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Finding myself with a suitcase of CDs... Many by noteables. Hoping for guidance from those with knowledge and experience or is Amazon the only way forward? Please advise

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A quick, practical plan that builds on and while echoing ’s warning about low trade‑in payouts: first triage the suitcase into three piles — potential collectors’ items (sealed, import pressings, special editions, boxed sets), solid resale titles, and bulk/low‑value CDs. Check exact releases by barcode or matrix number and price‑check those top items on specialist and auction markets before deciding where to list them. (support.discogs.com)

Where to put each pile: list collectible or variant releases on Discogs (collector audience, release‑specific price suggestions and listing tools); use local options (Facebook Marketplace / buy‑and‑sell groups) to move single lots quickly without fees; and consider bulk trade‑in services when convenience and speed matter more than maximizing price. Each route has trade‑offs — higher time investment usually means higher returns, while trade‑in/bulk services trade time for convenience. (support.discogs.com)

Listing and shipping tips that actually change outcomes: grade media and sleeve honestly and photograph both; scan barcodes to match exact releases; use Discogs’ Quicklister or a small spreadsheet to batch several dozen items; bundle lower‑value CDs into lots to justify shipping; and add product identifiers/accurate titles to boost visibility on auction sites. Always ship with tracking and pad jewel cases or use cardboard mailers. (support.discogs.com)

A short action plan: pick 10–20 items that look rarer, confirm recent sale prices on Discogs and eBay completed listings, list the best where collectors search, and put the rest into local bundles or a single bulk sale if time is the priority. This balances the time vs. money tradeoff that , and are debating while giving a repeatable workflow for larger collections. (pages.ebay.com)

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There's Amazon and I think that may be the best for prices since it's going to be what folk are looking for and you can see what others are selling the title for. Otherwise you have Ebay and sadly I see such usually for a dollar each at garage sales.

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Where are you? In the UK we have markets like Music Magpie that will give you quotes for items in your collection. Failing that, you can always sell through eBay or Amazon but if you have lots of CDs, creating lots of ads might be a tedius prospect.

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Be warned though, the likes of Music Magpie (and the others) pay pennies for such things. I had a bunch of DVDs to sell, and was offered prices as low as 50p for a Big Bang Theory multi-series boxset FFS! and 10p for individual items. I would imagine the prices for CDs are even lower. I ended up giving them to a charity shop rather than letting some commercial outfit sell them on at a quid or two each time.

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