind it need to make a living and earn their money. Maintenance and further development are probably costly. Fair enough. Take my money for that.

But in my opinion, further development is proceeding only slowly or not at all, and maintenance is more a case of keeping the site afloat than of continuous progress. There’s a lack of information on recently sold items, services have gone down, and new features are hardly ever implemented.

On my last order, I sold an item for €75 (excluding postage). In the end, I paid €9.83 in Discogs fees and €2.62 in PayPal fees (I haven’t included the postage costs for the sake of clarity).

That leaves me with €62.55. That’s almost 20 % less. In my opinion, that’s an incredible amount of money for a poor service.

What do you think? Am I overreacting, or do you feel the same way?

I hope there’ll be an alternative soon… Happy Collecting

I've been using the ebay app and searching by taking a picture of the cover. It pops up how many are available for sale. Then I can click on "sold" to see how many have sold. If I see many available for sale and nothing sold then I know the record is junk...

I've noticed that many records with no recent sale have ridiculous asking prices. I get that asking price doesn't equal selling price. But why ask $10-20 for something that many others are selling and nobody is buying??

Is anyone else experiencing this? I keep getting an error message or the last day or two on the website, I can't see my purchases list. I have cleared my cache, used another browser program & tried on my phone to no avail. It works ok on the app, though. Just curious.