Best place to sell second hand CDs

thegreengoblin

It's time to bid farewell to the hundreds of CDs I have amassed over the years (I don't want to think about how much I paid for most of them or I will cry).

I'm assuming the demand for them has dwindled considerably in the digital age but has anyone here been able to offload unwanted CDs recently? Do any of the second hand music shops that are left in Dublin still buy and sell CDs? Is selling them online the only way to go these days?

Badly Drunk Boy

Selling them physically, I'd suggest the place in the George's Street Arcade. (But I'm a bogger.)

Otherwise, eBay.

Fbjm

Nah, sell them on adverts.

Much simpler without having to go through the whole P&P or paypal thing, since most people on there opt to collect. Put them up as a set, and people will offer you money for certain CDs on their own. You'll soon be rid of them

mackg

Sell them to old people at a car boot sale "oh your grandson would love this"

cournioni

mackg wrote: »

Sell them to old people at a car boot sale "oh your grandson would love this"

That would be a Cannibal Corpse CD I take it??

cloneslad

Try selling them in 1996

mackg

cournioni wrote: »

That would be a Cannibal Corpse CD I take it??

"She likes Justin Bieber? Carcass was the band justin Bieber was in before he went solo!"

SEPT 23 1989

Donate them to the children of Africa

Badgermonkey

Fbjm wrote: »

Nah, sell them on adverts.

- Hi, Il offur tirty old pence and can ya delivur to me mams house

- are these stil avaylabbl Will ye swop for a 1980's cerammic cat?


Adverts? Fcuk that.

TheZohanS

Fbjm wrote: »

Nah, sell them on adverts.

Much simpler without having to go through the whole P&P or paypal thing, since most people on there opt to collect. Put them up as a set, and people will offer you money for certain CDs on their own. You'll soon be rid of them

Adverts? Are you having a laugh? You could advertise every CD ever pressed and the morons on there would still only offer you €1 for your entire collection, expect you to travel the length of the country to deliver it and then back out of the deal at the last minute.

Kasabian

Though I love my downloads, I like having my CD collection in the corner.
There is something about looking at them and the endless hours of fun I get re-organising them in new and more bizarre references that only make sense to me.

Plus it gives my mates something to rob/disorganise when they visit.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Believe it or not there was a guy on 'The Business' RTE Radio 1 this morning who has recently started a business buying and selling used CDs in Dublin. I'm not sure of the name but listen back on the RTE website it was towards the end of the programme.

orourkeda

CD technology hasnt arrived in Roscommon yet. Get in there before the rush.

thegreengoblin

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Believe it or not there was a guy on 'The Business' RTE Radio 1 this morning who has recently started a business buying and selling used CDs in Dublin. I'm not sure of the name but listen back on the RTE website it was towards the end of the programme.

Thanks, I'll have a listen back later

Naomi00

There's a website called musicmagpie.com, you type in the barcode of the cd and they give you a price for it. I tried it out before and my older cds or bands that wouldn't be well known here were worth a more than chart stuff so you might get a good enough deal. I didn't actually sell mine in the end though, it was a minimum of 10 cds I think.

thegreengoblin

Naomi00 wrote: »

There's a website called musicmagpie.com, you type in the barcode of the cd and they give you a price for it. I tried it out before and my older cds or bands that wouldn't be well known here were worth a more than chart stuff so you might get a good enough deal. I didn't actually sell mine in the end though, it was a minimum of 10 cds I think.

Thanks for that. The site says they'll take CDs from the UK only but I'll give them a shout and see what they say.

Rega

thegreengoblin wrote: »

Thanks for that. The site says they'll take CDs from the UK only but I'll give them a shout and see what they say.

Any news on how this went? Looking to offload my collection myself.

gigino

ebay. you can reach a worldwide audience and postage is cheap(ish). If you have a lot to post around the world, go ( or have a friend whose going ) to Newry / the North, its much cheaper to post from there worldwide.

corktina

sell them in the Motors forum ..advertise them as GoSafe Van deflectors and if that don't shift them , advertise them as Snow Tyres for a Skoda Octavia

biko

AH->Music

dave60

The Hidden CD Store off Wicklow Street is the best place I have found. You won't get much for any CD even if it is new but the guys in there are honest and will treat you fair.

nlgbbbblth

Rare CDs are best sold on Discogs or Amazon Marketplace. Just shifted my Peter Gabriel So SACD for €55 this evening.