Never tried buying through Discogs. Is it as safe as eBay? My experience with the latter is excellent. eBay has a well working rating model that ensures sellers take full responsibility of delays, damages, condition mismatches. They promptly process the refund. Does Discogs have similar protection?
Absolutely it is. I have bought soooo many LP's from there. Excellent quality. And very safe. U need to spend some time on the site. And play around a lil bit. Then see what titles are available with what buyer's and if they ship to India or not.
Never tried buying through Discogs. Is it as safe as eBay? My experience with the latter is excellent. eBay has a well working rating model that ensures sellers take full responsibility of delays, damages, condition mismatches. They promptly process the refund. Does Discogs have similar protection?
Since you pay by PayPal you automatically have buyer protection.
The issue I have with discogs.com is that you tend to buy more lps / cds so that the average shipping cost low. So inadvertently you tend to spend more than required and have a portion of collection that which was not top of your buy list .
Since you pay by PayPal you automatically have buyer protection.
The issue I have with discogs.com is that you tend to buy more lps / cds so that the average shipping cost low. So inadvertently you tend to spend more than required and have a portion of collection that which was not top of your buy list .
what i love about ebay/discogs - if you search right and find users and not bulk sellers; you can often hit a jackpot in terms of getting an insight on their collection, what do they listen to etc. it's amazing to discover new artists/genre or even that old 90's album that you forgot about.. like oracle mentioned, you may end up buying albums for various reasons, which you feel is completely justified
Of course, they do. Reasonable shipping charges. Occasionally , customs charge may have to be paid. If you ensure total value below 25 USD, you can get away with it.
Cannot help with CDs - but here are my sources for vinyl
- Forum members - Some of my best used vinyl are from forum members who put up some for sale from their collections from time to time.
- vinylworld.in - They refresh their collection every Monday and Thursday. Good packaging. But the prices have gone through the roof now and I've stopped buying from them.
- musiccircle.online - Pilak Bhatt's online store, seems to be under renovation. If you're in Mumbai you can visit it yourself. Prices a bit high but if you are careful and have time you can find good stuff. Also see the other threads for other perspectives.
- discogs - never bought from them but heard good things.
- musicstack.com - bought plenty, has Paypal protection, stick to European sellers with high ratings. As oracle1974 mentioned above, it can be a lengthy process to find one seller who has all records you actually want (and not buy just to fill up the cart and save on shipping). This is mostly for Western music.
- snowrecords.com - Japanese site, great packaging and most records are underrated in terms of grading. Has a lot of Japanese pressings, LP grading is top class. They refresh once a week, have a sale going on always (~50-90%, but check the grading also)
- olx - Mostly filled with dealers who quote astronomical prices for badly maintained LPs. But I am putting it here as once in a while you find people who are selling off old collections at reasonable rates. But it's hard to find such cases. This is hit and miss as there is no grading.
- ebay.co.uk - Usually good packing from most sellers
- Amazon.co.uk - For new vinyl. Can be expensive but no issues with shipping and duty - both are managed by Amazon and included in the price.
- houseofrhythm.in - Bought a few from them, excellent packaging but higher prices than what you would pay on Amazon India, if it's available there.
- ngh.co.in - Sky high prices for old vinyl. I avoid but YMMV.
See also these threads for valuable insights from other FMs
Where to buy Vinyl records in India I have been bitten by the vinyl bug after hearing a system at a friends place. I would like to take a plunge into vinyl but would like to know where in Indian can I source vinyl records. SO far I have not come across any shop selling vinyl records in...
Hi guys , Has anyone bought LP's from the site Discogs.com? is it reliable and are there additional import fees like they have on amazon or is it just the mentioned price + shipping. Any inputs/advice wlould be most welcome. Regards Anand STEREO: Transrotor zet 1 TT, Transrotor 8.2 MC...
Hey you vinyl lovers...rejoice! There is now an exclusive Record Store selling all types of Gramophone Records in excellent condition: V Mall, Shop No. 105, 1st Floor Thakur Complex, Kandivali (East), Mumbai 400101
Is Discogs the best place to source vinyls ?? They seem to have a very exhaustive collection. Rates are also very affordable (I understand many of the vinyls are not brand new, even so), just that the shipping charges hurts :mad: :cheers:
Cannot help with CDs - but here are my sources for vinyl
- Forum members - Some of my best used vinyl are from forum members who put up some for sale from their collections from time to time.
- vinylworld.in - They refresh their collection every Monday and Thursday. Good packaging. But the prices have gone through the roof now and I've stopped buying from them.
- musiccircle.online - Pilak Bhatt's online store, seems to be under renovation. If you're in Mumbai you can visit it yourself. Prices a bit high but if you are careful and have time you can find good stuff. Also see the other threads for other perspectives.
- discogs - never bought from them but heard good things.
- musicstack.com - bought plenty, has Paypal protection, stick to European sellers with high ratings. As oracle1974 mentioned above, it can be a lengthy process to find one seller who has all records you actually want (and not buy just to fill up the cart and save on shipping). This is mostly for Western music.
- snowrecords.com - Japanese site, great packaging and most records are underrated in terms of grading. Has a lot of Japanese pressings, LP grading is top class. They refresh once a week, have a sale going on always (~50-90%, but check the grading also)
- olx - Mostly filled with dealers who quote astronomical prices for badly maintained LPs. But I am putting it here as once in a while you find people who are selling off old collections at reasonable rates. But it's hard to find such cases. This is hit and miss as there is no grading.
