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What to do with a large collection

I have thousands of CDs and records and am looking to get rid of most of them. i can’t possibly listen to them in my remaining years and my wife doesn’t need them. CDs, it turns out, are not very viable these days, and if you want to sell them to a dealer you can only get store credit!! And, if as in my case, the collection is 90% classical, it seems they will be impossible to unload. Since CDs are antiques these days, I can’t imagine ANYONE who would want them. The only alternative I can see is the garbage. When you consider just how much of an investment they were it’s indeed a sobering realization.
Records are indeed “in,” but how desirable are classical LP’s?

Any suggestions?

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deep_333
1,572 posts
 

Start listing the cds and lps on ebay, discogs, etc. It's a big world out there... I had some Asian buyers giving me serious cash for stuff that i though was worthless.

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dweller
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I have a large, but not insanely large, CD collection. My problem isn't the CDs -I keep them in media folders (about 300 discs each) which don't take much room. The problem is the boxes they came in. Would throw away but would hurt resale value. So I've got about a dozen large boxes of empty disc cases.

Happy New Year!

jl35
4,060 posts
 

Media Mail tends to be inexpensive. You can sell here or on ebay, a box load at a time, for a small price. You can collect a little cash, and know the discs are going to someone who will enjoy them...there are still some that are starting new CD collections...

dill
2,545 posts
 

dweller -- Don't worry about the jewel cases, toss them. Most of my cd collection are in Case Logic ProSleeves and they are selling, no problem on eBay. I just cut the paper front & back to fit in the sleeve along with any other inserts that are in the jewel case. In the ProSleeve there is also a slot where you can put the thin cd ID that has the artist, title and cd number on it. It is easy to fit up to 4 cd's in a 8 x 5 padded envelope and ship USPS Media Mail.

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mahgister
13,196 posts
 

Cd had not much values nowadays...

People stream...

They buy vinyls..

They buy files...They copy their files and sell or give their cd ...

Etc...

The cd used market is huge at low price ...

Grooves must be material based, cd are digits on immaterial support ...

 

I will never bought a cd again ...Nor a vinyl ...

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I wish to all happy new year... I wish to you health and joy even money if you need it ... 😊🍸🍹

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