Vinyl Me Please (store, exclusives, swaps, etc)

sorcerer said:
if anything i'd say it's highballing since the people that got multiple copies of mobb deep (assuming orders were actually being squared) probably bought 4 / 5 copies initially with the goal of reselling them. Getting more Mobb Deep sounds like a huge plus.
I wanna know how they'll handle the people that aint get a copy, cause those people seem way more important. Giving people free test pressings alone is an amazing way to make up for it, and the store credit thing would be a plus.
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I think it is worth noting that in spite of the perceived value of some test pressings on the collectors market, they are essentially free to the company that gets them. So, they aren't really giving anything up.

There are also many test pressings for reissues that aren't ever really worth that much.
 
gafacaode said:
Seems like it. It's in stock over at Amoeba but at 36, if I'm not mistaken.

EDIT: 37
www.amoeba.com

Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music Vols. 1 & 2 (LP)

Buy Modern Sounds In Country & Western Music Vols. 1 & 2 (LP) by Ray Charles (LP $36.98). Amoeba Music. Ships Free in the U.S.
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Yikes. I really like both albums but that price is ridiculous. I got my originals for like $2 each, will just stick with those I guess.
 
TheThinWhiteDuke said:
Lol im taking the heat now for suggesting this offer is super lowball for the people that got massive amounts of Mobb Deep.

I went from +3 to -6 before the VMP staffers and stans got to me.
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Well yeah I mean, what’s the alternative? VMP give a $35 credit for each extra copy of the record you send back? Because not only would that be disastrously bad from a financial standpoint, but even that would be “lowballing” it, considering secondhand prices will almost certainly be higher. Honestly, I really do think that most people in the vinyl community either have no interest in flipping, and/or no knowledge of how to. Is there a potential for more money to be made on the secondhand market? Sure, but it’s not like EVERYBODY got 25 copies, some people only got one or two more than what they ordered, so for them, a raffle entry is likely the better option. A free turntable, $500 in credit, a year’s subscription to all 3 tracks, etc. is a VERY hefty return on investment when the investment is “records you didn’t pay for or plan on having in the first place”, and while VMP could never compete with potential secondhand market value, I think this is the best way to handle such a fuck up

Also, of all the conspiracies I’ve seen here, “VMP has a gang of paid staffers who they instruct to downvote Reddit comments” is by far the craziest one. Maybe people downvote you because you call everyone with a different opinion a stan, bootlicker, or undercover employee?
 
sorcerer said:
I asked them about what they do with the test presses back when the old forum was still a thing, and they said that they were planning on doing some charity auction thing with them. Assuming they aren't 100% benevolent, they would keep a % of however much each test press went for and give rest of the money to charities, so giving away test presses now would hurt them in the long run should they actually go through with the auction plan.
The $35 in store credit is a plus regardless, though
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That's cool. I'd say they definitely should give 100% to charity in that case since, again, the price of the test pressings would be built into the press order and far more than recouped based on the price of sale for the normal albums. They already made the profit desired by setting the price on the standard albums. Taking extra off the top is a bad look imo.

Test presses are only valuable to collectors because they are not usually for sale and are generally very limited. I assume some floating around out there are even rejected, bad presses. Any sale of them by the label is 100% profit.
 
wynn72 said:
Anyone get extra copies of TLC? Still waiting on shipping for that and I'm wondering if its stuck with the same issue.
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My TLC hasn’t shipped either. I think it will just ship with the rest of my December box 🤞

My Danny Brown, Black Pumas, Spoon and The Rolling Stones haven’t shipped either. I’m definitely expecting Danny Brown and The Rolling Stones to ship with my December box as I can see that some people already have received them! ☺
 
How the hell are so many people not even getting their months packages

I'm guessing it's either migration issue, oversold, or info @ is needed
 
NathanRicaud said:
My TLC hasn’t shipped either. I think it will just ship with the rest of my December box 🤞

My Danny Brown, Black Pumas, Spoon and The Rolling Stones haven’t shipped either. I’m definitely expecting Danny Brown and The Rolling Stones to ship with my December box as I can see that some people already have received them! ☺
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Ok cool. Absolutely cool with waiting but didnt want it lost as Ive been waiting for that one 7 months now.
My Danny Brown shipped and I got it yesterday along with Mobb Deep. Black Pumas Im still waiting on and Rolling Stones is lost somewhere in USPS shipping limbo.
 
wynn72 said:
Ok cool. Absolutely cool with waiting but didnt want it lost as Ive been waiting for that one 7 months now.
My Danny Brown shipped and I got it yesterday along with Mobb Deep. Black Pumas Im still waiting on and Rolling Stones is lost somewhere in USPS shipping limbo.
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I’m just so happy I received a shipping notice for Mobb Deep! The colour variant looks exceptional and it apparently sounds great! I don’t mind if my copy is a bit warped, I just don’t want any skipping on my copy! 🤞

Hope you receive your Rolling Stones unexpectedly this week!!!
 
NathanRicaud said:
I’m just so happy I received a shipping notice for Mobb Deep! The colour variant looks exceptional and it apparently sounds great! I don’t mind if my copy is a bit warped, I just don’t want any skipping on my copy! 🤞

Hope you receive your Rolling Stones unexpectedly this week!!!
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Yeah, I'm not as fussy about warps as some. It's like seam splits, Unless they're major I don't stress about it.

I'm sure RS will show up soon. It left the NJ fulfillment office 3 days ago and usually that means I'm getting it the next day but it's Christmas time so chaos is expected.
 
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