- ebay.co.uk - Usually good packing from most sellers
- Amazon.co.uk - For new vinyl. Can be expensive but no issues with shipping and duty - both are managed by Amazon and included in the price.
- houseofrhythm.in - Bought a few from them, excellent packaging but higher prices than what you would pay on Amazon India, if it's available there.
- ngh.co.in - Sky high prices for old vinyl. I avoid but YMMV.
See also these threads for valuable insights from other FMs
Where to buy Vinyl records in India I have been bitten by the vinyl bug after hearing a system at a friends place. I would like to take a plunge into vinyl but would like to know where in Indian can I source vinyl records. SO far I have not come across any shop selling vinyl records in...
Hi guys , Has anyone bought LP's from the site Discogs.com? is it reliable and are there additional import fees like they have on amazon or is it just the mentioned price + shipping. Any inputs/advice wlould be most welcome. Regards Anand STEREO: Transrotor zet 1 TT, Transrotor 8.2 MC...
Hey you vinyl lovers...rejoice! There is now an exclusive Record Store selling all types of Gramophone Records in excellent condition: V Mall, Shop No. 105, 1st Floor Thakur Complex, Kandivali (East), Mumbai 400101
Is Discogs the best place to source vinyls ?? They seem to have a very exhaustive collection. Rates are also very affordable (I understand many of the vinyls are not brand new, even so), just that the shipping charges hurts :mad: :cheers:
Ah, snowrecords mentioned at last.
I had been wondering why no one seems to mention Japanese sites.
I bought once from snowrecords on a Japan visit. Great site. There are other Japanese sites as well. The Japanese do take extremely good care of their vinyl and their grading is extremely conservative.
Stay away from Indian dealers. Discogs/Ebay or any international sellers are any day better. At least there grading are under rated compared to local once which are always over rated and then the prices factor as well
Ah, snowrecords mentioned at last.
I had been wondering why no one seems to mention Japanese sites.
I bought once from snowrecords on a Japan visit. Great site. There are other Japanese sites as well. The Japanese do take extremely good care of their vinyl and their grading is extremely conservative.
there are many japanese sellers on ebay...vinylgarage being great for vinly and rock...their shipping price is great too...got beatles lp with obi and other lot of jazz titles from there...it is indeed a treat to buy from japan
there are many japanese sellers on ebay...vinylgarage being great for vinly and rock...their shipping price is great too...got beatles lp with obi and other lot of jazz titles from there...it is indeed a treat to buy from japan
Great forum discussion and listing of places to buy vinyl records. This is my first post on this site/forum. I agree that the prices have been through the roof.
I was hoping to find more sites to find Indian vinyl records mainly tamil and some classical carnatic. if anyone is selling part of their collection, please let me know. Thanks in advance for your help.
Buy latest vinyl records online at The Revolver Club - the leading record store in India. We've a wide range of vinyl records of Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, The Beatles many more- ready to ship.
Shocked that TheRevolverClub offers 10% discount on ALL RECORDS FOR ETERNITY ...
However their staff has flatly REFUSED to honor this offer !! Shocked that brands make promises & blatantly renege on their commitment !!
I personally selected 15-20 vinyls to buy and when I asked about the offer, they first agreed and then did a complete about-turn and refused to give the discount.
VERY VERY SAD AND DISAPPOINTED AT THIS UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR !!!
Shocked that TheRevolverClub offers 10% discount on ALL RECORDS FOR ETERNITY ...
However their staff has flatly REFUSED to honor this offer !! Shocked that brands make promises & blatantly renege on their commitment !!
I personally selected 15-20 vinyls to buy and when I asked about the offer, they first agreed and then did a complete about-turn and refused to give the discount.
VERY VERY SAD AND DISAPPOINTED AT THIS UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR !!!
Shocked that TheRevolverClub offers 10% discount on ALL RECORDS FOR ETERNITY ...
However their staff has flatly REFUSED to honor this offer !! Shocked that brands make promises & blatantly renege on their commitment !!
I personally selected 15-20 vinyls to buy and when I asked about the offer, they first agreed and then did a complete about-turn and refused to give the discount.
VERY VERY SAD AND DISAPPOINTED AT THIS UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR !!!
Shocked that TheRevolverClub offers 10% discount on ALL RECORDS FOR ETERNITY ...
However their staff has flatly REFUSED to honor this offer !! Shocked that brands make promises & blatantly renege on their commitment !!
I personally selected 15-20 vinyls to buy and when I asked about the offer, they first agreed and then did a complete about-turn and refused to give the discount.
VERY VERY SAD AND DISAPPOINTED AT THIS UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR !!!
Shocked that TheRevolverClub offers 10% discount on ALL RECORDS FOR ETERNITY ...
However their staff has flatly REFUSED to honor this offer !! Shocked that brands make promises & blatantly renege on their commitment !!
I personally selected 15-20 vinyls to buy and when I asked about the offer, they first agreed and then did a complete about-turn and refused to give the discount.
VERY VERY SAD AND DISAPPOINTED AT THIS UNETHICAL BEHAVIOUR !!!
true that.
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www.therevolverclub.com
