Discogs - Help, Tricks, Secrets And Tips

debianlinux said:
This was going to Australia. Should I give it more time? The USPS site suggests no inquiries can be made for international first class, should I call anyway?
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I once had a record take about 2 months to get to the Netherlands. The guy was patient but kept messaging me weekly. I told him I was working with USPS, even though there was really nothing we could do until it was scanned again. It finally showed up, guessing it got backed up in customs.
 
debianlinux said:
This was going to Australia. Should I give it more time? The USPS site suggests no inquiries can be made for international first class, should I call anyway?
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I would give it more time. And I would call anyway. If you navigate the phone tree to international packages/agent, they should have a "we'll call you back" option so you don't have to wait on hold. And once you get an actual person, I would acknowledge that you sent this USPS first class package, which means no insurance or ability for USPS to find it. But, ask them why it went to Miami, cleared customs there, and then NYC area, and cleared customs a second time.

As for your terms, I have heard of people having similar terms and the buyer still filing a PayPal claim and winning it. But I would suggest working with the buyer, at the very least to ask for patience for some more time for it to arrive in Australia.
 
debianlinux said:
Never had an interantional record go missing. Figures it would happen on a $200 sale, though. I used International First-Class and I guess this was a mistake?

I assume I have to do a full refund, how do I avoid the cogs fees? Is full refund correct? Any pointers before I pull the trigger and eat $200 in losses not even accounting for the original purchase of the record?

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Shit man! This is wank!

Honestly I’d refund. For Australia it’d have to be 4-6 weeks after postage first. I’d look at it this way, if I’d bought a record for $200 + postage and it didn’t turn up what would I expect from the seller.

This is kinda why I won’t ship anything below recorded anymore.
 
I bought a couple of records that were priced low earlier today (both were in my wantlist) and I have since noticed that the seller was new and has a lot of others listed (not on my wantlist) all at a similar low price.

I now imagine this is BS, but I should give them the benefit of the doubt, right? How easy would it be to claim this back if it turns out to be a scam? I paid through discogs as per their standard route, with Paypal, so I should be covered right?
 
Selaws said:
I bought a couple of records that were priced low earlier today (both were in my wantlist) and I have since noticed that the seller was new and has a lot of others listed (not on my wantlist) all at a similar low price.

I now imagine this is BS, but I should give them the benefit of the doubt, right? How easy would it be to claim this back if it turns out to be a scam? I paid through discogs as per their standard route, with Paypal, so I should be covered right?
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This recently happened to me. I bought a box set that seemed priced way too low. The new user was a scammer. Discogs followed up a day or two later saying their account was suspended and recommended I contact PayPal ASAP. The only issue was that when I did contact PayPal and explained the situation, they nevertheless wanted it to go through the standard process or starting a case, giving the seller time to respond, then adjudicating it which can take a couple of weeks or more.
 
mingerton said:
This recently happened to me. I bought a box set that seemed priced way too low. The new user was a scammer. Discogs followed up a day or two later saying their account was suspended and recommended I contact PayPal ASAP. The only issue was that when I did contact PayPal and explained the situation, they nevertheless wanted it to go through the standard process or starting a case, giving the seller time to respond, then adjudicating it which can take a couple of weeks or more.
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Urgh brilliant. This is what I will image will happen in this case. I looked a bit deeper and they have just over 100 records listed and most of them are the same price. Different gradings though.

Looks to almost certainly be a scam or the best Discogs deal I have had to date. My money is on the former...

Looks like its going to be a lengthy paypal dispute coming up.
 
Selaws said:
I bought a couple of records that were priced low earlier today (both were in my wantlist) and I have since noticed that the seller was new and has a lot of others listed (not on my wantlist) all at a similar low price.

