Auction: Classic Books???

Subject: Auction: Classic Books???
From: Sorcha
Date: 18 Sep 05 - 02:53 PM

Would there be ANY interest in NON music Classic books such as Hemmingway, Faulkner, Steinbeck, old Greek plays etc? I am clearing out books so I can get MORE!

If you think there is interest, what would be best way to do it? List all books in one auction for High Bidder on Each (and all pay same price) or list a few at a time individually?

If there is NO interest, I'm going to offer them free for exact shipping.

Subject: RE: Auction: Classic Books???
From: GUEST
Date: 18 Sep 05 - 06:56 PM

Give them to the Salvation Army and take the tax write-off.

Subject: RE: Auction: Classic Books???
From: Sorcha
Date: 18 Sep 05 - 08:00 PM

Can do that too. Just trying this first. Guests can't bid or get anytyhing anyway.

Subject: RE: Auction: Classic Books???
From: NH Dave
Date: 19 Sep 05 - 12:36 AM

Possibly give them to a School Library that can use them? You'd have the tax write off there too, if you are in a tax bracket where it makes a difference. I generally loan books with no expectation of ever seeing them again. That way I'm pleasantly surprised it the do turn up again.

Dave

Subject: RE: Auction: Classic Books???
From: Sorcha
Date: 19 Sep 05 - 02:52 AM

Actually, the tax write off is not an issue. We don't have enough de ducks. I can always send them to the local library but they are overloaded. As always.

Subject: RE: Auction: Classic Books???
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Sep 05 - 04:25 AM

Somewhere in New Orleans?

Subject: RE: Auction: Classic Books???
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 20 Sep 05 - 11:16 AM

If you look at someplace like Amazon's auction, you could list them for a tiny price and they tack on a shipping price. Since they take a percentage of the sales price, they might keep the single penny you charged, and if you ship book rate you'll still save a little from the amount they let you collect for shipping.

If you were to sell them as a single lot at someplace like eBay, I'd suggest boxing them, weighing them at the post office, figuring book rate, and offering them for .99 in a 7-day auction and see what happens. Be sure you have your shipping high enough to cover a little gas to the post office and the box and the tape.

SRS

Subject: RE: Auction: Classic Books???
From: Sorcha
Date: 20 Sep 05 - 12:25 PM

They prob need books in NO but doubt they are ready to deal with things like that yet, esp with Rita on the way....

Subject: RE: Auction: Classic Books???
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Sep 05 - 08:57 PM

Alas, American School Libraries are throwing away dumpster fulls of books - my collection on English ballads came from a night janitor - Steel Rails came a kid.

If, you have a humantarian heart - pay the postage and ship them to the Marshal Islands where they have VERY little of anything but children...or maybe Scarpi in Finland.

Subject: RE: Auction: Classic Books???
From: Jim Dixon
Date: 20 Sep 05 - 09:00 PM

When I have books I want to get rid of, I take them to a used bookstore. I know a couple of good ones that will give me a generous credit on future purchases. Of course they don't take everything, so whatever I have left over, I donate to a charity that holds an annual book sale. It's much less time-consuming than trying to find buyers/takers on my own.