gravitylovesdrunks Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 record distros list tons of amazing OOP/rare/limited etc. LPs as in stock and then you get an email saying they're all gone and the site just lags at updating their shit like a real business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 That is bullshit fo sho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Interpunk, I'm looking at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefwahoo Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I hear you. By now, I'm used to it and I expect nothing and hope to luck out. I just placed a $50 order with a company with amazing stuff and they shipped it the other day, but only charged me $35. I sure hope the few records I really wanted are part of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylovesdrunks Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 plz list good distros like this that seem to actually have some of the shit they list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
googlemyass Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Interpunk, I'm looking at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 i use software to make sure its automatically removed from my site, so as not to confuse anyone. i always got upset at the 29 north site cause everytime i browsed through it i found tons of stuff i wanted, but it would always say "sold out". but at least its listed as sold out. Its not as bad as places like no idea that list EVERYTHING, and then its not until after you order, you find out half of your order was out of stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 i use software to make sure its automatically removed from my site, so as not to confuse anyone. i always got upset at the 29 north site cause everytime i browsed through it i found tons of stuff i wanted, but it would always say "sold out". but at least its listed as sold out. Its not as bad as places like no idea that list EVERYTHING, and then its not until after you order, you find out half of your order was out of stock. That's how an online store SHOULD work. As much as I hate it when I see the "home" store page on Vinyl Collective after clicking a link to go to a record I want, it's nice to know what is and isn't in stock before I make a purchase and / or get my hopes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 record distros list tons of amazing OOP/rare/limited etc. LPs as in stock and then you get an email saying they're all gone and the site just lags at updating their shit like a real business. a lot of distros arent real business. most places who do distros dont have it in mind to be a business, or be professional. there are really only a handful of places that run their distro with the focus being on being a "business" or "professional" and staying on top of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 i use software to make sure its automatically removed from my site, so as not to confuse anyone. i always got upset at the 29 north site cause everytime i browsed through it i found tons of stuff i wanted, but it would always say "sold out". but at least its listed as sold out. Its not as bad as places like no idea that list EVERYTHING, and then its not until after you order, you find out half of your order was out of stock. That's how an online store SHOULD work. As much as I hate it when I see the "home" store page on Vinyl Collective after clicking a link to go to a record I want, it's nice to know what is and isn't in stock before I make a purchase and / or get my hopes up. My thoughts exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hootenanny Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 yeah virgils got his shit together. i hate this too. but who doesnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 i use software to make sure its automatically removed from my site, so as not to confuse anyone. i always got upset at the 29 north site cause everytime i browsed through it i found tons of stuff i wanted, but it would always say "sold out". but at least its listed as sold out. Its not as bad as places like no idea that list EVERYTHING, and then its not until after you order, you find out half of your order was out of stock. I miss 29North. That was my favorite distro as far as catering to my tastes goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperviper Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 yeah, no idea just did that to me last week. i hate no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recordsyeah Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 You guys are cry babies. Before the internet you used to get this thing called a catalog which was usually outdated. You would have to write everything you wanted on an order form, send a check, wait for your check to clear then have your stuff mailed, and then get a credit slip if they dont have your stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtz Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 You guys are cry babies. Before the internet you used to get this thing called a catalog which was usually outdated. You would have to write everything you wanted on an order form, send a check, wait for your check to clear then have your stuff mailed, and then get a credit slip if they dont have your stuff. I kinda miss the excitement of ordering a record based solely on a description in a catalog. I don't miss wasting money on records that sucked 'cause I coulnd't hear the band beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyljunkie Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 im well aware of how catalog/mailorder worked. i got most of my original collection through mailorders long before online distros were the way to go. but there it was excusable. you cant easily (or even AT ALL), go and edit everyones paper catalogs once they have gotten them. so a credit slip was normal, and almost expected in some cases. however now with the internet, you can easily remedy this in a matter of seconds, or use software that has that function built in to do it automatically. its understandable to get behind and have it happen once or twice or something here and there, but its another thing to be notorious for having half of your online catalog out of date ebullition is an example of doing it right. They do the old style text webpage, but keep it updated in removing out of stock items right away. they also send out catalogs as well taht go out of date/stock, and thats understandable, but they are on top of removing webpage stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skumbucket Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 You guys are cry babies. Before the internet you used to get this thing called a catalog which was usually outdated. You would have to write everything you wanted on an order form, send a check, wait for your check to clear then have your stuff mailed, and then get a credit slip if they dont have your stuff. yeah, and then you had to walk uphill in a snowstorm both ways getting to the post office and back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recordsyeah Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 You guys are cry babies. Before the internet you used to get this thing called a catalog which was usually outdated. You would have to write everything you wanted on an order form, send a check, wait for your check to clear then have your stuff mailed, and then get a credit slip if they dont have your stuff. I kinda miss the excitement of ordering a record based solely on a description in a catalog. I don't miss wasting money on records that sucked 'cause I coulnd't hear the band beforehand. YES! It is so much easier now to find new good music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 You guys are cry babies. Before the internet you used to get this thing called a catalog which was usually outdated. You would have to write everything you wanted on an order form, send a check, wait for your check to clear then have your stuff mailed, and then get a credit slip if they dont have your stuff. They also used to travel by horse. You can't give people shit for living in a different time period. Come, join us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I never waited for my check to clear because I used money orders. That's how I got my very first record. *Sniff* Memories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scriptedrain Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I never waited for my check to clear because I used money orders. That's how I got my very first record. *Sniff* Memories! Haha What was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 http://www.discogs.com/release/1080129 I was actually going to sell this recently (not that into rage anymore) but apparently it's not worth crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faith Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 It's so easy to maintain a database nowadays, even if it's with MS Access because you're a noob theres no excuse in listing stuff you don't have in stock 1st post backed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 a little different, But yesterday i was going to order 2 7"s from this mailorder place in london and i went to pay and they said "now becuase of so much fraud we can no longer accept credit cards". they dont take paypal or anything. how shitty is that. I still want the records but this is fucking annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcm1610 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 a little different, But yesterday i was going to order 2 7"s from this mailorder place in london and i went to pay and they said "now becuase of so much fraud we can no longer accept credit cards".they dont take paypal or anything. how shitty is that. I still want the records but this is fucking annoying I wasn't buying anything, but I found a site online somewhere that said that too. Are we going to revert back to a cash-only society someday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.