[Thor Joachim Haga]

It’s interesting that you say that, that is not my experience at all. Perhaps it’s different in Norway. The way I see it, CDs have been remarkably resilient to price increases, thereby becoming actually cheaper.

That is not my experience at all.

Going back a few years, right before the pandemic, a full-price CD in Norway was about 150-180 NOK. That had been a resilient price, as you call it, more or less since the 90s. Today, it’s in the 250-300 NOK range. At least for the titles on my want list, which is what I search for. This is going by Platekompaniet, the sole CD store survivor in Norway.

Internationally, the rise hasn’t been as extreme (maybe some $5), but you can see it by the relative absence of deals and campaigns, where the campaign price (if there is one) is much, much higher. In other words, the “bottom range” is much higher. It’s almost impossible to find deals anymore, and that’s really the parameter I use for saying how expensive CDs have become. And that’s obviously BEFORE taking shipping and customs into account, which raises the price into astronomical heights. Of course, it also makes a difference that the Norwegian krone is much, much weaker compared to other currencies (twice as weak, basically).

Damn, we’re already discussing things more relevant in the ‘four threats’ thread….my bad! But still looking, as always, for those hidden online CD stores. I feel like it’s like mushroom hunting. People find a good spot, but never tell anyone else about it!