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Difference in pricing between mp3 shops (includes example)

Hey all

I've just been having a look through and doing some mp3 shopping and am baffled by the differences in pricing between mp3 shops, winds me up immensly, check the below out.

I added a total of 15 tracks into a basket on Audiojelly, Beatport, DJDownload, and Trackitdown and look at the total prices:-

Audiojelly - �21.75
Beatport - �18.96 + 15% tax = �21.80
DJDownload - �17.55
Trackitdown - �22.35

Also bear in mind that all of the tracks added into the baskets on each site are ALL 320kbps in quality, and are the same releases on same labels etc.

Is it just me being anal or are the differences unacceptable? In this day and age (recession etc) every penny & pound matters at the moment, so a difference of �4.80 between 2 shops for the same mp3's is pretty ridiculous if you ask me! I don't know how some shops can justify the big differences in pricing for the same tracks in the same quality on all (320kbps).

Here's a spreadsheet of the prices per track:-



Just goes to show all of you DJ's and digital download purchasers out there that you MUST shop around first before just using your 'favourite' mp3 store and being ripped off.

Hope this was interesting reading for you!

Regards
Sim

That was an interesting analysis, but I don't know why you're all bent out of shape about it. Different stores always have different prices even for the exact same product. It's the same thing here.

I tend not to like Beatport because there's so much crap on there, and the samples tend to be shorter. So I'm willing to pay a small premium to shop somewhere else.

i think each store has its pros and cons.

djdownload.com: great for discovering new tracks. the sample player allows you to listen to a new tune and pick up at "points" that you would like. i for example, love the part of a trance track in which the bassline first kicks in (normally 32 bars in - or 1 minute in)...so i can click there and see if it's the kind of bassline i like and then download it.

audiojelly.com: great for trance tracks. very good and up to date with trance releases.

beatport.com: great for house, tech house, and techno - very up to date with those releases. not very good with trance, psy, nu disco, etc.

beatport and audiojelly charge more because they pay their record labels on a royalty basis - so they must pay the record labels irrespective of sales. the higher prices facilitate this transaction.

i personally like beatport and audiojelly more because they're more up to date on releases. and because beatport has a podcast...i've never used it trackitdown though!

i use audiojelly by far my favourite also trackitdown is good.
I cant see any big deal in the price differences its the same with any product go in a store see a tv you like shop around you might find it for �50 less

if it bugs you so much buy where it's cheapest then, but plenty of people will just buy everything where it's convenient.

Jeez why are people being so critical towards me? I was just showing the differences between shops, each shop has its pro's and con's but the prices are a bit of a pisstake

how do you figure it's a pisstake? do you use this argument when you pay different amounts for the same beer in every different pub?

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Originally posted by tubby how do you figure it's a pisstake? do you use this argument when you pay different amounts for the same beer in every different pub?

You dont really see the same drinks with a �4.80 difference between them though

but you are not comparing the price of 1, you are comparing the price of 15 units. the diffence is what? 15%?
and after 15 beers I doubt i'd be able to count my money to within 15% anyway

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Originally posted by tubby but you are not comparing the price of 1, you are comparing the price of 15 units. the diffence is what? 15%? and after 15 beers I doubt i'd be able to count my money to within 15% anyway

In fairness, you're waffling now.

I know where the OP is coming from. 15% is a massive difference. Ask some of the lads on here how much they've spent on tracks and add 15% onto it. It could mean the difference of an additional couple of hundred tracks.

2 things. Yes it is ridiculous that there's such a difference but, going to each site and finding the 15 tracks or so that you're looking for and doing a price comparison takes quite a bit of time. If you have that time spare, great. If you don't, the 15% difference might not be worth it for some.

What Simcut is saying is for those who care shop around as he's realised that there is quite a difference in the price, something some of us might not have known. That's all

^ thanks you got the idea dude! My initial point of the thread was to flag up that people need to shop around as the prices vary, and I personally dont like how they vary so much....big deal if you disagree with that.

I can sleep easy now, lol. I'm off to bed.

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Originally posted by Simcut ^ thanks you got the idea dude! My initial point of the thread was to flag up that people need to shop around as the prices vary, and I personally dont like how they vary so much....big deal if you disagree with that. I can sleep easy now, lol. I'm off to bed.

Mate it's only Trance Addict

lol.. enjoy your pint with the �4.80 you saved!

A 15% difference is not that significant.

Walk into a high street store and you'll find variations in price far greater than 15%. Compare goods in any online store and you'll see massive differences in price.

