Selling Bootleg CDs at School

Bankraped · #1 (**permalink**) 08-18-2008, 09:29 PM

About a year ago, I realized everyone at my school was an internet illiterate. So, being the enterprising young lad I am, I offered this proposition to my schoolyard chums: Gimmie 5 euro and I'll get ye any CD ye want. What I did was I just torrented all the music that was requested and burned em on to some cd-r's that cost a fiver for 10. At the end of the pack I had a healthy profit and was poised to continue(on a larger scale), until my pc fucked out and the new one didn't have apropriate burning facilities. But, whatever. There is massive potential here for large-scale media pirating, if you are willing to make the investment of a dvd/blu-ray burner and a large ammount of discs. Books, Multi-platform games, PC software and music can be pirated and sold to internet-illiterates and those to lazy to make the effort at massive profit margins, if you can keep autorathy figures in the dark.

creationX · #2 (**permalink**) 08-19-2008, 03:39 AM

Great idea people at my school aren't good with computers at all they don't know anything but email,myspace,and youtube.

Yeah, there is some serious cash to be made at school with computers sellin bootlegs,fillin up peoples mp3s (i've done this multible times cause they don't know what limewire is hehehe! Just have them write down the songs they want.) $_$

EDIT: oh yeah forgot to add that if they want over 20 songs make them pay 1 dollar for each extra song. Apple does it so why can't you!

viRus08 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-19-2008, 05:27 AM

In my personal opinion, bad idea. Actually, very bad idea.

I remember I started doing something similar to this in 7th grade. Bootlegging most forms of media and selling for a moderate price. A few of my friends were more into cigarettes/fireworks ect.

I made a fair bit of money for the first month, until another kid that was doing a similar thing got fucked up bad, almost expelled, police attention etc. All pretty intimidating for a 7th grader. It's a great idea, but not through school (During or after hours), if you are enrolled and doing this shit, you will get fucked up bad. Talk spreads too fast and the authorities will find out, it's just a matter of time before somebody over hears something. If you insist, for your benefit keep it small. Take the same approach as you would dealing marijuana, very small network with trustworthy people, reap a minor profit and leave it at that.

Anthem 13 · #4 (**permalink**) 08-19-2008, 06:12 AM

Like virus said, this probably won't go over well with the school authorities and local police. I actually made a few bootleg CDs, and even one DVD for friends. It cost me nothing, as my parents already had plenty of DVDs and CDs in stock. I torrented some shit, burned it, and sold it. I got a total of $30 for 3 CDs, and for the DVD I got $25. So I got a total of $55 dollars without spending a single penny. Pretty good business if you ask me, although it can be surprisingly risky to do this in places like your school.

Bankraped · #5 (**permalink**) 08-19-2008, 02:28 PM

On second thoughts, there may be another way of distribution. First off you'd want a phone with a decent sized memory card and bluetooth. Simply torrent the media as usual, and instead of burning it, just send it via bluetooth. The only real problem with this method would be the time involved in send a 175mb album ora 750mb film via bluetoot.

creationX · #6 (**permalink**) 08-19-2008, 07:53 PM

Yeah, now that you think about it maybe its not such a good idea. Are there ways to sell things at school that won't get you exspelled? like filling mp3s for cash I've done that a lot I've got caught once they just said to stop listening to mp3s in the halls so I started doing that in the lunch room where you can listen to mp3s they never said anything since. also just like virus said i filled up mp3s for about 3-5 people not to a whole lot that probably made a big difference too. For the bluetooth just torrent it have them give you their email zip the torrent file send it to them. problem solved.

Delirious · #7 (**permalink**) 08-20-2008, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Bankraped

if you are willing to make the investment of a dvd/blu-ray burner

In reality, a DVD Burner may only set you back $24. Same goes with blank discs.

But then again, like the others said it's risky. Also, I wouldnt even bother with Blu-Ray for now. It's a lot more expensive, and not that many even use it yet.

viRus08 · #8 (**permalink**) 08-20-2008, 07:52 AM

Bluetoothing won't work.

For one, the transfer rate will be a pain.
Secondly, nobody will pay. With CD/DVD disks there is a level of effort involved with the production, as well as the fact that you are exchanging them a physical item, not just a file, but something of worth.
Think how hard it is going to be to demand payment for file transferring. When you're standing right infront of somebody they will just ask for a freebe. Sure you may make one or two sales, but don't expect to be making a business out of it.

S7@1T3D · #9 (**permalink**) 08-20-2008, 07:54 AM

Possible way around school authorites "he was paying for the disc whatever is on there is a gift"?

Anthem 13 · #10 (**permalink**) 08-20-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by S7@1T3D

Possible way around school authorites "he was paying for the disc whatever is on there is a gift"?

Hmm. That sounds like it could work. Smart idea.

CyberWar · #11 (**permalink**) 08-20-2008, 11:39 PM

How about just using BitTorrent or RevConnect?

Of course, if there are suckers who are still willing to pay ridiculously high prices for DVDs and CDs, profiting on them is not a bad idea.

As for legal status, I think it would require you to forge and sell tremendous amounts of data to attract the cops' attention. I am pretty sure they have more important matters to attend than trouble with a kid selling bootleg CDs to friends.

Good thing all these copyright laws are not strictly enforced in my place.

Bankraped · #12 (**permalink**) 08-21-2008, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Delirious

In reality, a DVD Burner may only set you back $24. Same goes with blank discs.

But then again, like the others said it's risky. Also, I wouldnt even bother with Blu-Ray for now. It's a lot more expensive, and not that many even use it yet.

Well, I was thinking for ps3 games more than anything else.

Anthem 13 · #13 (**permalink**) 08-23-2008, 03:14 AM

You could make some serious cash for PS3/Xbox 360 games. Think about it. A new release costs around $50. Sell that at a discounted price of maybe 35 or 40 ( If you don't mind going cheap ;] ) and you could really be in the money for a while. But the equipment to burn these including the CDs would be pretty expensive.

squat251 · #14 (**permalink**) 08-23-2008, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthem 13

You could make some serious cash for PS3/Xbox 360 games. Think about it. A new release costs around $50. Sell that at a discounted price of maybe 35 or 40 ( If you don't mind going cheap ;] ) and you could really be in the money for a while. But the equipment to burn these including the CDs would be pretty expensive.

...never tried to play a game you burned before have you?

that will ONLY work if the person has "modded" the console with a mod chip, or if the games are for a computer. trust me you CANNOT play a copied game on a normal console, only a pc.

selling DVDs is awesome, if you cant find the right movie online, or the DL would take to long find a movie rental that has 1$ Tuesdays and rent about 10 of them, make a copy and use it as your master, with a large HDD you can store a lot of movies, or copy them directly.