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Advice Column For Newbie Booksellers Suggestions On What NOT To Do
Last Post Feb 15, 2010 2:08 PM by: cornercube
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casadejunque
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Advice Column For Newbie Booksellers Suggestions On What NOT To Do

Jul 28, 2003 10:35 PM
I thought maybe some of you old timers (as in book sales experience, that is!) could toss out your best quick advice for new booksellers on what NOT to do/sell on Ebay.

Here's my two cents:

Readers Digest Condensed books are worthless . Zero. Zip. Zilch. Nada.

Book Club Editions are usually worthless, but there are some exceptions. The more experienced booksellers can probably explain this better than I could.

There are several good, free used book sites on the internet where you can check to see what your book might be worth.

Next?
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Feb 3, 2009 10:16 AM
I thought so. I'm a guy, too. You did tell us the bad driving out the good part. Right?
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Feb 3, 2009 10:17 AM
Crap is not a cuss word. Words may be impolite or low, but are not thus automatically cuss words. If I wished to swear a blue streak, crap is not a word I would choose to include. It lacks strength.
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Feb 3, 2009 10:17 AM
That's right.

It's a variation of a basic economic principle known as "Gresham's Law"
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Feb 3, 2009 10:18 AM
Bloody 'ell
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Feb 3, 2009 10:20 AM
Gresham was a wise soul. Reckon (Texas word meaning, "Do you think...") he was ever in a Goodwill Store?
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Feb 3, 2009 10:31 AM
No.


But Grisham is in every Goodwill store from Hi to Maine.
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Feb 3, 2009 10:32 AM
satnrose I appreciate all of your help.
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Feb 3, 2009 10:49 AM
My pleasure
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Mar 14, 2009 7:05 PM
Great advice. My dad taught us NEVER to throw out a book .
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Mar 14, 2009 7:10 PM
I,m a non-smoker but never thought of mentioning that. Interesting idea. Thanks
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Mar 23, 2009 6:53 AM
Good Morning Barepocket is Back
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Apr 13, 2009 9:07 PM
please tell me where would be a good place to find out about a few ,(several) old books i hve are worth.Thanks.-+ ive tried a few places on the internet and they cant find them?
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Apr 14, 2009 6:42 AM
used.addall.com/
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Dec 14, 2009 9:53 AM
Hi all. I don't see a topic for Bookseller's Tech advice (already tried online tech "help" chat - worthless!) so I thought I'd cross my fingers and try a post here.

Just put up my Store and began listing. It seems Turbolister does NOT support Product Details when populated by EBay's catalogue default values. At least, that's what the chat non-help insists with regard to the BOOKS/Collectable/Fiction category. This makes NO sense. I see many Stores with obviously pre-populated product details data. Further, EBay's own HELP page USES Books as a primary sample for illustration purposes for this capability! When I point this out, they just freeze up into imbicile repetition until surrender ensues.

Am I getting good chit-CHAT Help, or am I just getting shit-chat?!!

Thanks ahead of time for any real advice ahead of time!


- Bill
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Feb 15, 2010 2:08 PM
bump for newbies


Google and Wikipedia are not substitutes for education or intelligence.
— cornercube, 2009
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