Comments on: The One Hour Project: Clean Out Your Media Collection http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/ Simple, applicable personal finance advice for the modern world Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:41:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: James http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-469960 James Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:49:26 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-469960 Bookmooch (.com) is a great service a friend introduced me. I haven't bought a new book since. You post books you wnat to give away, then mooch books from others. It's free to join and the only cost involved is the price to mail a book when someone mooches one of your books. And shipping a book via media mail is just a little over $2. So basically, you give a book, and then in turn, you get a book, and it'll only cost you about $2. Bookmooch (.com) is a great service a friend introduced me. I haven’t bought a new book since. You post books you wnat to give away, then mooch books from others. It’s free to join and the only cost involved is the price to mail a book when someone mooches one of your books. And shipping a book via media mail is just a little over $2. So basically, you give a book, and then in turn, you get a book, and it’ll only cost you about $2.

]]> By: Another Justin http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-438213 Another Justin Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:21:04 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-438213 Yeah, I know this is late, but it's gotta be said... To the Justin who says that one must be "pretty stupid" to think that it's illegal to rip music from CDs and then sell the discs, try reading up on what you're actually buying when you purchase a song, either on CD or via a music service like iTunes (here's a hint: it isn't the music). Try reading about copyright law and all that it entails. From your comments, it's fairly apparent that you haven't done either. Yeah, I know this is late, but it’s gotta be said…

To the Justin who says that one must be “pretty stupid” to think that it’s illegal to rip music from CDs and then sell the discs, try reading up on what you’re actually buying when you purchase a song, either on CD or via a music service like iTunes (here’s a hint: it isn’t the music). Try reading about copyright law and all that it entails. From your comments, it’s fairly apparent that you haven’t done either.

]]> By: LeslieAnn Davidson http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-142138 LeslieAnn Davidson Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:27:18 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-142138 Too bad I didn't have this insight before I bought myself 12 books for Christmas. All I can say is at least I bought them used on Amazon and got them with free shipping. I have such a hard time selling my books. Books helped me survive my unsavory childhood. I read soup can labels if nothing else is available. I never travel without books....I think I'll keep reading and find some other method of enhancing my financial liquidity! Thanks for all the good information! Too bad I didn’t have this insight before I bought myself 12 books for Christmas. All I can say is at least I bought them used on Amazon and got them with free shipping.

I have such a hard time selling my books. Books helped me survive my unsavory childhood. I read soup can labels if nothing else is available. I never travel without books….I think I’ll keep reading and find some other method of enhancing my financial liquidity!

Thanks for all the good information!

]]> By: Christine http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-81115 Christine Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:20:38 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-81115 We just culled the bookshelves and got $40 from Half Price Books. Might have gotten more money by selling them individually online, but it was much less hassle to just drop off that bag all at once. Trixie, amen - my husband recently discovered that our library has a TON of graphic novels. I'm shocked at how much "good" stuff is available through interlibrary loan! We just culled the bookshelves and got $40 from Half Price Books. Might have gotten more money by selling them individually online, but it was much less hassle to just drop off that bag all at once.

Trixie, amen – my husband recently discovered that our library has a TON of graphic novels. I’m shocked at how much “good” stuff is available through interlibrary loan!

]]> By: Trixie Belden http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-75411 Trixie Belden Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:30:26 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-75411 Hey, once you decide to get rid of some of your favorite, or not so favorite, DVDs and realize you want to watch them again, why not go to your local library ... they have many popular movies and TV shows disc sets. And what I have found that is great is that the library considers a whole box set as one disc, so you get a whole season of Grey's Anatonmy or Law & Order: CI or Deadwood on loan for a few weeks instead of having just one disc from a box set through Netflix. (That always drove me insane.) So go to the library and enjoy! :) Hey, once you decide to get rid of some of your favorite, or not so favorite, DVDs and realize you want to watch them again, why not go to your local library … they have many popular movies and TV shows disc sets. And what I have found that is great is that the library considers a whole box set as one disc, so you get a whole season of Grey’s Anatonmy or Law & Order: CI or Deadwood on loan for a few weeks instead of having just one disc from a box set through Netflix. (That always drove me insane.) So go to the library and enjoy! :)

]]> By: Justin http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-67748 Justin Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:08:00 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-67748 Also, to follow up...how can it be okay to download a song from itunes, what not okay to buy a cd, burn a song onto your computer, and then sell the cd? The end result is the same! Either way you don't have the disc any longer. And in both instances you paid for it. Also, to follow up…how can it be okay to download a song from itunes, what not okay to buy a cd, burn a song onto your computer, and then sell the cd? The end result is the same! Either way you don’t have the disc any longer. And in both instances you paid for it.

