how much do you spend on vinyl per week/month?

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Posted by pixyjunket on Feb-11-2002 18:52:

how much do you spend on vinyl per week/month?

figured this could be an interesting discussion.

currently i like to budget between $10-$30 a week on new records, of course willing to break that rule if really good stuff comes in..

what about everybody else?

Posted by clubsolutely on Feb-11-2002 18:57:

it all depends if i really liked a single that week. in this week for example i didnt like any vinyl that released, and maybe other i will like 5 and buy em all. of course there are weeks that you buy records that are older.

Posted by pixyjunket on Feb-11-2002 19:58:

quote:
Originally posted by clubsolutely
it all depends if i really liked a single that week. in this week for example i didnt like any vinyl that released, and maybe other i will like 5 and buy em all. of course there are weeks that you buy records that are older.

that's about how it works for me, but i TRY not to go over $30

Posted by Nautica on Feb-11-2002 20:31:

Around �60-�100 per week at the moment, so �300-�400 a month. I've just received an order from HTFR, went to HMV and Global Grooves on Saturday, have two orders outstanding with CDZone, two with Amazon (CD's though). This weekend I'm buying just over �100 of stuff of a mate and I'm just about to do my weekleys at Juno!

ps. Yes I am skint!

Posted by Nautica on Feb-11-2002 20:35:

I don't limit myself either. If I want something and I can't really afford it I'll bang it on a credit card and worry about paying it off later.

If there's one thing I've learnt from buying music, it's to not leave anything in the shop in the hope it'll still be there next week! I missed out on so much stuff when I was younger and poorer, having to decide between two cracking tracks 'cos I could only afford the one.

Posted by JdDark on Feb-11-2002 22:43:

well, i just recently started buying stuff, have over 200 records, a lot of rare ones, and i spend a lot each week, dont want to think about numbers

Posted by pixyjunket on Feb-11-2002 22:59:

quote:
Originally posted by Nautica
Around �60-�100 per week at the moment, so �300-�400 a month. I've just received an order from HTFR, went to HMV and Global Grooves on Saturday, have two orders outstanding with CDZone, two with Amazon (CD's though). This weekend I'm buying just over �100 of stuff of a mate and I'm just about to do my weekleys at Juno!

ps. Yes I am skint!

wow.. you must have a nice job.. or not a lot of bills to pay!!

Posted by MoonMan on Feb-11-2002 23:01:

Im like u Nautica, if i want a choon i buy it, even if im in debt ill get it, coz im addicted to buying vinyl, and i dont wanna miss out on anything. Currently im spending about �200 a month. Ive just got some 1210 mk3's so chuffed. Juno, and global groove really do help me, in what i want from them.

MoonMan

Posted by pixyjunket on Feb-11-2002 23:03:

quote:
Originally posted by Nautica
I don't limit myself either. If I want something and I can't really afford it I'll bang it on a credit card and worry about paying it off later.

If there's one thing I've learnt from buying music, it's to not leave anything in the shop in the hope it'll still be there next week! I missed out on so much stuff when I was younger and poorer, having to decide between two cracking tracks 'cos I could only afford the one.

this is very choice advice!! i know i have missed MANY great vinyls by not picking them up when i get the chance..

Posted by j_spot on Feb-11-2002 23:54:

I try to spend about $100 a week on vinyl...and if I see something old, I dont count it. so $100 a week on NEW vinyl + old songs that I have just come across

Posted by kurai on Feb-12-2002 00:00:

I better don't tell

Posted by pixyjunket on Feb-12-2002 00:13:

here's another good question:

would you be wiolling to pay a premium for a record you might have missed out on the first time (and is now hard to find)?

answer for me: i have and will continue to do so.. if someone points out a great song that is 5 years old and i MUST have it.. dammit i WILL get it

Posted by Nautica on Feb-12-2002 08:28:

quote:
Originally posted by pixyjunket

wow.. you must have a nice job.. or not a lot of bills to pay!!

