For Record Shops
Your shop.
Their want list.
The right moment.
Wax & Know connects active collectors to the shops that have what they are missing. When a collector near you has a record on their want list that you stock, we bring them to your door.
Apply to join the network
What is Wax & Know
A different kind of collector app.
Wax & Know organises vinyl collecting around Era Sets, curated collections of 10 to 15 canonical records that define a specific sound, region, and moment. Collectors build their sets record by record, tracking market prices and hunting the missing slots.
Our users are active buyers. They know exactly what they want. They actively seek out the records that complete their sets. When they walk into a shop, they have a purpose.
"When a collector near you has a record on their want list that you stock, the app brings them to your door."
What you get
Free to list. Built to convert.
A shop profile in the Wax & Know network puts you in front of collectors who are actively looking to buy.
Shop profile
Your shop page with address, opening hours, genre focus, social media links, and a direct connection to your Discogs inventory.
Free
Live inventory
Your Discogs catalogue syncs directly. No new software, no spreadsheets. A freshness timestamp shows collectors when it was last updated.
Free
Collector discovery
Users can browse your full inventory and find records they are missing. They come to you already knowing what they want and that you have it.
Free
City placement
Pro shops appear first in city searches and in the travel discovery layer, when a visiting collector opens the app, you are the first result. Two limited spots per city.
Pro
Automated notifications
When a collector nearby has a record on their want list that you stock, the app notifies them directly. The notification only fires when the match is real.
Pro
Share card credit
When a collector finds a missing record at your shop and marks it as owned, your shop name appears in their share card, organic reach to their followers.
Pro
How it works
Simple by design.
Your inventory lives in Discogs. We read from it. No new software, no database to maintain, no spreadsheets to upload.
01
Apply
Fill in the form below. We review every application ourselves and get back to you within 3 to 5 business days.
02
Short call
We have a conversation about your shop, your inventory, and your customers. This is where we walk you through how the app works.
03
Connect Discogs
Link your Discogs seller account. We surface a freshness timestamp so collectors always know when your inventory was last updated.
04
Go live
Your shop profile is active within a few days. Collectors in your city and visitors from elsewhere can find you immediately.
A note on culture
If your shop has a reputation for making customers feel small, this programme is not for you.
Wax & Know exists to help people fall in love with records. That means we only partner with shops where customers feel welcome, whether they are buying their first record or their five hundredth.
We would rather have two shops in a city where every customer leaves wanting to come back than ten where half leave feeling judged.
The best record shops we have visited share one thing: the people behind the counter are as excited about your find as you are. If that is you, we would love to talk.
Apply to join
We are selective. On purpose.
We are not trying to sign up every record shop in every city. We are building a network that collectors can trust, which means every shop in it has been through a conversation with us. If you have questions before applying, email us at hello@waxandknow.com.
✦ We have received your application. You will hear from us within 3 to 5 business days.