Skeletal Lightning

o0o, thanks for the bump! Woulda missed it somehow. 

It'd only be the really big labels that could swallow shipping reductions. To be honest, the smaller labels generally have enough demand in their own marketplace anyway, so as they dont rely on international purchasers, it's certainly not in their best interest to cut the arse out of their minimal margin by undercharging shipping. Obviously, they like us internationals buying their stuff, but needs must, and they dont need us to buy their releases. i wouldn't want to throw that sorta thing on smaller labels anyways. It is a tough market and i;d rather these labels survive so they keep releasing records, than dying off coz they swallowed too many costs.

It's not necessarily that labels charge a lot for int'l shipping. It's that it costs a lot to ship internationally, and there's not much that can be done about it. A sale is a sale and you get a discount regardless. In the end, does it matter if you get $2 off a record vs. $2 off shipping?
 
Also, for smaller labels, $50+ order = a free shipping worldwide ends up so that the label losing ~$15 for each international order after factoring in the total cost of (the cheapest) shipping and typical wholesale rates. Unless you're a bigger label, you already lose a ton of money with each release, why essentially "pay" an international customer to buy from you?

It's not necessarily that labels charge a lot for int'l shipping. It's that it costs a lot to ship internationally, and there's not much that can be done about it. A sale is a sale and you get a discount regardless. In the end, does it matter if you get $2 off a record vs. $2 off shipping?
 
Also, for smaller labels, $50+ order = a free shipping worldwide ends up so that the label losing ~$15 for each international order after factoring in the total cost of (the cheapest) shipping and typical wholesale rates. Unless you're a bigger label, you already lose a ton of money with each release, why essentially "pay" an international customer to buy from you?

It's not necessarily that labels charge a lot for int'l shipping. It's that it costs a lot to ship internationally, and there's not much that can be done about it. A sale is a sale and you get a discount regardless. In the end, does it matter if you get $2 off a record vs. $2 off shipping?
 
Also, for smaller labels, $50+ order = a free shipping worldwide ends up so that the label losing ~$15 for each international order after factoring in the total cost of (the cheapest) shipping and typical wholesale rates. Unless you're a bigger label, you already lose a ton of money with each release, why essentially "pay" an international customer to buy from you?

It's not necessarily that labels charge a lot for int'l shipping. It's that it costs a lot to ship internationally, and there's not much that can be done about it. A sale is a sale and you get a discount regardless. In the end, does it matter if you get $2 off a record vs. $2 off shipping?
 
Also, for smaller labels, $50+ order = a free shipping worldwide ends up so that the label losing ~$15 for each international order after factoring in the total cost of (the cheapest) shipping and typical wholesale rates. Unless you're a bigger label, you already lose a ton of money with each release, why essentially "pay" an international customer to buy from you?

It's not necessarily that labels charge a lot for int'l shipping. It's that it costs a lot to ship internationally, and there's not much that can be done about it. A sale is a sale and you get a discount regardless. In the end, does it matter if you get $2 off a record vs. $2 off shipping?
 
Also, for smaller labels, $50+ order = a free shipping worldwide ends up so that the label losing ~$15 for each international order after factoring in the total cost of (the cheapest) shipping and typical wholesale rates. Unless you're a bigger label, you already lose a ton of money with each release, why essentially "pay" an international customer to buy from you?

did you tell him to actually respond to his emails?

I took my dog for a walk today and he took a shit more prolific than OP is trying to be.

OP has moved 80 million paragraphs in this thread.

who needs economics when you have varients

Got mine today and already got it up on E-bay. BOO-YA!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/PELICAN-FOREVER-BECOMING-VINYL-LP-500-russian-circles-isis-baroness-neurosis-/161119917544?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item25837ed5e8

Got the bundle! Super great price for that. This Couch Is Long... was one of the best albums of the year so high hopes for this.

if I hear one more person say Midwestern emo revival I will fucking go crazy.

So cool. Glad I grabbed the clear

Fuck... way to get my hopes up.

Man this looks awesome. I bought the Elesh Norn tape from them like a few days ago. I wish that I would've known about this. 
 
Still thinking about picking up that Rep. release though. Maybe even pick up the You'll Live release. 
 
Thanks for the heads up bro.
 
 
EDIT: The calculator album looks pretty tempting as well.

That rules! They have some of the coolest releases out there in terms of screamo right now.

Yeah, the packaging rules, too! Thanks for supporting an awesome dude

Reunion is over.  You missed it.

Thanks for the support.

Awesome, ordered!

Owen collection. All 180 gram.

 
Owen - S/T - Yellow (/300)
Owen - No Good For No One Now - Gold (/300)
Owen - I Do Perceive - White - White (/300)
Owen - At Home With Owen - Blue (/300
Owen - New Leaves - Black - (/?)
Owen - Ghost Town - Black - (/?)
Owen - (The ep) - Black - (/300)
Owen - The Seaside EP - Clear - (/300)
Owen - Abandoned Bridges - White - (/1000)
The Association of Utopian Hologram Swallowers - Green - (/?)
 
Missing a few EPs, splits, and 7"s. Not bad for not even trying?
 

Owen collection. All 180 gram.

 
Owen - S/T - Yellow (/300)
Owen - No Good For No One Now - Gold (/300)
Owen - I Do Perceive - White - White (/300)
Owen - At Home With Owen - Blue (/300
Owen - New Leaves - Black - (/?)
Owen - Ghost Town - Black - (/?)
Owen - (The ep) - Black - (/300)
Owen - The Seaside EP - Clear - (/300)
Owen - Abandoned Bridges - White - (/1000)
The Association of Utopian Hologram Swallowers - Green - (/?)
 
Missing a few EPs, splits, and 7"s. Not bad for not even trying?