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- geekee, on 10/12/2007, -12/+100step 1, rip cds you already own,
step 2, trade in cds,
step 3, get ipod,
step 4, put ripped songs on ipod.
No one loses except the recording industry. - hankosky, on 10/12/2007, -8/+92step 1, buy cd,
step 2, rip cd,
step 3, trade in cd,
step 4, get ipod,
step 5, put riped songs on ipod.
not a bad idea, but at $15.00(average) for a cd, x 160 cd's = $2400.00 .
or buy a new ipod for under $400. - ticketmack, on 10/12/2007, -1/+57True, but if you spent the last 10 years going through step 1, you don't really feel that $2400. And if you've got kids, you probably have those CD's taking up space in a storage closet anyway (like I did).
- aleksjay, on 10/12/2007, -8/+49Can I send 35 America Online CD's ?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -22/+60who gives a ***** if its legal or not.
- thegreatsam, on 10/12/2007, -4/+39Not to mention that this is a great opportunity for theives to cash in on the cd's stolen from cars and homes. Probably a better deal than the ol' Pawn Shop.
- bennyboy371, on 10/12/2007, -4/+38@thegreatsam:
Yes, rather than steal a very small iPod, they steal hundreds of CDs and send them to these guys. They're crafty ones, they are! - EasY_TargeT, on 10/12/2007, -1/+28as it says in the article, the artists must be popular
- merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+27They oughta slap together an app that lets you see if a given disc is worth anything to them by sticking it in your drive, and then doing a CDDB-style lookup. Better to have people verify their CDs aren't crap ahead of time -- saves them time, and makes their customers happier.
I'd be right pissed if I payed $40 to ship 200 CDs out there, and then got a call saying "Hey, these suck, give us $40 to ship these back!". I lose $80, and they lose time sifting through my CDs, and trying to get $40 for return shipping outta me. - ticketmack, on 10/12/2007, -3/+25I learned about this site over a month ago, but I didn't want to post the story about it until I knew they were legit. Well, I just got my 30 gig iPod in the mail from them today - so - yeah, they're legit. I sent in 160 CD's and 5 dvd's. They gave me partial credit for a bunch of the cd's, and rejected a few. In all, they credited me for about 127 CD's. So, I paid another $18 and got my iPod. I'd reccomend this service to anyone with a ton of great CD's or DVD's that they're willing to part with (sort of - you can rip everything to your hard drive first), but not a lot of cash to spend on that iPod they've been wanting. One thing to keep in mind, you do have to pay to ship your stuff to them, and 160 CD's are kind of expensive to ship.
- thegreatsam, on 10/12/2007, -13/+33Yes, despite what the digg community thinks, it IS illegal to rip a music cd, sell the cd, and keep the ripped music.
- dustyshadow, on 10/12/2007, -2/+20Only if you ripped the songs to your computer/ipod. You aren't barred by law from selling your CDs.
- catoutfit, on 10/12/2007, -11/+22yeah you COULD do that...you COULD also kill yourself?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13Sweet. Go to garage sales and buy up all sorts of CD's.
People have awesome deals, like 50 CD's for $2. Hell yeah. - sammyc53, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12Sounds like Newman and Kramer will be all over this. That's if the postage doesn't eat up the profits :)
- fr0gger, on 10/12/2007, -3/+14How much did you pay for shipping?
- Aero1, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12what happens when they reject the cd? do they ship it back?
- dantsai, on 10/12/2007, -2/+12From the FAQ
Q: What happens to CDs that you decline?
A: Declined CDs are sent back to the customer. As with all of the iPod trade deal, shipping costs are the customer's responsibility. - poipoipoi, on 10/12/2007, -5/+14the deal seems pretty fair (if ya figure they're only worth $3-$5 used on ebay).
still, i'd hate to part with my collection (even tho, like ticketmack's, they're in storage, away from the children -- who love to CHEW on metallica cd booklets. >_ - Butros, on 10/12/2007, -5/+14That is your choice. It would be stupid, but you can do it.
