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In today's economic climate, with lots of individuals out of work or short on cash, buying your favorite band's new record can feel more like a luxury. Music addicts like us can't live without updating our playlist and to do this we can deal in our used CDs and use the cash value to purchase new or used CDs that you don't have at the moment.

Bartering is a strategy that is ages old, and in difficult financial times where cash flow runs limited, bartering comes back to the forefront. More people are engaging in trading and you can see a good number of these people in websites like Craigslist. There are even some other websites out there that are offering more versatility in this area, allowing people to trade their undesired stuff when cash is restricted.

Spun.com is a web page that runs freely on this bartering idea. You can "market" them your used CDs at a fair cash value, and they give you instant credit rating. You can then turn around in the same session and use the credit they just offered you to shop a wide selection of new and used CDs. When you buy three or more products, they'll ship a return shipping label with your order so you don't have to pay postage when you send your used CDs. If you are able to sell a good number of used CDs you will earn more credits which you can use to pay for your order. If you buy used CDs, obviously your credit goes further. You can do the same with used DVDs and video games; Spun.com purchases (and sells) all of it. And if you don't find something in their variety that you want, you can conserve your credit for later, or even cash it out.

The idea behind trading is that everything has value, not just money; how much value one thing has is basically a matter of understanding - it's worth what the other guy thinks it's worth. Your used CDs may not hold that much worth from your point of view but you need to entertain the thought about that CD being valuable to someone else. What you are seeing is the actual power of exchanging whether your doing it directly or online. Based on the number of interested people and its accessibility the value of your used CD may vary at times. Whether it's really worth a lot or a little - it's worth something to someone.

So if you're craving new songs and think you can't afford it - think once more. If you deal your used CDs in for new music, you may have more buying power than you recognize.