New or Uzed
My friend recently turned me on to a website: Uzed.com. The principle is this: If you got game discs, CD's, or DVD's that are in like new or decent condition (and assuming they're not stolen from Blockbuster or Pop Tunes and you've got a warrant out for your arrest), they buy it from you. That's it. No strings. No goofy "online credit" for their store where they sell ceramic frogs and toothpick holders. Cash--straight to your mailbox or PayPal account.
Each title search is kinda like pulling a slot machine handle--Not sure whether you're turn up 3 bars or get grapes, cherries, and the clown. Apparently the value is determined by whatever outlet(s) they use to give away, sell, recycle or whatever they end up doing with your merchandise. It might be $.37 for your Tiffany CD, but your Dire Straits one might be $3.25. And if they've overbought a title, it's only $.10 right now but may increase later. My thinking is this: If I were to put ALL of my unwanted CD's in a yard sale, I probably couldn't get much more than 25-50 cents each for them. And I probably wouldn't sell all of them anyway. So if these folks will buy them off of me, I'll let them. Our CD collection probably numbered in the neighborhood of 250, and there were plenty of them that haven't been touched or played in months or even years. Show me the money!!
Some highlights of my returns (I swear, this is better than Wal-Mart): The Cream of Clapton (Eric Clapton) fetched me $3.38, Leah's Time Life Songs 4 Life was valued at $3.20, and in the "You must be kidding me!" category, Cha Cha Slide by Mr. C the Slide Man got us $2.40. And if you sent enough stuff back, they even give you a S/H credit, so you might even break even on sending the box to them. All in all--66 CD's and 4 DVD's is getting us $101.17--and I don't have to fight off early birds at 4:30AM!!!!
Each title search is kinda like pulling a slot machine handle--Not sure whether you're turn up 3 bars or get grapes, cherries, and the clown. Apparently the value is determined by whatever outlet(s) they use to give away, sell, recycle or whatever they end up doing with your merchandise. It might be $.37 for your Tiffany CD, but your Dire Straits one might be $3.25. And if they've overbought a title, it's only $.10 right now but may increase later. My thinking is this: If I were to put ALL of my unwanted CD's in a yard sale, I probably couldn't get much more than 25-50 cents each for them. And I probably wouldn't sell all of them anyway. So if these folks will buy them off of me, I'll let them. Our CD collection probably numbered in the neighborhood of 250, and there were plenty of them that haven't been touched or played in months or even years. Show me the money!!
Some highlights of my returns (I swear, this is better than Wal-Mart): The Cream of Clapton (Eric Clapton) fetched me $3.38, Leah's Time Life Songs 4 Life was valued at $3.20, and in the "You must be kidding me!" category, Cha Cha Slide by Mr. C the Slide Man got us $2.40. And if you sent enough stuff back, they even give you a S/H credit, so you might even break even on sending the box to them. All in all--66 CD's and 4 DVD's is getting us $101.17--and I don't have to fight off early birds at 4:30AM!!!!
posted by Eric C at 10:23 PM
3 Comments:
Cha Cha Slide? That must have been an impulse buy!
I will defer that to my lovely wife. I'm proud to say that that selection belonged to her. But I'll definitely take the 2 or 3 bucks that we're getting for it!!
You should only sell your items to Uzed.com, if you plan on not recieving payment. It is flat out fraud.
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