L. Ron FTW! - crawfishsoul, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Their quality criteria is here: http://www.buymusichere.net/rel/v2_home.php?storenr=39&deptnr=58
- Cynoclast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Yes it's legit. This place is 10 minutes from my apartment. I see it every weekend when I hit the bars.
And for all of those of you thinking of buying bulk crap or a million Celine Dion CDs, here are their guidlines:
* If this is a CD that you bought at some point in your life at full price, it is probably going to be acceptable.
* If it is a CD that you could imagine you, a friend, or family member buying, then it is probably going to be acceptable.
* If the CD is a CD that nobody else would buy or take then it is probably not acceptable.
* If the CD was a free advertisement or promotional offer, then it is probably not acceptable.
* If you purchased the CD in a bulk lot, then it is probably not acceptable. - rushfan, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12Yes, and if I were to drive around to various used record dealers and sell 175 of my old cds at 5 dollars each I'd get $875. God people are morons.
- nofxjunkee, on 10/12/2007, -2/+10geekee: "No one loses except the recording industry."
unless your favourite bands don't release music on labels that are members of the riaa. - generalleoff, on 10/12/2007, -9/+17You could always buy a bunch of Will Smith, Celine Dion, Dixi Chicks, Britney Spears, and just about any boy band CD's for $1.99 or less and trade those in.
- ElectroBot, on 10/12/2007, -1/+9it's legal in Canada to buy/rent/borrow audio CDs (not DVDs, computer software, etc.) and rip it yourself then sell/return the CDs and keep the ripped music. You can't however rip the music for someone else (they have to do it themselves).
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9"The time it'd take you to visit 100 CD shops isn't worth $800"
Not to mention the gas used. - shaolinpunks, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6The transaction wasn't entirely hassle-free.
Millennium rejected dozens of their cds because they weren't popular artists, or they were in tough shape. Millennium gave them a choice of sending more cds, or a check for 80 dollars for their video IPOD. Anxious to get the deal done, John and Amy sent the check. “It was still a valid deal,” said John. “We weren’t doing anything with the cds anyway.” - ticketmack, on 10/12/2007, -2/+8I had them ship mine back for a little extra, but it was still only $18 for ipod shipping, cd shipping, and make up for rejected cd's. Pretty reasonable.
In answer to fr0gger: I paid about $30 to ship all of my titles to them, but I've got family with shipping discounts. It would have cost 50-70% more otherwise. - merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9No CD dealer is going to pay you $5 a pop for 175 CDs.
"Unless you have hundreds of shops which take used CDs, you'll probably make something around a couple hundred max."
The time it'd take you to visit 100 CD shops isn't worth $800 - missy001, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7I agree with hankosky, it makes alot more sense just to buy the ipod. That is, unless you really do have 160 spare CDs that you really dont want.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+7One thing, I've learned. Selling your CDs always results in you missing those CDs years later, if only to refer to the complete liner-notes or to re-rip your music after you accidently misplace your mp3s or delete them. Keep your CDs and save up to buy that ipod.
- zuby_, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4You don't buy a CD to give it to them, you find old cd's in your collection. CD's that you personally don't care for anymore. Why would you spend money on new CD's to send to them?
- icekold, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Read article- CHECK
Digg story- CHECK
Look at old wonky U2 20 gig with a "Oh yea you POS you're outta here" look on your face- CHECK
Look at CD shelf full of CD's and feel as if you're finally about to get rid of that cousin who crashes at your place every other night and drinks all the milk or soda or OJ but leaves a little tiny corner left in the container so you can't say he drank it all- CHECK
Start plucking them down by the handful- CHECK
Try to ignore the little voices that start screaming at you in your head as you slowly stop grabbing handfuls and start *gasp* looking at and flipping through the inserts and become overwhelmed by the memories that are now clouding whatever vision you had of that AWESOME new video iPod- CHECK
Instantly realize that you LOVE most of these CD's and selling these would be like selling tiny little pieces of your soul to the devil- CHECK
Continue reading Digg after putting them all back in where they belong- CHECK
True story. - romulusnr, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Can't pull it off by sending off all those bargain-bucket indie CDs, the story indicates that they will reject your CDs if they aren't popular enough. Kinda scammy unless they tell you exactly what CDs qualify.