]]> By: Justin http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-67745 Justin Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:04:26 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-67745 Shawn, Marie...you do realize that you already paid for the cd's right? You have to be pretty stupid to think that it is actually stealing to put the songs from the cd onto your computer, no matter what you do with the disc afterwards. I mean, the music industry already has my $15 or whatever, so what if I decide to try to recoup a couple of bucks after keeping the one or two good songs from the cd on my computer? Its my right to do so. Shawn, Marie…you do realize that you already paid for the cd’s right? You have to be pretty stupid to think that it is actually stealing to put the songs from the cd onto your computer, no matter what you do with the disc afterwards. I mean, the music industry already has my $15 or whatever, so what if I decide to try to recoup a couple of bucks after keeping the one or two good songs from the cd on my computer? Its my right to do so.

]]> By: db http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-67456 db Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:05:48 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-67456 I've recouped money and decreased clutter through selling books, movies and CDs through amazon.com. I'm not making a profit, but I'm reclaiming probably about 1/3rd to 1/2 of the purchase price in most cases. It's made a huge difference in the amount of stuff I keep, it gives me an outlet to offload things I no longer need, AND it helps me pause to consider whether I really need to buy it (I always think about the amazon resaleability). I’ve recouped money and decreased clutter through selling books, movies and CDs through amazon.com.

I’m not making a profit, but I’m reclaiming probably about 1/3rd to 1/2 of the purchase price in most cases. It’s made a huge difference in the amount of stuff I keep, it gives me an outlet to offload things I no longer need, AND it helps me pause to consider whether I really need to buy it (I always think about the amazon resaleability).

]]> By: heather http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-67432 heather Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:07:41 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-67432 maybe i was misreading what people said they were doing, but what i thought they were saying was they were burning the music onto their hard drives and then selling the actual cd's. you still have the music, but not the hassle. maybe i was misreading what people said they were doing, but what i thought they were saying was they were burning the music onto their hard drives and then selling the actual cd’s. you still have the music, but not the hassle.

]]> By: AT http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-67347 AT Thu, 06 Sep 2007 17:34:28 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-67347 I've found that the resellers don't give you much money for CDs so unless you have A LOT of CDs to sell, you won't be able to pay down much debt or add much to an investment. You might be able to buy a meal (alone) at a mid-priced restaurant. DVDs will give you a better return. I've found Craigslist useful for this- resell stores need to make money and thus will buy for as little possible- and have added the $25 (or whatever) to my savings account. Regarding putting your music collection onto your computer: Legal issues aside, what happens if your hard drive dies? I'll tell you: You're very upset, then realize that you didn't listen to a lot of that music anyway. I’ve found that the resellers don’t give you much money for CDs so unless you have A LOT of CDs to sell, you won’t be able to pay down much debt or add much to an investment. You might be able to buy a meal (alone) at a mid-priced restaurant.

DVDs will give you a better return. I’ve found Craigslist useful for this- resell stores need to make money and thus will buy for as little possible- and have added the $25 (or whatever) to my savings account.

Regarding putting your music collection onto your computer:
Legal issues aside, what happens if your hard drive dies? I’ll tell you: You’re very upset, then realize that you didn’t listen to a lot of that music anyway.

]]> By: steve http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-66811 steve Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:05:18 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-66811 shawn, that's exactly what i was thinking as people were describing ripping their CDs and selling them (same w/DVDs). what my wife and i did was to rip all our CDs into iTunes (whole CDs, no matter what) then we just put all the CDs into cases and put them in a box we taped up and put in the basement. we did something similar with movies, we took the DVDs out of their cases and put the DVDs into a 100 DVD binder thing, then put all the cases in a box and stored it in the basement. for the music, what we did was to use iTunes' rating system to give every song a value .. if an entire CD gets 1's or 0's, we could go back downstairs and find the CD to sell (i guess, lot of hassle though) my point is that we feel we must actually have the CD physically someplace in order to ethically have the song(s) in a digital format. shawn, that’s exactly what i was thinking as people were describing ripping their CDs and selling them (same w/DVDs). what my wife and i did was to rip all our CDs into iTunes (whole CDs, no matter what) then we just put all the CDs into cases and put them in a box we taped up and put in the basement.

we did something similar with movies, we took the DVDs out of their cases and put the DVDs into a 100 DVD binder thing, then put all the cases in a box and stored it in the basement.

for the music, what we did was to use iTunes’ rating system to give every song a value .. if an entire CD gets 1’s or 0’s, we could go back downstairs and find the CD to sell (i guess, lot of hassle though)

my point is that we feel we must actually have the CD physically someplace in order to ethically have the song(s) in a digital format.

