Used or New CDs
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Topic: Used or New CDs
Posted By: progismylife
Subject: Used or New CDs
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:46
| I made this poll because I went to a used CD shop and it had a bunch of cool stuff. |
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:47
| I prefer used CDs because they are cheaper and you can find some good albums in a used CD shop. |
Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:48
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New- fewer scratches, and they smell better.
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Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:48
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i prefer new cds because they are 'safer', at least for me ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:49
you smell your cds ?   ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Drew wrote:Posted By: andu
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:52
you don't?  ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:54
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As a typical jobless teenager, I went for the used albums. They're just so rare near me -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:56
why would i ? ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 11:58
To get that fresh cd smell? |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 12:04
every object that has been produced out of natural materials give (by touching, smelling) a great sensation of new, of freshness, i can't give you a better explanation... of course CDs contain little of natural materials, but there's also the abstract idea of having a new object that turns on some strange appetite. don't you find unwrapping the CD exciting?  anyway, i'd buy used CDs if i could. ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 12:05
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Wow- guys- SARCASM.??
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Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 12:09
hahah, your reason actually is quite interesting, but no, i never smell my cds ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 12:37
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Both. Whatever comes my way!
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 13:17
| I prefer new CDs, because the difference in price is usually not very big. I only buy used CDs if the price is low and there aren't too many scratches. And yes, I smell them too. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 13:18
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^ I picked up CDs in used CD stores for as little as 2 EUR ... that's quite a difference!
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 13:27
| ^Wow! In Finland (at least in the record stores I've visited) most used CDs (at least the good ones) are around 7-9€. Even at flea markets it's rare to find anything good for 2€. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 13:34
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Of course I don't find such bargains everyday ... but I usually pick up a couple (3-5) used CDs each month, averaging at 4 EUR.
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 14:37
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It depends. I'm not going to pay the prices some shops charge for CDs. I also find it is good to wait a while. The prices of remasters usually come down. But, a lot of things I am looking for can't be found in a mainstream store. That's when used shops come in very handy. You just have to find places where the proprietors are music freaks too. They tend to stand behind their inventory. I have returned a couple of things that slipped past watchful eyes. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 15:00
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I only like Used Cds when it's the only way i can get some albums, some rare albums. But 98% of the time I prefer a new CD, I kinda love the shiny case, without fingerprints or scratches, I like to take the cd off the case, turn it upside down and see that it's crystal clear, no lines, no dirt, pristine. And I try to keep them that way. ------------- 
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 15:36
| I only buy used CDs if they are out of print (which makes it hard to find a new copy). |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 19:53
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New if possible or the price isnt silly but I wont say no to a used CD at a good price if I cant get it new.
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 20:43
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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! -------------   |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 20:54
| 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. |
Posted By: Jeams Pfirp
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 21:07
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I prefer new CDs. Used CDs have less time to function. -------------  
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: February 03 2007 at 23:41
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Whatever is cheaper/available at the moment. New ones are better, but I've never had a problem with used ones either.
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 01:02
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Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 03:52
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I'm a bargain hunter, if I'm paying more than$10 for a good album I'm paying too much. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 04:08
In London there are 3-4 good used record shops all on the same street!  |
Posted By: imoeng
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 05:06
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All my life I always bought new CDs. And I have promised myself not to download songs (illegally).
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Posted By: andu
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 05:28
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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? ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: imoeng
Date Posted: February 04 2007 at 05:44
I don't really know about that, besides I live in Australia now . Also if I have the CD with the cover and the CD and all the things, I can still keep it until I'm old (hopefully). Then I can imagine when I'm old I'm looking at the CD with a smile on my face, remembering the old days  ------------- http://img360.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spmiw7.jpg">
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Posted By: dralan
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 12:44
I dont really care as long as they smell good 
Honestly though 'used' dont bother me as long as they are not scratched.
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Posted By: giantenemycrab
Date Posted: February 05 2007 at 19:31
| I prefer new, of course. But, I don't really mind used, but often they are scratched up.. |
Posted By: red.sector_a
Date Posted: February 07 2007 at 21:41
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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. ------------- "...the only excuse for not knowing, is not wanting to know." |
Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: February 12 2007 at 12:28
| New CD |
Posted By: Flokk
Date Posted: February 12 2007 at 14:59
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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.
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Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: February 12 2007 at 15:14
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New but i have been known to buy the odd used C.D. ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: February 12 2007 at 15:15
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Whatever is cheaper. So mostly used Cd's. ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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