I can’t stand many television adverts, unless they are actually trying to tell you something you do not know, otherwise they are all irritating. Of 2011 so far the most annoying ad has to go to Musicmagpie.co.uk, in fact after hearing that I swore to myself I would never use them….. But I have and here’s an honest review of the site, and you’ll be pleased to know I’m not going to moan throughout it!
Now before I begin, I am not being paid by musicmagpie.co.uk to write this review. I’m just a genuine customer willing to share and review my experience.
In case you haven’t seen the advert:
I’ve got quite a small room in the house I live in so space is kind of everything to me. For the past year all my CD’s that have been demoted from my car because I no longer listen to them have been building a fortress beside my bed. Gradually it’s been getting bigger, and the time finally came after a sort out, that they had to go.
My first thought was to just chuck them, because I can’t be arsed with eBay and amazon etc, not for the pittance I’d get and the stress to go through. Then I remembered that hideous tv advert and thought “no”, but you know I may as well get some money for nothing – after all my car insurance is due for renewal next month and every little bit will certainly help.
The layout of the site is very fresh and modern. If you want to get on with your quote then just start typing in the bar code of each CD, DVD or game, in the box. I typed in my bar codes by hand, but apparently you can use your web-cam as a scanner – which would probably save 20 minutes or so.
After you have typed in a bar code click the “get value” button and it will tell you how much it is worth. Be warned, it isn’t much. In fact you seem to get more for older CD’s than you do current ones, the reason for which I don’t know. For instance the new Chris Brown CD, i got “£0.45″ whereas for a 3-4 year old CD i got the same.
Once you have added the bar-code for every CD, it will give you a total quote price and if you are happy, you tick the box and accept it. They will send out some postage stickers and all you have to do is box them and take them to a post office.
Now, if you are someone looking to earn money from selling your CD’s, like you want the same as you paid for it or even half, you have no chance. If you, like me, are having a clear out and could do with the odd £10-£20 then musicmagpie.co.uk is for you.
At the top of the page there are tabs which will explain to you how it works in detail and you can give your money to charity if you would like, otherwise it comes in an e voucher or cheque. When you think about it, it’s very easy and so hassle free, that it seems silly to throw things away when you can get a bit of money for them.
So finally, the site is actually a lot more professional than the annoying advert makes out- though they have changed it to a more stylish one now! So would I use them again? Yes, especially because for 13 CD’s I received £10.51. Woo hoo!
