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The trouble with that logic is it would require someone to buy one in the first place to resell it.

If you’re not paying some European gentlemen with a small booth at a random record show in a German village 10 euro each to ultrasonically clean your records you’re doing it wrong.  

Yeah, I’m a total hypocrite because I’ll buy stuff like the Slowdive reissues on MOV.
 
BUT those are incredibly expensive for original pressings. I reckon first pressings of this don't go for much more than the reissue, probably less. 

Can I mention again those miserable excuse for mailers that are so often used by many UK shops and labels? I see them slightly less than I used to but still way too often. You know the ones I’m talking about: they’re really just thick paper envelopes and not cardboard. If you’re lucky, you get an insert to stiffen it (and for some reason inserts in the UK seem to be half as thick as US ones). I’ve seen them used for both singles and LPs. You’re 100% guaranteed corner damage and probably some warping. They're rare in the rest of Europe but the Brits seem addicted to them...

Not available online. This is what they’re referring to by “two days”:
 
Rappcats and DJ Shadow present:
The 4th Annual DJ Shadow Storage Sale
August 10th & 11th, 2019
5638 York Blvd, Los Angeles
Noon-6PM 
Did we mention the exclusive 7-inch yet?Shadow and Mass Appeal Records have prepared a limited-edition vinyl 45 of his BRAND NEW upcoming single with De La Soul, “Rocket Fuel.” Only 300 copies were made, and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis at the sale.

As a huge Replacements fan, I’ve always felt a little guilty for liking this album as much as I do because it’s basically the first solo Westerberg album and not a true ‘Mats effort, but it’s just so gorgeous I can’t help it. One of the few records I can drop the needle on and listen to both sides start-to-finish. Gonna be hard not to pick this up...

Can’t believe anyone buys this crap.
 
On a totally unrelated note, how’re people enjoying that sweet clear vinyl Baby One More Time Urban Outfitters exclusive?

I personally don't use Reverb for buying or selling but I just read the Sales Tax FAQ on their site and it looks like the setup there is already similar to what Discogs is implementing. Honestly, Discogs was one of the last holdouts; Amazon, eBay, Etsy, etc. have all been doing this for some time.
 
I'm afraid with how easily its become to track digital transactions, unless you're dealing with well-concealed cash in a plain paper envelope or some super-anonymous cryptocurrency the government is going to find a way to take "their fair share."

I personally don't use Reverb for buying or selling but I just read the Sales Tax FAQ on their site and it looks like the setup there is already similar to what Discogs is implementing. Honestly, Discogs was one of the last holdouts; Amazon, eBay, Etsy, etc. have all been doing this for some time.
 
I'm afraid with how easily its become to track digital transactions, unless you're dealing with well-concealed cash in a plain paper envelope or some super-anonymous cryptocurrency the government is going to find a way to take "their fair share."

Just a quick bump to remind any affected US based buyers that are considering a Discogs purchases to get it in over the weekend/before Monday when the tax hike happens.
 
(Plus who knows how many European sellers are going to start blocking all US sales come Monday morning...)

Jack would know...

Maybe not the best choices for variants of the same album, then?

But that’s $1 billion Canadian!! Sacre bleu!!

But that’s $1 billion Canadian!! Sacre bleu!!

I like 2 of her songs personally, Tim McGraw & Me (but thats more due to Panic!).  Now if they make a "We are never getting back together" 7" Ill have to get that for my daughter because she would love it in the jukebox.

As a buyer, you would only pay sales tax if you live in one of the states in the list.
 
As a seller, you’d need to collect sales tax even if you don’t live in the same state (or even the same country) as the person you sold to, assuming they’re in one of the states in the list. However, it looks like Discogs is automating the tax collection process.
 
So basically, if you live in a state that isn’t on the list or obviously one with no sales tax at all, you don’t need to worry about taxes on the buy side, only if you sell stuff on Discogs. 

You’re a true die-hard collector when you disregard the impact of Brexit on border crossings & the cost of medicine but focus instead on how record purchases will be taxed! 😉

I’m sure if you use Discogs you already saw the notices but the site is going to start automatically collecting sales tax for about 20 US states starting in July:
 
https://support.discogs.com/hc/en-us/articles/360024123194
 
Starting July 1, 2019, Discogs will be taking on full responsibility for the calculation, collection, and remittance of sales taxes in all states where we qualify as a Marketplace Facilitator (MPF). A list of these states is available in the help article linked below. 

In states where Discogs does not qualify as an MPF, it is important for sellers to determine their own sales tax responsibilities. We urge sellers to use a professional tax advisor to help determine these responsibilities. 

Discogs will be launching a new feature where sellers can view MPF states as well as toggle on / off states that they've determined it is necessary to collect sales tax. Beginning July 1, this tool will be available on the seller settings page. We will also be adding new information to the Marketplace Order export to assist with tracking sales tax that has been collected. 
 
It looks like they’ll add it into the purchase and then pay it on behalf of sellers, so if you live in one of the affected states expect the price of your Discogs purchases to go up.
 
(Seems like a lot of the European sellers on the forums are upset and threatening to block US sales!)