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Where to sell leftovers?

sportbeth
sportbeth Posts: 621 Forumite
in Ebay, auctions, car boot sales, post & parcels
I've managed to clear out a whole load of stuff on ebay thanks to all the great advice Iv'e found on here and the ebay forums, we're kind of down to the last bits that I didn't know what to do with now.

Can anyone tell me the best place to sell books and audio casettes?

The casettes I'm going to shift in shoe boxes full I think as I don't think they'll shift individually (mostly albums from the 90's) so I will categorise them and sell as job lots I reckon

For the books am I better off selling elsewhere or on ebay? I've got a mixture of novels, non-fiction etc they are all up to date

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  • Tojo_Ralph
    Tojo_Ralph Posts: 8,373 Forumite
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    When I get to that stage, it's donated to the local kids charity shop and the charity book stall in the local hospital. :)
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  • frugglewump
    frugglewump Posts: 680 Forumite
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    If the books are in reasonable condition then amazon can be better than eBay.
    Still wish I could buy a TARDIS instead of a house!
  • sportbeth
    sportbeth Posts: 621 Forumite
    Tojo_Ralph wrote:
    When I get to that stage, it's donated to the local kids charity shop and the charity book stall in the local hospital. :)
    Oh you've made me feel really bad now!

    Perhaps I should take the cassettes to Cancer research at the weekend and I will think on with the books
  • Jay-Jay_4
    Jay-Jay_4 Posts: 7,351 Forumite
    Oh Gawd!!! I thought this thread was going to be about selling bits of lamb, beef and mashed potato....!


    Oh I see it's the ebay board.... not the Old Style board :o




    sorry....


    do continue! :D



    p.s.... I second the Amazon thing. Apprentice Tycoon has an excellent thread on it somewhere :)
    Just run, run and keep on running!

  • black-saturn
    black-saturn Posts: 13,937 Forumite
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    Are the cassettes audio books? If they are I might be interested in seeing a list for my nan who can't see too well and I would be willing to pay.
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  • tom_and_barbara_good
    tom_and_barbara_good Posts: 240 Forumite
    this is the amazon thread that Jay-jay mentioned
    If I screw my eyes up tight I can just about see where you're coming from
  • mah_jong
    mah_jong Posts: 1,284 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    Mine went to the charity shop too .... there were lots there already....!!!!

    Has anyone had much luck with music tapes from the 80's and 90's??

    I know that audio books do well. So would try to sell those.
  • angelcake
    angelcake Posts: 4,496 Forumite
    With regards to the charity shop ...not being rude but i don't think they will go to well there anyway!! Why don't you try phoning music shops etc (Second hand) they may tell you where to sell or even want them!!

    Always check out the "want it now" to see if you have something someone else wants!

    the shoebox idea may be ok but would weigh a lot!
    :p:p Angel :p:p
  • mah_jong
    mah_jong Posts: 1,284 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee!
    angelcake wrote:
    With regards to the charity shop ...not being rude but i don't think they will go to well there anyway!!


    I ask first!! These were OK ....they didn't want my rosemary conely exercise videos thought as there was almost a shelf of them!!!! ( Must add, that I won these !!!)

    Taking an old sewing machine and they have already lined up a buyer!!!! No point in ebaying that postage execcessive!!
  • crutches
    crutches Posts: 1,065 Forumite
    this is good for books and audiotapes.well organised too.

    http://www.greenmetropolis.com/news.asp
    Every day above ground is a good one ;)
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