CrownVinylOS

The back office your record empire deserves

Crown Vinyl is building the premium marketplace for serious collectors. CrownVinylOS is the autonomous operating system running behind the scenes, from seller vetting to competitive intelligence to growth.

$1.4B+
US vinyl revenue (2025)
$50+
Minimum listing price
18 yrs
Consecutive vinyl growth
Collectors are stuck between chaos and compromise

Discogs has 30 million listings. eBay has counterfeits. Neither has curation. Serious collectors who spend $50, $500, or $5,000 on a single pressing deserve more than a search bar and a prayer.

  • Grading inconsistency One seller's "VG+" is another seller's "Good." No platform enforces standards.
  • Supply discovery is broken The best inventory lives in shops and private collections that never make it online.
  • No trust layer Marketplace fees go up, seller quality goes down. Who's vetting anyone?
  • Data is scattered Pricing, provenance, and market trends live across a dozen sources with no unified view.
Autonomous operations for a curated marketplace
01

Seller Intelligence

Automated vetting of seller applications. Cross-reference Discogs feedback, eBay history, and collector community reputation before a single record gets listed.

02

Pricing Engine

Real-time market data from Discogs, eBay, and Popsike auction archives. Surface undervalued inventory and flag mispriced listings before they go live.

03

Growth Outreach

Identify and contact independent record shops, high-reputation dealers, and private collectors. Personalized outreach at scale to build premium supply.

04

Competitive Radar

Track Discogs fee changes, eBay authentication updates, and new marketplace entrants. Stay ahead of the market without reading 50 forums daily.

05

Collection Analytics

Understand what's selling, what's sitting, and what collectors are searching for. Data-driven curation instead of gut-feel inventory decisions.

06

Daily Operations

Morning briefings, seller communications, content for the Journal, and market trend reports. The work that makes a marketplace feel alive, running on autopilot.

Every great record store had someone behind the counter who knew every pressing, every story, every hidden gem. We're building that, at scale.

CrownVinylOS runs autonomously. Product, growth, operations, intelligence. Daily progress, no supervision required.