Selling Books on Green Metropolis Discussion (Merged)

ayla261

well i bought a bulk lot of 1800+ books from ebay for £45, so took evey one i thought the twins would like, then every thing i thought i might want to read, then something for virtually every member of the family and i was still left with tons, so i sell some at boot fair, donate more on freecycle and the rest stay racked up downstairs ready to send if they sell on greenmetropolis (or if a need a handy read)
I've found it a brilliant site and regularly buy & sell on there however...
:mad: with royal mails new pricing structure a book that last week cost only 70p to send today was £1.39, was not impressed
yes i do add extra postage but only if i feel the book warrants it, i also reduce the price of all textbooks/study aids and childrens books by a £1.00 as I think they should be readily available at a price everyone can afford

deaththecat

Thanks for a great recommendation!
I've already been and listed some.....unfortunately, I've also spotted at least a dozen I want to buy, so much for money-making!

soolin

I listed a few more yesterday even though I've only ever sold 2 on GM over the past year. I just assume that my listed books are not at the top of the list yet, and of course until they get to the 'oldest' 2 copies they can't be seen and so can't be bought. Hopefully though I'm stacking up sales for the future!

Well, that's my cunning plan anyway...

smartie1976

Sorry for the bump, but I read this thread and thought it was a good idea.
I sourced some books (got them all for free, mostly educational text books) and on my first day of listing, after 3 hours one sold.

Very pleased.
I'm hoping that this could turn out to earn me a bit of cash.

So I'd just like to thank the OP for starting this thread, and making me aware of GM.

soolin

I sold one on Tuesday, my first a month, but every little helps! You just have to wait for your copy to get to the head of the list.

Soo

ruthiejane

:j I sold a book yesterday too! :j

ayla261

It's really good to know I've raised awareness of the site, they are now able to dontate (to the woodland trust) more than double the amount they were giving last year :T

katchambers

I have sold 3 books this month already which is great! :T

I just checked and I now have 286 books listed! I have been selling books since May and have now sold a total of 9 books and have £40 stashed into my account, I think I will also keep it in there and use it to buy christmas presents.

I think I will use this site to buy some pressies too!

ayla261

It's made me do something I've wished for for ages, OH has altered our boring utility room into a fabulous library where I can easily access any that sell or any I fancy re reading, it's the best thing he's ever done for me

miss_angie1

YAY!!!! I have just sold my first book on Green Metropolis - The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. My books have been listed on there for a few months so it looks like my titles are slowly moving up queue.

The only bad thing about Green Metropolis is the temptation to buy more books as they are such a great deal. But I must stay focused as DFD is getting ever closer!!