LIR: In the pursuit of accuracy on this site I need to point out the average price of vinyl records is just under $30, not "$50 a pop". I can't
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Imagine where that number even came from.
Yes, still a lot of money but since the article states sales of all formats is down blaming price is a stretch.
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Apologies, got that from a Reddit comment. -- nm
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con_carne
Oct 14, 12:09
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$30 for a vinyl? That's insane to me.
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sycor
Oct 14, 11:57
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Back in the 60s it was 5-6$ each, sales had 3/$10, everything today is 10x more so $30 for a vinyl is not outrageous -- nm
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zeitgeist
Oct 14, 13:04
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Like I said, not a music collector. And I'm sure Funko are insane to a lot of people. So I'm not judging, I just hadn't heard how expensive
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sycor
Oct 14, 12:12
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Yeah new records tend to be around $25. Some are a little more. -- nm
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Volnelk 🍊
Oct 14, 12:08
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on one level, kinda. at the same time, your rando new CD album is still like $16.99 today and hasn't really budged for 30 years -- nm
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mr mooch
Oct 14, 12:04
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$45 for a T-shirt, $60-80 for a hoodie. It's all insane on some level ;-) -- nm
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JD
Oct 14, 12:01
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