I don’t know about everyone else, but all of my CDs have been in a storage building or the garbage for a few years now, turns out iPodMeister has been offering their services for about the same amount of time.

The equation is simple, you send them your CDs, DVDs and BluRays, they send you an iPod (nano,touch,classic), check for an iPhone (so you can activate/register it) or a hard drive.

Not only do they turn the non-biodegradable box loads lurking in your basement in to something of money or an iPod, but for a little more they’ll digitize all of your music and send it back to you on DVDs. Shipping is free, to and from, they’ll send you a label, you mail them a box. The only real stipulations are no scratches, complete cover art, and original jewel case (dusty, scratched or otherwise), no bootlegs, liquidations, etc. And BluRay discs count double.

You can find a full list on unaccepted items on their website.

The rates range from 150 to 600 CD/DVDs. They’re a New York based company open from 8am to 8pm, Monday through Sunday, if it all sounds too good to be true, hit them up:

877.IPOD.CDS (877.476.3237)

or

promo@ipodmeister.com

And visit them at www.ipodmeister.com

iPodMeister was founded by a group of musicians and students after we made the following discoveries:

• Selling CDs to a used record store is usually a humiliating experience and a waste of time and energy.

• CDs that are almost worthless in the U.S. often fetch higher prices abroad.

• Many people in the U.S. have “gone digital” and switched entirely from CDs to digital music. The overwhelming majority of people in many other countries still like to listen to CDs (see chart on left). Many people in developing countries won’t be able to spend $200 or $300 for an iPod for years to come.

• CDs do a lot of damage to the environment when thrown into the garbage. They are difficult to break down and there are no ways to recycle them.

• Many people are reluctant to part with their CDs even though they are just collecting dust and taking up space. It is easier to declutter if one knows that one’s CD collection will be appreciated again.

*http://www.ipodmeister.com/aboutus.htm