[Heccubus]

CD prices go up for a number of reasons. Lacking sales, inflation, production costs, things along those lines. If a CD is older, do you really think it's going to sell all that well? The stores pretty much have to charge more for older releases in order to actually turn a profit. CD prices may not be cheap, but there are plenty of ways of getting CDs for less than the major stores want.

[mrtimp]

of course they are lacking in sales if they are charging what they do for some of them, go and buy 3 or 4 CDs you are looking at 50-60 bucks easy, i understand your point about the older stuff totally, another thing to add is they digitally remaster some of these older CDs to try and bone you some more, its crazy i am just happy i have a big collection and dont really need to go out and spend $$$