Making extra from selling books

leon103

Lethal wrote: »

20-50p for paper backs, £1 is the max and thats a rare occasion. Have a look at the carboot sub-forum for more info. Plus theres like £12 entry free so that would mean you would have to sell 24 books at 50p each just to break even.

Are current books selling at these prices?

Hermia

leon103 wrote: »

Thanks for the link. Has anyone had much success at carboot sales

No. People will not pay much at a carboot in my experience. I have tried to sell popular hardback fiction and non-fiction and paperback fiction in excellent condition and have rarely got more than 50p. Even textbooks in excellent condition rarely fetched more than a couple of quid. I think there is just too much competition as so many people sell books at car books. The poshest place I have car-booted is Buckinghamshire, but even they would not pay much. If you live near somewhere that is very wealthy you might be luckier.

soolin

leon103 wrote: »

Whats the reason behind this? Can they do that?

The official reason is that buyers are fed up with sellers who overcharge on p and p so making it inclusive gives a fairer overall position. For unofficial reasons you would have to read the ebay board here and the main ebay community boards.

As for can they do it, why not ? It is their site. There are already a number of categories where post and packing must be free.

johncaduk

Hi, Just to say I've been trying to sell books, new and unused, at a local carboot sale for about 6 weeks now. The trouble is trying to compete with the other stalls' boxes of 5p,10p etc used books.

Somedays I would come away with no sales whatsoever...and somedays I'd come away with many more books than I arrived with...this is down to donations from other stallholders who just can't get rid...

On the upside, carboot sales are a great place for other bargain networking and bargains galore. It's also a place to meet some real eccentric and interesting characters. If you go to your tourist office/council they should be able to supply you with a list of local regular carboot sales/markets. :rolleyes:

leon103

johncaduk wrote: »

Hi, Just to say I've been trying to sell books, new and unused, at a local carboot sale for about 6 weeks now. The trouble is trying to compete with the other stalls' boxes of 5p,10p etc used books.

Somedays I would come away with no sales whatsoever...and somedays I'd come away with many more books than I arrived with...this is down to donations from other stallholders who just can't get rid...

On the upside, carboot sales are a great place for other bargain networking and bargains galore. It's also a place to meet some real eccentric and interesting characters. If you go to your tourist office/council they should be able to supply you with a list of local regular carboot sales/markets. :rolleyes:

Thanks for the info. I am going to one in the morning. Its local and indoor so will be able to get to know if there is a demand etc

tiff

I bought some text books from a charity shop for 20p each and sold one a few days ago on Play.com for £14, cost £1.20 postage. I bought up all the text books in this particular charity shop, one is on for £19 (cheapest price) but not sold yet. I think you need a good storage facility and a high turnover of books to make decent money. For the books I sell I've found Play.com to be really successful but it does cost you money to transfer to your bank account. I leave mine on Play to pay for Christmas purchases.