How we catalogue and manage stock
Step 1: Identify the release
- Discogs is our primary tool to identify the specific release of each record we hold in stock. Every product listing will correspond to a specific release on discogs and you will find a link back to the discogs listing from each product page here on carbootsoul.com. If in doubt or to double-check a release before buying just drop us a line.
- We also use a number of specialist publications and also rely on years' of experience looking for those little details that can make the difference between one release and another.
- We also price our records based on these data sources and, of course, the condition of each item.
Step 2. Photos & Storage
- We photograph all used records over £15 in value. That means all New, Car Boot Sale and most CD products show stock photography from Discogs only. Actual product photos are distinguished by a watermark in the bottom right corner with our logo. We are in the process of attirbuting actual photos to product listings. Please get in touch if you are interested in a record and would like to see actual photos.
- Once catalogued and photographed the records are ready for a final clean, if required, and to be given protective sleeves. Where necessary we replace the inner sleeve or if the original inner sleeve needs preserving we will also replace the inner sleeve with either a new paper inner sleeve or a poly-lined anti-static inner sleeve. Every record is placed in a protective non-pvc plastic outer sleeve for storage, ready to be shipped.
- Storage takes place at our custom storage facility and most records are kept in Really Useful Storage boxes.
Step 3. Stock listings & stock management
- Most products listed on carbootsoul.com correspondto a listing on our discogs shop. There is a link at the bottom of each product page ("Data provided by Discogs") which takes you back to the discogs listing and its corresponding release page.
- We've created our own API (application programming interface) that connects our Discogs shop to carbootsoul.com. That means that we have live stock information in both shops enabling you to buy with confidence. It also means that the pricing information is also synched between both shops.