Getting rid of CDs
Discussion
I took a load of DVDs and games to CEX.
The DVDs averaged at around 50p each but one, the series 'Mind your language' of it's time and I guess would be considered racist these days, got me £6 on its own.
So obviously there's a booming market for non woke British comedy series from the 70s/80s
Must see if I have 'Love thy Neighbour' sitting in a forgotten box at home
The DVDs averaged at around 50p each but one, the series 'Mind your language' of it's time and I guess would be considered racist these days, got me £6 on its own.
So obviously there's a booming market for non woke British comedy series from the 70s/80s
Must see if I have 'Love thy Neighbour' sitting in a forgotten box at home
Ted Maul said:
Interesting, cheers. Did you sell them one by one or as a job lot, like a dozen at a time or something? I can see selling them one by one a complete pain, I d rather sell the whole lot and be done with them but don t know of anyone that would buy them.
You scan the bar code in via their apps and they tell you what they will pay you for each one, if they want it. have to get to £5 or iirc 10 cds. You then box them up and I took them to an InPost locker for free postage.The other is to try and sell bundles on the Bay of E although there are a lot on there.
Record place might take them - I took a load of old vinyl from clearing out the house of a friend of my wife s and got £50 for the job lot of 80 ish LPs.
Unless you have some rare stuff, then I suspect you will struggle tbh.
Maybe try this one - I took the records to them but I am local. Wished I had come across them with the CDS s I might have got more!
https://vinyltap.co.uk/pages/sell-vinyl-records
Edited by ExBoringVolvoDriver on Saturday 16th May 16:28
Ted Maul said:
Moved to streaming several years ago and now have hundreds of CDs that I don t really know what to do with. I don t really want to give them away but equally I don t know how to sell them. Any suggestions?
Anything by the Moody Blues? - I may be interested in buyingEdited by Ted Maul on Saturday 16th May 16:36
I’d say for the values keep them and put them away somewhere in a loft.
A few years ago I got rid of all my CD’’s and DVD’s and now I’ve started buying DVD again because I often think of a film I want to watch and either can’t find it on a streaming service or they want me to pay up to £10 to rent it.
I quite enjoy looking in charity shops at DVD’s and picking them up for almost nothing and watching them.
A few years ago I got rid of all my CD’’s and DVD’s and now I’ve started buying DVD again because I often think of a film I want to watch and either can’t find it on a streaming service or they want me to pay up to £10 to rent it.
I quite enjoy looking in charity shops at DVD’s and picking them up for almost nothing and watching them.
mac96 said:
Faced with the same dilemma about 7 years ago I compromised by binning all the plastic cases and storing the discs in folders meant for computer discs. Took up far less space and I am now glad I didn't throw them away or sell them for 10p each!
I did the same, saved masses of space. Changed job, and being the newbie got the oldest van on the fleet which had a CD player. Makes you listen to the album not just streaming the hits
If they’re in very good condition, CDs pre the re-mastering period (loudness wars) that started in the mid 90s can be sought after. So don’t throw those out if you have them… would be worth putting a job lot of them on an eBay auction and see where it goes.
Post mid 90s mass produced stuff not usually worth anything (think Beyoncé, Westlife etc), so be as well skipping them.
Post mid 90s mass produced stuff not usually worth anything (think Beyoncé, Westlife etc), so be as well skipping them.
If you want to check on any values, go to https://www.discogs.com/. You can search for the disc by catalgue number, barcode and title and it will give you a good idea of current prices...just in case before you donate them. It can drill down a long way with disc values changing by even which pressing plant they were produced at.
Ted Maul said:
Moved to streaming several years ago and now have hundreds of CDs that I don t really know what to do with. I don t really want to give them away but equally I don t know how to sell them. Any suggestions?
Keep hold of them & burn to a drive using one of the appropriate resources codecs. Streaming service quality is questionable and still patchy & CDs may/are going to go through an old school revival, should you want to sell later.Edited by Ted Maul on Saturday 16th May 16:36
I'd keep them too. Physical media is enjoying a resurgence. Right now the focus is on cassettes and vinyl, but it's happening with CDs too. I've just returned from a wedding in California and the majority of the photography was on film, and they even had a 16mm movie camera in use. There's a huge pushback against the ephemeral non-custodial nature of streaming. Within the next 5 years your CD collection may go up ten times in value.
For sales, I agree with above to check out music magpie and world of books. Just scan the barcodes as a job lot and see what they offer. It’s probably the easiest way to offload and get cash.
If the hassle is ultimately not worth their offer, then either donate to a charity shop, or keep them. For my DVDs I’ve begun buying them again (long term goal to cancel streaming ideally), but I bin the plastic cases and have wallets to store the discs and covers to save space.
For CDs, whilst I don’t have mine any more but my teenage daughter is now collecting music on vinyl and cds. She has custom made cd stands and has them all displayed on the wall in what was her play room. So that’s one suggestion for your favourites, a bit of decoration!
If the hassle is ultimately not worth their offer, then either donate to a charity shop, or keep them. For my DVDs I’ve begun buying them again (long term goal to cancel streaming ideally), but I bin the plastic cases and have wallets to store the discs and covers to save space.
For CDs, whilst I don’t have mine any more but my teenage daughter is now collecting music on vinyl and cds. She has custom made cd stands and has them all displayed on the wall in what was her play room. So that’s one suggestion for your favourites, a bit of decoration!
I think the death of CD is greatly exaggerated.
I heard the hype and thought I'd fill a few gaps in my collection on ebay.
CDs from bands people care about go for fair money.
Charity shop CD shelves are full of dross.
Pop that was fleetingly popular ten years ago doesn't sell now.
You can use old CDs strung on a line to (attempt to) dissuade seagulls from crapping on your boat.
A lot of the now-worthless CDs were only good for that in the first place.
If you've got a few CDs that go we together, you may get actual money on ebay.
I heard the hype and thought I'd fill a few gaps in my collection on ebay.
CDs from bands people care about go for fair money.
Charity shop CD shelves are full of dross.
Pop that was fleetingly popular ten years ago doesn't sell now.
You can use old CDs strung on a line to (attempt to) dissuade seagulls from crapping on your boat.
A lot of the now-worthless CDs were only good for that in the first place.
If you've got a few CDs that go we together, you may get actual money on ebay.
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