HMV - Secondhand and bust
So I popped into the local HMV the other day to get a dvd, the dvd in question was in stock in the 2 for a tenner range, so I found a CD I also wanted to get so a cd and a dvd for a tenner that’s very good value in my book. On the way to the till I noticed a section of cds marked as ‘pre owned’ and in contained such classics as Pink Floyds ‘wish you were here’ and Nirvanas ‘Nevermind’ for 2 pounds a pop. Now I have a big concern over this HMV is the only new CD chain in the uk left everyone else has gone bust. I have seen that a lot of people are now offloading there unwanted music on web sites like music magpie where they buy in cds for next to nothing typically 50 to 75p per cd then they sell them on either via ebay, or now it would seam through shops like entertainment exchanger or maybe now HMV. What this is doing is in my view detrimental to the music industry on several levels. 1 it makes it harder for the few remaining second hand record shops to obtai