Cheap CD’s
With the boon that is the internet there is no reason to pay over the odds any more for your music. Whilst paying for music downloads (legally) is very convenient it’s not necessarily the most cost effective way. For CD’s that have been out for a while you can nearly always get them much cheaper than the RRP. My first port of call is Ebay.co.uk, use the search feature to find the CD you are after and there’s a very good chance you can find yourself bargain. Using buy it now assures your price but you could bid in an auction, this is where the real bargains are especially if you use software to automatically place bid for you at the last minute, such as AuctionSentry. Beware though, make sure the P&P is not overpriced.
If I had no luck on Ebay then I’d check out Amazon.co.uk, search for the CD then look at new and used items in the market place. Also be sure to check out Amazon.com, with the £UK being so strong against the $US you can take advantage of favourable exchange rates even with more expensive P&P. For the same reason it’s worth having a look at SecondSpin.com too, be sure to buy them without jewel cases as this cuts the postage costs quite a bit. If you do decide to buy from the US be aware if you order any more than £18 worth of goods you will be liable for import duty, so keep it under that amount.
UPDATE: Just got emailed a great offer from http://www.SeconSpin.com international customers ie. us in the UK, can get free shipping on all CD orders without jewel cases (you can get jewel cases for pennies). Just enter the coupon code SHIPF7502 during checkout.
The cheap CD offers are flooding in this week. This time from http://www.cdwow.com
“Top 75 CDs down to £6.99 with Free Worldwide Delivery!”
They take a little while to be delivered as they are sent from abroad, it usually takes a week. I have been using them for two years and they are very reliable.