Question on getting rid of my classical CDs

[Wallingford]

These weeks I've been boxing up belongings for an impending move, to smaller quarters. I've done a lot of pruning down of my stuff, particularly my CD library. I've ripped copious quantities of these to my laptop--both commercial discs and CD-Rs. When I phoned various CD outlets about the possibility of selling the legit commercial releases, I was told that today's kids go for downloads; quite understandable. And when I phoned Princeton Record Exchange, one of the few places to bring the classical discs, they said they only bought huge collections. With no music store within a 70-mile radius of this residence, my only potential recourse would be selling them over Amazon, except that you need a Visa debit card account for depositing the funds--and I don't want to open up a second checking account just for that (too high a monthly maintenance charge, cutting quickly into my profits).

So I'm bouncing an idea off of you folks: what about posting a list here of my commercial discs (they've been very well kept, played only two or three times--and I'll supply new cases for the cases that were cracked)? I'd let them go for maybe $5 - $6 a pop. I've got some good historical issues, in addition to conventional repertory.

I've set up a big black garbage bag into which I'm tossing the CD-Rs, which I loathe having to do. I always want something physical or concrete around, just so I'll know it's there. But this is my only compromise. I hate having to do the same thing with my legit classical discs. (It's not so bad with my pop discs, which I can donate to the local library sale.) But not enough people around here are cultured enough that I'd just give away the classicals.

[maestrob]

They only buy huge collections?????? Good grief! What a lame excuse.

You might try Academy Records........

http://www.academy-lps.com/

[RebLem]

If you want to post it here, or send it by PM to me, I will avidly peruse them and see what I want. Keep in mind, though, I may already have quite a few of the ones you have. You also might want to find a classical music radio station or an NPR station that will play them and just donate them and take a tax deduction. I have willed my collection to an NPR station in Garden City, Kansas. I did so because a number of years ago, that community was beset by KKK and neo-Nazi organizers who were anti-immigration types--their targets were Vietnamese refugees coming there and also Mexican farm workers. The community responded appropriately by counter-organizing against them, so much so that they won a recognition award from the Southern Poverty Law Center. I think communities like that deserve recognition and bequests.

[Beckmesser]

Could you donate them to a public library in your area?

[stenka razin]

You can donate to a college library, especially music schools and you will feel good that young music students will be listening to classical music in the future.

Regards,
Mel