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Is anyone else bothered by the giant fucking parental advisory logo on Bsides?! Like where did they take this image from? I literally have 12x12 flats from when this album came out with no parental advisory logo on it that they could have scanned.

You'd go there and promptly shut your face after seeing this

Can't believe it still available for purchase. This album is awesome! https://intheclouds.io/products/penfold-our-first-taste-of-escape?_pos=2&_sid=dcfacc76d&_ss=r (/200) https://intheclouds.io/collections/vinyl/products/penfold-our-first-taste-of-escape-splatter (/300)

Please don't regularly give in to scammers because it's easier to deal with guys. Despite popular belief they don't just give buyers their money back automatically and there are no terms that say the speed of a government run business is the sellers fault as long as they don't actually lose the item. A simple "Your tracking has been provided, I apologize for the delay but it's out of my hands. If there are any issues after receiving your record I will gladly accept the returned item for a full refund." Solves the issue most of the time. If the buyer is unreasonable and wants to keep the item and get a refund despite your offer I promise paypal will deny their claim. Only the most stubborn of stubborn will ship something back for taking too long.

I had one person who dropped their claim after I explained that the tracking shows it’s still moving albeit slowly, asked them if they could hold for another week or two, and assured them that, worst case scenario, I’d gladly refund them if it’s truly lost or accept a return with full refund if they no longer want it because of the delay. The other person opened the claim with a long paragraph pre-arguing a “it didn’t arrive by Xmas, it’s lost its value, I don’t want it” so I just apologized and refunded them. Better to eat $13 and move on with my life than try and convert someone who comes in guns a-blazing. In general, hobby sellers can be a bit too personally invested and expend more emotional energy than required to resolve issues but I do think, as a general message, we should all take an extra breath this season, buyers included. I have 4-5 other customers waiting on packages who have quietly opened cases with USPS to try and expedite their package arriving or just been hanging tight. It’s much appreciated.

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Step up your customer service game people. Some buyers are still going to be dense, but a little communication goes a long way. If someone buys something a day before Christmas eve, it doesn't hurt to send a "hey, hope you're not expecting this by tomorrow... because if so, here are some options... (offer expedited shipping at a higher price, refund if the buyer prefers, or maybe the buyer says "no problem"" message. Or realize that people get bent easily this time of year and ship the damn thing out Christmas eve, or remove the listing. It should be a mystery to NO ONE who has sold records during the pandemic that delays were likely to happen during the holidays. Serious sellers should also understand that buyer's get extra sensitive during holidays. Been doing this for 10 years. Some buyers suck, but I'm telling you from experience that most of it can be mitigated through OPEN DIALOGUE and PRO-ACTIVE COMMUNICATION.

He confused your label name from Last Rights Records to Last Minute Miracle. ...I kid but that sucks with any PayPal disputes now. Shit's fucked we just have to wait.

Hey ya'll. My label Near Mint's next installment in our early 2000's re-issues will be Sherwood's debut 2004 EP. Fully remastered for vinyl from the original mixes (sounds incredible) and fancy packaging / variants. Pressing info on the product page. Goes live Friday 1/1 at 12pm EST http://www.wearenearmint.com/products/686551-sherwood-sherwood-ep

They sounded great tonight.

Also that wax mage variant... Better quality when viewed in the Discogs app: https://www.discogs.com/Rufio-Perhaps-I-Suppose/release/16710297

The buyer in my case wasn't expecting to get the record before Christmas, he was upset I didn't SHIP IT before Christmas and waited until the following Monday to do so (he didn't ask me to but messaged me Sunday night asking why his record hadn't been shipped yet with a bunch of exclamation points). I've also been shipping records for over 10 years and judging by my 100% feedback on both Discogs and eBay, I'd say I'm doing just fine on the customer service front. My main issue with some buyers is the exceedingly high expectations thinking every order should be shipped within 1-2 days and arrive within a week even with media mail. I have a day job and a family and life sometimes gets in the way of me shipping your record out in Amazon like speed. I appreciate all the business I've received during the pandemic but sometimes you just gotta shake your head at some people, nothing wrong with that. You also have to realize that communication is a two way street, if someone is that eager for a record they need to tell me and I'll gladly offer Priority Mail for an extra fee.

Is this actually limited? I see people “missed out” on it shortly after it went up but now it seems to be everywhere via distro copies and Amazon.

Hey I am going to second this big time. Anytime I ship an order now, holidays or not I send a disclaimer of this sort.. "Hey delays happen, sometimes packages get stuck for a while, don't stress it will arrive, its out of my control" The actual thing is much longer and more kindly worded, but you get the idea. This has really helped out in assuaging people's stress, and setting expectations going in. Have never had a situation where a customer demanded a delay-related refund as a result. (though I know people who have, including some nightmare scenarios). Cheers and happy holidays! Do something nice for your local USPS team!

I picked this up last year. It’s a really nice package and clean pressing.

Sorry, just saw this. They'll have them in a week or two. Release date isn't until 1/22 so not sure when they'll list it. You can probably drop them a line and ask them to make sure to hold one for you!

