Discogs

I've been using Discogs this past year to expand my record collection, and I see no reason to give it a poor review. Any and all sellers I've bought from have been clear in their contact, truthful in their descriptions of their products, and swift with deliveries. And if there is a poor seller, they will usually have poor reviews, so you know you should avoid them.

As a seller, and reading other reviews, I can say that Discogs SHOULD change by somehow either allowing sellers to post photos of their media, or a link for photos. That way a buyer can look at the actual LP or CD, etc, that they are interested in. Grading LP, is especially hard since it is a subjective system. I may think a record looks NM (Near Mint) while someone else may say it is only VG (very good). As far as sellers scamming potential buyers, there are scammers and thieves in almost every area of our lives now-a-days. Do your research before dropping hard earned money on that record. If it seems to good to be true, it probably is. Ask the seller for photos, scans, whatever. Sure they can still bait and switch, but look at their reviews also. I WANT people to look at my merchandise. That way, they'll come back again.
Just as a buyer, be cautious. And remember Discogs is not an Amazon or Ebay. It's more of a sellers marketplace, not necessarily a "retail" site.

I recently joined Discogs to buy a record (LP) that wasn't available on eBay. So far, I've only bought from 3 different sellers, so I have no selling experience.
It's important to note that Discogs is just a marketplace and each seller has their own policies in regards to shipping and payment. Usually, shipping rates are not automatically generated and you have to read the seller's policies located further down the page.
So far, so good! I use Paypal for buying online; it's more secure and if items do not arrive- you can dispute with 45 days (maybe longer now).
Price-wise, it's fair. You might find lp+shipping cheaper on eBay, or not.
I love the feature of being able to have your own collection page. It prevents me from buying the same LP twice.

Excellent site for cataloging your collection, and allows you to easily add entries to the database if they are missing. You can sell releases you own, or buy any that are for sale. Only thing is I think a bit more buyer protection could be implemented: it currently works on a ratings system that allows retaliatory negative feedback from a seller if a buyer leaves negative feedback. Overall great site for anyone interested in music.

Good resource for basic public domain information from a private site. Marketplace sales are billed at 8%. Some information has been revised in accordance to Discogs guidelines and Discogs community expectations. It is difficult to add new information due to the complexity of the system, guidelines and community expectations. Free membership is required to add, edit or use many custom features of the site. There is some trolling in the forums.

I have just been scammed by one of their bootleggers via Discogs marketplace for just under £50.

Discogs are facilitating the illegal sale of bootlegs via their marketplace. Some titles listed never even existed until a bootlegger comes along and creates a so-called 'release page.' They do not care for intellectual property rights or copyrighted materials in general.

Discogs are just cluttered with inaccurate information and guesswork which they allow these bootleggers to hide behind!

Discogs was once great about protecting their buyers. That is no more. I purchased an expensive record from one of their buyers. When I received the record the catalog number didn't match the listing. The guy blamed it on a misunderstanding, but he was clearly trying to pull a fast one. I paid for the return mailing and expected that the mailing fees would be refunded with the purchase price. Nope. Discogs policy leaves that to the seller's discretion. So, to add insult to injury, I had the privilege of paying for the experience of being ripped off on Discogs. Shop somewhere else or, better still, support your local record store.

I just purchased what I thought was a Box set of 3 disk and when this came it only contained 1 cd. I messaged the company and they said it was only supposed to ever be one disc! Beware!
THIEVES!

Most items I've ordered are graded incorrectly. But more recently I've ordered from a couple of Russian sellers who are selling bootleg cds that skip and don't play properly. Discogs don't particularly care, and their solution is for me to seek a refund through my bank!

Like Amazon.com and Paypal, Discogs belongs in the same category of online third-party selling platforms which exists to profit off the hands that feed it: the vendor. All conflict resolution automatically defaults to the customers who have quickly learned how to manipulate, lie and cheat sellers who are trying to conduct an honest business. If you have goods to sell and you have integrity, stick to your local flea markets & Craigslist, because the internet belongs to the thugs and criminals.

Terrible experience as a buyer most of the time. Sellers grade incredibly loosely, selling damaged/dirty/scratched music as VG+ so frequently I either only buy NM- or just brace to receive garbage. The worst part is there is no real recourse for a buyer other than a return. If you leave negative feedback, the seller will retaliate and leave you negative feedback so just have to deal with the terrible experience. Sellers move on to rip off the next person because there is no safe way to leave honest feedback. Sellers seem to know this and fully take advantage of buyers.

Ordered 3 records from 3 different sellers, never got them had to jump hoops to get my money back. For one of the records I never got my money back. If you're looking to do some online shopping for records AVOiD this website at all cost I promise that record you really want, you can find somewhere else and if you can't make a personal trip to the seller to obtain it. Worse online shopping experience I've ever had and the 1.8 star overall review determines that it's not just me. I really wish I had looked up the reviews prior to using this website oh well 30$ lesson.

These people allow the sellers to steal your money for a product you're buying and leave it up to the same seller to make things right.If they decides not to respond back to you, you're out of your money with no product and the fee for shipping is very expensive. I would never wish what happen to me on any honest buyers. I wanted the christian music so bad I over paid for the shipping never receiving anything.not even a refund.

I recently had my first experience as a buyer on Discogs. Unfortunate to say it wasn't a pleasant one.
Long story short, a seller cashed the money and did not ship the order. Delays, excuses, more delays (weeks), more excuses and very poor communication. Ended up cancelling the order altogether and resorting to a credit card charge dispute. Perhaps not directly Discogs's fault but certainly a tremendous lack of control and enforcement of their 'Sales & Transaction Policy'
Unfortunately, bad news spread faster than good news and -lesson learned- I will no longer be purchasing on this site.
What baffles me most is that that particular seller had very positive reviews (over 95%)
This lack of oversight is a killer to the Discogs platform since I am sure there are reputable and honest sellers willing to do good business.

Lesson learned. Buy local.

Totally fake site if it is a "database"! Only for "members" that contribute to vote for new releases and so making you dependent to contribute somehow! But people dont care about new artists. F*** you Discogs. Time for "The Bane Method" a la Batman Style. Watch out. Same as thedjlist.com: all money making promo machines, nothing more! All votes are fake and those who need votes dont get any! F*** you too! F*** your CEO and everybody who is involved, we will f*** your servers pretty soon

Any person who feels the need to defend Discogs, well, you are either a seller or you are somehow directly associated with that business. People who believe that problems on Discogs are created by the buyers either refusing to look at the facts, or have no idea how logic works. If I am a buyer, then my job, plain and simple is to BUY! If a problem arises from the fact that I bought a record, then guess what, the problem is not coming from the buyer, but rather, from the person whose only job and responsibility is to sell! Problems that come up on Discogs are directly associated with the sellers - period.