You heard somewhere that downloading commercial MP3s for free is illegal. After all, world famous singers have to eat too. If worse came to worse, all your favorite stars like Eminem, Little Kim and Madonna would have to settle for only million dollar paydays instead of multi-million dollar contracts. Why, they may actually become so depressed they might quit making music altogether. Wait! Before you dart off to download more MP3s, just know that if you get caught (and many have, believe it or not) the authorities could prosecute you to the full extent of the law. Why take a risk when you can simply buy cheap CDs for costs lower than retail price?

Where To Find The Cheap CD's
The cheapest CD prices you can find will either be from an auction site or from local book and CD/record stores that sell used CDs at half price. Shopping in your local neighborhood has its advantage using over auction sites. Auction sites face much more competition from CD buyers all over the world, and has no guarantee on the quality of the CD. Many half price stores have a guarantee that the CD works, and you may very well find some CDs priced less than $5.00-$10.00.

Auction sites like Yahoo, Ebay and E Auction World do provide some savings when compared to full retail price. If you want to save money then stop buying CDs at retail price! Even with online stores like Amazon, E Campus and A1 Books, you're only only getting a discount from the full retail price. The only way you could save significant money from buying from the biggest online vendors is if you buy in quantity and can take advantage of their free shipping deals.

Other Online CD Stores
Online stores that sell cheap new CDs include Deep Discount, which gives you the savings for each CD from $2.00 to $7.00. The company also offers free shipping and handling which sweetens the deal. Other online vendors of new CDs include CD Universe and Cheap-CDs, and Ebay and Half.com partner up to bring consumers 50% savings on CDs. Cheap UK CDs are offered at discounted pounds from the 101 CD website.

Cheap used CDs are also available online from vendors such as Prex and Second Spin, which is the the largest Internet seller and buyer of used CDs, DVDs and games. In addition to cheap DVDs, the company also offers seasonal discounts such as 25% off all merchandise. Save some money this Grammy season by buying discounted CDs.