So I mentioned a while ago that I was going to share my experiences with
secondspin.com, a web site that will give you a quote on your CDs and buy them from you.
So I entered all the UPCs for the CDs I listed on this site a few pages ago. They offered me about $1000 for the set. They break it down by disc so you can see how much per disc. I agreed with some of their prices but thought that others were off, so I decided I would only send them some of the CDs I wanted to sell and get a quote from Amoeba as well.
I put three packages together and here's why: secondspin will reimburse you for shipping, but only at a fraction of what it will cost you to actually ship them, and the increases in reimbursement stop at 25 CDs. For example, I sent a package of 25 cds to them and they reimburse for ~$5 (the supposed rate for 25 or more CDs shipped media mail). Well, the media mail price for that package was over $11. The Flat Rate priority was only ~$9 so I went with that. I figured when your dealing with items that you're getting a $1 or so for, losing $4 in shipping is a pretty big loss.
Anyway, so I sent three packages to secondspin as a test run. All three were approximately 25 Cds and each was quoted between $90 and $125 dollars. All three were in priority boxes, taped and clearly labeled. I sent one with insurance (arrived) and one with a return reciept (arrived) and one with nothing extra other than priority shipping.
I received confirmation of the first two packages within a matter of days. They sent me a message of which CDs they were rejecting (they don't except advance CDs and I intentionally sent them 2 just to see) and said a check was in the mail for the rest. About three days later I had two checks in my mailbox for about $200. A week after that they sent me back my Advance CDs (which they said they wouldn't do on the web site, so that was cool). Amoeba gave me $4 for each of those CDs....
Anyhow, so what of the third package? No idea. Secondspin claims to have never recieved it (though I have 30 days for it turn up). Guess which one has apparently not arrived? Yep, the one that I didn't insure or ask for return reciept.
You see the things I test for you guys? So 2 out of 3 and I'm out about $110 right now. That's a FAIL in my book. I couldn't recommend secondspin.com right now unless you are really willing to lose on shipping. Their quotes aren't that much more than taking your CDs to your local shop. As a matter of fact I took about 50 Cds into Amoeba on Saturday and walked out 20 minutes later with $220 bucks. Lesson learned.
