Buy · Sell · Swap CDs. Own it.

CD Sauce is a marketplace built for one thing, and that thing is CDs. Not a general auction site with a CD category bolted on the side. A dedicated place where Australians buy used CDs, sell the ones they're done with, and swap directly with other music lovers.

Why CDs, in this day and age? Because the compact disc is quietly the best-value way to own music there has ever been. You get the album as the artist sequenced it, the artwork and the liner notes. And it's physical media, so nobody can pull it from your library in a licensing dispute. The format spent two decades being the way music arrived in Australian homes, so second hand CDs are everywhere and they're cheap. This is the part where I'd normally grumble about the vinyl revival, but I've been advised to be gracious.

CD Sauce started, like most good things, with a grievance. Years of flipping through op-shop CD crates and finding the same wall every time. Classical compilations, aerobics albums, last decade's Christmas releases. Meanwhile the music worth hearing sat in cupboards all over Australia, going nowhere. This site is the fix. The cupboards open, the good ones move, and nobody has to drive to a fourth op shop on a Saturday morning hoping this one's different.

The racks run wide. Rock from pub-rock staples to expanded remasters, pop and the great lost B-sides of the CD-single era, jazz reissues with liner notes that read like short books, plus metal, electronic, country, classical and everything between. Browse by genre or hunt something specific. Both work.

Sellers grade each disc on one ladder, Mint down to Fair, with the rules for every step spelled out so "Good" means the same thing in every listing. Photograph the barcode on the back of the case and we pull the pressing details from Discogs for you, so the listing says which edition it actually is. Payments run through Stripe, sellers carry reviews, and fees are fifty cents a side, flat, because we'd rather the music moved than the fees did. And if money isn't the point, swap CDs directly. Your disc for theirs, posted with tracking both ways.

So, browse the racks. If you've got a shelf that needs thinning, sell your CDs. Somewhere out there is someone who's been hunting exactly what you've stopped playing.

Where can I buy used CDs in Australia?

CD Sauce is an Australian online marketplace for used CDs. People list albums from their own shelves, you pay by card through Stripe, and the seller posts the CD to you anywhere in Australia. Every price shown includes postage. The other main places are op shops, second hand record stores, eBay, Discogs, Gumtree and Facebook Marketplace. Our guide to where to buy CDs in Australia compares them all.

What are second hand CDs worth?

Most second hand CDs sell for $1 to $5 in Australia. Albums that are harder to find go for $15 to $35. On CD Sauce the typical asking price is about $3, plus postage.

How much is postage?

Sellers set their own postage, and most charge a flat $5 within Australia. The price on every listing already includes it.

What are the fees?

50 cents from the buyer and 50 cents from the seller on each sale. There are no listing fees and no percentage of the price. Swaps are free.

Is CD Sauce legit?

CD Sauce is run from Melbourne by its founder, Roman. Payments go through Stripe, and your payment is held until the CD arrives. Buyers review the seller after every sale.

Can I swap CDs instead of buying?

Yes. Sellers can mark a CD as open to swaps. You offer one of yours, they accept, and you each post your CD. Swaps are free and need an account.