mikeytags Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I'm going to attempt to sell all of my CD's to a local shop today. They're in good condition... mostly rock, punk, pop, ska, reggae, etc from the 90's to recent. Pretty common stuff, nothing too obscure or rare. What should I reasonably expect to get for them without feeling ripped off? Just looking for a ballpark number from people who might have done this before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Take a sample, go on amazon, find the cheapest used price for the cd, and half that? Just an educated guess. Maybe a dollar per cd? That's if they are interested in all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Well, if CDs usually go for $1 at garage sales, I bet they offer you somewhere in the neighborhood of $300-450. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexH. Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I'd be glad just to get rid of 1200 CD cases. You're probably looking at a few hundred bucks, don't be surprised if they reject about 20% of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 What kind of stuff do they reject? Unknown stuff? I've been thinking about doing this. I have a Buybacks and an FYE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 What kind of stuff do they reject? Unknown stuff? I've been thinking about doing this. I have a Buybacks and an FYE. Yeah. The last time I did this I let them pick out all the stuff they didn't want (a lot of it was stuff that I didn't even know what the band was. The kinda stuff you get if you do one of those "50 cds for $25" deals the distros run or stuff that just gets thrown in with the order). Anyways, I think when it was all over there were about 20 cds they didn't want and I just told them "$2 for all of them". They took it. Store is out of business. Probably ended up in the trash. konk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Yeah I did one of those once. That was dumb. Maybe one day. Zumu has a barcode scanner. Sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museummouth Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I sold some back to secondspin.com. You can look up what they'll give you for one before you choose to sell it and then you have to mail them in. Some CDs I got up to 4-5 bucks for though. thebiglebowski 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw88 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Like others have said, if you can get rid of 1200 cds and make any money really you should go for it. I took about 200 cds from high school to the shop a few years ago and they only wanted like, 10 of them and gave me two bucks a piece. It wasn't even obscure stuff. Lots of Drive Thru, Equal Vision, Vagrant, etc. stuff from that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I sold some back to secondspin.com. You can look up what they'll give you for one before you choose to sell it and then you have to mail them in. Some CDs I got up to 4-5 bucks for though. Wasn't aware of this. Thanks for posting. I just tried a couple searches (stuff like Screeching Weasel, the lillingtons) and it seemed like they were paying $2-3 per cd. I would gladly take this. Just need to get everything off cd and onto a hard drive. That should be fun.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiglebowski Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Were they dicks about condition? Did they send anything back? I have a lot of cracked cases but most of the cds are VG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I scanned 30 CDs and got 13.95. The most was Dum Dum Girls @ 1.20. Woohoo! $3 for Dogmatics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartoongraveyard Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I've taken a ton into The Exchange franchise before and had pretty decent returns on it, brought 70 DVDs and they gave me $140 trade or $105 cash. They aren't in every state though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Yeah, I remember getting more at Cheapo. I'm up to 230 on zumu and averaging $.50 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffbloom Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I think amazon has a buyback section now too that you might want to check out. They'll also tell you what they'll give you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy_raygun Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I can't know what a record store will offer you, but for 1200 I would say somewhere in the realm of $250-300. If, that is, they even bother dealing with you carting in 1200 cds at once. My suggestion would be to start an ebay auction and invest a bit of money into promoting it. If you're looking to off them all as a lot this would be a great pickup for a record store who wants to buy a ton of choice cds (or especially someone who is hoping to open a record store). You'd probably make a lot more money this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I'd say 50 cents per cd is a safe number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I think something like a million dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnstiles Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I just took a bunch of CDs and dvds to half priced books and they gave me 45$ probably around 30 dvds and 30 cds. I was just happy to get rid of them and free up the space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idreamofpunk Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Buybacks only takes things they can scan in or find a barcode through amazon. Their system is connected to Amazon's pricing and what they give you is based off of condition and the amazon price. I worked at the Dayton Mall store for a few months before I moved to Chicago. Loved the staff I worked with. (aside from the middle aged movie freak who threatened our store manager and the guy who crushed up some pills and snorted them off the back of the toilet...) I should say some of the things that were brought in, they actually started running by me in terms of whether they should take a chance on it, searching for a barcode to scan or not, or if we should try to find at least a similar version or even if it was something I would personally be interested in and would buy from the store if no one else found it. I got an original Bloodlink Pressing of Atom and His Package's self titled cd that way. it's the version where they were still photocopying the tray artwork themselves and shit, and didn't have a barcode and I told them to buy it in and I would gladly pay full price for it. Same with some Jello Biafra spoken word cds. The barcodes are apparently on the outside of the shrinkwrap for those, 'cause they were totally going to pass on If Evolution Is Outlawed... and Beyond the Valley of the Gift Police, but I'm like "wait, what the shit are you doing?" I also scored some free Bob Dylan records working there. SOme lady came in wanting to sell them, but much to my dismay, we didn't carry vinyl (used to, but they were done away with after the old store manager before us was fired for embezzling from the company). I told her that Half Price Books would probably take them, but since they generally buy in bulk, they wouldn't offer very much for them. Then she just asked if I wanted them. Yeah, I'll take a free vinyl copy of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. No argument there... konk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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