Online Vinyl Deals

Has anyone ordered from them before? Reading lots of bad things

yes, i placed one large order a year or so ago when they had a large sale. it was a weird experience in that it took a long time to ship out and when it finally did they sent me a note "congratulating" me that they were able to ship every item (everything said in-stock). also the shipping box was just so-so, but whatever.

then they sent me hounding e-mails to review them on several review sites. so i did, and gave them a ho-hum review. to which they responded by calling and e-mailing me about that. finally some tough sounding guy named tony or whatever just left a voicemail stating they were giving me a little refund to make me happy.

so like i said: it was a weird experience, but not too dissimilar to ordering from say deep discount when they stock the blowout bin. at least my oldies encounter includes character and...charm?
 
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This is a Google doc that takes scraped Amazon Warehouse deals and sorts them by discount. I am unsure how often it updates (he has a website blocked by my work filter that has more details), but I did just get a couple in from this on pretty nice (35-40%) discount a week or so back and they came with minimal damage: one with minor corner bumps and one with a minor scratch.

Usual Amazon Warehouse rules apply: likely you'll grab some damage or an opened item, condition quality listed has little relevance to reality, small chance of a raccoon eating your record sleeve when it arrives, etc. I personally stop around 25% discount or so since the damage risk otherwise really isn't worth it, though I'm sure there's some record OOS everywhere else buried in there I'd like at 5% off. *shrug*

Edit: Just checked the Dealforager link on my phone, definitely more updated but I find it less friendly to look at. Some interesting items I don't normally see on a decent sale elsewhere include single copies of the 4 LP White Album, David Bowie's Blackstar (European), Jack Johnson's En Concert, At least ones I was considering.


Just to give a bit of context. I've gotten three things on off of this. One had a playable disc warp but was pretty clean otherwise, the other two had creased covers but play perfectly. Right now there's a Watch the Thronehere for $60. Damage sounds gnarly but given what WtT sells for there's real bargains in there and it's generally been decent enough.
 
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Sargent House just updated their vinyl bundle deal with new selections, 8 for $100. Filled some notable gaps in my collection (Boris, Dylan Carlson, etc.).

 
Just to give a bit of context. I've gotten three things on off of this. One had a playable disc warp but was pretty clean otherwise, the other two had creased covers but play perfectly. Right now there's a Watch the Thronehere for $60. Damage sounds gnarly but given what WtT sells for there's real bargains in there and it's generally been decent enough.
I was curious about that Zero 7 but it’s totally OOS.
 
I had been close to shelling out more than I wanted to for Blitzen Trapper’s Wild Mountain Nation but then I found it’s now available again straight from their website for $16:

One of my favorite bands. Just ordered the Live Harvest from a few years back.
 
Grabbed a few Tone Poets from Target. They arrived today. Edge crush on one of them. Looks like they were packed in a picture frame box. Almost LP sized mailer, but enough space to be floppin around in there. Got 20% back with a little coercion on the live chat. Probably won’t order vinyl from them again unless it’s something I REALLY want for a screamin deal.
 
just got a cancellation email from uDiscover for the Buhaina's Delight LP i ordered 3 months back.
Uh oh... same. No $4 Art Blakey record for me then! Now let’s see what happens with my pending Lee Morgan - Cornbread.

(I’m also still waiting for Byrd in Flight. Ordered in December, label created a week ago, no movement since then.)
 
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Uh oh... same. No $4 Art Blakey record for me then! Now let’s see what happens with my pending Lee Morgan - Cornbread.

(I’m also still waiting for Byrd in Flight. Ordered in December, label created a week ago, no movement since then.)
Not that I have been checking it for “In stock” on a weekly basis or anything, but it looks like Cornbread’s page has been removed FYI.
 
Grabbed a few Tone Poets from Target. They arrived today. Edge crush on one of them. Looks like they were packed in a picture frame box. Almost LP sized mailer, but enough space to be floppin around in there. Got 20% back with a little coercion on the live chat. Probably won’t order vinyl from them again unless it’s something I REALLY want for a screamin deal.
I have gotten a few dinged corners from Target too, but to be honest, with the prices on some of the stuff I have gotten from them, I don't entirely mind. If they can send a replacement, I ask for it. If it is OOS, I just kinda live with it. The Tone Poets were $18 for me from Target this time. The MSRP is $35. I'd say that's a hell of a deal. MoFi Dire Straights was $35 instead of $50+. Most of their prices are already below list everywhere else and then you get the 33% off.

I'd wager that about 80% of records I have bought in the past year have arrived with some kind of damage to the sleeves. Even ones that are packaged pretty well, sadly. Target is definitely a wildcard in terms of how records arrive. I have gotten some in proper mailers, other times they are thrown in a gigantic box with some air pillows. But their CS is pretty good. They have let me keep a few items. Other times they send a return label if there's no replacement for a full refund.
 
Uh oh... same. No $4 Art Blakey record for me then! Now let’s see what happens with my pending Lee Morgan - Cornbread.

(I’m also still waiting for Byrd in Flight. Ordered in December, label created a week ago, no movement since then.)
Oh, ha! I'd forgotten about those $10 off coupons with free shipping back in November. Looks like I placed 5 orders for individual albums with that coupon and received all of them except this Blakey. Won't be shedding any tears! All in all, a crazy good bargain.
 
Oh, ha! I'd forgotten about those $10 off coupons with free shipping back in November. Looks like I placed 5 orders for individual albums with that coupon and received all of them except this Blakey. Won't be shedding any tears! All in all, a crazy good bargain.
I grabbed the Nina Simone AS reissues with those coupons I think!

I just got a batch from UDiscover in -- Tender Moments and Oblique TPs and The Band - Stage Fright 50th anniversary split color reissue. Completely forgot I had ordered those...
 
I grabbed the Nina Simone AS reissues with those coupons I think!

I just got a batch from UDiscover in -- Tender Moments and Oblique TPs and The Band - Stage Fright 50th anniversary split color reissue. Completely forgot I had ordered those...
Nice. My most recent was PJ Harvey's Is This Desire? Demos.
 
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