From Lance C McGannon Sent Mon, Jan 25th 1999, 23:10
From Lance C McGannon Sent Mon, Jan 25th 1999, 23:10
At 02:55 PM 1/25/99 -0800, you wrote: > >On Mon, 25 Jan 1999 11:18:32 -0500 "Danny Wyatt" <xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> >writes: >> >>From: =A7t=EB=B6=CC=F1T=EEm=C9 lester <xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx> >>>the thing about Sonic Groove is that they keep everything they have=20 >>ever >>>had in stock in the online catalogue. most of what you see, they=20 >>won't >>>have. thats what they said when i called them about a year ago. i=20 >>mean >>>come on, Q-Chastic. i doubt they ever had that at all....well maybe. >> >> >> >>Just to step in in their defense, their website does say (albeit >somewhere >>not very noticeable and a plain CMA gesture) that it's there for >>discographical purposes. The obvious rarities they don't have, but you >>would still be surprised by what they do have. I found Quadrastate and >>Llanga there on the same day, for normal prices. And though I can't >vouch >>for it, people say that their back catalogue of techno and electro is >not to >>be questioned, or even stared at directly for too long. >> >>All in all, they're a good shop and from my experience I wouldn't accuse >>them of trying to get orders through bait and switch. > >well i guess that's fine and all (if you actually get to enter the store, >look around and pick your own stuff) but when you have to mail order like >most of us, it is a bit of a different story. yes they had Digeridoo and >Xylem Tube there that i did buy, but when i got them they were the >crappiest looking copies i had ever seen. the vinyl was all poppy and the >sleeves were worn to shit. i guess they push all their reject 12" off on >unsuspecting mail order kid such as i. AND...not only were the labels >WRITTEN ON, but when i peeled the price tags off, the art came with it. i >mean WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT! i can't even sell these to anyone (the >indignity is to much to bare). they are worthless.=20 > In some instances, what Sonic Groove does regarding =0Ararities is, when a rare record is orderd that they do not have in stock, they will call on many of the local djs =0A(or resident djs) who shop in Sonic to see if they will=20 sell that record. So when you do get a rarity from sonic,=20 very often it is use (and abused). Now i'm not saying that good or bad. I've gotten some records from them that are pristing, while others had seen quite a bit of wear. I'm just letting you know what you're getting into when ordering from Sonic. -->-Lance--- p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states