EB Games now taking music CD's for trade.

[The Game]

check with your local EB to see if they are doing this. From what I know almost all of them are TAKING them, but only a selct few test stores are selling them.

So take all your cd's and rip them to your hard drive and then go trade them in at EB. So you can get store credit/cash for more games and not really lose anything for them.

[punqsux]

do 2 people on this board have that avatar?

[Wshakspear]

...well, this is great timing. im going through all my cd's (well over 300) and triming it. I wonder what the average $$ is

[The Game]

someone else has my avatar. damn. must change it. grrr.

[Ebraum]

That used to be mine......I switched about three week's ago. It's all yours.

[punqsux]

which one? cuz i know jooboo used the j+sb, ive seen jade around here, was that you?

[AvidWriter]

:? Why do they want music? Going into the MP3 business? :lol:

[Gojtron]

WTF? Weird. I'll check tomorrow when I go in to see if they have anything written down. If so then they're going to get a load of them from me.

[Comp625]

I'm guessing they'll trade-in music CDs for about $2 or $3 each - about the price of a PS1 trade-in. I mean each CD is at the most $20. The sucky part is, when they resell the Pre-owned CDs, they're going to probably charge $7.99, $8.99 or even $9.99. :(

[Mr Unoriginal]

Does anyone remember when EB used to sell CDs back in the day? I used to pick lots of stuff up there, maybe 8 - 10 years ago. The guy that worked there had great tastes and got me into a lot of bands.

[Requiem]

$2-$3 only?

I demand more money for my limited edition Prince collection dammit. Go to hell EB.

[argyle]

$2-$3 only?

I demand more money for my limited edition Prince collection dammit. Go to hell EB.

Word of advice: take the money & run. ;)

[Wshakspear]

odly enough im reading this while listening to 1999. odd

Anyways, 2-3$ for something id ont use, or only listen to one song of, is a damn good deal. Im not gonna go throw my pumpkins collection away, but my godsmack cd's might get the eb treatment (2 cd's...and they both sound the fucking same...argh!)

[The Game]

the average trade in per cd is $4.20. They are only reselling for $5.99 each.

[Legolas813]

is this at all ebgames?........and do they take any music cd or do they pick and choose which ones they want?

[starman9000]

the average trade in per cd is $4.20. They are only reselling for $5.99 each.

4.20 seems way to high, but hey if they are doing that more power to you.

Ive never been to an EB, but I cant imagine they are only going to mark something up 1.79.

[The Game]

the average trade in per cd is $4.20. They are only reselling for $5.99 each.

4.20 seems way to high, but hey if they are doing that more power to you.

Ive never been to an EB, but I cant imagine they are only going to mark something up 1.79.

my thoughts exactly. but hey that is what the register says.

[The Game]

is this at all ebgames?........and do they take any music cd or do they pick and choose which ones they want?

not all EB's are selling them, but as far as I know they are all taking them. You need to have the jewel case and original art. No copies or really beat up discs are being accepted. I think they are taking ALL cd's. That way they can redistribute them to other stores.

[Wshakspear]

...um, PS2 here i come?

hopefully ill have time after work today to go visit...

If the $4 thing is right, its probably just to get stock in, itll probably be much less later.

[Gojtron]

I didn't see anything printed, I"ll take one in and scan it though to see for myself.

[dracula]

wow I have TONS of crap cds. people give them to me for christmas, I guess they want to share their graat taste in music?!? Meh, if i trade in 100 cds that I never listen to, then they give $400 of store credit? wow, steel batalion here i come!

[thatstoobad]

i just hope that all of you with cds don't expect them to take every one. then again, it's ebgames so maybe they won't care if they are scratched or just plain bad.

[Requiem]

What's the update on this. In another thread they said the deal start next week. Some say it takes place right now.

And I would like some confirmation about the average of $4.50 per CD, which is pretty good. If it is only $2-$3 I won't bother.

[Mr Unoriginal]

I went to EB today and they are definately taking CDs. ACcording to the guy they are taking pretty much anything, but they wouldn't really give me an average price and looked at me like I was na asshole. I'm pretty sure I'm going to check this out and trade a few CDs tonight or tomorow so I will let you know. And I am trading in some total no name crap, so if they give me good prices, everyone will be in luck. I would appreciate anyone's experience with trading stuff in so far so I know what to expect.

