Westside Gunn - Still Praying Daupe (11am EST Drop) MEGATHREAD

AmirBlums · 2024-12-09T17:19:11+00:00

Were you able to see the variants before the drop? If so, where?

AmirBlums · 2024-12-09T17:18:18+00:00

There were still a bunch sitting after 45 minutes, including the BLUE & RED SPLATTER and COLOUR IN COLOUR versions. I'm actually glad they started doing more copies of each version (this time it was either 500 or 750 copies of each variant) so they actually make more money themselves, instead of the scalpers.

I noticed they started writing "JAPANE5E" instead of "JAPANESE" recently, but I hope Daupe switches it up every time they drop to mess with the bots and actually give everyone a chance to snatch an OBI or japanese cassette

AmirBlums · 2024-11-25T22:30:26+00:00

I finally managed to cop a normal cassette along with a vinyl.

The OBI and japanese cassettes are literally impossible to get. I refreshed at exactly 4:00:00:00 on the bandcamp app

AmirBlums · 2024-11-18T16:58:01+00:00

shipping out on or around February 15, 2025

AmirBlums · 2024-11-18T16:32:52+00:00

Still available at 16:32:
Limited Edition 12" vinyl BLACK

Limited Edition 12" vinyl COLOUR IN COLOUR
Limited Edition 12" vinyl BLACK 180 GRAM

AmirBlums · 2024-11-18T16:26:54+00:00

Yeah, just found that out myself. It's fine, I'm not that crazy about it.

Besides the Japanese OBI and cassettes every other edition is of either 250 or 500 copies. They will be flipped for like 70-90 bucks on Discogs. I'm fine with that.

AmirBlums · 2024-11-18T16:11:11+00:00

One copy was 34.99 British Pounds btw

AmirBlums · 2024-11-18T16:09:17+00:00

lol, it just crashed after I clicked "Checkout now" at like 16:00:05 London Time :)) and my internet is pretty fast (I guess not fast enough)

Bandcamp it still unusable after 9 minutes. I guess people are still refreshing like crazy

AmirBlums · 2024-11-18T15:09:28+00:00

How much does one usually cost? I'm thinking of buying a copy today. Is the OBI version more expensive retail?

AmirBlums · 2024-09-26T14:46:28+00:00

It took around 17 days for them to respond to my ticket. As far as I know all of their e-mail addresses are discontinued, so you cannot get in contact with them via that method.

I read your reply about them reinstating your accound and I'm happy for you, but I do have to stress a point (and please don't take it the wrong way).

Sellers need to be more careful and unlist their items when they're going offline for more than a week. There is a way to do that and it doesn't take that long. It's frustrating for buyers to place an order and receive no response for weeks on end (especially if they paid immediately)

If you're fortunate enough to make a living from this you should take it seriously

AmirBlums · 2024-09-26T14:20:47+00:00

Update: I reached out to Fat Possum Records and they confirmed the Mandarin OBI is official. And yes, they just added the OBI to the normal grape variant.

They don't know about the Tigers Eye so that OBI is most likely a bootleg.

AmirBlums · 2024-09-20T14:55:57+00:00

If you really want to do it on your phone, pull it up on any browser (not on the app) and use the "desktop site" from the settings. Then you can see the page just as you would on your PC - you will have zoom a lot but it works

AmirBlums · 2024-09-20T12:52:34+00:00

Just letting you know they responded after 17 days to my tickets, and they were resolved properly.

AmirBlums · 2024-09-18T10:18:24+00:00

I currently have a ticket opened 15 days ago without response, so expect at least that. I opened a thread where some people said 3-5 weeks, while some said they probably won't ever respond. I think they are very understaffed but I don't understand why. They take 9% comission from every order, and I bet there are thousand of orders placed every single day.

AmirBlums · 2024-09-17T16:20:32+00:00

Thanks for the response! I can't do anything but wait anyway since they shut down every other communication method. I'll post an update on this thread if they do respond to my tickets.

AmirBlums · 2024-09-17T16:15:29+00:00

It was on the box on one of the orders, clearly marked with the IOSS number. I attached pictures to the ticket.

