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Magpie’s magic: CD and DVD site cashes in on Christmas
A BUSINESS that buys and sells used CDs, DVDs and video games online enjoyed its busiest ever day last month as people sold unwanted Christmas gifts to free up cash.
Entertainment Magpie buys the items through its Music Magpie website and they are then cleaned, repackaged and sold through its That’s Entertainment brand, which runs a website and 26 high street stores.
The business said in one day in January it bought a record-breaking 602,417 items – six times the normal – as people made good on New Year’s resolutions to declutter and get rid of unwanted Christmas gifts.
The most commonly traded items on the day were the greatest hits album of Guns N’Roses, pictured, Nirvana albums and Lord of the Rings DVD box-sets. The firm also said nearly a million items were sold on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, with U2’s Joshua Tree album and Dirty Dancing DVDs topping the list of unwanted gifts.
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