[doraemonkerpal]

cool, if i can find some old cd's i'll try it out too this weekend.

[Requiem]

Thanks guys. I will be looking forward to your updates on this deal.

[SirIsaac]

I just called my EB and they said they weren't taking CD's. Maybe that guy wasn't in the loop or something.

[Gojtron]

I'll take some in friday when I go to get my check, I'll post my results.

[DrJustinRamone]

I guess I'm the only person reading this thinking "awesome, another place to buy cheap music!" Oh well.

[waxHead]

I guess I'm the only person reading this thinking "awesome, another place to buy cheap music!" Oh well.

right along the lines of having way too many unopened games, I also have more cds than I'll ever play.

[hcamacho]

I just called in the morning the girl at the store said yes, went at 7pm, the guy said no ,not yet.The girl wasnt in working hours , but was at the store, and when he asked her, she said that yes, they were takin cds.But it seem the jerk wasnt in the mood for checking cds, so he said coming soon.Poor guy , im just gonna copy all my original cds and then go to the store with over 50cds, and I want that guy to scan them all, this time no excuses.
And by the way I live in Puerto Rico, and if the offer is available here, it should in the states, good luck , folks!

[Wshakspear]

...any further updates? Ive been going through my Comics, and Cd's are next on my clean up list.

[evilmax17]

Just called mine. It's on! I asked what the average trade in was but she didn't know, since nobody's done it yet.

[hcamacho]

Tomorrow first thing in the morning ,will be going to the store with like 20cds, I dont listen to no more.Wait for my update around 10:30 or 11:30 AM.Till then!

[Wshakspear]

I dont have an impatient girlfriend waiting for me at home, so i might go and talk to the people there..i know all of them, so ill just get as much info as possible

[Requiem]

I called two different stores here in California and they said no such deal exists.

But hopefully they are just not in on the deal.

[Wshakspear]

...was stuck at work later than expected...damnit. although im up to 15 cd's to get rid of so far. Thats at least....15 bucks...

[darkwingduck13]

Just called my EBGames, the guy said he hadn't heard anything about EB starting to take music CDs as trade-ins.

[Wshakspear]

Fountain Walk, Novi : in a jamacan accent "I dont know about nuttin like dat"

I think that means either "no" or "I dont know"

[cmndrhavok]

one here in south jersey's taking them. Same thing as you all have said. This ones taking them, giving credit, then shipping them off to other EB's to sell. average credit 3-4 dollars or so. mmmm new green X-box.

Let the ripping begin! ^_^

Cheers!

[FaintDeftone]

I don't think mine is doing it. My EB usually does NOTHING cool but if they ever do, im gonna buy a big pack of CD-Rs and burn all my cds, then take em in there and get me some new stuff to play.

[evilmax17]

Could anyone whose done this describe the experience? Is every cd worth a certain price? I find this would be hard to believe, since they would need every cd ever released on file. How's it work?

I can't wait to trade in 6 cd's for a GH.

[guessed]

I don't think mine is doing it. My EB usually does NOTHING cool but if they ever do, im gonna buy a big pack of CD-Rs and burn all my cds, then take em in there and get me some new stuff to play.

I'm sure you realize that using your backups once you have sold the originals is illegal, and it would be appreciated if you did not advertise such intentions/practices here.

Thank you,
Not the Management

[argyle]

Well, I traded some in today. I asked the guys working there (the manager & asst. manager) and they said yes, they were going to start doing it soon. They said they thought it started Monday. I know the guys pretty well, so I mentioned if that's the case I'd just come back on Monday - was gonna pick something up today but it could wait. Then they asked me if I had them with me. When I told them yes, they said they could try it & see if it would take them.

I brought in my box of 49 cds. They took all but 11 of those, and those were cd singles. Out of the remaining 38 they took, I got $31.30. These were really crap cds, mind you - I had taken a TON of cds to a local place that does trade-ins, and these were their rejects. Looking at the receipt, the most they gave was $4.25, and that was for an Everclear cd. The least was .25, and that price appears several times. Every time it just says "MCD", so I'm assuming those were disks not in the system.

I'm pleased with the amount I got because the cds were worthless to me. I'm moving and frankly didn't want to move them with me. I averaged a little less than $1/ea, but that's ok. If you place any value on your cds tho, you may want to check & see what they're giving per disk before you agree. The .25/a disk for the unknowns is harsh if they're worth anything to you.

