Selling Cds. Deleting Mp3s.

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 4:59 pm

I have a good crop of CDs I'm looking to sell. I was wondering what the best way to go about doing this is. Ebay? Craigslist?

Also considering moving my mp3 collection off my computer and onto some upload service like iCloud. Has anyone done anything like this yet?

esselfortium · Post by **esselfortium** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:56 pm

This all sounds like a really bad idea.

The Telepathic Kid · Post by **The Telepathic Kid** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:36 am

dont even bother with ebay, just let me have em.

pianoforte · Post by **pianoforte** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:06 am

The Telepathic Kid wrote:dont even bother with ebay, just let me have em.

And when you say "me", you mean "pianoforte". Why thank you, TTK!

But seriously, don't get rid of all your CD's, and for God's sake don't move your digital files into the "cloud". You never know what whichever company you trust with your binary soul will do with your personal information and files, unless you spend an endless amount of time reading and cross-referencing the fine print. This is not fun. Plus, external hard drives are so cheap nowadays...

Beavercanoe · Post by **Beavercanoe** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:20 am

esselfortium wrote:This all sounds like a really bad idea.

^

Jonse · Post by **Jonse** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:43 am

How many mp3s do you have? They don't take up a whole lot of space.

2020k · Post by **2020k** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 5:50 am

Beavercanoe wrote:
esselfortium wrote:This all sounds like a really bad idea.
^

Agreed. Invest in an External Hard Drive if you're going with iCloud..just in case.

The Telepathic Kid · Post by **The Telepathic Kid** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 3:12 pm

if you do put em on ebay or some sort of selling website, be sure to let me know huh ok

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:58 pm

An ebay account is being prepared. I will let you know when I put something up.

I decided not to delete my Mp3's though. Instead I'm going to back my cd's up in FLAC before I sell them.

The Telepathic Kid · Post by **The Telepathic Kid** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:34 pm

would you be willing to ship to Australia?

Maybe a Twoism bro discount? *wink wink*

The Telepathic Kid · Post by **The Telepathic Kid** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:34 pm

would you be willing to ship to Australia?

Maybe a Twoism bro discount? *wink wink*

Vexille · Post by **Vexille** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:18 pm

Keep your MP3s as backups. Hard drive space is cheap and even like 320kbps mp3s aren't that big. I got a 500 gig drive to store music on. I'll probably never fill it up.

I sell used CDs to a local record shop. For two reasons. First so I don't have to keep them around collecting dust. Second because I want to infuse local music listeners with more cool and interesting music they may not have been able to find otherwise. Since my city is real small and this is the only non-chain record shop most music nerds go there.

Doesn't seem worth your time to ebay them (at least individually) unless you have a few that might be rare first pressings/limited runs that would sell for $10 or more.

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 5:43 pm

Vexille wrote:Keep your MP3s as backups. Hard drive space is cheap and even like 320kbps mp3s aren't that big. I got a 500 gig drive to store music on. I'll probably never fill it up.

I sell used CDs to a local record shop. For two reasons. First so I don't have to keep them around collecting dust. Second because I want to infuse local music listeners with more cool and interesting music they may not have been able to find otherwise. Since my city is real small and this is the only non-chain record shop most music nerds go there.

Doesn't seem worth your time to ebay them (at least individually) unless you have a few that might be rare first pressings/limited runs that would sell for $10 or more.

That's not a bad idea. I have some collections that I think I could get more online, but the standard, everyday items I think I may take to the local record shop.

Thanks for your suggestions!

2020k · Post by **2020k** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:19 am

Take them in spurts though. I used to work at an FYE. Any time someone brought me a SHITLOAD of used CDs and DVDs to go through, I'd become enraged because the employees have to check them one by one.

Also, I recommend taking them to a local CD shop. Not FYE if you can. They end up shipping a lot of things off. Especially obscure things. I'm surprised they've stayed open this long.

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 5:38 am

2020k wrote:Take them in spurts though. I used to work at an FYE. Any time someone brought me a SHITLOAD of used CDs and DVDs to go through, I'd become enraged because the employees have to check them one by one.

Also, I recommend taking them to a local CD shop. Not FYE if you can. They end up shipping a lot of things off. Especially obscure things. I'm surprised they've stayed open this long.

Yeah, We have an FYE here. I looked up some of the amounts FYE would give you if you sold to them and it seemed a little low. Also considered doing it in spurts, too. Seems like there is also a better chance for making money off them that way.

Goiter Sanchez · Post by **Goiter Sanchez** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:19 am

Sell 'em on eBay because if you do it correctly it'll be worth the effort! The key is to put up as many as you can! If you can't put up all your sales at once, pair the CDs you sell by artist similarity or complete discography. Sell each CD on it's own, not as a lot. I have sold around 400 CDs so far from my electronic collection and made close to $4,000 US total in the past 4 months.

thedisavowed · Post by **thedisavowed** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:18 pm

I've been pondering something like iCloud too just for the convenience BUT and this is a big BUT:

DO NOT DELETE YOUR MP3s. It's amazing to me the trust that people put in technology companies - but you need to have a local copy. That way if Apple raises prices beyond your budget or changes its terms or whatever - you can always abandon them with little inconvenience.

thedisavowed · Post by **thedisavowed** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:19 pm

Also Goiter - just out of curiosity - what made you decide to sell? Just find that you're only listening to the digital copies? Are you over music? Moving entirely to vinyl?

mechanismj · Post by **mechanismj** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 3:37 pm

Goiter Sanchez wrote:Sell 'em on eBay because if you do it correctly it'll be worth the effort! The key is to put up as many as you can! If you can't put up all your sales at once, pair the CDs you sell by artist similarity or complete discography. Sell each CD on it's own, not as a lot. I have sold around 400 CDs so far from my electronic collection and made close to $4,000 US total in the past 4 months.

So like, I have a sizable NIN collection. What you're saying is put them all up at once but sell each item individually?

Vexille · Post by **Vexille** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:16 pm

mechanismj wrote:
Goiter Sanchez wrote:Sell 'em on eBay because if you do it correctly it'll be worth the effort! The key is to put up as many as you can! If you can't put up all your sales at once, pair the CDs you sell by artist similarity or complete discography. Sell each CD on it's own, not as a lot. I have sold around 400 CDs so far from my electronic collection and made close to $4,000 US total in the past 4 months.
So like, I have a sizable NIN collection. What you're saying is put them all up at once but sell each item individually?

They would probably sell better as individuals as more people are probably looking for the rare Halos to complete their own collection. Especially the 3 We're In This Together singles that are quite rare. But who knows, you should just search ebay and other sites to see what the going price is for albums/eps and compare that to what you would sell them all for.