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Where Do You Sell Your Used Books? Sewing, Quilting, Crafting and Novels.
PattiAnnJ   Advanced OH USA Member since 12/3/06 Posts: 4970	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/1/12 4:02 PM Have you sold any lately? Half Price Books is toooooo cheap. Ebay is not moving anything. Thinking flea market may be best option, or not!
beauturbo Advanced CA USA Member since 5/2/09 Posts: 1426	Login to reply to this post In reply to PattiAnnJ << 2 members like this. Date: 10/1/12 4:32 PM Used bookstores (of the the brick and mortar kind, and there are still some left) have to get their books from someplace. Often it is from people whom don't want them anymore. I think some will pay you cash for them, and also a lot of others will just always be willing to give you at least some credit, towards other used books that they already have in their stores. Of course they are going to give you less credit and not an equal across the board exchange though, or they would be out of business as not making any profit, and not existing anymore. But, if you want to get rid of books, and you have not stopped buying books at all, and would use the credit, and had some place close to you like that (maybe look in the phone book and call around) that might work out good. The few used book stores I know of like that, seem to always be real busy, buyers and sellers and even when when just shopping there, I often see lots of people hauling in all their old used books, to even trade for store credit like that in there often. I think you would make less money (or credit for each one) but a whole lot less work than trying to sell off one by one anyplace, or renting a booth someplace and having to sell from there and a whole lot less time spent on it too. I have not sold any like that, but I have got and purchased a lot of good, nice used sewing books that way. It works good for me, since I really need to/want to page though and eyeball a book, before deciding if it's something I want to buy or not most times.
jannw   Intermediate WA USA Member since 9/3/06 Posts: 7392	Login to reply to this post In reply to PattiAnnJ << Like this post Date: 10/1/12 4:56 PM Amazon buys back books...not for very much. Look up the book you are wanting to get rid of and check the availability box. They list there what they will pay fir the book. I've never done it, so I don't know the details from there..... ------ 2009-113.25 yds 2010-115.5 2011-80.25+30+donated 2012 86.3 yds.. 2013 21.0 Everyone who sews seriously has a stockpile of fabrics, because it is natural to purchase more than can be sewn in any one season" Singer, Timesaving Sewing, 1987
A Beginners Needle   Advanced Beginner CA USA Member since 9/3/09 Posts: 461	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 10/1/12 6:08 PM I've actually sold some through amazon as a third party seller. It's free to sign up I think (my husband has the account). Amazon does take a portion of the sale but allows 3.99 for shipping (always use textbook rate). You won't always be able to ship for that amount, but you end up with more than the Amazon buy back (if that's even an option). If the book sells used on amazon for under $7 or so, I don't bother listing it and just donate it. ------ Tina In my Sewing Room: Pfaff Creative Performance - Pfurple! Juki F600 Brother PRW420 Juki 735 Serger
Franksdottir   Intermediate Member since 4/25/08 Posts: 2398	Login to reply to this post In reply to PattiAnnJ << 3 members like this. Date: 10/1/12 11:57 PM I don't sell books, I buy them, which is why my house is in the state it is in. I have donated books for charity book sales, but generally, if I buy a book, I keep it. ------ Barb
tlmck3 Advanced Beginner IL USA Member since 7/11/05 Posts: 3611	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/2/12 0:54 AM Wherever you try to sell them, be forewarned that if you can sell them at all you are not going to get very much for them unless they are unusual or highly sought after titles. Used bookstores check the prices used books are going for on Amazon and pay accordingly. They are also much, much pickier than they used to be. I used to sell a lot of books to used bookstores and it was never very profitable, but there are so many people trying to sell so many books so cheaply on line these days that it is usually easier to just donate things. At least then you can usually find someone to come pick them up instead of having to schlepp them to the post office or used bookstore. And I say that as someone who used to manage a used bookstore. ------ I am going for a level of perfection that is only mine... Most of the pleasure is in getting that last little piece perfect...Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just keep showing up and doing the work. Chuck Close, painter, printmaker, photographer Hope has two lovely daughters: Anger and Courage St. Augustine
diane s Intermediate OR USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 3885	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/2/12 1:54 AM You can sell the sewing books here on PR in the classifieds. I also sell books on half.com (division of Ebay) I've sold some at my garage sale, but you only get a dollar or so. Next is donate to the library. Sometimes they add them to their collection but usually they sell them to raise money. ------ My grandmother taught me to sew when I was 10, and I've been sewing ever since.
a7yrstitch   Intermediate TX USA Member since 4/1/08 Posts: 4375	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 10/2/12 2:16 AM I give them to my friend who is in charge of collecting books for her church's bazaar. Her goal this year is 500 books. I intend to help - a lot. ------ I have no idea what Apple thought I was saying so be a Peach and credit anything bizarre to auto correct.
Doris W. in TN   Intermediate TN USA Member since 2/9/04 Posts: 6739	Login to reply to this post In reply to tlmck3 << Like this post Date: 10/2/12 8:21 AM Quote: tlmck3 Wherever you try to sell them, be forewarned that if you can sell them at all you are not going to get very much for them unless they are unusual or highly sought after titles. I agree. I take my books to our local library. They have a book sale once or twice a year *and* they also sell books at either amazon or eBay. It is a donation, they raise funds for the library this way, and I receive a charitable donation receipt for our Income taxes. On my receipt, I claim "garage sale" value, which, like Terri said, is not much. 10% of MSRP if you are lucky.
TessKwiltz   Intermediate TX USA Member since 9/21/07 Posts: 1313	Login to reply to this post In reply to Franksdottir << 3 members like this. Date: 10/2/12 10:20 AM Quote: Franksdottir I don't sell books, I buy them, which is why my house is in the state it is in. I have donated books for charity book sales, but generally, if I buy a book, I keep it. LOL I could have written this word for word... Thank goodness for my Kindle. I still buy most arts and crafts books hardcopy, but I only collect novels as electrons now... ------ Tess On threadpainting flowers: "How many colors are in a flower? ... How many do you have?" - Ellen Anne Eddy

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