Where in the middle east?
This may have been raised as an issue on here at some time or another, but why is it that almost without fail, the guys who ask for photos of records via FB marketplace or on Discogs NEVER go through with the sale, even when the record and cover are clearly a NM copy?
I’m at a point now when somebody asks for photos on a record that’s less than $50 of just saying no thanks and leaving it at that.
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Is that @TimIndulge looking for the record with a Toucan on the label?
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Ever tried pasting a pic into Discogs search box?
When i was selling regularly on there it got to a point where id just ignore the messages because theyre either time wasters or the sort of buyer that will always find fault with whatever you send them.
On a few occasions i did reply explaining the seller feedback + item grading is there for a reason and if they werent sure about it then probably best they didnt buy it.
Also, people asking questions + haggling after placing the order are the worst!
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Someone asked me during COVID (early days of lockdown) if I’d shipped yet (all caps) 12 hours after ordering. I’ll just block people on discogs now tbh.
Used to sell alot more on the site and it’s been predominantly pleasant. Must have been using it for over 20 years now… cripes
Is it just me or is literally everything overinflated on there now though? The new fees are a killer but my experience is that Im selling way less and keep similar stock levels… Is that fairly universal? I guess my own prices have probably creeped up, just by looking at other peoples.
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In the last two weeks-
“Hi, can you knock a bit off as i’m .63p short in my Paypal” (my £5 record is half the price of the next one already). Click on ‘buyers’ page and he’s got 1500 items listed and the first one is £400 
Did’nt respond to that.
Put a joblot 4-500 tunes on Gumtree for cheap. Got a message from someone i’ve met once “swap this for your gumtree vinyl?” for a Dubstep record that may be worth £200. Nope, i want the money, not another record!
The bundle went to a friend of a friend who’d just bought (new) 1210’s for his boys aged 15+17 so they had an instant stack to play with and explore which is cool.
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I’ve experienced quite a noticeable slow down on both Discogs and eBay since autumn. The lower priced stuff just isn’t selling as quickly. Agree generally prices on Discogs are often totally unrealistic.
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Seems that many more people are pricing sky high and hoping to get someone desperate for the record to come along and pay a silly price these days , its becoming rare to see someone pricing something to sell these days.
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Agreed. I haven’t bought anything off it in months now. Not for lack of things to buy (here in Australia that’s sometimes a factor); more because how expensive things are.
I’ve found wandering into my local shops who don’t list on Discogs yields much better results, and is a much more enjoyable experience generally.
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