eBay is a good place to see what price a certain title may fetch. Even so, prices vary widely
from time to time. Depends on who's bidding against who. If two eBayers battle it out over a
CD that they badly want, the price shoots up. It may be much cheaper the next time it is on
offer. Also what helps is to shop around on the internet. If you are patient you will find that
you can get rare titles for not so much money in places like Amazon used or Gemm. If you
have set a maximum price you want to spend on eBay you can try it for a number of times
and you will eventually get lucky. You will be surprised how many times those very rare titles
pop up on eBay. Besides that most often used word 'rare' on eBay is most of the time
exaggerated and is used for all items even the most common.

But to answer your question, follow a CD on eBay if you want an estimation of it's true
market value.

chris, January 24, 2008; 10:06 AM

You might also want to check on various internet delaers like SAE or Intrada, for example. Each has a section on out of print and rare items. See how much they are going for and you'll get some idea of their value.

weavercp, January 24, 2008; 12:29 PM

On www.soundtrack.net you can sometimes find an indication to the market value of a particular soundtrack.

You can also try www.musicstack.com, which list various stores selling 'rare' music.

As stated here many times: the real value of a CD/LP is all about supply and demand.

rinse_dream, January 24, 2008; 12:53 PM

Thanks for the informative replies.

I thought it would be a 'How long is a piece of string' question. I seem to recall a book/magazine from years ago with such information. Guess in this disposable age it has no fixed relevance anymore.

Apologies if it's a subject that's been covered previously.

michael, January 24, 2008; 1:10 PM

The best answer was listed above: supply and demand! Prices fluctuate wildly even on eBay. As much as I like Intrada and SAE for their superb services, their mark-up on rare collectibles is a bit too steep and sometimes out of touch with the current market.

Welcome to the collector's market :)

delerue, January 25, 2008; 10:16 AM