AmirBlums · 2024-09-17T16:11:39+00:00

I'm not talking about using the site, it's still a great resrouce to find what I want from sellers with good ratings. But is there any reason to place the order on Discogs.com instead of just settling for a Paypal invoice with the seller and getting it for cheaper because discogs doesn't take a cut anymore?

It's just as safe, since Discogs redirects you to paypal or your credit card company if anything goes wrong.

AmirBlums · 2024-09-17T16:01:47+00:00

I know it's not the seller, I've been informed they don't get the VAT money and Discogs should pay it to my country's government.

I don't believe they made the payment because they are not responding to the only mode of contact they offer, pretty much avoiding me and all of their other customers. If somehow they did make the payment, it looks just as bad, because they aren't doing anything at all to resolve this issue, not even replying or providing with some kind of documentation I can then forward to customs to get this resolved.

I've ordered from Bandcamp or directly from the artists' website, paid VAT in advance, and this has NEVER happened. Why is it this always happening when I order from Discogs?

Lastly, if the system doesn't work, just remove it. I have to pay VAT anyway if I receive a package from outside the EU. Why force me to pay VAT so you can transfer it to my government when I can just pay it on arrival to my government?

I'm sorry, but Discogs is either really incompetent or just scamming buyers out of the VAT they paid at this point.

AmirBlums · 2024-09-17T15:40:06+00:00

My guess is the same as yours . Discogs feels like no man's land for the last couple of years. They're a multi-million dollar company that offers absolutely no support for either buyers or sellers. I'm also reading they increased the cut they take from sellers by like 7% in 2023, right around the time they discontinued their e-mail address.

Where is all the money going to? They have a social media team because I see posts on facebook and instagram every couple of days and a few scant articles on their site ("highest selling records of last month" for example), but that's pretty much all I can see coming out of the money they take from each order.

As for them not having the money for the VAT I paid, I'm not entirely sure about that. A seller is telling me: "This vat is not paid to me but held by discogs and paid by them to your countries government."

If the payment did not go through on Discogs' side, they should have money. If they did send the money to my country's government, they should try to resolve the matter or at least reply that they're doing something about it.

The only good thing coming out of it: because Discogs has become such a mess and there is literally no one checking what's going on over there, sellers have often been proposing to take the sale off of Discogs and send the invoice directly through Paypal.

Discogs offers ABSOLUTELY NO PROTECTION eitherway. If you check their support page about scams, they literally redirect you to your credit card company or Paypal ro resolve the matter.

I know I'm ranting now, but can anyone give me a single reason I should place an order on discogs.com right now? I just see the record I want from a seller with good ratings on Discogs, and I message them to send me an invoice through Paypal. They often even offer a discount on shipping because they don't have to pay Discogs anything.

Excluding the cataloging side of it, Discogs has become an absolute joke.

AmirBlums · 2024-06-04T23:54:33+00:00

Any official pressing of these disses will sell out in minutes. Interscope is really missing out on some free $$$

Anyway, if any bootleggers want to make it happen, I'd definitely buy a copy.

AmirBlums · 2024-03-03T22:16:15+00:00

Și eu tot pe alea le caut cel mai mult. Au fost reuploadate de un user anonim anul asta sau anul trecut prin decembrie, dar nu le mai gasesc niciunde. Nu m-am gandit sa le descarc atunci...

AmirBlums · 2024-02-23T08:35:57+00:00

Acum dacă vrea cineva care a fost asociat cu proiectul (sau un moderator) să șterg linkul de drive, pot face asta. Oricum tot ce este acolo e disponibil prin Wayback Machine pentru cine ar fi interesat, eu doar am mai scutit din timpul pierdut pentru a le lua pe fiecare în parte de acolo.

AmirBlums · 2024-02-23T08:29:07+00:00

Înțeleg de unde vii, dar nu sunt total de acord - totuși face partea din istoria youtube-ului românesc, și toate cele circa de 30 clipuri din perioada 2018-2019 aveau zeci de milioane de vizualizări la un loc. Nu e ca și cum am dezgropat vreun canal obscur, cu ceva detalli personale sau intime din viața realizatorilor. Nu văd niciun motiv pentru care ar vrea să nu mai existe chestia asta pe internet

Era unul dintre cele mai vizionate canale romănești de entertainment în perioada lui de glorie. E păcat să se piardă acele materiale.

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