Used or New CDs

Both are equal to me, but used CD's tend to be cheaper, and you usually can't get new copies of obscure, out-of-print stuff, so used for me!

I prefer new CDs. Used CDs have less time to function.

New baby...new.

Atavachron wrote: Oh, used I think. Great finds for great prices and I haven't noticed any audible flaws on a used CD in a long time. But it's best if you have a good used record store in your community.

In  London there are 3-4 good used record shops all on the same street!   

I just read about what is called, in our local copyright law, the "suite" rights. It means that the owner of the copyright is entitled to a small percentage (5% if I'm not wrong) of the value of the second purchase of the artistic object, also the third, then the fourth, the fifth and so on until his copyright expires. Do you have this aswell in your countries, and - if yes - do you know whether the "suite" rights actually get collected by the original artists?

I dont really care as long as they smell good

both. if im looking for something this isnt close to being new, ill try to find a used copy. but certain bands, their albums i dont buy used.

live albums from favorite bands ill buy used. but studio albums have to be new. dream theater, rush, genesis, all my copies are new.

but stuff like......fiona apple, jazz albums and the like......used. cd prices are way too high to always buy new.

I prefer secondhand cd's/lp's, because it's cheaper, and my local used-store only sells discs in mint-state, so I'm not foolish and don't buy new.

Whatever is cheaper.