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Good Place to Buy Used CDs?

post #1 of 16
8/16/09 at 1:40am
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Looking to pick up used CD's on the cheap, to expand the library and have legit CD's to rip from.

Anyone know a good place to buy in California? Preferably So Cal but Nor Cal is good to, cuz I'm headin there soon.
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post #2 of 16
8/16/09 at 1:49am
"BOOK OFF" is cheap and abundant in Japan.
BOOKOFF

BOOKOFF L.A.'s store
Redondo Beach Blvd., #E8 Gardena, CA

LA Rolling Hills Plaza Store
Pacific Coast Highway Torrance, CA

San Diego Store
Kearny Mesa Rd, Suite 128, San Diego, CA

BOOKOFF Costa Mesa Store
Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa CA
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post #3 of 16
8/16/09 at 2:08am
Amoeba Music in Hollywood is excellent and highly recommended.
Amoeba Music – The World's Largest Independent Record Store

Fingerprints in Long Beach (2nd Street) is also great for used CDs.
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post #4 of 16
8/16/09 at 2:23am
Why not amazon's used sellers?
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post #5 of 16
8/16/09 at 2:30am
if you want to check online.. there is spun.com and secondspin.com
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post #6 of 16
8/16/09 at 2:35am
If your going up north check out Rasputin Records, thats were I sell and buy most of my used muisc.
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post #7 of 16
8/16/09 at 4:03am
Where are you in Southern California? Closer to LA or San Diego? Amoeba is terrific in LA and I also like Record Surplus. Record Surplus focuses on vinyl (and it is glorious) but has a decent CD selection, too.

You should also hit the W6TRW swapmeet the last Saturday of every month. I've been grabbing CDs there for $2-$3 each. Sometimes less if I pick up a stack. They're actually getting cheaper than vinyl there. Also drop in at thrift stores and pawnshops. They usually have CDs and sometimes you can swing a deal.
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post #8 of 16
8/16/09 at 4:19am
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Originally Posted by T.IIZUKA View Post
"BOOK OFF" is cheap and abundant in Japan.
BOOKOFF

BOOKOFF L.A.'s store
Redondo Beach Blvd., #E8 Gardena, CA

LA Rolling Hills Plaza Store
Pacific Coast Highway Torrance, CA

San Diego Store
Kearny Mesa Rd, Suite 128, San Diego, CA

BOOKOFF Costa Mesa Store
Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa CA
I like BOOKOFF, but I think the Socal stores are probably smaller than the ones in Japan. The Torrance one is pretty small while the San Diego one is decent. I've never been to a BOOKOFF in Japan so I wouldn't be able to compare. Actually, I wouldn't recommend the Torrance one for American stuff...

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post
Where are you in Southern California? Closer to LA or San Diego? Amoeba is terrific in LA and I also like Record Surplus. Record Surplus focuses on vinyl (and it is glorious) but has a decent CD selection, too.

You should also hit the W6TRW swapmeet the last Saturday of every month. I've been grabbing CDs there for $2-$3 each. Sometimes less if I pick up a stack. They're actually getting cheaper than vinyl there. Also drop in at thrift stores and pawnshops. They usually have CDs and sometimes you can swing a deal.
Hmm... I'll have to check out Amoeba. I always see it when I go down to Sunset but I never go in.
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post #9 of 16
8/16/09 at 7:41am
It is a lot from a small store to a large-scale store in Japan.

In BOOK OFF of Japan, it is sold from JPY 250, and it often uses it.
The find can be obtained only unpopularly cheaply.


What's Going On (Deluxe Edition) and Let's Get It On (Deluxe Edition) was bought the other day totaling JPY 2000.
Rarely it.

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Originally Posted by yukihiro View Post
I like BOOKOFF, but I think the Socal stores are probably smaller than the ones in Japan. The Torrance one is pretty small while the San Diego one is decent. I've never been to a BOOKOFF in Japan so I wouldn't be able to compare. Actually, I wouldn't recommend the Torrance one for American stuff...
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post #10 of 16
8/16/09 at 11:11am
Amoeba, Rasputin and Streetlight are the best in Nor Cal

Online = amazon, but it is so hard to wait for them to arrive
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post #11 of 16
8/16/09 at 12:16pm
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Originally Posted by West726 View Post
Why not amazon's used sellers?
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I buy quite a bit from Amazon, and have had good luck with them and their used sellers. You might also try eBay.
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post #12 of 16
8/16/09 at 5:22pm
I can't believe I forgot this place:

Soundsations
8701 La Tijera Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90045
310-641-8877

Not the biggest store, but they have a great selection, some of the lowest prices I've seen and the staff is incredibly cool.
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post #13 of 16
8/17/09 at 7:09pm
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Originally Posted by cardude View Post
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I buy quite a bit from Amazon, and have had good luck with them and their used sellers. You might also try eBay.
Does Amazon centralizes the used CDs offered on its website and sends the various CDs ordered by the client in one batch or does each owner sends it CD separately (which presumably increases shipping costs)?
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post #14 of 16
8/17/09 at 7:17pm
Used Cd's are ordered from individual sellers. Shipping is a standard $2.98/CD even if you order multiples from the same seller. This may sound expensive however the used prices are reasonable and you'll save big bucks as opposed to buying new. Just look up any title you want and in addition to the Amazon price there will be a link to a page of used offerings. 95% of my cd's I purchase used on amazon, that's about 80 Cd's a year.
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post #15 of 16
8/17/09 at 8:07pm
Love Amoeba! While on vacation in San Fran, I visited their store there. They had a clearance of buy 4 get 1 free and most of the cds I got were ~$5. It's has great prices like Amazon.

Rockaway Records - Rock and Roll Collectibles, Music Store - Los Angeles, New and Used CDs, DVDs, Vinyl
-heres another shop in LA. I personally haven't visited the store but their online stuff are great.
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