The last few times I've visited Easy Street Records in West
Seattle (celebrating 20 years in business this week, by the
way), I've been astounded   Used CDs: Listen To 'Em, Burn 'Em,
Sell 'Em...Repeat.   The last few times I've visited Easy Street
Records in West Seattle (celebrating 20 years in business this
week, by the way), I've been astounded at the, towers...of used
CDs and records the buyer recently purchased. But I also
overheard the buyer explaining to one seller that, because of
the market, he couldn't offer the same amount for each that he
used to. The economy has taken a nosedive, in case you hadn't
noticed. On top of that, CD sales have declined overall.
Further, those sales have declined in part because of the rise
of MP3s. The convergence of these factors has lead to a spike in
the number of people looking to unload their CD collections at
places like Easy Street and Sonic Boom. Because of the economy,
more people sell their CDs because they need cash. Because of
MP3s and iTunes, more people ju