DC1221 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Looks like discogs has some new competition for buying and selling vinyl online. https://lp.reverb.com/ Its run by the same people that run Reverb.com (as a guitar player, one of my favorite places to buy gear), but I'm really struggling with why they launched this. It seems a bit more confusing to navigate than Discogs, but also has a much lower selling fee (2%). Also, on a few of the releases I've looked up, it looks like they've imported a lot of data directly from discogs. A real head scratcher for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tape Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I dunno. Makes sense to me that people who play music would also probably want to buy records. Seems like a semi-obvious expansion to a related market for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTacoMunster Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 interesting. but I cant figure out how to send a seller a message to inquire about which variant an album is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 I think they should scrap the discogs.com-like title and variant library stuff and let people list items with details on their own like they do with the regular Reverb.com gear site and like eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamBGraham Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 I just got my first order from Reverb LP. Imported my Discogs inventory right in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Banned User] Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Sorry to bump this old thread, but have people had success with this app/site? The lower selling % has me intrigued. Just wanted to see if t was a waste of time for some people. I’ve found a couple releases that are on my wantlist that aren’t for sale on Discogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivions Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) I've listed my records on there twice, both times for a several month stretch, and never made one sale. I don't have a huge amount of records I'm selling but I usually have a good 60-100 records for sale at any one time which is enough to get consistent sales on every other marketplace. After months of no sales but constantly having to edit my inventory, I gave up both times and unlisted everything. I'm curious whether their user base heavily leans towards certain genres? Indie rock and pop punk/emo did not do well at all, in my experience. The site's look and feel makes it seem like the users would be older and into classic rock but that's an uneducated guess. Edited March 13, 2019 by swb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 As a seller it’s definitely slow, but I’ve sold a few things. As a buyer I appreciate the sales they have. I’ve definitely snagged some great deals on their 20%-30% off weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8TRU Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 On a related note that might appeal to a lot of people, The Devil Wears Prada is auctioning off 3 copies of Zombie EP. https://lp.reverb.com/albums/zombie-ep/listings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I should dig into this more. I've bought a fair amount of music gear and a couple instruments from Reverb proper and have always had a great experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanthellama Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 On 3/13/2019 at 4:45 PM, mike said: I’ve definitely snagged some great deals on their 20%-30% off weekends. I've never tried to sell anything, but agreed that the sales are great. I've also found a good amount of records that aren't listed on Discogs, so it's a good place to check for stuff sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faaip de oiad Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 www.SoundstageDirect.com redirects to Reverb-LP. Wonder if Reverb bought the url to redirect old soundstage customers. Bought a stomp pedal from them before. Never had a problem with them. Hopefully they have nothing else to do with SSD other than the url. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Quote Dear , I’m writing to let you know that on February 28, we will be shuttering Reverb LP. The decision to close this portion of our business was a difficult one, but one that will allow our team to fully focus on our core business of connecting buyers and sellers of musical instruments. We started Reverb LP because, like you, we love records and the joy that holding a physical piece of music can bring. We’re proud of what we’ve built together and grateful for the opportunity to work with and learn from you. With your help, we connected thousands of fans with their favorite artists and music. Thank you for joining us on this journey and for letting us be part of yours. We’ve learned a lot from this passionate community, and we’re grateful for your support. Reverb LP will remain up and running until February 28, 2020. After that, you won’t be able to process new orders, but you will be able to access your account through Reverb.com. If you have any questions, you can visit our Help Center for more information. Our team is also here to answer any additional questions you have. Thank you for your support, Kevin Drost Chief Strategy Officer Reverb Womp womp, who could have predicted that scraping info from Discogs and using it to make a worse version of Discogs wouldn't be a runaway success. They did send me a box of LP mailers shortly after they started, which was cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanthellama Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 That's a shame, I always enjoyed their sales and sometimes found some stuff there that wasn't on Discogs. But it did often feel rather redundant, so I guess I'm not totally surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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