Another Prog CD vendor down

[Progatron]

The biggest issue I have with US vendors these days isn't even their fault. As a Canadian, The USA to Canada shipping cost has gotten so high that its considerably cheaper to use British or EU country vendors unless the order is at least 5 pieces. On a budget, that usually isn't happening.

Agreed. An unfortunate reality. I buy a lot of CDs on a regular basis and I just can't afford to be tacking on $15 shipping each time a new release comes out. USPS really screwed everyone over with those price hikes a few years back. I try to save up several items to order at once from Lasers Edge to make it a bit more cost effective, but in the old days I would just order willy nilly from them whenever I wanted a new title. I mention them only as an example, as I use them the most since their stuff arrives the fastest. Gone also are the days when I would order a title or two at a time from Greg Walker. I still place larger orders a couple of times a year with these guys, but they've lost a lot of business (through no fault of their own) for the individual or smaller purchases. Were I a rich man, I would be ordering everything from them, but as it stands the budget can only stretch so far and I like my constant influx of new music.

[mozo-pg]

Agreed. An unfortunate reality. I buy a lot of CDs on a regular basis and I just can't afford to be tacking on $15 shipping each time a new release comes out. USPS really screwed everyone over with those price hikes a few years back. I try to save up several items to order at once from Lasers Edge to make it a bit more cost effective, but in the old days I would just order willy nilly from them whenever I wanted a new title. I mention them only as an example, as I use them the most since their stuff arrives the fastest. Gone also are the days when I would order a title or two at a time from Greg Walker. I still place larger orders a couple of times a year with these guys, but they've lost a lot of business (through no fault of their own) for the individual or smaller purchases. Were I a rich man, I would be ordering everything from them, but as it stands the budget can only stretch so far and I like my constant influx of new music.

I just wanted to echo that I'm in the same position as a Canadian. I usually order from Amazon for much lower shipping costs. I would much prefer to support U.S. sellers who specialize in progressive rock but I can't justify the high costs of shipping.

[Trane]

Agreed. An unfortunate reality. I buy a lot of CDs on a regular basis and I just can't afford to be tacking on $15 shipping each time a new release comes out. USPS really screwed everyone over with those price hikes a few years back. I try to save up several items to order at once from Lasers Edge to make it a bit more cost effective, but in the old days I would just order willy nilly from them whenever I wanted a new title. I mention them only as an example, as I use them the most since their stuff arrives the fastest. Gone also are the days when I would order a title or two at a time from Greg Walker. I still place larger orders a couple of times a year with these guys, but they've lost a lot of business (through no fault of their own) for the individual or smaller purchases. Were I a rich man, I would be ordering everything from them, but as it stands the budget can only stretch so far and I like my constant influx of new music.

That's how I do it: big orders in one shipping (on the average between 8 to 15) ... Yeah, sure, I discovered Accordo Dei Contrari's latest CD seven months after everybody else, but one can listen to their bandcamp whiole waiting for the physical product to arrive. But Greg does a little extra in terms of weight of the parcel, by holding out on the jewelcases

[JKL2000]

Are there any specialty Prog vendors in Canada? Just wondering - I’ve never heard of any.

[Progatron]

Are there any specialty Prog vendors in Canada? Just wondering - I’ve never heard of any.

No, but I'm fortunate to have a few local indie shops that have a lot of prog stuff. Other than that, it's Discogs/Ebay for Canadian purchases. Maybe the odd Amazon marketplace seller.

[rottersclub]

Another Canadian that got screwed by USPS. My purchases from US-based vendors has plummeted the past few years. I am in the process of buying a network media streamer for my stereo rig. When that happens, I will probably switch to digital downloads, hirez when available.

I met Larry (and John Collinge) at Baja Prog a number of years ago. He was a very nice guy and I always tried to pick up some stuff from him at NEARFest. Still, very sorry that to learn that he is closing up his shop.

[Steve F.]

^^^^^^

Nice avatar!

[Flightwave]

More great stuff on sale at Kinesis , about to put another order in.