We have a wide selection of electronic dance music
and a 100% customer satisfaction commitmentThings you should know about ordering:
1. Everything we have listed on GEMM is new.
(We have a lot of used stuff as well but haven't listed it on GEMM yet.)
2. In addition to being a GEMM seller, we are a real retail record store,
located in San Diego, California. For more info about us, to browse
through our catalog, and to listen to audio samples of thousands of
items, visit our website at www.unrec.com.
3. We recommend submitting your order direct through our website. This will save you from
paying the 15% GEMM surcharge which is included in prices shown on the GEMM pages.
Our website is 128-bit SSL encrypted, ensuring orders placed through our
website are every bit as safe as orders placed through the GEMM system.
Our website is also organized chronologically with the newest releases
first, making it super easy to browse and listen to our entire catalog.
Also note that our fill rate is usually well above 90% on newer items.
4. Note that shipping costs can be relatively expensive on small orders. Examples:
• 1 import record to a US address
Merchandise Subtotal: $12
Shipping by USPS Media Mail: $1.59
Handling & Materials Charge: $2.00
Order Subtotal: $15.59
GEMM surcharge (only for orders submitted through GEMM) 15% = $2.34
Total: $17.93
In this scenario you would be paying 49% above the cost of the record on shipping,
handling, and the GEMM surcharge.
• 1 domestic and 2 import records to a US address
Merchandise Subtotal: 1 x $8 + 2 x $12 = $32
Shipping by USPS Media Mail: $2.07
Handling & Materials Charge: $2.00
Order Subtotal: $36.07
GEMM surcharge (only for orders submitted through GEMM) 15% = $5.41
Total: $41.48
In this scenario you would be paying 30% above the cost of the records on shipping,
handling, and the GEMM surcharge. If you had ordered from us direct however, the
total would be $36.07, which is only 13% above the cost of the records.As can be seen from these examples, (a) you are better off ordering at least a few items
at a time in order to avoid paying high shipping costs relative to the cost of the items
themselves, and, (b) the GEMM surcharge certainly does not help, particularly because their
surcharge applies to not only the merchandise cost but to the shipping and handling as well.
The above examples assume you are in the US. If however, you are not in the US, then
the shipping costs are much higher! Here are some more examples, for [vinyl] orders
shipped to the UK or Europe by USPS Airmail:
• 1 domestic record to a UK or European address
Merchandise Subtotal: $8
Shipping by USPS Airmail: $7.95
Handling & Materials Charge: $3.00
Order Subtotal: $18.95
GEMM surcharge (only for orders submitted through GEMM) 15% = $2.84
Total: $21.79
In this scenario you would be paying 172% above the cost of the record on shipping,
handling, and the GEMM surcharge! (Note here that although GEMM claims their surcharge
is only 15%, in this example it is actually 36% of the merchandise cost, because they
assess their surcharge on both the merchandise cost and shipping & handling. This
is not entirely their fault however, because the fact is that for them or us to process
an international credit card transaction for such a small order does result in significant
costs due to high fees and various charges assessed by the credit card corporations)
• 2 domestic and 1 import records to a UK or European address
Merchandise Subtotal: 2 x $8 + 1 x $12 = $28
Shipping by USPS Airmail: $12.80
Handling & Materials Charge: $3.00
Order Subtotal: $43.80
GEMM surcharge (only for orders submitted through GEMM) 15% = $6.57
Total: $50.37
In this scenario you would be paying 80% above the cost of the records on shipping,
handling, and the GEMM surcharge! If you order direct however,
your total would be $45.80, which is 64% above the cost of the records.
For those who are considering buying only one item from us we would like
to encourage you to check out our website. We have thousands of titles in stock,
all with streaming audio samples, and we are quite confident that you will find
at least a couple other items you'll like, and thereby not spend an inordinate
amount (percentage-wise) on shipping costs. We also have a great selection of
high-quality T-Shirts, Audio Equipment, Audio cables and adaptors (all gold
plated and with a lifetime guarantee), record boxes, DVDs, record care products
such as heavy duty cardboard record jackets, paper inner sleeves, plastic-lined
paper inner sleeves, headphones, slipmats, books, and more.
For more information about shipping costs and options visit our
Secure Checkout and
Shipping Information pages.
As proven in our GEMM ratings, our response times and shipping times are
very fast, our grading policy very accurate, and our return policy
assures 100% satisfaction in case of any issue.
We are also sound system experts, providing NEXO Alpha series 140dB+ sound
reinforcement to Southern California's highest quality events. Call or
email us for any sound system or equipment needs.
