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Went down to a local, non-chain store that is basically an exchange for used CDs, DVDs, VHS and Vinyl, set up in a flea-market motif (came THIS close to buying an old 45 of Pac-Man Fever, but's thats another story).
This place has old laserdisks, Beta, everything, and quite a selection. It also has new DVDs and CDs for sale as well. Sometimes boots get sold there, too.
Browsed across the Van Halen section in the CD bins, found several copies of every Van Hagar album, no classic stuff (guess people tend to hang onto that) but by far the single Van Halen CD with the most availability was the Best Of Both Worlds CD. The store had eight copies in the bin, selling for $12.99 a pop.
The fact that it's odd that this relatively recent release is already finding it's way into bargain bins notwithstanding, as I was cashing out I asked the clerk why that particular item was going for such a low price (remember, it priced at over $20 when it first came out).
My answer? "I was paying $10 to buy these from people who were exchanging them (for cash or store credit), and figured I'd sell 'em for $18. None of 'em sold. I've dropped the price twice, and have sold one for $13. Now I'm stuck with them. I'll probably end up pricing them for $9.99 and just leaving them in the bin. Two people came in today trying to sell me their copies and I had to pass on 'em."
Thought some of you might get a kick out of that.
This place has old laserdisks, Beta, everything, and quite a selection. It also has new DVDs and CDs for sale as well. Sometimes boots get sold there, too.
Browsed across the Van Halen section in the CD bins, found several copies of every Van Hagar album, no classic stuff (guess people tend to hang onto that) but by far the single Van Halen CD with the most availability was the Best Of Both Worlds CD. The store had eight copies in the bin, selling for $12.99 a pop.
The fact that it's odd that this relatively recent release is already finding it's way into bargain bins notwithstanding, as I was cashing out I asked the clerk why that particular item was going for such a low price (remember, it priced at over $20 when it first came out).
My answer? "I was paying $10 to buy these from people who were exchanging them (for cash or store credit), and figured I'd sell 'em for $18. None of 'em sold. I've dropped the price twice, and have sold one for $13. Now I'm stuck with them. I'll probably end up pricing them for $9.99 and just leaving them in the bin. Two people came in today trying to sell me their copies and I had to pass on 'em."
Thought some of you might get a kick out of that.
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