]]> By: shawn http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-66791 shawn Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:09:19 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-66791 For those that are planning on selling your CDs after ripping them you do realize that you're stealing right? For those that are planning on selling your CDs after ripping them you do realize that you’re stealing right?

]]> By: Matt http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-66778 Matt Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:39:08 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-66778 The biggest problem with these big media collections is although they might provide you with some extra cash when you clean them out you're really loosing a lot of money on those purchases. Its wise after such a purging to simply keep yourself from buying movies you're likely to only watch a couple times. I've gotten a lot better at this since I last purged my collection (with that said thanks for the reminder to clear out the DVD cupboard) The biggest problem with these big media collections is although they might provide you with some extra cash when you clean them out you’re really loosing a lot of money on those purchases. Its wise after such a purging to simply keep yourself from buying movies you’re likely to only watch a couple times. I’ve gotten a lot better at this since I last purged my collection (with that said thanks for the reminder to clear out the DVD cupboard)

]]> By: Marie http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-66767 Marie Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:09:12 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-66767 The only problem with ripping your CDs to digital format and then selling them is that you no longer legally own the rights to have the music in digital format... The only problem with ripping your CDs to digital format and then selling them is that you no longer legally own the rights to have the music in digital format…

]]> By: Brad http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-66765 Brad Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:02:59 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-66765 My big chore is to take all my cd's from the jewel cases and match them back to the original..they're always mismatched! I don't know if I would sell Rush Hour 2 on Ebay, but I am looking to get rid of Simpsons, Seinfeld, and MASH seasons that I never have watched (gifts). My big chore is to take all my cd’s from the jewel cases and match them back to the original..they’re always mismatched!

I don’t know if I would sell Rush Hour 2 on Ebay, but I am looking to get rid of Simpsons, Seinfeld, and MASH seasons that I never have watched (gifts).

]]> By: Bill http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-66748 Bill Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:18:03 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-66748 No listing fees on ebay through 9/30. No listing fees on ebay through 9/30.

]]> By: FIRE Finance http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-66606 FIRE Finance Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:00:14 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-66606 This is a wonderful way to convert some of our non performing assets to liquid cash. We usually look at a CD, choose our favorite songs and buy them from the web at 99c each. Then we sell the CDs on either Amazon of Half.com. We never use ebay because of the high listing fees. Of late another useful service that is becoming very popular is SwapTree: http://firefinance.blogspot.com/2007/01/frugal-tip-turn-trash-to-treasure.html This is really catching up. Check it out. Also, we always use bubble wraps or special CD Mailers while mailing out the CDs to prevent the chances of the CD cases from cracking. Cheers, FIRE Finance This is a wonderful way to convert some of our non performing assets to liquid cash. We usually look at a CD, choose our favorite songs and buy them from the web at 99c each. Then we sell the CDs on either Amazon of Half.com. We never use ebay because of the high listing fees. Of late another useful service that is becoming very popular is SwapTree: http://firefinance.blogspot.com/2007/01/frugal-tip-turn-trash-to-treasure.html
This is really catching up. Check it out.
Also, we always use bubble wraps or special CD Mailers while mailing out the CDs to prevent the chances of the CD cases from cracking.
Cheers,
FIRE Finance

]]> By: Matt http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-66598 Matt Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:33:54 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-66598 This is a great idea. I doubt it will only be a one hour project for me though. I'm one of those guys that has a thousand dvds. I used to collect them and lately I've been realizing that I only watch like 15 of them or so over and over. I've probably got a good amount of money on my shelves that I can use to pay down my truck or something... This is a great idea. I doubt it will only be a one hour project for me though. I’m one of those guys that has a thousand dvds. I used to collect them and lately I’ve been realizing that I only watch like 15 of them or so over and over. I’ve probably got a good amount of money on my shelves that I can use to pay down my truck or something…

]]> By: Monica http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-66585 Monica Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:57:26 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-66585 I've sold CDs and later kicked myself in the head for doing so. I've actually gone out and bought the same CD again because I missed it. What else was I to do? I don't think I'll ever sell my CDs or DVDs again. I’ve sold CDs and later kicked myself in the head for doing so. I’ve actually gone out and bought the same CD again because I missed it. What else was I to do? I don’t think I’ll ever sell my CDs or DVDs again.

]]> By: Justin http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/comment-page-1/#comment-66514 Justin Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:50:38 +0000 http://www.thesimpledollar.com/2007/09/04/the-one-hour-project-clean-out-your-media-collection/#comment-66514 Don't forget to clean up any scuffs or scratches on DVD's and CD's you intend to sell. Don’t forget to clean up any scuffs or scratches on DVD’s and CD’s you intend to sell.

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