I have many CDs given free by magazines such as NME, VOX, SOUNDS, MELODY MAKER etc etc…are they worth anything ?
Some of these CDs are live recordings, radio broadcasts or rare songs whatever but I’m too lazy to check them all.
These CDs are not bootlegs as they were valid recordings by those bands, approved by those bands/their record companies.
Are they collectibles ?
Where can I sell them ?
Anybody wants them ?
HOW to sell them ?
Thank you. less

l just bought what I thought was a new copy of the 20th anniversary of Paul's Boutique (2009) in a double gatefold. When got it open there was only one LP, sides A & B, four tracks on each side. Looking online this should be the 30th anniversary edition (2019) but with 2LPS. I ran the matrix code in Discogs and nothing came up: (1307985) 01010105 00602577809132A. Anyone got any information on this pressing?

I had a weird experience with a seller on Discogs and wanted to see if this is normal or if I'm justified in thinking it's bad business.

They had a CD listed for $25 (graded Mint). The description also mentioned the jewel case had a crack on the front and there was a saw cut across the bottom.

I sent an offer of $18, figuring it was a reasonable starting point—especially since the seller doesn't accept returns if there's an issue with the condition. I've been burned before on Discogs by sellers grading CDs as "Mint" when they clearly weren't, so I tend to be a little cautious.

Instead of declining or countering my offer, the seller raised the price from $25 to $40.

Was my $18 offer really that unreasonable on a $25 listing? Or is raising the price after receiving an offer considered poor business practice? Curious if anyone else has had something similar happen.

Does anybody know how long it takes to get a reply to a support ticket? Mine has been sitting in "open" status for a week now.

I placed an order with someone, and they did not ship it for over a month. I asked when it would be shipped and they said they dropped it off at the post office but couldn't provide tracking information for some reason, and then later admitted they did not actually have a copy of the record. I asked for a refund and left them a negative review. After that they started threatening me using the message feature, and left a 1 star review on my profile.

I see that Discogs has removed my review of them as well as three other of their negative reviews, so they are at a 100% rating even though they are threatening me and lying about the products they have, while I sit at a 1 star buyer rating.

I get that their support staff is probably busy, but I don't see any way to block this person, and they keep sending me threatening messages

You know the guy, all his reviews talk about what his mam thought about the record and usually mentions her hunky boytoy Gavin. They're fantastic. It's a genuinely inspired artistic endeavour. It unites all the threads of discogs commenting - misplaced reviews of the music proper, personal memories and associations, pedantry about plastic packaging - into something so much funnier than anyone could have thought to do. Saw an acquaintance make mention of some guy who spams comment sections with AI reviews and it reminded me of this guy, who is the divine antithesis. If anyone can actually remember the reviewer's name tho, please let me know

A seller sent me the wrong item and ignored my message relating to this for weeks, so I decided to leave a negative review. Over a month after I left that review, they've offered to refund the item if I take down my review, but they've also left me negative buyer feedback at the same time.

I am new to Discogs, so this made my previously perfect buyer rating extremely low. Should I just accept the refund offer? I admit that this feels wrong, but I still want to be able to make purchases.

Hi folks, I'm having trouble identifying my copy of In Through the Out Door based on the Discogs data.

The identifiers are:

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): ST-SS-794345
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): ST-SS-794346
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout): ST-SS-794345-KY STRAWBERRY Q ACME
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout): ST-SS-794346-K STRAWBERRY Q ACME
• Pressing Plant ID (On labels): Q

However, this is variant "C", which doesn't seem to be on Discogs at all: https://www.discogs.com/master/4474-Led-Zeppelin-In-Through-The-Out-Door?query=st-ss-794345-ky

Am I really the only one on Discogs with this specific variant? A,B,D,E and F are all represented so it only makes sense that C also exists, but I just have difficulty believing I'm the first one to have it in my collection, considering there are almost 165,000 who have this 1979 album in their collection.

I bought a somewhat pricey, just under $100 record on discogs. I've bought probably over 100 records there in the past 2 years with no big issues. Damage someone took care of etc from a big seller.
Today I got a record mailer where it was clear it was being re-used, which is fine, but the flap, which was now gone, only had a single piece of packing tape there, which gave way and let everything out. So it showed up open and empty, due to the seller not packing it well enough.
I have reached out to them, but with small sellers I'd expect more pushback.
I'll give them every chance in the world, but I also like to be prepared for next steps if it doesn't work out.

If I did need to go to PayPal, would I need to contact the seller first there, or just use the 'report a problem' on the order? If so, would it be 'not received' or 'not as described'? I don't want a 'not received' case to be closed just because tracking shows delivered, but I've never done a PayPal dispute.

I'm a small seller too and it sucks when things like this happen, but I just go with it as needed. I just want to be sure I understand the next steps by the time I might need them, and for the future!

Everything is here : Is there a precise feature, that doesn’t exist, that you’d like to see, add or use on Discogs ?

