Bobberman
Well-Known Member
Agreed Rudy. The prices were always higher than they needed to be and their blaming the internet for their problems seems to me a rather hypocritical excuse IMO Putting it mildly.mind you back in the day where i lived they made almost every kind of excuse there was ( another case in point is when i tried to get Herb's my abstract heart on vinyl and they told me it was not availible on vinyl i found out otherwise when i found a vinyl copy at our radio station when i first started working there in 96) so at least i know why now but The way some conducted their buisinesses were in my view Very Dishonest.and sorry to say " I hope they are no longer in buisiness! I Don't mean to be Harsh.However I call a Fraud a Fraud. For what it is.Us "big city" types also have problems buying new recordings. The big chain stores won't carry anything unless it is a big seller. The smaller stores might stock them, but they often elevate the price far higher than I would ever pay (list price or higher). Before they blame online retailers for taking away their business, they should look at their own practices first, and offer something of value if they are going to charge so much. One of my favorite independents was a major used record seller on top of selling new products, and they often had deals on a couple of top releases each week. In the days of $8.98 list LPs, they were selling the specials for $4.95. Few who bought those crazy specials ever walked out with just the one item. In the early days of CDs, the price was always $14.99, even many of the imports. The chains at the time were hitting customers for $19.99 for even the most common titles. Harmony House wasn't the cheapest either, but aside from a few minor specials, they would run a big yearly sale in June where the entire store was (I think) 20% off. I can only think of one independent locally that runs sales today. And not surprisingly, they are one of the few doing really well.