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**Exo** · 08-09-2020, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

How about Record Store Day? How’s that worked out for you in the past and what do you think about the plan to spread it out over 3 or 4 separated dates because of covid?

I despise Record Store Day.

As a retailer, the profit margin is abysmal. You get the honor of paying $27.99 for something that has an MSRP of $34.99. Yeah, no thanks. You aren't guaranteed to sell what you order. You aren't even guaranteed to GET what you order and if you fail to sell some items, they basically become worthless online so you take a loss on the product. We did it once and we both hated the entire experience. You get phone call after phone call from people who have never been to your store and never will unless it is Record Store Day calling for special treatment. "Put this on hold for me." "No. Against the rules." All day long. It's hell.

As a collector I just hate it because it's commercial as f*ck and I'm looking for original pressings of stuff. I don't need gimmicky colored reissues of David Bowie records.