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Selling a CD-R Album on Ebay

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I want to sell a CD-R copy of a platinum album on ebay.

I believe it was made before the Album was released and I assume came from a record company.

This is not however a promo release and is not a studio production release (i.e. something coming out of a record studio). Both of these are well collected and sold on ebay.

I will locate a copy of the album to compare but I suspect it will be identical.

Any idea how I can prove this was made before the release of the album?

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  • soolin
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    mobile48 wrote: »
    I want to sell a CD-R copy of a platinum album on ebay.

    I believe it was made before the Album was released and I assume came from a record company.

    This is not however a promo release and is not a studio production release (i.e. something coming out of a record studio). Both of these are well collected and sold on ebay.

    I will locate a copy of the album to compare but I suspect it will be identical.

    Any idea how I can prove this was made before the release of the album?

    It doesn't matter when it was released, you can't sell it on ebay:

    http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/policies/recordable.html

    Policy overview

    Only copyright owners or persons authorised to sell the product by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law are permitted to list their products copied onto recordable media (includes items such as VHS tapes, audio tapes, CD-Rs, and DVD-Rs) on eBay. When you list any type of recordable media, you must state your copyright ownership or license to resell these items in your listings.
    Make sure your listing follows these guidelines. If it doesn't, it may be removed, and you may be subject to a range of other actions, including limits of your buying and selling privileges and suspension of your account.
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  • soolin
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    The point is rather laboured as further down on the same page it says:

    If you buy an album or recording on eBay that was released by a local band on CD-R, you're not allowed to list the album on eBay even though the band released the album on CD-R, because you're not the copyright owner.
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  • Thanks.

    I guess I better not call it a CD-R then :)

    .
  • I think you are asking for trouble by listing it in ebay....
  • mobile48
    mobile48 Posts: 745 Forumite
    edited 1 September 2010 at 10:28PM
    Thanks. I will do more research and decide if it is worth the trouble or not.
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,122 Ambassador
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    mobile48 wrote: »
    Thanks. I will do more research and decide if it is worth the trouble or not.

    I don't see why you aree ven thinking about it, it cannot be sold on ebay. End of story.
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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