Bizarre thinking... Opinions needed!

Ok, I keep all my music on my computer or iPOD's now.  I've either sold or given away all of my CD Juke Boxes and I no longer have my nice stereo anyway.  So...
 
I've got boxes and boxes of CD's (in old printer paper boxes) sitting in storage which is costing me a lot.  Are there really any good reasons not to sell them to a used CD store?  I have no idea what you can get for them, but even $3 each would be over $4,000!
 
What do you guys think?
 
(And, if anyone has experience in this, I'd love to know the best method for selling them: In one big sale or one by one, etc.)

I actually just found three places nearby that pay between $0.05 and $4.00 per CD (obviously based on quality and whether they already have a couple of hundred of a title).  Since all of mine look like they were just bought new, I only have to deal with the second part.  Still better than shelling out money each month to keep them in storage...

If you re-sell/give away the orriginal CD then you're required to delete/distroy any copies you may have made.

Heh...  I used to have two 3' x 7' bookcases full of computer manuals (including one just for the ENTIRE set of DEC VAX/VMS manuals).  Got rid of almost all of those when I had to move out of my house.

Old55


Chances are that it will never come up, but I thought I read where having a copy on your hard drive is "fair use" if you own the CD. If you don't have the physical copy and the RiAA lawyers find you it's considered piracy since you can't prove that you bought it.


Karyn


If you re-sell/give away the orriginal CD then you're required to delete/distroy any copies you may have made.

Those were the concerns I used to have which is why the CD's are still taking up so much space in my storage unit.  I no longer care about this aspect (having over $650k of your hard-earned money stolen because you were the only one playing by the rules can have that effect on you).  The RiAA lawyers are primarily concerned with movies now and even there they are being stonewalled.  That said, I probably could prove that I paid for the music anyway if it ever really came down to it...  The main thing for me is that I KNOW I did pay for them and that's enough.
 
I'm mainly wondering if I'll ever end up with some huge jukebox for fun to put them in.  I used to have three Sony 400 disc jukeboxes, two 300's and a 200 (plus other 200's that I gave to my parents or to friends).  I had two remotes that could each control three of the jukeboxes daisy chained together.  Unbelievably clunky (and heavy!).  I can't believe how much better having them on the PC is (especially now that Chaos Choir has turned me on to MediaMonkey - iTunes is history!).

I don't think you'll get top dollar if you bring a massive number of CDs in all at once.
I would take a few in at a time to each store. It might take longer, but I think you'll get more cash.

just check prices on amazon or ebay of some CD's from the past - some cost like 30$ and more, why? because you cannot buy them anymore at stores.

I think those storage hunter guys consider a CD to be about a dollar each in their second hand stores.... not real value there. I'd pull them out of storage and convert them to MP3 and sell the the CD  if it is a space/storage issue. 

 I am surprised that there are people willing to buy CDs. I thought they were going the way of the dodo. If I could unload them I would.

 I see the legal implications of not having them but if I were living on the edge then it wouldn't matter.  What are the chances of being arrested for playing Three Dog Night without a CD?

 I don't think they do that here any more. I'd have three squares and color TV.

spacey


It's only 8 cu.ft.
Stack the boxes on either side of the
bed as night tables.

Nice idea, but then where would I put the inflatible sheep?
 
(And, actually, it's a good bit more than 8 cu. ft.!)

I  heard vinyls are coming back...

sharke


Since getting a subscription to Spotify I don't think I've played a single MP3. 

Yep.  Haven't even opened iTunes.

Meebee he means he's played multiple MP3's and not just a single MP3?

Old55


Could it be FLAC?

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