"Tommy Bowen" wrote in message news:3f0c6396_3@newsfeed...
I find that an odd comment. I have never, ever, ever bought a CD and
thought, "Oh well, I can probably re-sell it later and get some of my money
back." Just like guitar strings, VHS movies from Wal-Mart or the "Ocen Blue
Mist" air freshener. Some things I buy with the attitude "Well, if I don't
like it, I won't buy it agian". Not a criticism or anything, just a
different mindset I guess.

I guess it's the disposable music attitude vs. the obsessive
collector. But I just don't think the
make-your-own-compilation-at-the-store-box would work because the
people who like disposable music are already perfectly happy with
mp3s. Using the term "resale value" was kind of stupid I'll admit,
but people I know with large broad record collections tend to go
through every once in a while and weed out stuff that's just
collecting dust. It saves space and gives you store credit to buy
more of the stuff. You know, just like a junky pawning his guitar!

(Mike Rivers) wrote in message news:znr1057858960k@trad...
I haven't dealt with used CD stores other than to look around for some
things that I didn't find. Can you really sell old CDs for $4? I
should cash in some of my junk.

Well, $4 is a bit high but I think it's usually a certain percentage
(1/3?) of what they will sell the CD for. So more like $3 if they're
selling it for $9.99. Where it really works is when you bring in a
big pile of stuff you'll never listen to again and you might get a
couple hundred dollars in store credit. I don't know about every town
but here in LA there are lots of good stores. Lots of promo CDs
available of course which I'm sure is a sore topic for many around
here.