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The practical questions

Pressings, prices, boxes, returns. Everything you'd ask at the counter.

Pressings & grading

3 questions
How do I know which pressing I'm getting?

Every listing names it. Label, catalog number, year, country. It links straight to that exact release on Discogs, so you can check me.

A reissue is listed as a reissue. It never rides on the original's name.

How are records graded?

By hand, one at a time, on the Goldmine scale. The record gets a grade. The sleeve gets its own. A clean record in a rough sleeve is a different thing from the reverse. The price follows the record, since that's the part you listen to.

Anything a grade can't say goes in the condition notes. A mark that doesn't play. A split seam. Writing on the label. I'd rather undersell a record than talk you into one.

Can I hear a record before I buy it?

Most listings have short audio previews and videos of the release. They tell you about the music, not about my copy. For that, read the grades and the notes.

In Vancouver and want to see a copy with your own eyes first? Write me. That can be arranged.

Pricing

4 questions
How do you decide what a record costs?

From the market, and it's all on the page. The "How I priced it" panel shows what I saw when I priced it. What copies have sold for. The cheapest one for sale right now. What the grade goes for. I aim to land about 10% under the going rate.

If a price sits above the market, the panel says so in red. The link goes straight to the pressing. Check me.

Why show me the going rate at all?

Most shops price a record off the exact pressing and then keep that to themselves. You end up guessing, and the guess usually costs you.

I'd rather you knew. If my price is fair, the numbers say so. If it isn't, they say that too.

Why is there only one of everything?

Because it's a used shop. Every listing is one specific copy with its own grades and notes. It doesn't restock. When it sells, it's gone.

The page stays up, though. Sold records keep their listing and their price on the Sold page, so what a record went for stays on the record.

What is Pull the Trigger?

Buy now. It skips the bag and takes that one record straight to checkout. For when you already know.

Shipping & the box

4 questions
The box12 slots or $250 · ships free

Fill 12 records or hit $250 and it ships free anywhere in Canada. Pickup is free at any size.

How does shipping work?

Records are heavy. Shipping them one at a time is the most expensive way to move them. So the shop works in boxes. A box holds 12 records. A full box ships free anywhere in Canada. So does $250, whichever comes first.

Anything short of that ships at cost, worked out at checkout. An order that ships on its own needs to be $100 or more. Box holds and pickup go at any size.

What does "Add to my box" mean?

It means I hold what you bought while you keep digging. Buy a record or two. Pick "Add to my box" at checkout. No shipping to pay. The box fills until it's full or you tell me to send it. A $20 record can start a box.

My Stash shows where your box stands. The meter in your bag shows how far you are from free shipping.

Do you do local pickup?

Yes. Vancouver. Free at any size. New arrivals turn up here before they go anywhere else.

Do you ship outside Canada?

Not yet. Canada only for now.

Returns & photos

2 questions
What if a record arrives worse than its grade?

Then I got it wrong and I'll make it right. Write me within 14 days of delivery and tell me what you found. I cover the return shipping and give you store credit for the full amount you paid.

Otherwise sales are final. Every copy is graded before it's listed, and that grading is the guarantee. It's why the condition notes are as blunt as they are.

Where do the listing photos come from?

From the Discogs entry for that exact pressing. The same release you'd be checking me against. They show the pressing, not my copy. My copy is in the grades and the condition notes.

If a photo is yours and you'd like credit or removal, say the word and it's done.

The shop

4 questions
Why are you selling?

The collection got bigger than the marriage could hold. Twice. So it's going, one copy at a time.

I'm not thrilled about it. I'm also not in a hurry, which is why nothing here is priced like a fire sale.

Do you buy collections?

Yes. Look through the catalog first. If your records would sit well next to mine, write me through the form below and tell me what you've got.

If it's mostly dusty big band and classic rock, I'm not your guy.

What does the star do?

It puts the record on your Wantlist, which waits for you in this browser. No account needed.

After something I don't have? Send the title through the form below. "Do you have any" messages are half the fun of running the place.

What are Find and Dig?

Find is the search. Type an artist, a title or a label.

Dig turns the catalog into a crate you flip through, one sleeve at a time. Closest thing to standing at a bin.

Still stuck?

It's just me here. You'll hear back from the guy who graded your record. Usually a day or two.