iPodMeister offers a new iPod or iPhone in exchange for all old CDs & DVDs
In the past, many folks made a good living reselling stuff at steep discounts to people in poor countries.
That business model is being followed today by iPodMeister. The company, based in New York, takes your used CDs and DVDs, sends them off to poorer countries where people can’t afford MP3 players, and gives you a new iPod, iPhone and now iPad in return.
What you get depends on what you give. In exchange for 220 discs, you’ll get an 8GB iPod Nano. A 16GB iPhone 3GS goes for 330 discs. And a 16GB iPad with Wi-Fi can be had if you have 600 discs. If you want the top of the line iPad, a 64GB model with Wi-Fi and 3G capability, that will cost you 1,150 discs.
All genres of discs are accepted, with certain limitations. No porn, no scratched discs, no promotional discs.
Blu-ray discs get you double credit, and each disc of a multi-disc collection are counted. If you’re turning in DVDs, you can send only Region 1 or all-region discs.
Shipping of the discs to iPodMeister is free. And if you’re worried about losing all that great music, the company will digitize it and return it on a disc, if you’re willing to send in even more CDs. For example, that 64GB iPad with Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity will cost you 1,400 discs, if you want the music copied.
Answer the following three questions to see whether your CD’s are eligible:
a) Did you buy your CDs/DVDs individually one-by-one in a record- or video store or online?
b) Are the CDs in their original cases with complete front and back cover art (dusty or broken cases are okay)
c) Are the CDs/DVDs without visible scratches if you hold them approximately twelve inches from your face?
If you answered “yes” to all these questions they will most likely accept your CDs.
That business model is being followed today by iPodMeister. The company, based in New York, takes your used CDs and DVDs, sends them off to poorer countries where people can’t afford MP3 players, and gives you a new iPod, iPhone and now iPad in return.
What you get depends on what you give. In exchange for 220 discs, you’ll get an 8GB iPod Nano. A 16GB iPhone 3GS goes for 330 discs. And a 16GB iPad with Wi-Fi can be had if you have 600 discs. If you want the top of the line iPad, a 64GB model with Wi-Fi and 3G capability, that will cost you 1,150 discs.
All genres of discs are accepted, with certain limitations. No porn, no scratched discs, no promotional discs.
Blu-ray discs get you double credit, and each disc of a multi-disc collection are counted. If you’re turning in DVDs, you can send only Region 1 or all-region discs.
Shipping of the discs to iPodMeister is free. And if you’re worried about losing all that great music, the company will digitize it and return it on a disc, if you’re willing to send in even more CDs. For example, that 64GB iPad with Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity will cost you 1,400 discs, if you want the music copied.
Answer the following three questions to see whether your CD’s are eligible:
a) Did you buy your CDs/DVDs individually one-by-one in a record- or video store or online?
b) Are the CDs in their original cases with complete front and back cover art (dusty or broken cases are okay)
c) Are the CDs/DVDs without visible scratches if you hold them approximately twelve inches from your face?
If you answered “yes” to all these questions they will most likely accept your CDs.
