How much do you spend per month on music (cds/vinyl whatever)

For me, it depends on the month and what expenses I have.

However, at the moment it is anywhere between $140 to $200 per month on CDs. Although I must admit I spent quite a bit lately since I have been on holidays.

On average I tend to buy up to about 16 CDs per month though if the price is good I will buy up to 20.

Unfortunately for me CDs never come as cheap as they do those of you in the US. I buy everything online but I get charged with shipping fees which can limit the amount of CDs I can buy. However, it is still cheaper than buying a CD at a local music store.

To give you an idea - the average price of a new (or lesser known band's) CD here is about $30 (US). That is just 1 CD!

I can buy the same CD online (with shipping fees included) for more than half the price, usually about $12 (US).

It seems to be less each year because I buy fewer each year. Last year I'd say I spent between $75 - 100 per month on CDs and downloads.

I would estimate that I spent about £50 per month on films (Blu-rays and DVDs) and CDs. Usually a mixture of both but sometimes it might just be one or the other.

i would say somewhere between $50 to $100 but i normally wait to do a larger order unless its a swapacd.com cd.

It depends......Lately I have not been buying new stuff till I listen to what I just purchesed a few times.

Nowhere near as much as I used to. Freakin' economy...

Nowhere near what I used to, between $20 to $40 a month, some months less or even nothing.

It used to be alot, hundreds of dollars depending on the month. Now maybe $100 bucks every few months. The economy and jobs have really made the past 3 years tough.

I prefer not to know. I don't set aside a certain amount. I just get what I get when I can afford it. It helps that I rarely spend more than $10 on any single cd. I'm a bargain hunter.

Probably $30-$50 a month...I get a LOT of used items...hardly anything brand new.

It depends on what expenses I have and what extra I have to spend.

If you ask me,nowhere near enough. If you ask my wife,entirely too much ! I'm lucky if I plunk down $20.00 in a month anymore. I just don't have the extra income for it like I used to.

I don't keep a tally, and that's probably a good thing!

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Probably $30-$50 a month...I get a LOT of used items...hardly anything brand new.

Same here, I very rarely buy anything brand new

manny wrote:

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Probably $30-$50 a month...I get a LOT of used items...hardly anything brand new.

Same here, I very rarely buy anything brand new

I'm kind of the same way. We're not doing a very good job of supporting the cause are we?

Here's the thing, I have two used C.D stores in the city I live in, so of course I'm going to take advantage of that...

I don't have a set amount just a range I try to keep to. In stores I stick to cash purchases since sometimes it's too easy to put it on the credit card. I also limit myself for what I'm willing to pay for a particular CD. My problem is that the wants tend to be found cheaply in large waves at prices I can't pass up. Surest way to make this happen is to simply think I'm going to curtail my buying for a bit - instant finds on the cheap appear.

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Probably $30-$50 a month...I get a LOT of used items...hardly anything brand new.

me too, about $30-$50 a month as well. Thrift stores, pawn shops, record stores, craigslist. mostly vinyl these days.

That's pretty cool that you can find stuff at second hand stores.

For me, that selection seems limited to ebay however I may well be wrong and not looking in the right places.

I'm mostly interested in seeking out first pressings / out of prints and I know that pawn shops are great for that. I bought Rage's Missing Link the first pressing from Second Spin about a year ago for like 7 bucks and that was a great find especially as it was brand new and sealed!

However I wish I could find more places like that - ebay is not really great because there are too many bootlegs and pirated copies around.

Alex Dee Rokket wrote:

That's pretty cool that you can find stuff at second hand stores.

For me, that selection seems limited to ebay however I may well be wrong and not looking in the right places.

I'm mostly interested in seeking out first pressings / out of prints and I know that pawn shops are great for that. I bought Rage's Missing Link the first pressing from Second Spin about a year ago for like 7 bucks and that was a great find especially as it was brand new and sealed!

However I wish I could find more places like that - ebay is not really great because there are too many bootlegs and pirated copies around.

I like second spin a lot.

Probably somewhere between $50 and $200. That seems like a lot, but it's really all I buy aside from essentials like food and stuff. I have friends that spend $200 a weekend on clubs and booze, so there are worse things I could spend my money on.

I'd say about $500 or so a month depends on the time of year to. This time of years is slow with new releases so not as much.

Wargod

Wargod wrote:

I'd say about $500 or so a month depends on the time of year to. This time of years is slow with new releases so not as much.

Wargod

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Eyesore wrote:

Probably somewhere between $50 and $200. That seems like a lot, but it's really all I buy aside from essentials like food and stuff. I have friends that spend $200 a weekend on clubs and booze, so there are worse things I could spend my money on.

I feel the same. Sometimes i spend in excess of 200 on music but I don't spend on anything else like clubbing or drinking either.

With my burgeoning beer-snobbiness, I'm actually spending more on beer in a month than CDs these days.

Eyesore wrote:

Wargod wrote:

I'd say about $500 or so a month depends on the time of year to. This time of years is slow with new releases so not as much.

Wargod

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me as well!!