posted on August 9, 2010 07:17:42 AM
Rather than eBay, might check out a used book store. There's one in my city that buys books...my sister has unloaded a ton of her books there and got a reasonable price. Saved the trouble of listing, shipping, etc. Good luck
posted on August 9, 2010 07:37:35 AM
Really? I thought in this economy bookstores had probably stopped buying. It ties up too much capital. There's a huge bookstore in NYC where some Amazon sellers used to dump books -- they've announced an indefinite moratorium on purchases.
Good for your sister if she's found a place to unload.
posted on August 9, 2010 07:51:32 AM
is it Strand Bookstore?
I know some AMZN booksellers will be interested in buying books from fellow AMZN booksellers who are either suspended or tired of selling books and need to raise cash.
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
posted on August 9, 2010 08:41:19 AM
a moratorium on buying books???
seems like they are shooting themselves in the foot if it is a blanket moratorium. there are always titles out there in high demand, particularly newer books.
powell's bookstore in portland is always buying... they just don't buy everything.
posted on August 9, 2010 08:57:48 AM
Powell's buys online as well but they don't pay very much. You can almost always do better selling the book yourself. That's especially true of textbooks.
posted on August 9, 2010 10:00:34 AM
Half.com is no AMZN,there is also Barnes and Noble,if you have 200 or more books.
But Barnes and Noble has a return policy,30 days.
Some books do sell well on Ebay,esoteric books e.g. occult*
There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
[ edited by hwahwa on Aug 9, 2010 10:01 AM ]
posted on August 17, 2010 08:10:01 PM
"powell's bookstore in portland is always buying... they just don't buy everything."
Powell's is very picky - I once brought in several boxes of books and they purchased a handful - I am somewhat knowledgeable, so although there weren't any high ticket items there, there were a lot of things with good sales ranks that should have been able to sell quickly. There weren't any of the usual items that most bookstores (and Powell's isn't most bookstores) wouldn't have any need of. I left with most of what I came with.
posted on August 18, 2010 04:38:59 AM
ER Hamilton,Powell,Strand of NYC have agents around the country who will buy books in large quantity,the sellers are usually book clubs,wholesale/distributors or retail bookstores closing shops.
They are not interested in one copy of this or one copy of that,it is not worth their efforts to list one or a few copies of the book in their catalog.
It makes them look bad,if they are running a mail order business like E R Hamilton,they will have to refund the customer payment.
Selling books is not a wildly profitable business,some folks like books so they get into the business of selling books,but now with the superstores and discount stores,many small bookstores have gone under.Even medium size bookstores are going under.
Even Barnes and Noble is not faring that well!
But then once I met a couple from Kansas,they are in farmland USA and run a used book store and they did well,the store offers a place where family come to browse/buy and socialise with other families,I guess they are tired of watching corn grows !
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
posted on August 18, 2010 04:47:19 AM
If you go to AMAZON seller forum and post a message that you are selling your inventory,you will get some response from fellow sellers !
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There is no 'Global savings glut',only wild horses and loose bankers.
posted on August 18, 2010 01:03:59 PM
I found six textbooks last Sunday for $1 each and had sold them all 24 hours later.
Textbooks are the Holy Grail of bookselling. Gotta be current ones, though.
I've come up with one way to unload excess copies of common titles. I leave some books out in the lobby of our office building with a big sticker on the cover stating the company name and urging people to share books. A bunch vanish every day. Wait 'till they try to sell them on Amazon. And who knows, it might bring in some business.
And who knows, it might bring in some business.