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What to do with a large collection

I have thousands of CDs and records and am looking to get rid of most of them. i can’t possibly listen to them in my remaining years and my wife doesn’t need them. CDs, it turns out, are not very viable these days, and if you want to sell them to a dealer you can only get store credit!! And, if as in my case, the collection is 90% classical, it seems they will be impossible to unload. Since CDs are antiques these days, I can’t imagine ANYONE who would want them. The only alternative I can see is the garbage. When you consider just how much of an investment they were it’s indeed a sobering realization.
Records are indeed “in,” but how desirable are classical LP’s?

Any suggestions?

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mahgister
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I try to sell mine but the job asked for doing it was too much for me and at a ridiculously low price...

Those who are not streaming or listening files buy only vinyls...

Digital is immaterial, no fetichism here, a vinyl  album is a cult object and keep some value ...Even when it is on a wall and not playing ...

I dump all my remaining cd in bulk in a ONG for the poor ...many thousands ...😊

I now live with many thousands lossless files...

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mahgister
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Cd had not much values nowadays...

People stream...

They buy vinyls..

They buy files...They copy their files and sell or give their cd ...

Etc...

The cd used market is huge at low price ...

Grooves must be material based, cd are digits on immaterial support ...

 

I will never bought a cd again ...Nor a vinyl ...

😁

I wish to all happy new year... I wish to you health and joy even money if you need it ... 😊🍸🍹

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