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Your Experience Selling on Discogs

I recently opened an account on Discogs to sell some records.  They sold fairly quickly.  However I do not understand the fee structure and perhaps someone with experience can explain it.  I did email them with questions regarding the fees but all I got back was a cut and paste paragraph from their website.  I do not think they have any kind of formal "contact us" other than bot responses. The fees I understand are the paypal fee, 4%, the discog fee, 8% but there was also a "partner fee" of 17%.  The "partner fee" is described on their site as "the term used to encompass the total fees associated with your order".All told, my share of the fees was 26% of sale, excluding the shipping cost, which I assumed.  I do not mind paying fees for services rendered but this site seems to have a lot of hidden fees that do not pop up until the sale is over.

lubachl
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larsman
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I've been cataloging all my music into Discogs of late, and I was just saying to somebody earlier today how great it is to have this tool available, and it's free! Well, it's free to those who just want to catalog their collections, anyway. I agree, they should tell you the fees are for in advance.

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djspinner
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It is a bit confusing the way that it’s worded. They only deduct the 8% discogs fee + the 4% paypal fee. The partner fee includes those two fees PLUS the Sales Tax that is added on to the order (which the seller pays). I assume that 17% is just a calculation of all the fees deducted from the total, not additional fees.  

lubachl OP
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I think you mean the buyer pays the sales tax, although on I my invoice it appears as though I paid a sales tax or some kind of tax in addition to the PP fee and Discog fee..  So maybe you are right, the seller pays a sales tax.

 

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dinov
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Wow, did you actually make any money? These fees are incredible.

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antialiased
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As mentioned, it's 4% + 8%.

Discogs is a great place to sell. Their fee's have creeped up in years, but it's still a better and more chill place to sell than eBay if you're patient.

They have the more the advanced user base (both seller and buyer) that know what they are looking for and wiling to pay for it.

The biggest weakness is you can't post pictures with the listing, so sometimes the buyer will contact you directly and ask for pictures outside of the platform.

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