CrateDigger
Why This is an Opportunity
The vinyl community is passionate, growing, and deeply underserved by modern software. Discogs is functional but ugly — there's a massive opening for something with taste. Letterboxd proved people will pay for a beautiful collection tracker in a niche they love.
Key Pain Points
- •Discogs has incredible data but the UX feels like browsing a database from 2003
- •There's no good way to show off your collection to friends without photographing your shelf
- •Tracking what you paid for records vs. what they're worth now requires a separate spreadsheet
- •Want-lists on Discogs send you alerts for sellers across the world but not for your local community or friends
Original Discovery
Vinyl collectors and crate diggers track their record collections in spreadsheets or Discogs (which feels like it was built in 2004). CrateDigger is a gorgeous, personal vinyl catalog where you log your collection, rate pressings, track what you paid vs. current value, and build shareable "shelves" — like Letterboxd but for vinyl. Add a want-list with email alerts when friends list something for trade.
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