I just started cataloging my collection into Discogs and I've purchased a ton of LP's and cassettes from the site, but one thing always goes through my mind when I think about Discogs. Is it a blessing or a curse? I mean you can find pretty much any album you ever wanted; I exclusively deal only in USD, USA sellers, VG+ or better, from sellers with 98% ratings or above (a safe bet I get what I ordered). I've only had 1 issue in all my ordering and that was due to dealing with a drop shipper, order took a month, but I could have avoided it entirely if I would have done my due diligence and read his feedback prior to ordering.
The downside (curse) of Discogs: "you can find pretty much any album you ever wanted."
So that rare, sealed, 1st pressing of Big Star #1 you were going to sell for big bucks, well there's 25 copies for sale on Discogs, all sealed, all 1st press, and competitively priced to sell . Discogs and it's massive 10 million collective inventory has pretty much tanked the resale market, though not in every case. In a few occasions it's ballooned some albums from reasonable (in the past) to inflated, but for the majority it's tanked. The site has make folks delve deeper into what they have, looking for deadwax numbers to determine pressing and location information. Is this bad? No I think it's awesome, kind of a way to "get to know your collection."
Take BarterTown as an example. Many BT sellers of media now link Discogs to display median pricing, pressing info, and song listing. Super convenient, but prior to Discogs could that seller have sold that album for $20 instead of the identical condition asking price of $12 on Discogs? So is Discogs a blessing or a curse? Curious what you think (and no it's not that I'm a money hungry mongrel, just putting it out there).
The downside (curse) of Discogs: "you can find pretty much any album you ever wanted."
So that rare, sealed, 1st pressing of Big Star #1 you were going to sell for big bucks, well there's 25 copies for sale on Discogs, all sealed, all 1st press, and competitively priced to sell . Discogs and it's massive 10 million collective inventory has pretty much tanked the resale market, though not in every case. In a few occasions it's ballooned some albums from reasonable (in the past) to inflated, but for the majority it's tanked. The site has make folks delve deeper into what they have, looking for deadwax numbers to determine pressing and location information. Is this bad? No I think it's awesome, kind of a way to "get to know your collection."
Take BarterTown as an example. Many BT sellers of media now link Discogs to display median pricing, pressing info, and song listing. Super convenient, but prior to Discogs could that seller have sold that album for $20 instead of the identical condition asking price of $12 on Discogs? So is Discogs a blessing or a curse? Curious what you think (and no it's not that I'm a money hungry mongrel, just putting it out there).