I know several of us have tried Lala for CD
swapping. Well, that pond pretty much dried up! But, I just wanted to
share a bit about a couple of other swap sites I use.

First up is the new Music Boomerang.

Although
it was in beta testing for some time, it is now open to the public. You
can swap CDs and decide if you want front art, all art, no art, and
whether you will accept promos or not. It only costs $1 per trade, and
you pay your own shipping when you send something out. For billing
purposes, you will need to set up an Amazon.com account. You can also
buy CDs through the links to Amazon. But, buying is not the focus
here--trading is!

For DVDs, I use Swap-A-Dvd
There,
you upload your DVDs (case and artwork is required) and choose your
movies based on your wants. There is no cost, but you can purchase
shipping through the site. I don't use this one much, but I have gotten
rid of a couple of stinkers and got a couple of decent keepers.

My favorite site, however, is PaperBackSwap.
I
have traded out many books that I just do not think I would ever
re-read. I have gotten many titles by authors that I already liked but
just had not gotten around to purchasing these books. You can trade
paperbacks or hardbacks, and you can even set up requestor conditions
so that you get the quality of book you are trading out. For example,
if you don't want books from a home with smoking and pet dander, set it
up. People will only be allowed to ship to you if they meet those
requirements. Again, there is NO cost except for the shipping you pay
on outgoing books. You can buy shipping through the site if you prefer.
Then, you can ship those books without having to actually go in the
Post Office.

If you try any of these, drop me a line there. As on the boards, I am alldatndensum.

Music Boomerang looks interesting to get rid of the CDs I never listen too.
Let me see if Music Boomerang works for me too.
Maybe I need a little help.

I am not sure if Music Boomerang is open to people outside of the USA. You will have to research that.

As for SwapADvd and PaperBackSwap, those are for USA residents only. There is some talk of expanding internationally, but I don't think that a lot of people want to pay the higher shipping rates to send stuff overseas. Plus, you get into the different region codes on DVDs and possible non-English versions of books. So, I doubt that these will be expanded, but a separate site for Europeans might be a good idea.

I'm to greedy to swap...

Surely you get some CDs that you wish you hadn't bought?

Yeah, but I'm worse than a pack rat. When it comes to DVDs, CDs or computer parts...I don't throw or give away anything, unless I already have double of some particular item. I have over 2000 DVDs, 1500+ music CDs (not counting what my wife and kids own), 900+ video games (gameboy & PSP included) and a garage full of computer parts.

You can't have it all.
I feel an outlaw for swapping sites.

Dreams could open his own swapping site. Most DVDs, CDs, etc aren't worth keeping over the long haul.

I need to check out that cd swapping site.
I don't have much in the way of dvd's anymore. I also don't tend to keep paperbacks either. Seems I trade all my books (or give most away) when I'm done reading them.

You are our first truly international customer, and we're happy to have you.

Wow, maybe at least a site who's happy to have me.

Joined MusicBoomerang and asked if this site is for people outside the US too.
The answer I got from a guy from MusicBoomerang that I am the first international customer there.
So I doubt if I can trade the CDs I want there.
Who's so silly to trade CDs with a person outside the US??

All you can do is post the discs you wish to part with and start setting up a wish list. Also, get you an Amazon.com account so that you can have your Music Boomerang fees billed through there. There is a $1 per swap fee for every disc you receive.

If people want your stuff, you'll know soon enough.