Gonna have to agree with Tender here. Memberships are clearly updating across the board, lets just take a deep breath here and enjoy some music. These types of things are going to happen when you migrate a website and all of its data to a different platform. They’re obviously working on it, my membership info was blank for days and as of yesterday it’s not. Even in the case of it not updating in time for Wednesday they’re aware of how many subscribers they have for each track and can (usually) plan accordingly for that. No need to make a mountain out of an anthill here.
Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)
- Thread starter Captainfog
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Oceansamillion
New Member
Man... $24 USD for the Late Bollinger EP. That's a lot for 6 tracks.
Of course there's $14 for shipping to Canada too.
Hope this gets an additional release because that's just stupid.
Of course there's $14 for shipping to Canada too.
Hope this gets an additional release because that's just stupid.
NathanRicaud
Well-Known Member
So you don’t want any other vinyl from then Vinyl Me, Please store? You can sign up, maybe for even one month, and grab a past ROTM. Then, for only $46 including shipping (2 x $23) you can grab another two past ROTM’s!
I’m sure even Kate Bollinger’s EP will be in the swaps section, meaning you can add it for $23 + free shipping!
It all went something like this.....
Initially they had a company meeting with the CEO, other top execs, and the IT people. Exec 1 spoke first saying that a decision had been made to “migrate to a new system in 3 days.”
The IT staff started to object, “What? When did this come up? Your pulling the plug on the old system we have used for years in 3 days without giving anyone in IT any warning? Just as one of our biggest releases ever is set to drop?”
CEO looks over at IT. Sounding kind of frustrated he says simply, “What would you do with more time anyway?”
I know you mean wel, but tgere is no option tosign up to vmp for a month anymore, so you have to sign ip for at least three months for 108$ internationally.
NathanRicaud
Well-Known Member
Ah damn! And that’s not cheap either, especially if you’re mainly in it for only one particular record!
I’ve paid US$15 for shipping one record as well. I paid US$15+ just for shipping recently for Poppy, Ariana Grande and Michael Kiwanuka. I was like “ugh” but I just really wanted it and I’m doing well with money (like I don’t have any responsibilities)
But yeah, US$39 for an EP is....just too much. Only EP I’d pay that much would be the VMP Moses Sumney
AnthonyI
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Just a quick comment, the smart way to have done it would have been to build the new platform, copy the current database to it, get the new platform COMPLETELY functional, then shut down new orders for 24 hours, take another copy of the data base, load it to the new platform while shut down for 24 hours and then redirect the URL to the new platform at the end of the 24 hour shut down................but what do I know?
EDIT: Before someone gets their undies in a bunch, this is the fundamental outline of doing this, yes, there's a bit more involved, but it's been done and I've done it multiple times with larger companies. So I'm sticking to my comment
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Expensive Headache
Member
Is PayPal no longer an option for payment source on the new platform? None of my payment info is there, and it only allows for a credit card to be entered.
dhodo
Well-Known Member
It let me pay with PayPal.
I will pop back up as an option when you check out.
Just a quick comment, the smart way to have done it would have been to build the new platform, copy the current database to it, get the new platform COMPLETELY functional, then shut down new orders for 24 hours, take another copy of the data base, load it to the new platform while shut down for 24 hours and then redirect the URL to the new platform at the end of the 24 hour shut down................but what do I know?
EDIT: Before someone gets their undies in a bunch, this is the fundamental outline of doing this, yes, there's a bit more involved, but it's been done and I've done it multiple times with larger companies. So I'm stick to my comment
Yes. Your response is exactly correct. I was being sarcastic after a long pleasurable night in the music room. And maybe one to many adult beverages. It’s easy for me to sit back and criticize from a distance.
You on the other hand lay out the basic fundamentals on migrating a mission critical IT system to a new platform.
AnthonyI
Well-Known Member
LOL, I think I missed your comment, but let's have a drink to not lingering on what VMP shoulda, coulda, done
Edit: I think your comment was spot on by the way
Selaws
Well-Known Member
So, anyone have any guesses at when the next Fiona drop will be?
Are anyone else’s PayPal details and most recent package still not showing? First is worrying (I don’t trust them with my cc details), the second is inconsequential in so much as I have the records but still not great!
Expensive Headache
Member
I asked the same thing - someone said it’ll pop up when you go to pay. The buyer protection is a nice feature and I similarly don’t prefer to enter CC info if necessary.
Selaws
Well-Known Member
I had a chat with Pauly about this as I had the same plus received an email from Paypal saying that my agreement with VMP has been cancelled. Apparently its a common issue (he blamed paypal) but said in most cases it appears at the checkout, but advised that I put my card details in to ensure a quicker payment. I suppose this is only an issue is a really limited release gets announced and a few minutes to put in your details might make a difference?
It’s more that I really do try to, wherever possible, not put in my credit card details online and rather I try to use Apple Pay or PayPal. Been burnt with fraudulent transactions a couple of times, the bank insurance sorts it out but it’s a pain in the arse! They really have made a complete balls of this migration.
NathanRicaud
Well-Known Member
Fingers crossed it’s Extraordinary Machine, because if it is, it means we will get all of Fiona Apple’s studio albums!
radiodead
Well-Known Member
I have a pretty great box in mind for December as long as Fiona is available to swap.
Selaws
Well-Known Member
Completely agree with you there, just last week I had someone get into my ebay account and but a load of digital playstation codes. I wasn't aware of this but apparently the default for connecting paypal to ebay was to auto-sign in. Luckily it all got sorted and I was refunded.
In terms of VMP im going to wait for the next payment and see if it comes out of paypal, if not then I will get in contact with them again.