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Grex > Music2 > #311: Disposition: Selling Off Used CDs and LPs | |
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ashke
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response 4 of 21:
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May 4 03:58 UTC 2001 |
<laughs at the thought of the armwrestling contests over some of Ken's stuff>
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anderyn
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response 5 of 21:
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May 4 12:31 UTC 2001 |
Hey, *I've* known him longer and he's corrupted me more. -- calling dibs on
Ken's stuff! Next up? (At least I think I've known him longer than you have,
ashke... ten years, almost? Gads!)
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krj
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response 6 of 21:
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May 4 16:50 UTC 2001 |
Ashke, how little money are we talking about in selling LPs to
PJs and Encore? (resp:2)
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ashke
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response 7 of 21:
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May 5 01:19 UTC 2001 |
Pennies to what they're worth? PJ's will give a bit better of a deal, he's
honest, but he has less of the traffic, so he might not be able to take a lot.
Encore is full of idiots who are too young to care about vinyl and still think
of it as a dying form, and will buy from you for $1-2 on some, unless they're
REALLY rare and in mint condition, and then sell it for up to a 500% markup.
That's what my mother ended up doing with hers, and she got ripped off.
re 5: Hey, I'm INJURED and might have surgery...the sympathy vote goes a long
way! <wink wink ;)> Sides, I been here 7 years!
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krj
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response 8 of 21:
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May 5 01:49 UTC 2001 |
I'm aware of the possibility of flooding the market. I expect to dribble
both the LPs and CDs out over several months.
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polvo
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response 9 of 21:
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May 9 02:26 UTC 2001 |
Ashke, you are a buttwipe who has no idea what you are talking about. the
folks at encore know what they are talking about. Your mother is a big fat
dummy and deserved to get ripped off.
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ea
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response 10 of 21:
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May 9 04:03 UTC 2001 |
I have never found a salesclerk at Encore that knew what they were
talking about. (Actually, the only record store in A2 that has clerks
that I've found that know what they're talking about is Schoolkids in
Exile) (then again, I don't usually buy a lot of CD's, and I try to deal
with clerks as little as possible.
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ea
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response 11 of 21:
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May 9 04:04 UTC 2001 |
(add a ) at the end of my resp:10 Finish a semester programming in
scheme and my parentheses are all shot to hell)
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ashke
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response 12 of 21:
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May 9 04:52 UTC 2001 |
Yanno, I'm going to ignore #9, but before I do, I have experience shopping
at most of the stores in A2 that sell Used and buy used, and Encore has the
worst reputation for their goods.
So keep your insults off me, my family, and get a grip.
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happyboy
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response 13 of 21:
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May 9 18:48 UTC 2001 |
fatso. :P~~~
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polvo
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response 14 of 21:
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May 9 23:20 UTC 2001 |
I don't know...
they always seem to shoot me the good champs.
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ashke
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response 15 of 21:
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May 10 02:14 UTC 2001 |
Whenever I have been in, they have seemed disninterested in their customers,
the merchandise, and anything other than themselves behind the counter. I
go to PJ's or Wazoo and I can talk with the staff, and they help find things,
and help locate with "match the cover" when you're not sure of the title, and
just a better attitude overall.
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carson
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response 16 of 21:
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May 10 02:25 UTC 2001 |
(I've had hit and miss experiences with Encore and Wazoo, and excellent
knowledge from PJ's, but I've always had a pleasure buying from each,
and rarely sell to them. frankly, having been stuck in a musical
wasteland [as far as commercial sales go], I've come to realize how
lucky I had it in A2.)
(of course, I've never done business with that krj character. I've
heard he's pretty shady.)
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krj
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response 17 of 21:
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May 10 04:06 UTC 2001 |
As a buyer I have never had any problems with Encore, and I have always
found the staff and the owners helpful. For my main used CD buying
interests -- folk, world music, and classical -- Encore seems to have
the best selection.
PJ's I just don't get to much, because it's located out of my usual path
wandering downtown, and because they don't stock many CDs in my favorite
genres. But I could see where perspectives might change as a seller,
particularly a seller of vinyl.
You know, if one used CD store was clearly better in all respects
then the others would probably go out of business.
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scott
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response 18 of 21:
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May 10 11:22 UTC 2001 |
I've had pretty good experiences with Encore, aside from the long-running
natual gas leak somewhere in the back. Apparently I'm the only one bothered
by it. :(
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carson
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response 19 of 21:
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May 10 15:22 UTC 2001 |
(I've been thinking about this a bit more. Ken, if you get to the point
of needing to sell off LPs, you might consider carting them to a record
expo. I think they were every 3-4 months while I was in A2, and you're
likely to see a crowd that's 1) more interested in what you have and 2)
more likely to compensate you for what you have. used record stores are
businesses just like any other, and my guess is that they'll only buy
from you what they think they can sell, and only at a price that makes
it worth adding to the 1000s of other LPs sitting around gathering dust
on the jackets.)
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krj
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response 20 of 21:
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May 10 15:32 UTC 2001 |
Hmm, interesting thought. Thanks...
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eeyore
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response 21 of 21:
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May 11 13:57 UTC 2001 |
Well, the auction people have started putting in my cd's.....they're being
sold off in groups of two (mostly), and right now they have 4 sets
running. (they didn't want to glut the market. :)
Check it out for Grex! :)
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