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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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rvpiano OP
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@erik_squires 

i inquired about librarians several years ago.  Couldn’t find any takers.

@dill 

I really want to get rid of them in bulk, but maybe some are valuable enough to list.

secretguy
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CDs are totally desirable to me.

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onhwy61
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Goodwill type places will accept them.  Also try Craigslist and offer them for free.

dill
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"I really want to get rid of them in bulk, but maybe some are valuable enough to list."

While not classical, here are some of my records that I sold, all used:

Steely Dan, Self-Titled Japan pressing - $130.00 -- Beatles, White Album - $70.00 -- (3) Pink Floyd albums - $65.00 -- The Clash - $60.00 -- Pink Floyd, Wish You Where Here - $60.00 -- A. Stewart, Year of the Cat MSFL - $50.00. There are more in that range, however most sold in the $18.00 - $30.00 range shipped, all shipped in record mailers, Media Mail. About 235 records sold so far and about the same yet to go.

CD’s - (3) Dave Grusin, Sheffield Lab - $40.00, others in the $15.00 - $30.00 range for groups of two to five cd’s.

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tksteingraber
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Likewise I have been selling my LP’s I no longer use and my entire CD selection on ebay the past 2 years.  I group most by artist or similar genre and try to sell as collections when I can.  Most LP’s sold well but CD’s sell slooow.  All priced to go…most at breakeven so it’s not a money maker.  I do it to find a new home where they will be enjoyed.  Craiglist didn’t work for me. Record store resellers are super selective and not worth using.  Thrift shops in my area take them as well but i fear they dispose of them if they don’t move.  I am getting ready to drop them off anyway…at least my wife or children won’t have to deal  with them down the road.

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