- AmishJedi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4This was on here a looong time ago and was proven as a horrible deal and not worthwhile to anyone.
- yonbeastie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4hah, i knew i should have listened to the RIAA and continued to buy CD's....i'd have an iPOD now
- zbeast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Are people that broke that they would trade in $2000+ worth of CD's for a $400.00 Ipod.
- poipoipoi, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7@greatsam - i think everyone here KNOWS it illegal; they just don't think it's immoral, mr. panties-in-a-knot.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Actually, there's no way you'd get that much for your used CDs. Usually a shop will pay one price for the bunch of CDs your bring in. They won't pay per. Unless you have hundreds of shops which take used CDs, you'll probably make something around a couple hundred max.
- forumreader, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5What store is going to give you an average of $5 a disc? You'd be lucky to get more than a couple of dollars each.
Edit: Someone beat me to it...but it's true! - lababidi, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I believe Millenium music is closing down. I visited some friends in Charleston and they informed of this. I wonder what this means for this cd shipping service.
- ticketmack, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4So you do a little research on the sales history of your titles before packing them up. If the album is pretty new, by an artist whose getting some airplay (not neccesarily top 40), or if it has one or two songs that charted once upon a time, and it's in good shape, You're likely to get at least partial credit for it.
Be smart about it. Don't send in cd's from local/regional bands, or bands you know no one has heard of. It might help you to know that all of the 9 cd's of mine that they rejected were movie soundtracks, so keep those out of the box no matter how many good songs are on them. They do take DVD's, even ones you got cheap. I picked up Spinal Tap for $10 a year or so ago, and got full credit for it, same with the old edition of Tron.
Also, they do call you once they have your cd's, and you can use that opportunity to haggle a little. I ended up emailing back and forth with my sales rep for an afternoon, and made sure I got double credit for some double cd's they had apparently counted as singles, and I convinced him to give extra credit for a CD/DVD special edition set. I was impressed with their willingness to negotiate. - voisine, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5or you could take the cash value of the cds and buy whatever you want: http://replaylink.com
they send you postage paid addressed mailers, so it's like returning a netflix rental - Fett101, on 10/12/2007, -6/+9What the heck are you talking about? Where did he mention raising a family on a minimum wage job while rocking to an iPod?
P.S. I'm amazed iPod isn't in Digg's dictionary. - brettotte1, on 10/12/2007, -3/+5I sold 90% of my CD collection when I ripped it all to my HD about 5 years ago. Kept some very hard to find & those with sentimental value.
Local music store "Homer's" bought 'em & usually pay $3-$5 each, but they were so impressed with the fact that ALL of my CD's had ZERO SCRATCHES & all the cases weren't cracked or scratched they paid $6 each, so I got 270 x $6 = $1620 in a cashier's check. Most stores won't buy unless they're unscratched or you'll be LUCKY to get $2-$3.
Bought over 90% of my collection from BMG & Columbia House too so I paid about $8 each on average. - KSUdesigner, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6So they take your 175 CD's that you gave them, and send you an iPod worth $399. Then they turn around and sell your CD's for $5 a pop. They make $476 profit from your CD's...(175 CD's x $5) - $399...I'd say you're better off selling your CD's on eBay and pocketing that $476.
- kai05yang, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2ppl dont want cds they want a ipod, and have their music in digital form
- merreborn, on 10/12/2007, -8/+10You can. They'll just tell you they won't accept them, and tell you to pay them for return shipping if you want them back.
- jydesign, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Pod Model - 1/2 GB Shuffle, Retail Value - $69, Trade-in - 35 CDs"
Judging by their criteria, they are looking for higher-value used CDs that you could usually get between 2 and up to even 5 dollars for at a local used shop of any reputation (money vs. store credit will be a factor). So let's say that you average only $2 cash per CD x 35 CDs, that equals $70 and you don't have to pay to ship the CDs. So unless you choose to drop it off at one of their locations, I'm not sure if it is a good deal. As a first step, I'd be more inclined to take your high-quality CDs to a local shop that will tell me what they'll pay for each before we make the deal, and let me walk away with the rejects - again with no shipping implications. -
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