Well paid job + lots of bills to pay + vinyl = skint!

Numpty that I am didn't listen to the Tiesto mix of Jan Johnson - Flesh until I heard it on Magik 7, by which time it was �8 odd from HTFR and out of stock everywhere else. I could have got it from HMV for �2.99 when it first came out!

Posted by kurai on Feb-12-2002 11:22:

quote:
Originally posted by Nautica

Well paid job + lots of bills to pay + vinyl = skint!

Numpty that I am didn't listen to the Tiesto mix of Jan Johnson - Flesh until I heard it on Magik 7, by which time it was �8 odd from HTFR and out of stock everywhere else. I could have got it from HMV for �2.99 when it first came out!

Well I must be lucky then to have it

Posted by dj_mind-x on Feb-12-2002 16:22:

depends.. but on the month i buy allmost 50vinyls (+ / -)

Posted by Mark on Feb-12-2002 16:50:

damn some of you are pretty hardcore when it comes to buying vinyls. i've only started my own collection since late january and i've spent roughly $240 (canadian). oh wait, that doesn't average very low either...oh shit i better watch my budget

Posted by trintiy on Feb-12-2002 17:44:

I average about �700 a month, depending on whats new.

Posted by hapamoto on Feb-12-2002 18:00:

for me it varies from week to week, it all depends on when i have time to go vinyl shopping.. i usually pick up about 10 records a month.. i know that seems low compared to the rest of you but its a lot for me seeing that i pay my own way for everything (including rent/car/food/bills/college).. i try to only by "must haves" if i am listening to something that is just "okay" then i can usually talk myself out of buying it w/o regrets later.. but sometimes i go crazy and come back from the vinyl shop w/ 10 tracks! sucks being in the U.S. because those damn imports are expensive

Posted by Mark on Feb-12-2002 18:09:

quote:
Originally posted by hapamoto
for me it varies from week to week, it all depends on when i have time to go vinyl shopping.. i usually pick up about 10 records a month.. i know that seems low compared to the rest of you but its a lot for me seeing that i pay my own way for everything (including rent/car/food/bills/college).. i try to only by "must haves" if i am listening to something that is just "okay" then i can usually talk myself out of buying it w/o regrets later.. but sometimes i go crazy and come back from the vinyl shop w/ 10 tracks! sucks being in the U.S. because those damn imports are expensive

yeah no doubt just paying for shipping kills me already. if thats not so bad there are sites that only use fast shipping which costs way more and i can't choose a different method.

Posted by hapamoto on Feb-12-2002 18:32:

i try to buy from stores so i can listen to the track there.. when buying online sometimes you end up w/ some funky rmx's that aren't wat you wanted!

Posted by SYNthSRI on Feb-12-2002 18:41:

GeeZ guyz--heavy spenderz

I spend about $50 a month give or take $20

Posted by Raptor on Mar-01-2002 20:48:

lets see last month i say about �200 or so... it all depends im currently trying to find all these oldies and those aren't always cheap

Posted by eieregooie on Mar-01-2002 21:11:

It's not about the quantity, it's about the quality... 5 years ago I bought everything that I though was ok... but most of these records I've never played. So what's the use of buying 'em all?

I usually buy 2 to 5 vinyls a week. Fortunately for me I got one of the best Recordstores near my school so I drop by once or twice a week. I have the oppurtunity to hear almost every promo, and then buy it a week later if I like it.

So I only get the stuff that I think is really good, and trust me, I'm a critic So I don't buy a lot of vinyl, but that's not because of the money. If there's something I want, I'll get it. Don't care about the price...

By the way, I only use mailorder when I can't get what I want in a store.

Posted by DJ Bazz on Mar-01-2002 21:21:

Too much for me poor student

Posted by tc-fan on Mar-01-2002 23:40:

i started collecting vinyls like a monthe ago..and i spent over 300 bucks already...

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