Help Center - How to post a CD

Posting a CD to your Tower is very easy.  You can post CDs one at a time, or in batches, or upload a file of UPCs.

Before you Post, please note:

• Your CDs must be the original discs.
  • Posting burned copies of CDs is not permitted.
  • Posting a burned copy of a CD will jeopardize your membership at SwapaCD.
• All CDs, including Promotional or Advanced copies, must match the Title, Artist, Track Listing, and Disc Count exactly.
• Your CDs must be playable to be posted.
• CDs at SwapaCD are valued at 1 credit per disc.

To post your CD:

• Go to the Post CDs page

  From anywhere on the site:
  • Place your cursor over My Account in the toolbar at the top of the page
  • Click Post CDs in the menu that drops down

From My Account:

• Click the Post CDs tab

From My Bookshelf:

• Click the link "Post CDs" at the top left, in the yellow bar 

•  Posting by UPC  (left of page) 

• The UPC is a 12-digit number on the back of the CD case, below the barcode.
• If the UPC field does not turn green, and no listing preview comes up, the UPC (title/artist) are not recognized by the SwapaCD database.
• Check that you have entered the information correctly, and try again.
  

• Posting by Title and Artist (right of page)

  • This may bring up several choices
  • Scroll down the list and check the track lists to find your exact CD

• On the next page:

  • You will see the CD Listing Preview.
    • confirm that this is the correct CD.
    • Click the + beside "Track Listing" to check the tracks
    • Title, Artist, Track Listing, and Disc Count must ALL match your CD exactly in order to use this listing to post your CD.
  • Choose your CD Attributes (what you are planning to include with your CD):
    • Disc Only
    • Disc + back insert
    • Disc + front insert
    • Disc + front and back inserts
  • Choose whether or not to put this CD onto your Tower on Hold (so that it is not available for requesting).

• When you are done, click

  • Be sure that your CD matches the one shown (artist, title, tracks, and disc count) 

  • Do not click Refresh on your browser while the button reads "Processing..."  Doing this may cause the CD to be posted twice.

To Post multiple CDs:

• Click the "Post Multiple CDs" link at the top of the Post CDs page
• Enter your UPCs
• All valid/recognized UPCs will turn green in the list
  • Any UPCs in boxes that do NOT turn green are not recognized by the SwapaCD database.
  • Check those UPCs for accuracy--remove any that are not recognized

To Post a File of UPCs:

• Click the "Post a File of UPCs" link at the top of the Post CDs page
• You'll see a "Browse..." button that will allow you to find the plain text file of UPCs on your computer.
• Next, click the "Upload File Now" button to send the list of UPCs to our servers.
• On the next page, you'll be asked to confirm each CD before it's added to your Tower.

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