[hcamacho]

Not as good as people were saying, .25 for a cd?All my music is unknown artist ranging from rare industrial acts to death metal stuff.So problably what Ill get is about 10 to 20$ for 50cds, no big deal sorry EB.

[thatstoobad]

I brought in my box of 49 cds. They took all but 11 of those, and those were cd singles. Out of the remaining 38 they took, I got $31.30. These were really crap cds, mind you - I had taken a TON of cds to a local place that does trade-ins, and these were their rejects. Looking at the receipt, the most they gave was $4.25, and that was for an Everclear cd. The least was .25, and that price appears several times. Every time it just says "MCD", so I'm assuming those were disks not in the system.

the funny thing is that everclear doesn't sell used.

i would like to ask a couple things. first, were your cds all in good condition, or did they take ones with scratches on them too? second, would it be possible to give us just a short list of some of the artists you traded in and the prices you received (or at least believe you received) for them? third, did they offer cash or was it just store credit? if you could answer that would be pretty helpful and very cool.

[argyle]

Sure, here goes. All my cds were in pretty good condition. They all had jewel case/inserts, of course. Some had some minor scuffs but all were perfectly playable. AFAIK, the deal is for store credit only. Here's a rundown of some of the prices. I'm having to go from the codes on the receipt, and don't remember exactly what I traded in, but this will give you some idea:

MTV's AMP vol. 1 - $1.34
Elastica - $4.20
Faith No More (can't remember which one, I think The Real Thing) - $1.50
Gravity Kills - .67
The Cable Guy sndtrk - .50
The Cardigans - Gran Turismo - $2.02
Everclear - So Much For The Afterglow (I think...) - $4.25
Enigma - MCMXC AD - $4.20
Collective Soul (no idea which one) - .50
Toad the Wet Sprocket - In Light Syrup - .67
Toys sndtrk - $1.34
Ministry - Psalm whatever-it-is - $2.02

That's the general rundown. Most of mine came out as unknown, but again, these were mostly really crappy cds. When my wife goes through her collection I'm going to take some more, and I'll pay closer attention to what everything is worth then.

[thingsfallnapart]

Before i goto Eb tomorrow, I will offer this up to anyone who wants it pretty cheap.

I have a few metallica albums, might be all they made im unsure? (that would be : Kill em'all, master of puppets, ride the lightning, load, reload, garage inc, The Black metallica album, and justice for all, st anger, and the singles of the unforgiven II, hero of the day, and king nothing)

They are all in good condition, complete and play perfect. I just want to get rid of them, theres nothing wrong with them, its just the fact that the metallica time in my life has passed me by.

So if anyone of you want them, just PM me an offer, you can offer me games and the like if you want. I have paypal too if your intrested, just PM if you have any intrest at all and we can work something out.

[chrisp450]

None of the EB's by me will buy them :(

They say the EB's in the Twin Cities (minneapolis/st. paul) area do not buy them.
I have a few I want to sell, but looks like I won't be able to....

[Scrubking]

This is not a deal nor a request so why has it stayed on the wrong board for so long?

This should be on the deal discussion board. :?

[XboxMaster]

the average trade in per cd is $4.20. They are only reselling for $5.99 each.

4.20 seems way to high, but hey if they are doing that more power to you.

Ive never been to an EB, but I cant imagine they are only going to mark something up 1.79.

420 seems too high? Anyone catch my drift?

About Prince, didn't he just release a new video where he has short hair and stuff?

[thatstoobad]

wow, you got totally hosed on that deal. i would suggest that everyone not bother with ebgames, since you can take them to a used cd store and usually get more in cash for cds than ebgames is giving. unless all you have is everclear and elastica cds, then $4.20 is pretty good.

thanks for the list, by the way.

[Requiem]

What other places buy used CDs? Does Wherehouse tke them, or is it those local record stores? Because it looks like EB isn't the place to get good prices. For me, 25 cents is way too low for a CD, however old it is.

[nikkai]

Freakin' EB needs to let go of their wallets a little bit

[cmndrhavok]

Got Rid of about 50 of my old Cd's I hardly ever play anymore, and took them to EB. Most of what you say is true.

"MCD" is the code for a generic CD, one that couldnt scan or they couldnt find. and go for 0.25 cents a piece. My local guys showed me which didnt scan, so i could choose which ones i really didnt want, and the ones not worth selling for 0.25.

