jameshays Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 It's been one year since I got the vinyl bug and it doesn't appear to be going away any time soon. Right away I could see my spending getting out of hand and we had just started the Dave Ramsey budget plan. This of course made things tricky but it made me very careful what I buy, and more importantly how I buy. I discovered Discogs pretty quickly and found out it was very easy to set up and sell from. Each week I'd come home with a few garage sale scores to list for sale. As an Amazon Prime member, I not only learned how to search for bargain LP's, I made sure I ordered one at a time so I could keep the packing material (never once have I purchase a shipping box). Another help was buying two copies of any limited/variant editions and selling one to basically pay for my copy or at least make it very cheap. All in all it's gone pretty well and I've tracked all my purchases/sales in the "You Need A Budget" (YNAB) app on my iPhone. Since last June, my out of pocket expense is about $800 and I've got about 400 records. The other good news is I just finished logging them all in Discogs and according to recent sale info, my collection at the low end is at $3400 on the low end and $9500 on the high. Anything used I own is VG+ or better and of course the new stuff is all NM. While I'm a bit over budget on a monthly basis overall since last June, I've still managed to get a heck of a collection for a relatively low outlay. WAXXX and bigbruise 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChardeeMacDennis Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Yikes aopps42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRINCE Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 aopps42, The Vool, Satan and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pushbacktosquare Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 knifeparty, albert, texan4life and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarondltd Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 You know you guys would be sad if this stopped happening. You'd start to miss it. 3arl and grizzlyfoz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindovermatter Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Last week, I went to the grocery store and used some coupons. Then I grabbed a jawbreaker from the coin-operated machines on my way out. Later, I cooked and ate a dinner. It was some solid sustenance. stl_ben, funtitled, Multiverse and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xfactor675 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 What is amazon? What is discogs? Are those coming exactly after a year of the vinylbug? ManhattanValley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvv Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 am I on Diary Collective? texan4life, yocaseycasey and Hairy Potter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Good usage of quotations on the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 *keeping drunk mouth shut* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toomanyrecords Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 kess alt confirmed kjkenney, nancy_raygun, entendu and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just a normal guy kevin Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Dammit. Kess posted after me. I'm already in hell so it can't get too much worse. Seems like a thread he would make though **didn't keep drunk mouth shut. oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 nick alt confirmed BobbyHill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 MOAR CATS! MOAR CATS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 MOAR CATS! MOAR CATS! KingTacoMunster, tape, heypeterman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Keep em comin brother! You know how we roll up in this motherfucker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dominic_ Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Records are a stupid investment. A repress (exceptions for a few bands) will majorly devalue your items. Almost everything will have an eventual repress. A smart asshole would go for a quick flip. Buy records because you enjoy them or get out. /endrant TheArtThief and Klefki 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGhostOfRandySavage Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I got a boner once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRINCE Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 entendu, andables, Mars and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarondltd Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I just dumped a bunch of frozen shrimps into a plastic bag and ran water into it. Waited a while, and now I'm eating the shrimps out of the bag. throwgncpr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I got a boner once. I was about to say that isn't an achievement, but then I thought about it. If it's really only been once, that is an achievement of sorts in and of itself. davey and ExtraFox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic_ Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I just dumped a bunch of frozen shrimps into a plastic bag and ran water into it. Waited a while, and now I'm eating the shrimps out of the bag. Shrimps>vinyl s EDIT: Apparently I can't type vinyl+s right next to it? vinyl See? Never noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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