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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Christine Moritz on September 01, 2008, 04:06:00 pm
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I know this came up a while ago, but I can't remember what the consensus was.
What's the best place (as far as getting the highest $ or trade-in value) to which to sell one's CDs?
(Ahhh, would that this board had a search function!)
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EDIT: Whoops; replied by mistake when I meant to edit the original post.
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i sold a couple hundred on amazon.com's "marketplace" and was happy with the prices i got ... it may take you an afternoon to put them all online, but if you price them aggressively they sell themselves
i've heard good things about half.com as well
i think smackie just unloaded a bunch of CDs, he might have more insight
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Hmm... ideally I'm looking for a brick-and-mortar place I can just take them to.
I know people are supposed to be able to get great prices for their stuff on eBay, etc., but (for me) I don't think it's worth the hassle of having to package the items, take them to the post office, etc., etc.
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Offering them on here, or any other sort of private sale, is going to get you more money then putting them on half or amazon.
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i think someone said somewhere that they make great ninja throwing disks of death. like out of hellraiser III, i think it was. but as was implied before, the internet replaces everything, especially brick-n-mortar, so i would just do it that way. it becomes fun after the first few days, and you'll never beat the price. brick-n-mortar = rippa-you-offa.
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Originally posted by Christine Moritz:
Hmm... ideally I'm looking for a brick-and-mortar place I can just take them to.
I know people are supposed to be able to get great prices for their stuff on eBay, etc., but (for me) I don't think it's worth the hassle of having to package the items, take them to the post office, etc., etc.
there is some up-front effort (ordering a bunch of #1 padded envelopes, stamps, return address labels online), but you'd be surprised at how easy it is once you get that out of the way
it generally doesn't save money to send a CD media mail or anything other than normal 1st class mail, so you just stamp them up and set them out every day for your mailman ... amazon sends you the buyer's name/address, you just print it out and tape it to the front of the package ... at one point i was sending upwards of 4 packages a day and it was really really simple
you'll get killed on price at a brick-and-mortar store compared to selling online, and if you're selling a lot of CDs it will really add up
depending on what you're selling, you'll be amazed at how much $ you can get for your discs ... if you're trying to dump some hootie and NKOTB albums, you're SOL, but it's amazing to see how strong the used cd "market" is for classic alternative/indie albums ... i was regularly getting $7-9 a CD for bands like my bloody valentine (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000002LRJ/ref=dp_olp_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1220301967&sr=8-1), jesus & mary chain (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0013D8JB0/ref=dp_olp_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1220302016&sr=8-3), etc
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i vote for listing the cd's you want to offload and their prices here on the forum-hoya's got a good idea.
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
if you're trying to dump some hootie and NKOTB albums, you're SOL
Depends which Hootie album....back in '93 they self-produced an album called "Kootchypop," with an early version of "Only Wanna Be With You." My GF got $51 for it on Ebay!
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try red onion records on 18th and about t nw
the guy who runs place is a straight shooter...
cd game exchange in adams morgan will take anything but you won't get much
but to get what they are worth you really need to do it through amazon but thats a huge pain IMHO...
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cd cellar in arl or fc
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I second (third?) Hoya's Amazon suggestion. Posting the CDs takes all of 5 seconds, and I've gotten MUCH better prices than I ever would've on eBay. The only pain is the actual shipping, but it's still worth it. So far, I've probably cleared 500 bucks or so.
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you may want to try soundgarden in baltimore? i've never actually sold them albums, but they ALWAYS have a good selection of used albums, which leads me to believe they have a decent buy/trade program.
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Originally posted by anarchist:
cd cellar in arl or fc
Don't get me wrong, I love CD Cellar and support them, but I'm curious of everyone's opinion about their buy back prices - competitive?
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I don't think it's worth the hassle of having to package the items, take them to the post office, etc., etc.
I'm the same way. My advice is to filter out the few that are valuable and only sell those online. Unload all the rest on a store and be done with them.
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Has anyone sold to any of those record shops in DC? I'm thinking Smash, Crooked Beat, etc.
I've only traded in at Record and Tape Exchange and CD Cellar in NoVa - and it's always better to go with trade credit over cash. If I have something I know i can sell at a decent price i'll list it on either Amazon or Half - though Amazon sells quicker they take a bigger cut. I'm also a fan of just giving CDs to friends who i think might be into it.
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I believe I hit up a CD / Game Exchange in Chevy Chase and it wasn't even worth the trip. They give you like $.32 and other strange prices on trades..
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Originally posted by miss pretentious:
you may want to try soundgarden in baltimore? i've never actually sold them albums, but they ALWAYS have a good selection of used albums, which leads me to believe they have a decent buy/trade program.
There was a rumor that a lot of their stock was actually re-sale of stolen goods a few years ago. They were selling Six Feet Under seasons for less than 10 bucks a pop...
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Originally posted by DriveWay:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
you may want to try soundgarden in baltimore? i've never actually sold them albums, but they ALWAYS have a good selection of used albums, which leads me to believe they have a decent buy/trade program.
There was a rumor that a lot of their stock was actually re-sale of stolen goods a few years ago. They were selling Six Feet Under seasons for less than 10 bucks a pop... [/b]
I have definitely gotten a lot of radio station/promo copies there for real cheap with big fat "no resale" stickers on 'em.
Record and Tape Traders can also be a decent bet but I'm not sure what the closest location to DC is.
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Who gives a shit about buying stolen merchandise from Soundgarden?? I've seen The Wire. I'd much rather have those kids selling Six Feet Under DVDs than dope! Their 'stolen merchandise' is most likely unwanted gifts and unopened promos..
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
there is some up-front effort (ordering a bunch of #1 padded envelopes, stamps, return address labels online), but you'd be surprised at how easy it is once you get that out of the way
it generally doesn't save money to send a CD media mail or anything other than normal 1st class mail, so you just stamp them up and set them out every day for your mailman ...
How do you know how much the postage should be -- send one once via the post office and then put that same amount on for future packages?
I already have a huge number of (used) padded envelopes from CD promos I've received over the years, so that part of it would be out of the way. They aren't all exactly the same size, though.
(I'm still not convinced on the hassle factor, but am a little more receptive to this selling-online idea than I was before.)
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Originally posted by kcjones119:
Originally posted by DriveWay:
Originally posted by miss pretentious:
you may want to try soundgarden in baltimore? i've never actually sold them albums, but they ALWAYS have a good selection of used albums, which leads me to believe they have a decent buy/trade program.
There was a rumor that a lot of their stock was actually re-sale of stolen goods a few years ago. They were selling Six Feet Under seasons for less than 10 bucks a pop... [/b]
I have definitely gotten a lot of radio station/promo copies there for real cheap with big fat "no resale" stickers on 'em.
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right and i've seen 'used' promo copies of albums there before they were even relesed.
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I am in the process of selling all of my cds, I have mostly sold them to a couple stores here in portland, but I sell some on ebay if I think I could get more. I would list them all on Amazon but I would rather poke myself in the eye rather than take the time to do that. I have made about $1500 so far from the stores.
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I tied the online Amazon sale and didn't like having to go to the post office so often.
I also tried secondspin.com and have had problems with at least one shipment. They still owe me about $150.
I had the best success with local retailers (but of course, I also have an Amoeba nearby).
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With regard to brick-and-mortar stores in D.C. -- where am I likely to get the most money for my CDs?
How about for records?
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Originally posted by Christine Moritz:
With regard to brick-and-mortar stores in D.C. -- where am I likely to get the most money for my CDs?
How about for records?
Anyone?