It's all about the resellers business model. Some resellers will have higher overheads, more staff, higher server charges etc to pay, so they will charge higher prices.

It's been the same since the dawn of time with any resale operation. It's what makes resellers competitive. It actually helps us consumers to have this competition. If prices were fixed across the board you'd undoubtedly pay an over all higher amount. That's something none of us want. It's healthy to have resellers competing to provide us with the lowest cost.

So stop whinging about it. If you don't like the prices in one place, go somewhere else and shop.

I remember years ago, you would see a 12" for sale in a specialist shop for �8.00 You could probably get the same track from HMV for �5.00

If I like a site for its layout, ease of use or wahtever, I'm perfectly happy to spend an extra few quid.

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister *

Someone else that missed the point.

How about iTunes? 256 kbps AAC for 0,99�/$/something in pounds, dunno.

I have no problems with iTune's 256 kbps AAC compared to a 320 kbps mp3. I can't hear the difference, so if I find the tune on iTunes I rather get it there, cuz it's cheaper.

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Originally posted by Simcut Someone else that missed the point.

Since a number of us have 'missed the point' perhaps you could just clarify what the point of the original post was.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you were whining about the difference in price between different tracks. A number of us have responded with answers.

Why make a post, giving your point of view and even saying 'am I being anal or......' then when someone explains you say they've missed the point?

Pretty pointles I think.......

Why not just make your post, then close it so no one can reply?

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister Since a number of us have 'missed the point' perhaps you could just clarify what the point of the original post was. Correct me if I'm wrong, but you were whining about the difference in price between different tracks. A number of us have responded with answers. Why make a post, giving your point of view and even saying 'am I being anal or......' then when someone explains you say they've missed the point? Pretty pointles I think....... Why not just make your post, then close it so no one can reply?

I think i clarified what the OP was trying to say.

All he said was be aware that there are differences out there and you can save yourself a bit of cash by looking around and not just sticking to your favourite online store. Common sense to some, but he was just trying to be nice.

This is yet another typical TA thread though where everything goes to shit and people take things personally etc etc..

Let's just leave it at he was trying to give people a heads up..

nelly

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Originally posted by n3lly Let's just leave it at he was trying to give people a heads up.. nelly

Sorry but I disagree, if you re-read his orginal post, he says that the differences are unacceptable.

I am making the point that the differences exist because of competition between resellers, and that is a good thing for us as consumers.

I know a lot about this as I am a web reseller myself. Trust me, if prices were the same this would mean 'price fixing', and I think you'll find that this practice (certainly in the UK - which is where he is from) is actually illegal.

Fact.

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister Sorry but I disagree, if you re-read his orginal post, he says that the differences are unacceptable. I am making the point that the differences exist because of competition between resellers, and that is a good thing for us as consumers. I know a lot about this as I am a web reseller myself. Trust me, if prices were the same this would mean 'price fixing', and I think you'll find that this practice (certainly in the UK - which is where he is from) is actually illegal. Fact.

I see where you're coming from and completely agree with everything you're saying..

Re: Difference in pricing between mp3 shops (includes example)

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Originally posted by Simcut I've just been having a look through and doing some mp3 shopping and am baffled by the differences in pricing between mp3 shops, winds me up immensly, check the below out. Just goes to show all of you DJ's and digital download purchasers out there that you MUST shop around first before just using your 'favourite' mp3 store and being ripped off. Hope this was interesting reading for you! Regards Sim

I wasn't aware of this...thanks for bringing it up...by the way...i don't know why anyone would give you flack for flagging this, if anything they should be elated because they now know that prices can vary and one place may have their tracks for less. Its like why would you not drive five miles out of your way to find a better deal for a car, same applies here. Why not shop around before buying the more expensive track.

Re: Re: Difference in pricing between mp3 shops (includes example)

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Originally posted by spdandpwr I wasn't aware of this...thanks for bringing it up...by the way...i don't know why anyone would give you flack for flagging this, if anything they should be elated because they now know that prices can vary and one place may have their tracks for less. Its like why would you not drive five miles out of your way to find a better deal for a car, same applies here. Why not shop around before buying the more expensive track.

Because of course, the concept of shopping around online had never occurred to anyone else before.

I must admit, that the information in the spreadsheet that the OP attached is interesting - but I'm honestly shocked that people need to be told that prices vary from shop to shop.

Are we all so lazy these days that we hadn't previously chosen to move that mouse and click on another MP3 reseller to compare prices?

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