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

Ah well fuck them. I’m spending my money elsewhere. Here’s the thing, I bought a rare Gentle Giant album online that was advertised as damaged cover, it was only £10 including postage when the going price is £40-£50 at the very least. This is the condition it came in.

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I was expecting a VMP level atrocity but the damage was less than I’d usually accept from them without sending in a ticket. Also it’s wonderful Gentle Giant. My new favourite band. The honesty and transparency of the online retailer means I will use them again. VMP said they had no replacements and offered me $5 credit. I told them I wanted a new cover and they lied. So I got a full refund. I suppose I got a damaged record for free if you are going to put a Nathanesque positive spin on it but I didn’t get what I paid for and they lost a good customer. In short - don’t trust them when they say they are OOS
 
Murfocakes said:
Ah well fuck them. I’m spending my money elsewhere. Here’s the thing, I bought a rare Gentle Giant album online that was advertised as damaged cover, it was only £10 including postage when the going price is £40-£50 at the very least. This is the condition it came in.

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I was expecting a VMP level atrocity but the damage was less than I’d usually accept from them without sending in a ticket. Also it’s wonderful Gentle Giant. My new favourite band. The honesty and transparency of the online retailer means I will use them again. VMP said they had no replacements and offered me $5 credit. I told them I wanted a new cover and they lied. So I got a full refund. I suppose I got a damaged record for free if you are going to put a Nathanesque positive spin on it but I didn’t get what I paid for and they lost a good customer. In short - don’t trust them when they say they are OOS
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My Isley Brothers is also a train wreck by the way and I was also told it was OOS.
 
Teeeee said:
What the? How is a 2 lp album $70?????????????

I'm really happy having my $1 bin copy of this album.

Goodness, this is the kind of pricing that is really infuriating.
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This pricing is insane. I'll justify it when I think they've done enough value ads, but a hardback 40pg book? That hardly seems worth more than double the price of a $35 2LP album. And that's assuming I'd think this was a good value at $35... which I don't. And LP isn't even new music, just remixes. I really don't know how they landed on this pricing. I'd love to say these will sit forever, but people just keep buying. Lots of things I thought would sit sold out within a day or two.

But honestly, I feel like they are making a stretch with the term "box set" here.
 
displayname said:
This pricing is insane. I'll justify it when I think they've done enough value ads, but a hardback 40pg book? That hardly seems worth more than double the price of a $35 2LP album. And that's assuming I'd think this was a good value at $35... which I don't. And LP isn't even new music, just remixes. I really don't know how they landed on this pricing. I'd love to say these will sit forever, but people just keep buying. Lots of things I thought would sit sold out within a day or two.

But honestly, I feel like they are making a stretch with the term "box set" here.
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But what does @NathanRicaud think of it?
 
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