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I also collect discarded physical media, there's still lots of people who want to get rid of their collections for nothing because of "Dude, there's streaming n
by emsign 10mo ago
I also collect discarded physical media, there's still lots of people who want to get rid of their collections for nothing because of "Dude, there's streaming now, duh."
- Retz4o4 10mo agoBest sources to start accumulating? Just ebay?
- teach 10mo agoLikely Facebook Marketplace or maybe Craigslist. eBay is pretty rough these days by all accounts.
- venturecruelty 10mo agoeBay, yard sales, Goodwill, local thrift stores, Facebook Marketplace, etc.
- emsign 10mo agoFor specific music Discogs.org is a very good marketplace. It's not free, it's a second hand marketplace, people don't give away things, but prices aren't worse than retail except for actually rare collector's stuff. But I've used it a lot to fill in the gaps in some artists' discography. Also older CDs are usually mastered with a bigger dynamic range, so they sound better on music hardware with a functioning volume knob. ;) So I much prefer buying original CD releases versus re-releases of an album on CDs anyway.
- emsign 10mo agoAlso: Your relatives and friends. And their friends and friends' friends. Your neighbors. Ask around. And whenever someone moves, they usually want to get rid of things.
- jwrallie 10mo agoBuying used media could also a viable option. My kid likes to watch the same thing over and over, subscription content does not make sense for her. You just have to buy it slowly.
- wooger 10mo agoBut didn't like 99% of people do a dead stop on buying physical media before 4k became a thing? If there's something truly rare and hard to find, sure I'll watch it in some low-res format, but when it's online in 4k...