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Gothamist just made a trip to our favorite record shop, Other Music, to sell some cd's. We walked blocks and blocks with a heavy bag digging into our shoulder the entire time, thinking in the end it would be worth it. However, Other Music seems to have become a bit more picky with their selections and all we left with was an extra $28 in our pocket and the same heavy bag we now had to lug back home.
We know somone will buy these cd's though, they are good cd's! Usually we leave Other Music with a nice little stash of cash. So we want to ask you, dear reader, do you know what other stores may buy them from us? They are taking up valuable square footage in our walkup.
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One word: eBay.
Its not just CDs, I have some of a relative's vintage vinyl, mostly classical stuff, and its basically worthless. As Brightliner said, eBay is the best bet for the stuff.
eBay for rare titles that would have auction value and Amazon for everything else. In fact I have gotten more money off of sales on Amazon than on eBay for some titles.
The reality is the days of CDs being a valued commodity are dead. If you have a large collection of CDs, ripping them into MP3s and then selling the CDs is the best route to go. And if you sell 30 CDs @ $10 each that's $300 towards an iPod or even a larger external hard drive to store the MP3s.
Sell them in Academy CD's on 16th Street between 6th and 7th.
'Sounds' on St. Marks is less picky than Other Music, so walk over there after OM skims of the valuable ones. Just don't set your expectations too high on value.
Actually, Academy is on 18th (b. 5th & 6th)...but they're pretty good about buying stuff.
uzed.com for sure - it's easy and you can sell in bulk...
Princeton Record Exchange in NJ is AWESOME for selling/trading used CDs/vinyl - if you have the means to get there.
I got store credit -- not cash -- from Disc-O-Rama, but they took everything I brought in including some random Today Show performances CD I got for free somewhere.
Princeton RX seconded. It's the only way to go, even if you have to lunk your bag down there on the train.
you could half dot com them
How about books -- serious closet space issue here.
Head over to Brooklyn and go to Eat Records in Greenpoint... best record shop around even it it is a bit out of the way.
124 Meserole Ave., Greenpoint, Brooklyn
they buy records & cds
You can trade them for other cd's or books on titletrader.com
Rocks In Your Head (in Soho somewhere.. I forget where) will probably take them. I did a CD-selling extravaganza a few years ago and hit Academy, Other Music, and finally Rocks In Your Head, and RIYH bought the majority of the CDs the other stores wouldn't take off my hands. Good luck!
EBAY
I agree that Amazon.com is a great way to make good money on CDs. The money is deposited right into your bank account and they make it really easy to manage everything. It's also a great place to get rid of old textbooks and make a nice sum.
I agree with the folks who recommend Amazon as the place to sell CDs and books. You're likely to get 60% of the cover price for common items and 250% or higher on rarities.
The one thing to remember is that you're responsible for shippingh the purchased items directly to the buyer. Lay in a supply of US Post Office Priority Mail envelopes (free at any post office) and a batch of $3.85 stamps (also available at the PO). That way you can beat out competitors by offering free upgrades to expedited shipping at minimal additional cost.
Seriously, unless you're planning to buy CD mailers in great bulk, using the free priority mail envelopes and paying a little extra for shipping is an excellent tradeoff.
I have always had good luck on Ebay. If you must sell to a store, I would try Academy. The problem with OM (and other stores) is space. Other Music has so little space devoted to used CD's they have to be very picky and selective in what they buy.
If you're in/near Hell's Kitchen, try Future Legend, on 9th Ave b/wn 52nd/53rd Sts. It's the city's best least-known record shop.
Kim's Video on St. Marks is less picky than Other and will even give you a free DVD for every 20 (or is it 25?) disks that you sell back.
Recommended.
You don't have to choose one over the other. Put them up on half.com AND Amazon marketplace. The annoyance is having to ship them; and you don't know how quickly (if at all) they'll sell. On the other hand, chances are you can make a fair amount of money.
books. seriously, what about books? the strand is WAY too picky and i just want to get rid of them all at once, no amazon/ebay shipping, etc. what to do?
Take them to NYCD @ 173 West 81st Street (between Amsterdam & Columbus), they closed for business last week but are still buying music through the 31st.
http://nycd-online.com/
try Somethin' Else Records on 5th ave and 1st st in Park Slope. they're won't take crap, but they'll take pretty much anything that somebody might buy
I second (third? fourth?) the Amazon suggestion. Pick up some CD-sized padded envelopes from Staples and you're ready to go.
Anything not salable at Amazon, go ahead and chuck it at one of the other strange, unheard of websites other people have recommended (eBay? What's eBay?).
For books, I sell mine at 7th Avenue Books in Park Slope. Instead of cash, I took a 250 dollar credit last time and could always go buy new books for months to come. It must be a sickness.
Bleecker St. Records will take almost anything, provided it's not scratched. They give $3-$4 cash per CD. Problem being, of course, that most people don't have scratch-free CDs.
Rocks In Your Head must take almost anything, because I've gotten some used discs there that have been TRASHED.
books:
i agree, the strand IS picky, but there are two other options nearby that usually bought what the strand didn't take.
1)a little shop (name?) halfway up 12th st. bet. university & 5th (just past the strip house)
2)alabaster bookshop on 4th ave bet 13 & 14 st.
(& both much friendlier than the snarky albino-ish buyer at the strand)