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Amazon Stops Accepting Vinyl and CD Shipments

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  1. Melody Bot Mar 18, 2020
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    Chris Willman, writing at Variety:


    Amazon has announced that its warehouses has “temporarily disabled shipment creation” for discretionary items through at least April 5. That doesn’t have to do with the outflow of product from Amazon, but inflow. Amazon is declaring an immediate emphasis on the kind of household and medical supplies that have been quick to sell out, and which customers are having a hard time finding in person. Their message to record labels and distributors: Please stop sending us anything, until further notice.
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  2. zachmacD Mar 18, 2020
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    Do not buy vinyls from Amazon. You either won’t get it or it’s bad quality

    i ordered Currents by Tame Impala and it doesn’t sound great.
    I ordered Limits of Desire by Small Black and they sent me empty box. I reordered and they sent me the wrong record
    I ordered Nella Vita by Grayscale and the record was warped.

    fuck Amazon
     
  3. theredline Mar 18, 2020
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    Amazon isn’t pressing the vinyl. They get it from the artists and the labels. So your problems aren’t all with Amazon but could be where Amazon got it from. I’ve bought stuff from Amazon with no problems. I’ve bought stuff directly from the artist and it’s arrived all kinds of jacked. The nice thing is when it’s from the artist/label you’re more likely to get it taken care of way faster. Amazon isn’t the best but I don’t think they can totally to blame for those issues.
     
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  4. heymattrick Mar 18, 2020
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    I’ve ordered tons of vinyls from Amazon and haven’t ever had an issue. Vinyl shipping can be pretty expensive from some artists’ webstores so free Prime shipping is great for vinyls.
     
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  6. Serenity Now Mar 19, 2020
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    Wonder if this is affecting my recent order from Topshelf records. Purchased a vinyl on 3/11 for something that was released on 3/6, but it still has yet to ship.
     
  7. thecobrakais Mar 19, 2020
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    i've literally had the exact opposite experience. are you buying from amazon directly or a third party seller?
     
  8. KyleK Mar 19, 2020
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    Let's get these people moving faster! Supporter

    Tend to agree. As much as I hate Amazon overall, sometimes it's the only way for me to buy albums that aren't available in record stores here or have such insurmountable international shipping prices. It's always shipped to me in a vinyl box, in another box with bubble wrap - if anything I get annoyed by the amount of waste, but the condition is always good.
     
  9. tyramail Mar 19, 2020
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    Same, I’ve had good Amazon vinyl experiences, but have heard they don’t always ship the greatest, or don’t have variants listed correctly.
     
  10. zachmacD Mar 19, 2020
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    Directly from Amazon. I agree that it would be clutch for free 2 day shipping but I've had a negative experience every time. I assume the records are sitting in a warehouse somewhere and machines are fulfilling the orders. If you look at the negative reviews of vinyl's on amazon, a lot of them have the same complaints as me
     
  11. Drew Beringer Mar 19, 2020
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  12. fbrrocks Mar 19, 2020
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    no wonder the cd i wanted to preorder cuz its an amazon uk signed one said Currently unavailable. ather upcoming cds on amazon uk say it too, but amazon in usa doesn't say it
     
  13. thecobrakais Mar 19, 2020
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    i always support local when i can, but sometimes, amazon wins. lower prices and better availability. i'm sorry you've had such a poor experience with them.
     
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