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"vinyls" ... ugg

@@howardowens721 don't be like that, man

@@anopirsten7565 Do you call your t-shirts "cottons?"

@@904jagzsuck5 wrong analogy, calling Vinyl Records "Vinyls" would be the same thing as caling T-Shirts, Tees or shirts. Which I usually just call every type of shirt just a shirt. So the answer to your question is yes.

@@anopirsten7565 calling it a vinyl dates back to when vinyl was actually used in pressing. It was what the record was made of, as cotton is to shirt. So my analogy, while over your head, was right on point. Calling them vinyls has roots in rationality, but today just sounds silly. Kinda like saying "wrong analogy" when in fact you just didn't understand it.

Greg M it’s my favorite feature! It’s saved me a lot of $$$ when I see the average price on something vs what a store is charging

i found out about the scanner, after i added about 60 records to my collection without the scanner :D

Glad it was helpful!

There’s a bunch of discogs videos on how to list or catalog with the bar code only. I new also in discogs, but have been collecting since the early 80’s. But most may 12” dance single and this market and trend seems to be more oriented towards original albums. Which I have many, but used to prefer the 12” singles for the extend play and for djing. I still don’t know if I have 2 of the same album, if I can switch the one with the better cover bc of all the different pressings and learning them.

CD's are almost worthless now.

@@AlienShine not really more people collect cds more than vinyl so if anything vinyls are worthless

@@AlienShine Heart throb mob 'hit list' cd goes for 150 rips now(just one example)..Slayer 'Decade of aggression' in ltd metal case 130-150 rips I have Japanese cd's and also other rare and out of print cd's that will sell for a decent price...depends on what you have.CD's are still the most popular 'hard copy' option for digital music buyers and will remain that way until another option appears in the future..trust me,there are lots of people who dislike streaming and they all have good reasons for that.

@@prince_flp You're right about cd's not being worthless but vinyl is still number one-and deservedly so.

@@smashdalde9713 they are although I prefer cds vinyl definitely will last longer in words of being valuable

Tom you’ll have to read the runout numbers engraved on the record

@@michaelsj7968 Thanks, Michael. I looked it up after you mentioned it and found this: support.discogs.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005054893-Database-Guidelines-5-Barcodes-Identifiers There's a box for adding the "matrix" in the advanced search on Discogs' site, but the app doesn't seem to have advanced search.

Definitely check the label, runout, pressing color and other identifiers

Stewart Dowouis true usually several pop up and choose the one that is your pressing or matches the runout

Haha so true

ImagesBy JonEvan correct RE and RM mean re issue or remaster. RE means it’s the same mix as the original pressing just a newer batch. The older the pressing usually the more it’s worth. Remaster means it’s a re-press and it’s been fully remastered. Depending on the release sometimes it’s worth more or less just depends on the amount pressed. I have some soundgarden remasters that sound twice as good as the original.

@@VinylforMiles thanks ,,im 3 days into this new journey and am trying to avoid mistakes. Havent ever gotten my turntable yet!! But, I am learning, thanks to your videos, so much more than I expected..

Communicate with the seller often. I have only had a few issues on here with sellers. If you get the record and it's not VG write the seller and ask for a refund or discount.

@@VinylforMiles happens all the time on ebay.. buyers trying to get more of a discount all the time..

Diabolik771 check the runout number or other unique identifiers among the list to find the right one

@@VinylforMiles I've just completed cataloguing my entire CD/Vinyl collection. If you found a sealed copy of many records/CDs, you would not be able to tell what release it was until you bought it and opened it (the barcode is the same 90%) . There are numerous different run-outs for the same release. There are run-outs that don't match what Discogs has as well. Used records that you can remove and inspect, most of the time, checking the run-out will work. However, there are numerous duplicates for the same release which is very annoying. I'm trying to learn what the emails Discogs sends and asks for votes. It's kinda confusing. How do you vote? What's all the doobly doo mean ( if you ever try to add the release you have that's different from what's listed etc). Then there are all the Russian bootlegs clogging up with the same numbers, ugh!!!!

Diabolik771 Voting required you to be a contributor to a release then the other contributors can vote your change in or out. Surprisingly a lot of proper grading requires you to open the media and check it to be mint. A lot of records especially have defects or plant imperfections on the media. I’ve had a handful of brand new records be warped or have massive pits from a bad pressing.

Yes, you can use discogs to catalog your CD collection too. Its not just for vinyl, Its for all forms of music media.

@@Nukes818 Thanks so much...

Rob Wille 100% they even have music dvds and loser discs

@@VinylforMiles Thanks so much. I actually do have some music Laser discs including a few small about half size music laser discs that I got in the late 1990`s and early 2000s.

Runout numbers on the inside of the record. They will be hand engraved. Then you’ll need to compare images to other known examples. But most of the time matching the runout number works.

Under The Silent Tree yes it does but it doesn’t give you a discount like eBay. I use pirate ship to print labels now

Weird that you can’t upload photos with discogs. Think buyers want to see damage on covers etc. The annoying thing with discogs is also making sure you figure out exactly what pressing you have. Need to type in matrix info. Buyers, I know because I’m one of them, are picky about that stuff

I’ve been using eBay and reverb Lp a lot lately

Check my newer video this one is quite old: How to Catalog & Value Your Vinyl Collection with Discogs ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-atlRstAcjVg.html

Then it will be listed as unknown or the value will be blank

free5403 ah yes I would not sell that record haha I was just giving an example. It’d be near mint on both not mint you are correct

Dave Duffy it’s good to catalog your music even if you don’t sell it so you know what you have. The app also has a feature where you shake the phone and it pulls up a random record on your collection to listen to.

You can just add items to your 'collection' on discogs. Items you are actually selling are added to your 'inventory' which is a different thing.

It's made for selling and buying in collecting so no one will bother you if you don't want to sell your records for CDs. I myself have had people at sending emails about records they were interested in from my collection but just tell them know or ignore the email and you'll be fine.

Andrew Mason type the catalog number in. There should be one on the spine, back of the cover or record label.

@@VinylforMiles Thanks a million my friend.

Andrew Mason no prob! I’ve also been using reverb LP a lot for buying. I found a ton of good deals on there.

Searcher for Discogs of course!

Thanks for the kind words!