Most of them averaged for me around 2-3 dollars. some maxxed out at 4.25 and as little as 0.67 but i came out with 120 dollars. Not bad for someone who needed some moving space to get a Green X-box.

Cheers!

[Requiem]

Hey that's a pretty good trade off. ^^ $120 is very nice.

[cmndrhavok]

Hey that's a pretty good trade off. ^^ $120 is very nice.

Yeah. the real good part was , 1/3 of the CD's were stuff that was just sitting around, something I hadnt listened to for 3 or 4 years, and I needed the extra space. :wink:

[Wshakspear]

i guess i should go check again. maybe now they have a clue...

[suprsaiyanMAX]

Only problem is my cds have light scratches on most...they stil seem to play fine. Does anyone know if they take slightly scratched ones?

[theboogieman]

if its a newer c.d. you'd get more by sellin it on ebay.

[snotknocker]

I was at my EB yesterday and saw a sign about it in the window on my way out. I did'nt give it a second thought. There is nothing in my CD collection tha I would part with even if it was to get some cheap ass games.

[punktank45]

You can't put a price on any Prince collection. If Prince knew he would come over and smack you with his wang.

[Wshakspear]

Any Michigan/Mitten/Suckville residents found an eb thats doing this. South East MI, in particular.

[Wshakspear]

Awww crap, bumped the keyboard

[Vtdgnca]

man .50 to 1 buck? you guys must be seriously desperate or max 5 bucks? not worth so much these days

[Wshakspear]

I've just got a crapload that i dont want to deal with.

[dragonfireflys]

Doesn't EB own "uzed.com" a site that buys/sells used/new videogames cds and dvds? I remember ordering something online from either eb or babbages and getting that slip.

Perhaps they are taking cds to fill stock for their website...I couldn't imagine EB selling cds, their stores are already jam packed full of crap.

[spongebolton]

$4.20 is the trade in price for the miscellaneous cd sku, and it's more than most cd's that can be scanned in, so i know my store's just been using the misc sku for everything.

and from what my manager has been saying, they're shipping out all the music cd's and the company is reselling them to a third party. this is also the reason we still give a decent trade in for old style gba's and gbc's

[Wshakspear]

bump..any MI locals have any info (i just LOVE pestering)

[lordopus99]

more crap for me to deal with

[FaintDeftone]

Are the EB's checking the cds for scratches? I have a ton of old cds I used to like back in my highschool days. I used to listen to dumb stuff like Slipknot and Coal Chamber and I can't stand any of those bands anymore. I would love to get rid of them. The thing is, some of them have some scratches.

[spongebolton]

Are the EB's checking the cds for scratches? I have a ton of old cds I used to like back in my highschool days. I used to listen to dumb stuff like Slipknot and Coal Chamber and I can't stand any of those bands anymore. I would love to get rid of them. The thing is, some of them have some scratches.

i think it depends on the eb. my store will pretty much take in discs in any shape, then we send out the scratched ones.

and unfortunatly the miscellaneous sku (the one worth 4.20) was shut off on wednesday and was replaced with one worth .25 a cd.

[FaintDeftone]

Alright cool. My EB never checks for scratches on games, so I guess they won't with cds either. I will call tomorrow to see if mine takes them. Anyways, is it rare for an EB to take music cds, or do most of them do it?

[spongebolton]

it's a new thing they just started up. we just got signs for it this week. it sounded like all the stores are able to take music cds in, but i may be wrong about that.

[FaintDeftone]

I called my EB today, and they take music cds. I took 14 cds up there and they took 13 of them (one didn't have a booklet) and I got $36.00 out of them! I picked up two Xbox games with the credit. I sold em a bunch of junk cds of crap I used to listen to back in my highschool days that I can't stand anymore. Here's the amounts:

Mudvayne - The End of All Things to Come $4.20
Metallica - S&M $4.20
Coal Chamber - Dark Days $2.02
Slipknot - Iowa $2.69
Slipknot - $4.20
Limp Bizkit - Significant Other $1.34
Creed - Human Clay $4.20
Jay-Z - The Blueprint $1.34
Fear Factory - Obsolete (limited edition) $4.20
Korn - Untouchables - $4.00
ICP - THe Amazing Jeckel Bros. $1.34 (I cant believe I liked these guys)
ICP - Bizzar $2.02
Murderdolls - Valley of the Murderdolls - $.25