As the 1990s ticked by, more retailers began to offer used CDs. One catalyst for this was that, in March 1991, Sony Music announced it would no longer accept retailer returns on opened CDs.

When Brown was in college, he remembers the roles of vinyl and CD buying were reversed, when buying records was cheaper than buying a CD. Brown remembers used records costing around $5 and used CDs ...

Murfie co-founders Preston Austin (left) and Matt Younkle have a mission that runs counter to the flow of music business — build the world's largest CD store.