People have been cleaning out the thrifts and pawn shops in my area for years. In the late 90's I could find lots of goodies. I ran into a guy buying a bunch at a pawn shop once and asked if he was really going to listen to them all? He told me he was putting them on ebay. The downside of online stores.

Had a new thrift store just open. They had a ton of cool sports memorabilia but were asking high end collectors prices for even the stuff that wasn't valuable. The cds were all in slimlines without cases and they were asking five bucks a piece. Good luck with that. I think they are just calling themselves a thrift store to lure in people.

The local goodwill does a pretty decent job with their cds. And just about the time I think it is pointless to keep checking, I'll hit some cool finds.

There is a new pawn shop that just opened in my area. going to go check it out soon.

Had this happen to me about 2 weeks ago at a Goodwill. Saw two Yngwie albums, I've never owned one so I was gonna get them both but one was missing the disc. Can't remember which it was but as it turned out it was supposed to be the better of the two.

Gotta check to make sure they don't have a different CD in the case too.

Thought I was getting Use Your Illusion II, got some Great White album.

same just happened to me recently. Another thing I hate is when you get to a store and see a name that rings a bell but you can't remember what they sound like. Without internet in your hand, its impossible to decide if its worth it to get. I missed out on a kix cd because of that. I knew they sounded familiar but wasn't sure since I haven't followed that band. Also, you only expect to find one or two good cds there at the most but when you get there, you find five or six on the same trip but you don't have the cash to get them all. The next day they are gone.

gotta say there isnt much out there now...

Yeah chances of scoring a great cd are getting slimmer. They just end up being sold online.

I did my good music deed for the week at my Goodwill. They had the cds and cases all mixed up with each in the wrong case. They also had several discs stacked in single cases. I took them all out and put them in their proper places. And as I did this the thought occurred to me that Goodwill security may come calling. Too bad there was nothing that interested me and the one disc that did was beyond scratched. I'm not even sure you could destroy it that badly on purpose.

My Goodwill seems to get a lot of turnover but most of it is country and soul. I've missed out on a few discs waiting for the right color tag sale to hit.

Most of the Goowill stores in my neck of the woods are not selling cds anymore. They claim it is just a big hassle. Mostly due to folks taking the disc and leaving the case and patrons leaving the area a big mess.

The pawn shops are still gold for instruments and such at least........... Paul Stanley Iceman right across the street from work....they're asking too much considering the condition, but still. Always something cool no matter what shop you go to here, in terms of gear...