I now imagine this is BS, but I should give them the benefit of the doubt, right? How easy would it be to claim this back if it turns out to be a scam? I paid through discogs as per their standard route, with Paypal, so I should be covered right?
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I have seen this also with new sellers trying to get a good rating. There was a seller in here in Toronto that had a lot of new material for less than anyone else. About 6 months later their prices went up once they had a solid rating.
 
jamieanderson1968 said:
I have seen this also with new sellers trying to get a good rating. There was a seller in here in Toronto that had a lot of new material for less than anyone else. About 6 months later their prices went up once they had a solid rating.
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I would love for it to be this!

A buyer added a 0 star review just today, so I reached out to them. Supposedly someone has been 'selling' on various accounts without sending anything out.

I will give it 4-days as per the Discogs recommendation, then ask them to step in. After that it will be Paypal. Such a pain.
 
mingerton said:
This recently happened to me. I bought a box set that seemed priced way too low. The new user was a scammer. Discogs followed up a day or two later saying their account was suspended and recommended I contact PayPal ASAP. The only issue was that when I did contact PayPal and explained the situation, they nevertheless wanted it to go through the standard process or starting a case, giving the seller time to respond, then adjudicating it which can take a couple of weeks or more.
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See this is infuriating- Discogs double dips everyone for their fees and paypal fees, refusing to allow any other payment than paypal, then if there is a problem with sellers on their platform they push you off on paypal to resolve it.

And then they have the balls to get all butthurt and threaten bans for anyone that works out private sales in DM.

One main factor I pulled all my listings off of there.
 
So I bought from a scammer a couple years back and by the time bad reviews starting coming in I was already in the hole. No biggie. Did the PayPal thing and saw my cash again.

But - and pardon if this is naive - but what is the game here? How are these scammers making money if the money gets taken back? Is it a numbers game and they hope some folks won't pursue it? But then they surely lost their accounts? Or do they cut and run w the money and PP is left holding the bag?
 
The Baby's New Diaper said:
So I bought from a scammer a couple years back and by the time bad reviews starting coming in I was already in the hole. No biggie. Did the PayPal thing and saw my cash again.

But - and pardon if this is naive - but what is the game here? How are these scammers making money if the money gets taken back? Is it a numbers game and they hope some folks won't pursue it? But then they surely lost their accounts? Or do they cut and run w the money and PP is left holding the bag?
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The thing is they might actually win some of the disputes. If they send a tracking number and plead that they mailed the record and that YOU are scamming them, it could end up a wash or maybe in their favor.

Plus, they are probably pulling money out of their PayPal accounts anyway and wont care if PayPal freezes it in time.
 
TheThinWhiteDuke said:
The thing is they might actually win some of the disputes. If they send a tracking number and plead that they mailed the record and that YOU are scamming them, it could end up a wash or maybe in their favor.

Plus, they are probably pulling money out of their PayPal accounts anyway and wont care if PayPal freezes it in time.
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So then if a scammer pulls money out and disconnects all forms of payment, would any win disputes after that have to covered by PP?
 
The Baby's New Diaper said:
So then if a scammer pulls money out and disconnects all forms of payment, would any win disputes after that have to covered by PP?
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I believe they put a negative balance on the account, freeze it and maybe initiate collection tactics at some point...but if you are a scammer you likely don't care and have well moved on
 
TheThinWhiteDuke said:
I believe they put a negative balance on the account, freeze it and maybe initiate collection tactics at some point...but if you are a scammer you likely don't care and have well moved on
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Hmmm....you've convinced me. I'll wait a few days till everyone's internet-rotted brains have forgotten and link my Discogs marketplace in my profile. Word is that I have a Beatles Mono box for $200.
 
Someone sent me an offer on this that's a bit lower than I wanted to see
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Jeffrey - Ready Or Not?

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of "Ready Or Not?" on Discogs.
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There are 2 on ebay for $100 each.

Popsike.com shows $72 - $108 in recent years, a few lower in 2019 and earlier.
I have very little into it, and don't want it in my collection. Would you take the offer if it's 2/3 of asking price?
 
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