Double check used CDs before buying them

I’ve been buying CDs from charity shops for a few years now. You find all sorts of hidden treasures, and you’re giving money to a local cause rather than a streaming service. Used cassettes and LPs are fun too, though you have pay close attention to their condition or you’ll get something warped, scratched up, mouldy, or some unfortunate combination of the above. Paying close attention… huh, what a concept. Turns out this does apply to CDs too. I’ve thus far had no issues with scratched discs, though I’ve bought CDs only to bring them home and realise the disc doesn’t match the jewel case! Often times they’re the same artist, though occasionally I’ve had some that are completely different. Some examples: Harry Connick Jr’s Star Turtle had Harry Connick Jr’s She inside. The double CD set of Now (That’s What I Call Music) 35 had one correct disc, and the other was a blank CD-R. I mean, I always need more blank CDs for my old computer projects. But I was after some music in this case.…