7 minutes ago, kas1985 said:

Newbury is practically flipping in their stores. Everything today 20% over MSRP. 

Yeah, but from what I know that's their "normal, everyday" pricing - just look at their exclusives...

I know this is nothing new, but the amount of shops that are listed as having signed the "RSD Pledge" that blatantly flip on Discogs/eBay is really sad...

3 hours ago, shenanigans said:

I think they take the same cut now. Ebay is 12% and discogs is 9% + paypal's 3%.

Not totally sure but I think Discogs is 8%. 

5 hours ago, Fowty Dollaz said:

He's still a beautiful man, to me.

Wasn’t expecting a Dove commercial to break out in the eBay thread.

22 minutes ago, MyckelJay said:

Huh. I guess it's not "odd" to see vinyl at Target and Walmart now. This thread didn't age too well. 😂

Times change…

I’m sure if you go far enough back, there’s people who remember when Walmart originally stopped selling records and it was strange they didn’t.

34 minutes ago, sugareggs said:

Remember when someone blew a head gasket because Walmart was re-releasing the Metallica albums. Hopefully they won’t see this thread. 

Can’t blame them - I’d be ashamed of Walmart for associating with Metallica, too. 

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22 minutes ago, rooks said:

I can whole-heartedly endorse the centerspect 45 adapter as the ugliest, worst example of the "hand curated" vinyl market in existence. Thing looks like it fell out from under my sink, or I found it by the washing machine one night. Looks like absolute trash. Terrible idea.

So you’re saying the sort of thing a trendy vinyl subscription service would offer as a pricey add-on?

People who keep their vinyl sealed would have the least use for this out of anybody…

55 minutes ago, glass realms said:

Pretty sure nobody gave that guy shit because he was only charging $7ppd for a custom LP slipcase and not $45 for an adapter that can be bought for a $1.

Heirloom quality ain’t cheap. 

1 hour ago, SNEAKORDS said:

It literally went live on StockX on friday, so yeah, it's new.  And I never said anyone smart is buying off there, as I mentioned it's 90% travis scott stuff, but people who sell on StockX WILL put in effort or buy up stock to sell on there and inflate prices because they can, which might impact resale elsewhere. If you can get 20% more on StockX, you'll either sell there or increase the price on discogs, it's not rocket science.

I don’t necessarily think this is true, prices seem to very between eBay, Discogs, Amazon, etc on the same records now even when they stay within a range on the specific sites themselves.

(At least on types of things I look for...)

You guys should see what’s been happening with sports cards. I don’t collect them myself but keep reading about crazy gains that hobby has made since the pandemic.

Cards that were $500-1,000 a couple of years ago are going for $50k plus and there’s 12 month backlogs at the grading companies that certify condition.

Makes you count your blessings as a vinyl collector.

1 minute ago, Rob-o-cop said:

I had to do some serious google digging before I found one. I was charged....so hopefully that means it's a done deal.

You’re a “glass half full” kind of guy, huh?

53 minutes ago, timsimmons said:

European cardboard is absolute shit. Sorry to get so real. 

 

 

32 minutes ago, jhulud said:

That's some truth. It's almost as if they soak the cardboard first, dry it, and then package your records so you get a flimsy and thinned-out mailer. 

 

Seriously!

It used to be they'd use inferior mailers (like those plain, slightly over-sized cardboard envelopes that always came with corner dings) but the other week I got a 100% branded Whiplash mailer from Europe and I'll be damned if the thing wasn't collapsing on itself, it's the flimsiest cardboard imaginable; totally different from the US Whiplash mailers.

I'm sure it has to do with some EU environmental protections or something and whatever makes North American cardboard so rigid and superior must kill a bunch of sea creatures but boy is it annoying...

These reissues have rolled out with all the smoothness and clarity I've come to expect from My Bloody Valentine...

18 minutes ago, timsimmons said:

Oh yeah, the Plain is garbage and flat compared to the reissues from 2018.

 

The red one is pretty, at least. 

10 minutes ago, timsimmons said:

What a quaint post through 2021 eyes. 

Everything prior to last Spring is quaint through 2021 eyes...

You guys are overthinking this.

You just kidnap the artist in question and keep him/her in your basement. Then - if anything happens to the original - you can get an easy replacement.

20 minutes ago, Satan said:

The floor is yours. 

 

I tried (in the beginning)

It’s funny that to appeal to a younger audience, McCartney had to rely on remixes from a group of musicians whose fans are primarily in their 40s and 50s.

May I take the opportunity to get the conversation back and track and say I have no interest in owning this record in any of the many variants?

These Macca fans are monsters.

43 minutes ago, youngwonton said:

Genuinely curious - when you make a combative comment like this, what are you hoping to achieve? Are you genuinely interested in engaging in discussion or do you just enjoy being rude behind an anonymous username and feeling superior?

He’s obviously more of a Lennon guy. 

13 hours ago, somethingvinyl said:

This popped up as a BIN a week ago Friday. Immediately bought it. Got it in my hands five days later from Japan ($24 FedEx shipping!). Anyway, it's so fun:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/HALLOWEEN-SX-7013-OST-LP-Vinyl-Pressing-Japan-OBI-John-Carpenter/324499305524?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649

 

Craziness. 

7 minutes ago, timsimmons said:

I would think they would be able to spin off Mondo as its own entity.

 

Maybe. I’m guessing Mondo was one of the more valuable assets (since I can only assume a business with $40 LPs and $60 posters makes money) so I’m thinking the two investment firms that stepped in are very interested in that part of the business. 

LINK

Wasn't expecting this news today, wonder if it will have any repercussions for the Mondo label?

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