Skip to content

Trust Center

Music Discovery Deserves Trust

That is why we are committed to ensuring a safe and trusted platform for you to discover, buy, and sell music. The Discogs Trust Center offers tips and resources to help you stay safe online.

Discogs Instagram Community Image by @concentric.circles

Community-Built Music Resource

No two versions of a music release are the same, and their differences tell a story. This is why Discogs’ community of dedicated music collectors, archivists, and sellers has been diligently catag artists’ discographies and music releases since 2000.

Sales and Data Transparency

Everyone wants to know they are getting a fair deal, which is why historical sales and pricing data for items sold on Discogs is free and open to the public. Since prices are set by sellers and agreed upon by buyers, this sales data is seen as a trusted industry standard for pricing pre-owned and collectible physical formats.

Robust Security

Security and data protection are critical to Discogs. You should feel confident in your transactions and communications on the site. You can also add an additional layer of protection by enabling two-factor authentication on your .

Seller Identification

We introduced more robust seller identification to ensure overall marketplace security and regulatory compliance, including a temporary waiting period for new sellers and requirements for additional information from s.

Dedicated Team

We all get stuck sometimes, and Discogs is dedicated to helping unstick music fans, collectors, and sellers so they can get back into the groove. If you need help, our team is available to provide relevant documentation and solutions to your problems.

Status Updates

The Discogs status page has the latest information on site health, maintenance, and unexpected outages.

Fraud Protection

We do our best to protect the community from scams. Our teams constantly monitor the site for fraudulent activity and evolve our defenses to protect you from scammers. The following guides will help you navigate our record collecting platform with ease and security.

Discogs Instagram Community Image by @jenagosta

Secure Your Online

security is critical to Discogs and we take care of your personal information as you would take care of your record collection. These tips will help you further fortify your .

Learn How to Identify Phishing

Phishing occurs when a scammer impersonates a brand like Discogs. This is an increasingly common type of fraud, and we want to ensure that you are protected from scams wherever you may encounter them.

Follow Safe Buying Practices

Discogs has an international music marketplace comprised of independent buyers and sellers. Scammers often target online platforms, so we curated specific tips for buying safely and avoiding scams.

Consider Our Safe Selling Tips

Scammers may also target sellers. These best practices and tips for avoiding fraud are specific to record stores, music businesses, hobbyists, and other sellers who use Discogs and other online marketplaces.

Every Record Tells a Story

Discogs is a music discovery and record collecting platform empowered by a community of obsessed fans from all over the world.

Discogs Instagram Community Image by @jenagosta