Game Zover
2010 has seen me catch some kind of decluttering bug. I've recently been selling some of my CDs and books on Amazon. It doesn't bring in a lot of cash (sometimes just pennies per item), but I think selling things on to people who want them is a more sensible way to operate than dumping Stereolab's back catalogue in my nearest charity shop, where it'll no doubt remain until hell freezes over. That wouldn't be decluttering - that'd just be moving my clutter elsewhere.
In the process of listing items, I'd come across a seller called 'zoverstocks' who had an annoying habit of, once you'd listed an item, dropping their price to 1p less than you were offering.
Another name you tend to come across when investigating the logistics of punting the CD collection is Music Magpie (no link provided, for reasons which will become evident, but google them), the most well-known 'cash 4 cds' type site. Now, in their favour, MM make it really easy for you - you type in the CD's barcode and it instantly quotes you a price, and they provide freepost envelopes for you to get the stuff to them. On the other hand, they're famous for offering crap prices.
"Ministry of Sound: Beaver House Buttshakers 9" - 68p
"The Bible, read by Jesus Christ and Prunella Scales (unabridged)" - 72p
"That Obscure Indie Album That Carries No Cachet Any More" - 31p
'zoverstocks' is (one of) the name(s) used by Music Magpie when selling on their cheaply-gotten gains on Amazon.
[the remainder of this post removed at the request of zoverstocks]