ShriDurga Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 By Laura Northrup July 30, 2013 Earlier this year, Sony discontinued their Minidisc format. We didn’t report on it at the time because the real news may have been that Minidisc players, the most portable music format of the ’90s, were still in production. The format never quite took off unless you like to record and bootleg concerts. The invention of the MP3 player and small digital recorders made the Minidisc player adorably obsolete, but it does still have loyal fans. Maybe they should get themselves to Walmart. Reader Knah found this Minidisc player marked down to $79. http://consumerist.com/2013/07/30/raiders-of-the-lost-walmart-find-surprisingly-recent-minidisc-player/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony_Fan Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 Believe it or not, this exact model was once available on ebay for less than $20. A few years ago, one ebay seller unloaded many white and black PSYC MD players. We don't know where they came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoPimpKiller Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I look at any local store to me for anything minidisc and none of them ever have any. I wish that I could find some just one time. It would be so nice to buy some minidiscs at a store again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShriDurga Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Go to Japan. Blanks in the electronics retailers, used hardware in the pawn shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony_Fan Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Check your local craigslist. There are plenty of people selling minidisc items for cheap because they don't know what it is or just see it as obsolete electronics. I was able to get 7 standard MDs and 3 1GB Hi-MDs, all for under $25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoPimpKiller Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Check your local craigslist. There are plenty of people selling minidisc items for cheap because they don't know what it is or just see it as obsolete electronics. I was able to get 7 standard MDs and 3 1GB Hi-MDs, all for under $25. Nice pick up. Two summers ago I bought an unopened Hi-MD and about 50 blanks MD's for about $150 off of Craigslist. I needed some cash last year so I ended up selling the unopened Hi-MD though. I keep checking but they don't seem to come up very often around my area. I currently have an email out to someone near me for minidiscs but they haven't replied back yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sony_Fan Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Nice pick up. Two summers ago I bought an unopened Hi-MD and about 50 blanks MD's for about $150 off of Craigslist. I needed some cash last year so I ended up selling the unopened Hi-MD though. I keep checking but they don't seem to come up very often around my area. I currently have an email out to someone near me for minidiscs but they haven't replied back yet. Check craigslist statewide by all the major cities. Many craigslist users are willing to do paypal/shipping. Also, search by different keywords: minidisc, minidisk, mini disc, mini disk, Hi-MD, MD, minidiscs, minidisks, etc. Many craigslist sellers will misspell MiniDisc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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