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What's going on here? The moment CDs are discontinued, they increase geometrically in price. Wha?????
Until recently, discontinued CDs were sold as "cutouts" for a fraction of their new price. Now, they're selling for $60, $80 or more! Why? The London Haydn Symphonies box set's going for something like $140 [and I'm not sure it's even actually discontinued yet].
Is it because these CDs are from the digital golden era? Oh, wait - THERE'S NO SUCH THING. Early CDs have been almost universally scorned for their artificial, digital sound. Digital technology improves with time, and is continuing to do so.
Nor are these special remasterings, or special in any way. Just regular, everyday CDs. Some aren't even that good; some are routine, indifferent remasterings.
Most of these CDs were discontinued by the manufacturers because they weren't selling. So, how can these re-sellers be getting these prices, if nobody's even that interested?
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