Mike McCready's Music For Film. Vinyl Films Records 10" Clear Box Set.

demetrios · May 2015

CM189191 said:

demetrios said:

CM189191 said:
Found #347 at Electric Fetus in Minneapolis!!! (Sorry - keeping it)
Congrats. Did you just pick this up today in store? All those who tried to place an order few day's back @ https://electricfetus.tuneportals.com/Item/9007420875 got their orders canceled.
Yup. Walked right in and pulled it off the shelf!

Cool. I had a friend who lives in the area that asked them about this but they didn't know anything about it.

demetrios · May 2015

Anyone else finding any online record stores still selling these?

demetrios · May 2015

Vinyl Renaissance is selling one for $159.99. http://www.vinylren.com/vinyl-films-records-box-set-6x-10-clear-vinyl-mark-kozelek-sun-kil-moon-low-ep/

demetrios · May 2015

That didn't take long. It sold out.

a5pj · May 2015

Seems like these are popping up less and less

lotsalemon · May 2015

Even the record shops are "flipping" these!
I hope this doesn't become the norm with limited releases.

a5pj · May 2015

lotsalemon said:
Even the record shops are "flipping" these!
I hope this doesn't become the norm with limited releases.

Which is wrong, you know they bought the set for like $30 and would sell it for $50 initially.

madtowndave · May 2015

Saw one on eBay from my local shop, if they hadn't filled my preorder, I'd be pissed

Suziemay · May 2015

lotsalemon said:
Even the record shops are "flipping" these!
I hope this doesn't become the norm with limited releases.

Seriously. If my record store did this, I would stop buying records from them and just go online.

HesCalledDyer · May 2015

a5pj said:

lotsalemon said:
Even the record shops are "flipping" these!
I hope this doesn't become the norm with limited releases.
Which is wrong, you know they bought the set for like $30 and would sell it for $50 initially.

Retail markup is expected. But when something that is supposed to be in stores with a retail price tag of $50 ends up on the store's ebay or Discogs page for $100-200... that is indeed wrong!! And even more wrong when they are turning customers away. I'm with SuMay, if I saw my store doing this, it would be the end of my customer loyalty.

a5pj · May 2015

HesCalledDyer said:

a5pj said:

lotsalemon said:
Even the record shops are "flipping" these!
I hope this doesn't become the norm with limited releases.
Which is wrong, you know they bought the set for like $30 and would sell it for $50 initially.
Retail markup is expected. But when something that is supposed to be in stores with a retail price tag of $50 ends up on the store's ebay or Discogs page for $100-200... that is indeed wrong!! And even more wrong when they are turning customers away. I'm with SuMay, if I saw my store doing this, it would be the end of my customer loyalty.

+1 my store was great, they got in like 4, all went to ppl that requested it on a list (I was 1st

) never even hit the shelf.

lotsalemon · May 2015

And the mom and pop shops wonder why people shop online...

Zod · May 2015

lotsalemon said:

And the mom and pop shops wonder why people shop online...

Not every mom and pop shop does it. I don't think any of my local stores have done anything like that. The stores in Seattle I use to get US only stuff shipped up here never price gouge me.

When pressings are this small I think everyone loses regardless if a few record stores gouge directly. If those record stores didn't gouge, someone would of bought it for regular price right away, the copy wouldn't be available for sale, and you'd still be looking for a gouged price on ebay. I would never support a store that did it, but I don't believe they are the root cause of the problem.

Extremely small pressings are. This set was unique in that it took ten years to create. Thus the first vinyl's were pressed back when vinyl was unpopular so they were already locked into a small pressing. Other sets (ahem RSD) are pressed in small quantities which gives incentive for both record stores and individuals to flip. Pressings should be big enough there isn't a financial gain from flipping

Suziemay · May 2015

I go to a few record stores in Manhattan. There's one that does mark things up a little (a few dollars here and there) and I don't mind that because I know Manhattan rents are ridiculous and they have two grumpy cats in the store that I adore

But a store selling a box set that retails at $59.90 for $160? They should be ashamed of themselves. In fact, they should just shut down and go to eBay. That would save them overhead, right?

lotsalemon · May 2015

I know not every shop does it...but in the end, it hurts everyone. It just turns a lot of people off. Why bother driving all over town for something when you can get it online for considerably less?

Soundstage Direct put these directly to discogs for crazy amounts. Never offered on their site, and they bill themselves as an independent shop.

jaykay20 · May 2015

Lakeshore Record Exchange from Rochester said I can have it for $149,99 plus $40 shipping to Germany. I refused...

demetrios · May 2015

There's one on eBay for $99.99 with a buy it now. Cheapest one I've seen there.

N_Jay_H · May 2015

demetrios said:
There's one on eBay for $99.99 with a buy it now. Cheapest one I've seen there.

That one is gone.

Suziemay · May 2015

lotsalemon said:

I know not every shop does it...but in the end, it hurts everyone. It just turns a lot of people off. Why bother driving all over town for something when you can get it online for considerably less?

Soundstage Direct put these directly to discogs for crazy amounts. Never offered on their site, and they bill themselves as an independent shop.

I saw that. Super disappointed. I've been a big fan of Soundstage Direct until now. I may start moving my online vinyl purchases somewhere else.

Zod · May 2015

Suziemay said:

lotsalemon said:

I know not every shop does it...but in the end, it hurts everyone. It just turns a lot of people off. Why bother driving all over town for something when you can get it online for considerably less?

Soundstage Direct put these directly to discogs for crazy amounts. Never offered on their site, and they bill themselves as an independent shop.
I saw that. Super disappointed. I've been a big fan of Soundstage Direct until now. I may start moving my online vinyl purchases somewhere else.

I stopped using them a while ago. The first was that their prices are kind of expensive. You need to buy records during the regular 10% or 15% off sales just to get the prices in reach of Amazon. On top of that they charge insane shipping prices to Canada. They're just as expensive as the 10c

Mike McCready's Music For Film. Vinyl Films Records 10" Clear Box Set.

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