Vendor Stores on Reverb vs Individual Seller

[PassingThru]

Does anyone know if vendors that list all or most of their merchandise on Reverb pay less in sales and processing fees than an individual seller?

[Goat Mick]

I didn't get any kind of a price break when I was a vendor on Reverb with Goat Whiskey Picks.

[derekbertman]

I've always wondered that too because the Reverb price is always the same as they are selling on their website

[pagedr]

Originally Posted by derekbertman

I've always wondered that too because the Reverb price is always the same as they are selling on their website

I think this is also simply because they are trying to maximize profit and are hoping people won't notice. I've purchased guitars that are listed on Reverb straight from dealers sites before, where the prices are the same on their site as they are on Reverb. When I've asked them for X amount off because they won't have to deal with Reverb fees, they've almost always obliged.

[Goat Mick]

Originally Posted by pagedr

I think this is also simply because they are trying to maximize profit and are hoping people won't notice. I've purchased guitars that are listed on Reverb straight from dealers sites before, where the prices are the same on their site as they are on Reverb. When I've asked them for X amount off because they won't have to deal with Reverb fees, they've almost always obliged.

Reverb also gets them a heck of a lot more lookers than the store website does. That's the main reason large vendors sell on Reverb. Reverb's traffic numbers are a lot higher than an individual store website.

[derekbertman]

Wondered about that too, never tried - good to know

[pagedr]

Originally Posted by Goat Mick

Reverb also gets them a heck of a lot more lookers than the store website does. That's the main reason large vendors sell on Reverb. Reverb's traffic numbers are a lot higher than an individual store website.

For the most part yes, although some of the bigger shops don't even list on Reverb at all, or have stopped as fees have gone up. Gruhn's, Carter Vintage, TME, etc. Many only list part of their inventory as well, generally items that don't sell within a certain timeframe.