“CDs: Nuts to Hold On to Them”, was considered as the title, but decided against it because I didn’t feel it would provide anything more than some 90’s gangsta rap fan pop culture LOLs – see? I can be cool and funny too! However, if you have old compact discs lying around collecting dust then perhaps they could be worth more than you realize with some helpful selling tips in place. Let’s get going now.
At one point in my life, nearly all of my earnings went toward paying for media – CDs, video games, sports cards and VHS tapes – of which I built quite an extensive collection.
After years of accumulation, my media collection had shrunk considerably; only 200 CDs remained. With my growing appreciation for minimalism and advent of streaming services joining an extensive library of MP3s that I purchased over time, it’s become much harder for me to physically hunt down and bring CDs with me – leaving this collection sitting unused, collecting dust, taking up space when instead it could be delightfully resonating in peoples ears that share similar musical tastes to mine.
At first glance, selling CDs may appear like an ineffective and money-losing effort. Yet there are individuals on Amazon and EBay willing to part with CDs for as little as $0.01 each! While I find this bizarre phenomenon perplexing – given you could donate the CDs with no shipping costs involved and tax deductions greater than $0.01 available via donations (you used to be able to do this before tax reform lowered standard deduction levels by doubling them by half and the number of Americans claiming itemized deductions including donations such as CDs dropped significantly). I digress.
However, in spite of market aberrations I believe I’ve cracked the code on how to profitably sell off your CD collection in an easy and hassle-free way. Here’s what I have discovered…
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