Best place to sell classical CDs?

IsabelleJ

My Dad did have very eclectic tastes, and would move heaven and earth to get something he wanted if it wasn't readily available, so I'm sure there will be something interesting in there!

Isabelle

FreeBear

I'll buy the odd classical CD from time to time - My tastes ca be somewhat eclectic, ranging from Motorhead to Prokofiev with a bit of Wagner & Apocalyptica thrown in.

Depending on how much effort you want to put in selling the collection, ebay might get a better return.

Head_The_Ball

If you are anywhere near London try Gramex.

They buy Classical CDs.

IsabelleJ

Gramex sounds great, Head The Ball, but unfortunately the logistics of lugging 10+ cardboard boxes of CDs into London are beyond me as is guaranteeing a parking space outside!!

Thanks for all the suggestions, I will sit down with a couple of boxes and see what works best

Isabelle

Head_The_Ball

IsabelleJ wrote: »

Gramex sounds great, Head The Ball, but unfortunately the logistics of lugging 10+ cardboard boxes of CDs into London are beyond me as is guaranteeing a parking space outside!!

Thanks for all the suggestions, I will sit down with a couple of boxes and see what works best

Isabelle

Give them a call.

If you have enough of the right CDs, they may come to you.

KxMx

They might also agree to take a quantity based on a sample, which would make the return trip more worthwhile.

utr121

I wish I had come to this thread earlier.

I hate to hear that people have sold their valuable stuff to Music Magpie. Yes, they might be OK for clearing out 10p DVDs and CDs, but when it comes to your rare music collection, it really is worth doing your research. The CDs have a barcode, all you have to do it type it into Amazon and see if it has any value.

Music Magpie sell as " Zoverstocks " on Amazon and Play.com ( or whatever it is called these days) and Game Marketplace and probably elsewhere. They sell as " eStocks " on Ebay.

You can type the barcode into Music Magpie's website. And type it into Amazon. Then see whether it is worth sending it to them for 30p, or taking a little bit of time and effort to list it on Ebay or Amazon yourself.

Admittedly, this is for " niche " products, rather than an old Steps or Take That album. You can do your own research. Who knows what your father's collection included. But here are some examples, where somebody would be better off NOT sending a job lot to Music Magpie and putting in a little bit of research.

Here are a few classical CDs.

Music Magpie are paying a maximum of £3 for any of these.

And what are they selling them for ?

028947915225
They are selling it on Amazon for £ 72.84

028947926900
They are selling it on Amazon for £ 53.96

028947954262
They are selling it on Amazon for £ 16.61

028947943501
They are selling it on Amazon for £ 36.73

028947799085
They are selling it on Amazon for £ 26.45

0028947951025
They are selling it on Amazon for £ 39.67

Flyonthewall

utr121 wrote: »

I wish I had come to this thread earlier.

I hate to hear that people have sold their valuable stuff to Music Magpie. Yes, they might be OK for clearing out 10p DVDs and CDs, but when it comes to your rare music collection, it really is worth doing your research. The CDs have a barcode, all you have to do it type it into Amazon and see if it has any value.

Music Magpie sell as " Zoverstocks " on Amazon and Play.com ( or whatever it is called these days) and Game Marketplace and probably elsewhere. They sell as " eStocks " on Ebay.

You can type the barcode into Music Magpie's website. And type it into Amazon. Then see whether it is worth sending it to them for 30p, or taking a little bit of time and effort to list it on Ebay or Amazon yourself.

Admittedly, this is for " niche " products, rather than an old Steps or Take That album. You can do your own research. Who knows what your father's collection included. But here are some examples, where somebody would be better off NOT sending a job lot to Music Magpie and putting in a little bit of research.

Here are a few classical CDs.

Music Magpie are paying a maximum of £3 for any of these.

And what are they selling them for ?

028947915225
They are selling it on Amazon for £ 72.84

028947926900
They are selling it on Amazon for £ 53.96

028947954262
They are selling it on Amazon for £ 16.61

028947943501
They are selling it on Amazon for £ 36.73

028947799085
They are selling it on Amazon for £ 26.45

0028947951025
They are selling it on Amazon for £ 39.67

What they're pricing them at and what they're actually selling them for (assuming they are bought at some point) may be two different things.

Course, it certainly makes sense to try and get the higher price and they may well sell (even if it takes a while), but it might not always be the case.

RFW

I do agree with a lot above and have said similar. I would point out that the prices on Amazon are the prices they have them listed at and aren't always what they sell for.
It is true that if MM offer £3 for something then it will be worth substantially more.
As a money saving forum, I'm surprised anyone ever recommends them, it certainly isn't a good way of getting any worth out of unwanted items.
A better solution for any that are just worth 10-20p is to list them and sell as a wholesale bundle on Ebay. It would probably work best on buy now/best offer rather than auction.

utr121

Like the above poster said, why anybody would recommend Music Magpie is beyond me. They offer consistently terrible prices.

I have sold on Amazon.

Yes, of course " listing " and " selling " are two very different things. Music Magpie dominate Amazon. They have sophisticated software, and they used an automated pricing system which means they are always the cheapest on by 1p Amazon and therefore get the sale in a crowded marketplace, and have sold tens of millions of items.

From January to November 99% of Amazon shoppers only care about " cheap ". The cheapest is all that matters. That's Music Magpie's business model. Software that ensures they are always the cheapest. Those CDs will and do sell for those prices, eventually and a shopper will choose Music Magpie because they will be offering it at the cheapest price.

This Christmas, I sold a copy of second hand copy of an Xbox 360 video game on Amazon for over £20. Music Magpie would probably have given me £ 1.21 for it. Today, the current used price of this item is now between £4 and £5 so Music Magpie are probably offering pence for it. It just so happened that when I went to list it, there were only two copies listed, and both of them were over £20. So I listed £1 cheaper and I got the sale. I could not believe somebody would pay £20 for this game. But it happened. I was the cheapest. That was all that mattered. I have been waiting for a complaint or a return request. I honestly cannot believe anyone would pay £20 for that game, which is available in any second hand game shop for £5. But somebody out there did. Millions of people look at Amazon. You only need one person who really wants that CD and can't get it anywhere else.

Take £ 2.31 for a CDs which could over the next year or two sell for £50 or more ? It's a gamble, but there is nothing to lose and everything to gain. Music Magpie will give the lady £ 2.31 next year. In the meantime, list the valuable ones. You never know, you could have an unexpected windfall.