In case you aren’t aware, Amazon has a great trade-in program. It covers electronics, movies and videogames. As long as your goods are in good condition, you can go to their website, select the products you’re trading in, and ship them to Amazon with an easy-to-apply shipping sticker. Once the online retail giant confirms the quality of what you sent them, you’ll receive credit to use on anything sold through their website. It’s a lot like selling back books to your local bookstore, except that the credit can be used on basically anything and without that dirty cat smell.
Yesterday, Amazon added CDs to the trade-in program. If you have a bunch of albums already saved on your computer, this is a good opportunity. With recent albums going from anywhere between two to five dollars, you could send the CD back, still have the music and get money towards new tunes. Who knew getting rid of your CDs would actually make your collection grow?
Unfortunately, you aren’t going to be making as much as you think you might be, as older albums tend to be worth 25 cents to a dollar and a half. In order to make around ten dollars, you’ll be looking at trading around 3-4 CDs. I thought this would be a great opportunity to get rid of Trapt’s debut studio album) (Oh Trapt CD, my current shelf is not where you belong), but if I sold it for Amazon’s trade-in price of 30 cents, I’d be losing money thanks to shipping.
If you have a lot of excess CDs that don’t hold any memories, this seems like a perfect option. Sell your CDs, but keep the songs and get money towards new ones? Looks like it’s time to rip and ship.
Could you bear to part with your CDs? Do they hold nostalgic value? Let us know in the comments.
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