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keziak · ‎05-19-2025

Anyone hear sell the stuff? I see an add on the local FAcebook Marketplace for a ton of it. The seller has gone to the trouble to list everything. The price is necessarily high and I am not sure of my ability to sell them effectively. My research indicates that the single albums don't sell for much. There are "lots" but I don't know anything about the groups to combine them. Too risky to spend money on? They are supposed to be complete with cards and other miscellanea.

keziak · ‎05-19-2025

that is sweet, thank you.

I have a warning bell about these CDs but was curious if other people sell them. I won't invest in them. I try to branch out of books but haven't had a roaring success with other types of inventory. I buy based on researching ended listings but with fixed price there is no way to tell if the stuff takes a long time to sell. Since losing Amazon I have also branched out in terms of the kind of books I list here and have been surprised to sell books I never would have listed here in the past (mostly esoteric and technical).

1786davycrockett · ‎05-20-2025

@keziak

Since the beginning of the year, everything seems to be in flux, with potential buyers sitting on their wallets and purses, just watching to see which direction the economy is going -- and nobody knows.

Old magazines on my site seem to be outselling vintage books; but listing the contents of magazines (which seems to be the main factor involved with sales) is very labor-intensive, and swallows up most of the profits.

With the beginning of summer, one would think that genre fiction (mysteries, science fiction, westerns, thrillers, adventure, teen) would be bubbling out of the pot -- but right now the oven seems to be cold.

Out-of-print nonfiction (which has generally been a steady seller for me) has dropped to nearly nothing.

I've been cutting w-a-a-y back on purchasing new inventory, since sales are currently unpredictable, and I've begun taking a closer look at my unlisted back-stock, just to make sure that I haven't overlooked some potential sales.

Looking for trends, where trends don't seem to exist.

It's as if the whole country has been holding it's breath since January.

soh.maryl · ‎05-20-2025

Interesting info about DVD's: They say the same thing about music CD's, that no one buys them anymore; however, a local church-run thrift store that I patronize sells them for a buck and, on most shopping days, there are so many people at that particular table that I have to wait to edge my way in. And I generally buy 15-20 at a time, would buy more if I could tolerate the stares of those people standing against the wall waiting to take my place.

luckythewinner · ‎05-20-2025

I see an add on the local FAcebook Marketplace for a ton of it.

My research indicates that the single albums don't sell for much.

Perhaps there is a reason these are on Marketplace as a lot and not on eBay.

KPop has many fans, but so does Classic Rock and Blues and Classical and Folk and Heavy Metal. There is some desirable stuff in every genre, and tons of worthless stuff in every genre.

keziak · ‎05-20-2025

One thrift store I patronize also has a steady stream of customers going through the DVDs. I personally still buy DVDs if I think I will want to watch the movie or program again, so I don't have to pay Amazon every time. This store charges what I consider a lot for DVD sets. Maybe the stuff sells at that price otherwise they wouldn't do it.

keziak · ‎05-20-2025

I burned through a whole lot of my existing inventory and have bought more. Sales are generally pretty OK but my expectations are low. I consider myself a part-timer now. My friend on Amazon FBA makes more than I do (she is a fiend about buying and listing a lot of books whereas I am pokey). She has hefty rent to pay though and my financial needs are very small.

The main difference here is the collapse of my auction business. I was just not getting results. I have a lot of stuff piled up now that I need to get around to listing in my store and stashing somewhere. I was more disciplined about listing auctions in the sense of making time two or more days a week because of timing the close of the auctions. I don't have that kind of deadline when listing in my store.

sin-n-dex · ‎05-20-2025

@reallynicestamps wrote:
I have CDs but I am a boomer.
DD had CDs but she's a Millennial and donated them years ago.

K-pop fans are Gen X and even more GenAlpha. They don't buy CDs and don't have CD players.

I work with a couple of girls who are about 22-23 years old. I told them once I don't stream music. I got asked "what are you listening to if you don't stream music?" I told them I put music on my phone. Then got asked "how do you do that?" So I explained I have CDs, many of them, and I put the music on my computer and downloaded it to my phone. One of them said she didn't know you could do that, and she's never bought a CD.

BTW, I'm from the late 70s. CDs became popular in the 90s.

C.

sin-n-dex · ‎05-20-2025

@keziak wrote:
One thrift store I patronize also has a steady stream of customers going through the DVDs. I personally still buy DVDs if I think I will want to watch the movie or program again, so I don't have to pay Amazon every time. This store charges what I consider a lot for DVD sets. Maybe the stuff sells at that price otherwise they wouldn't do it.

I still buy DVDs. I like buying them online for pennies. I often watch movies I like more than once because it's background noise while I work on my laptop.

I refuse to pay to see a movie one time unless I'm going to the movies and watching it on a big screen. I refuse to pay for any streaming services. You Tube has lots of interesting videos to watch for free (with ads though).

C.

keziak · ‎05-20-2025

Back when I had the Netflix DVD service I kind of scoffed at people who streamed. I guess this was because I thought people just watched any old thing on streaming, were not intentionally looking for certain movies. Well now I stream all the time. Some favorite shows like "Shrinking" are only available by streaming. I never go to the movies anymore because nothing comes out that I want to see. A-list actors seem to be flocking to streaming services and the variety and (mostly) quality are there now, not in theatres unless, apparently, you like horror movies.

Anyway, my child and their wife have laughed at me when I asked if they wanted X show on DVDs. They just don't use DVDs. They are in their mid-20s.

sin-n-dex · ‎05-21-2025

@keziak wrote:
Back when I had the Netflix DVD service I kind of scoffed at people who streamed. I guess this was because I thought people just watched any old thing on streaming, were not intentionally looking for certain movies. Well now I stream all the time. Some favorite shows like "Shrinking" are only available by streaming. I never go to the movies anymore because nothing comes out that I want to see. A-list actors seem to be flocking to streaming services and the variety and (mostly) quality are there now, not in theatres unless, apparently, you like horror movies.

Anyway, my child and their wife have laughed at me when I asked if they wanted X show on DVDs. They just don't use DVDs. They are in their mid-20s.

Everyone's getting rid of DVDs... there's a business that deals in CDs and DVDs and they have a wide selection, I sometimes go there to trade in ones I won't watch again.

My friends who are in their 30s and have DVDs got rid of all the sleeves because there was no room in their apartment for a DVD library. My downstairs roommate who's in his 50s has a DVD and CD collection.

Anyway, to your original post, I think getting into the Kpop CDs is a bad idea. You've often told us you have an overwhelming amount of inventory to deal with. I get that something new is exciting, but I think delving into the unknown might be a flop as far as investments go.

C.