My yellow copy came in today and it was well worth the wait. It wasn't signed but it comes with a huge 12" book and the art directions is great. The yellow looks clean but I still wish I had the chance to order the orange early. It sounds great and the gatefold is cool too.

What's the source for this? Are there more photos? My post wasn't a complaint, just me genuinely curious about seeing this place. I've been inside to see the madness at the Philadelphia distribution center during the holidays, but i'm sure that's nothing compared to Jersey City right now.

Just me digging up an old thread. Anybody who forgot about how fun this record is, it's about $12 shipped right now with code SG30. https://such-gold.com/merch/pedestals-deluxe-re-issue-cd-lp

I have three packages that got to Jersey City on the 4th, 11th and 15th that have not moved since. I would love to go take a tour of this facility.

I have the 'new' white LP, from over the last year or so, sounds quite good! Nothing to write home about, but pretty good.

Yesterday asked another label (Count your lucky start) whether Amateurs and Professionals will be ever repressed or not. No answer yet. Really hope it will.

Holy hell, thank you for this. Had just started listening to Amateurs and Professionals again. Almost makes this year worth it. [insert ‘there goes my hero’ image]

On the other end of the THE HOBBY spectrum: Heres a 99 cent charity auction for a new copy of this. http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/

Decided to see if any of these were in stock in my area. Look online, see there's one in stock at a downtown location. Drive to downtown Target, they don't have it in stock. Employee shows me they're sold out everywhere except for one store south of town with 6 copies in stock. I say fuck it and head south. Get there, head to the vinyl section, see no PJ. Ask an employee if they have any in the back, he says no it would be out on the shelf and to check the end cap. Sure enough I go back and check the end cap which faces the back of the store and see multiple copies in stock. I'm briefly tempted to buy more than one copy out of greed but thankfully common sense takes over. Left with my copy feeling proud and now about to spin it.

PayPal should tell people to wait, if tracking shows it’s in transit. I could see an agent hastily back a refund request if a package is never scanned in though. IMO, the bigger headache is avoiding bad feedback. Some people are acting like you offered them a “get it by Xmas or your order is free” guarantee and they know they can use negative feedback as leverage. Sellers have to decide whether to lose money and hopefully avoid bad feedback or stick to their guns, make customers exhibit patience as their package shows up in a week or two, and possibly get their feedback score ‘ruined’. I think most people will take December 2020 negative reviews with a grain of salt, so it’s not as bad as it feels, but some marketplaces like Etsy will shut you down or punish you for not having a perfect feedback rating, so it can be impacting.

You got me. The last person that did it was someone on eBay and the item still had 1 day left on eBay's shipping window. The buyer didn't even bother messaging me about it, just filed the claim. The item did end up being delivered and the dispute was dropped.

Everything goes through a distribution center. Come on now if you think the person at that post office sorts where it goes

Haha - I just got a FIRST CLASS package that shipped 11/27. 1 Month and 2 days from Chicago to PA? But yet I got a Media Mail package from San Francisco in a week. Sounds like they are just throwing whatever packages out no matter what you pay for postage. Making no sense whatsoever.

Hey there are like 25 copies left of the Age Sixteen Discography LP. Get it through the bandcamp page: https://agesixteen.bandcamp.com/ OR message me directly and get it with other records I'm selling List of other records I'm selling: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gkdCQrK9lJr4AHrOcZubw7o6AcJj27nY6Noz4p9AOcU Discogs: https://www.discogs.com/seller/jcamps/profile

I just copy and pasted it from the product page.

Do you work on a fuckin vinyl street team for everyone or what the fuck?? I just can’t imagine what you do or where you’re from. Everyone gives you shit, but I wanna know if you’re an actual robot.

got a copy of velocitydesigncomfort from darla records and it came packaged insanely well. same with the flenser, everything ive gotten from them is top top top tier. my copy of lysf i got from there came packaged in this huge box with a ton of packing peanuts and bubble wrap, completely unscathed. quick responses too. just really love the flenser man

there is closer to 15,000 total vinyl copies pressed of each.

Finally got mine. Right variants on each, but no additional stuff. I know I got my order in with the first 300, but mine are numbered 396, and I’m bummed I didn’t get that alt artwork. At this point I’m just glad to have these goddamn records. I just hope none of my favorite acts work with this dumb label again. The amount of buffoonery surrounding this release is top notch garbage. I knew the second that I saw it was smartpunk that this shitshow would blow chunks and be late, but never thought it’d be this flurry of misinformation and bad service. Fingers crossed that these pressings don’t sound as bad as some earlier reviews I’ve read.

And I slept in. 10AM EST is kinda early... (for a PST guy)

i always wondered why self titled was 2LPs. its only 47 min long and 4 mins that of silence to a hidden track. i know the rule is generally 22 min per side and 44 min overall but albums as long as 50 mins could pretty easily fit on a single LP... i know these spin at 45rpm but i still wonder why it wasnt made to just be a single record at 33rpm.

With Appleseed Cast trending, and it being the time for giving, my gift is this bump.