>Sellers have to submit a record’s information if it’s not already in the database in order to sell it — that’s how the database has become so complete. No, th

>Sellers have to submit a record’s information if it’s not already in the database in order to sell it — that’s how the database has become so complete. No, that is not "how" the database grew. Many Discogs participants don't use the marketplace, and I'm pretty sure (as a long time contributor and occasional hobby seller) that more releases have been added/updated by non-sellers than sellers. And the "free shipping" controversy is driven by buyers more than Discogs management. Just as with AirBnB, customers are tired of getting "hidden" fees after they've already done their comparison shopping. The foreign market is a tougher issue to deal with. In the past I successfully sold records to buyers in a dozen different countries. But returns/refunds/missing shipments are an issue. The worst experience I had was selling a rare 12-inch disco single to a buyer in Brazil. After all the hassle of customs and such, buyer still filed a claim that item was never received, and since he had a high rating, I had little choice but to refund his purchase price and lose not only the item but eat the shipping cost as well. Now I will only sell to domestic customers for whom I can use U.S. Media Mail.