I've been cataloging all my music into Discogs of late, and I was just saying to somebody earlier today how great it is to have this tool available, and it's free! Well, it's free to those who just want to catalog their collections, anyway. I agree, they should tell you the fees are for in advance.
Your Experience Selling on Discogs
I recently opened an account on Discogs to sell some records. They sold fairly quickly. However I do not understand the fee structure and perhaps someone with experience can explain it. I did email them with questions regarding the fees but all I got back was a cut and paste paragraph from their website. I do not think they have any kind of formal "contact us" other than bot responses. The fees I understand are the paypal fee, 4%, the discog fee, 8% but there was also a "partner fee" of 17%. The "partner fee" is described on their site as "the term used to encompass the total fees associated with your order".All told, my share of the fees was 26% of sale, excluding the shipping cost, which I assumed. I do not mind paying fees for services rendered but this site seems to have a lot of hidden fees that do not pop up until the sale is over.