Anyone capable of appraising an extremely rare CD? - Page 2

I think this train of thought (regarding the value of a rare mistake) is prompted by other collectibles such as stamps and coins where 'mistakes' can be particularly valuable to collectors because of their rarity. But then again stamp and coin collection is driven almost solely by rarity and significance, whereas CD and Vinyl collectibility is at least as much for the music (at least I hope it that's the case) as rarity.

Value will be determined by how much one is willing to pay for that item...but i doubt anyone will pay more than 5$ for that; Ok it's rare, but that rarity isn't anything special, i've recently seen a copy of the Beatles' first album on ebay sell for 2500$, a newly pressed CD will sound the same, but collectors are glad to spend big money on something which is significant for historical or any personal reason, an autographed copy, etc.

A CD with a badly printed outer sleeve lacks both of them IMO, it's surely a rarity but there are many unique things in the world worth nothing.

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Originally Posted by basementdweller 

The thing is that CD cases are not a collectible item.  Heck, in many cases people throw them away and store the CD in sleeves or rip it and sell it.  Misprints in items like money, stamps, or comic books are only a big deal because they are already collectible items.  Maybe if you stashed it away and waited 50 years for digital download to completely erase CD production it would be worth something, but otherwise...

While not necessarily collectible, I'd pay (and I've paid) up to $2.00 for an early frosted smooth-side jewel case in good condition, If it's a clear smooth-sided one, I'd consider paying more.

Back to the CD misprint....not going to be worth much.

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Originally Posted by bigshot 

I once bought a Myron Floren polka accordion cd that had all the packaging and on disk labeling, but when you played it, it was the sex pistols.

The only misprint like this that I can imagine having any value would be a Beatles album. Those collectors are crazy.

That's a well-known misprint for a CD, isn't it?

When I worked at a record stored we'd get returns of CDs that had a different album pressed to disc than the disc art/cd case displayed. those were pretty entertaining, though we'd never had a riffi album switched with nwa or anything.