Corgipants Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 11 hours ago, ParallelofDeath said: I'm sure many of you have noticed an uptick in scammers on the platform in recent months. Lots of them are mass posting copies of the Long Pond Sessions from RSD, and the live Lover, I have them both in my watch list and 60+% of my daily notifications are those two albums significantly under retail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooks Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 The latest email is incredible. Quote Discogs is updating our selling fee on May 22, 2023, and we want to support sellers during this change. The new fee is 9% of the item and shipping costs, so if you offer free shipping, the resulting fee will be smaller – and sellers on Discogs who offer free shipping typically see higher order values. Average order size is 2.1 times higher on domestic orders with free shipping and 3.5 times higher on international orders. But don’t just believe us – almost 90% of collectors on Discogs consider buying additional items from a seller to decrease shipping costs, according to a 2023 survey. We created a complete guide to the benefits of free shipping to help you determine if free shipping is right for you. Records that ship for free sell like hotcakes! Don't complain about us charging you a 9% fee on a service we aren't even fucking selling you. Just pay it out of pocket and save the 9% upcharge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Or just build your prices to reflect what fees and shipping will be so that you are happy with the net sale number... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 Also their math is really bad unless they just think nobody pays for shipping if you make it free. Which they don't since they're just being sneaky. Including your shipping price in the overall price so it's "free" is still the same 9%. They're literally saying just pay shipping out of pocket to get a lower overall fee. Holy shit. I'm glad I don't really have anything expensive listed right now and it's just shit I need gone for whatever price. It may be time for a discogs replacement soon. rooks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faaip de oiad Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 How can they be serious?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) 50 minutes ago, Shelby said: Also their math is really bad unless they just think nobody pays for shipping if you make it free. Which they don't since they're just being sneaky. Including your shipping price in the overall price so it's "free" is still the same 9%. They're literally saying just pay shipping out of pocket to get a lower overall fee. Holy shit. I'm glad I don't really have anything expensive listed right now and it's just shit I need gone for whatever price. It may be time for a discogs replacement soon. Don't forget that if you raise the cost of your records right now then they get to take 8% of that increase for the next 10 days since they haven't raised the rates and started taking a cut of shipping too. So another small win for them. Edited May 11 by fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8TRU Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 They made their intention$ crystal clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 FYI, don't offer free shipping as a default. Yes, the fees are the same either way, but Discogs doesn't sort by price to include shipping. Even if your price for a record plus shipping is the cheapest option for buyers, your listing will be lower down on the page and potentially buried in the listings. Keep charging shipping unless Discogs fixes their sorting. fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 (edited) I have free shipping on all domestic orders over $100, has worked well for me. Edited May 11 by stl_ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted May 11 Share Posted May 11 2 hours ago, stl_ben said: I have free shipping on all domestic orders over $100, has worked well for me. 99% of us don't have that type of bulk for sale. N8TRU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroNowhere Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 23 hours ago, stl_ben said: I have free shipping on all domestic orders over $100, has worked well for me. I’ve had over 28,000 orders and sold 77,000+ records in the past 7 years and have never given anyone anything for free. I must be doing something wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stl_ben Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 46 minutes ago, ZeroNowhere said: I’ve had over 28,000 orders and sold 77,000+ records in the past 7 years and have never given anyone anything for free. I must be doing something wrong. Not wrong, just different. And no one is getting anything for free, its just the illusion of free. The Amazon model of building the shipping cost into the listed price making customers think they are getting something free. But also congrats on your sales, would love to get to that level some day. I'm more around 500 record/CD sales a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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