Vinyl collectors spent millions last year

[Frands]

BBC News:

Record collectors spent more than $200m (£147m) at the online music marketplace Discogs last year, the BBC can reveal.
The site, which helps collectors find and trade rare music, sold more than 10m records - up from 8.3m in 2016.
Vinyl was the most popular format, with 7.9m sales - including a rare Beatles record that fetched $10,502 (£7,700).
The 7-inch single was one of only 250 issued with Sir Paul McCartney's name spelled incorrectly on the label as "Paul McArtney".

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[Sharp Dressed Man]

Discogs is probably my favourite website on the Internet, but I have yet to use it to purchase any vinyl. I rarely buy second hand vinyl online, there's a ton of great second hand stores in Athens. On the rare occasion that I do buy second hand vinyl online, I still tend to use eBay. As for new release, I again prefer to go to a local record store, or order it directly from the band, label, jpc, or Grooves Inc in Germany.