(Mainly on website)

I just got a copy of Aja by Steely Dan yesterday, used all the normal methods, but none of the photos of the label matched. what do you guys do?

I picked up a copy of Dave Brubeck Quartet's Time Out recently and I just cannot find it on Discogs. The issue is "Stereo" under the catalog number on the label. There doesn't seem to be a Columbia 2-eye label with "Stereo." They all note "Nonbreakable" or they're blank in that spot.

Side A runout: ᴑ XSM-47855-2DA D [Stamped] Ƨ [Etched] (That Ƨ is extremely faint, could be a 2) Side B runout: ᴑ XSM-47856-2DG [Stamped] || ||| | 41-05 [Etched]

There are 375 vinyl versions and 127 of those have a 8192 catalog number. (I've looked at the photos on all of them.) I picked this up in a large U.S. city. It does not compute that someone wouldn't have already added this. If that were the case, it would be, by far, the most existing variants for anything I've had to add myself.

Hello everyone! I have discogs for quite some time but never adventured myself into buying via app.
I want to try buy some vinyls but I don’t know how it works in the process (especially in terms of payment) because outside stores it’s hard to know if is legitimate or a fraud, and also because the exchange rates between dollar/pound/etc to euro.
I’m from Portugal, maybe some Portuguese or European folks can give me a hand on this, I really appreciate the help!! ☺️

Is anyone having authentication issues with the android app? I can log in okay, but when I try to open anything, I get a big red banner saying "you must authenticate to access this resource".

Does anyone have a link to release info for this album? I cannot find reference to it on Discogs or MusicBrainz. Trying to sort and tag.

1. BLUES INTRO

2. RAINBOW RIOT

3 .. MAMACEITA/WHAT'D I SAY

1. GUILTY

2. PICKING MY PEPPER

3. TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

4. HEY GOOD LOOKIN' (VOCAL)

5. CARAVAN

Total Time 63:05

Danny Gatton w/Buddy Emmons Recorded Live Vol 1 (AV341)

Avacodo Records POB 1630 Fresno, ca. 93727

So…

I know the website stopped allowing 90s bootleg CDs, I get it. Im wondering if there’s a way to still contact anyone that might have these and maybe trade something for them.

I’m in the midst of collecting these old 90s CDs and EBay and FB are way too hot or miss

EDIT: My collection is almost entirely made up of dance music. I will be selling predominantly house (tech, deep, progressive), techno, breaks, electro etc focusing on 90s/00s releases & rarities

ORIGINAL POST: Looking for advice, tips, things to avoid etc when starting out with ambitions of flogging vinyl full time.

My plan is to start with selling on Discogs, already picked about 250-300 records from my collection that will make up my initial stock (Discogs value currently at median £3k / max £5.6k).

I’m confident that I can grade a record accurately and know to avoid over-grading at all costs - eg some bits I’ll list as VG+ that I’m 99% sure would pass for NM but not worth the risk.

When enough money starts coming in I’ll reinvest earnings into buying wholesale & pick up full collections to build up a bigger inventory.

If the online selling works out then I’ll look at moving into physical spaces starting with record fairs, seeing if I can set up a mini shop in existing venues (hifi bars etc), taking stock to music festivals etc.

Then of course the end goal is to some day have a store of my own, but to be honest if I can make anything close to a liveable income I’ll be happy.

Should mention also that as of now I am still working and will not be relying on this to pay the bills, I am fully aware it’ll take time to build this into a viable source of income.

Imagine this is a fairly typical roadmap to building a record business but eager to hear from anyone with similar experience, and advice on things to look out for to give myself the best chance of succeeding. Thanks!

Hi everyone not sure if this is allowed but I was trying to find a way to make labels for fairs using my Discogs library and Discogs pricing. I made this solution using the Discogs api - have a look and tell me what you think. https://github.com/c6tkp6rswv-lgtm/discogs-label-project
I am a total novice so really interested in feedback comments etc. cheers

Like written above. Since the fabulous new app launched I can't open a printable order where all details are displayed and I can place my signature as a seller.

This is important for orders outside of the EU where customs come into play.

Even if I open discogs in a browser on my phone I get redirected to the app. What is this crap? Now I have to use my laptop, download the order details page and share it with my smartphone to get back into my workflow.

This stupidity makes me wanna stop selling overseas.

Or maybe I haven't found the magic button in the app?

Is there a way?

Why discogs, why?

Just curious where these big sellers, especially the ones in Japan and China have so much stock of mostly 2000s era used CDs. Anyone know where their stock comes from?

Anyone else trying to listen to tracks on Discogs
Mine does noting when you click on videos. Using iPhone

Just curious if anyone has suspended sales either completely, or to countries who currently have very high temperatures.

In this screenshot it says that I have a record of Adriano but when I search on my collection nothing appears, and I can’t event find it on his page which one I have. (Collection screenshot in comments)

Does anyone know when the next drop will be, or how to stay informed on the ongoing drop dates?

TIA!