Didn't I do well!

[Snadger]

That's fantastic Snadger, you must have a good eye.


Mr Sheds has just brought down a binliner full of shirts for me to eBay. I quite enjoy it, but it takes hours of work listing, photographing, packing and posting them.

I find the more time and info you put into listing.....along with as many good photo's as possible (I use Auctiva which is a free listing tool that gives you for FREE many of the features that eBays turbo lister charges you for!) helps reap more rewards!

PS The scanner I've just bought with a jointed lid that allows you to photocopy quite thick books is a Godsend!

Don't think you could scan a shirt though!

A tailors dummy would be helpful for selling clothes I would guess?

[Snadger]

I sold loads of books on ebay oct/dec 2005 and earnt enough for ALL my spending money for my New York trip that December.

When I used to do it more regularily...before my allotmenteering days, I used to make enough to pay for the families annual holiday abroad.

Now instead of going sourcing books to sell......I go to the allotment!

All my hobbies have a reward involved with them.....selling books.......allotmenteering........fishing and using my metal detectors!

A hobby to me, must be able to go at least some way to paying for itself!

Even my chooks are self financing!

[Snadger]

...............Got it home and found a handwritten foreward by Bernard Law Montgomery. Would probably fetch a decent sum but its going nowhere.

Sold a couple of Monty's biographies a while ago...........made good money from what I remember.

I'm not as 'mercenary' as you think I am! I have a collection of signed fist editions which number possibly 40 books. I'd have to be pretty hard up to part with them!

[BrideXIII]

Oh I don't know, I've been selling books for a number of years now but not many take off....but it's nice when they do.
I remember getting a hold of quite a few Strand and Punch volumes from the 1800's, originally just to read, but depending who were the authors featured in them or the cartoonists/illustrators they would fetch up to £80 to £90 a piece.

Once sold a very small 1st Communion book that was full of 14th century pictorial script for £40 to an Ameican Priest! .............It cost me 5p from a box of rubbish!

i do love a good 'find' thing is having found them i feel this need to preserve them, i don't trust other people to look after them as they should be, after all, if people knew what they meant, they wouldn't be in a jumble sale in the first place

[zazen999]

Sold a couple of Monty's biographies a while ago...........made good money from what I remember.

I'm not as 'mercenary' as you think I am! I have a collection of signed fist editions which number possibly 40 books. I'd have to be pretty hard up to part with them!

I'd keep hold of fist editions as well. LOL.

[Snadger]

I'd keep hold of fist editions as well. LOL.

Well, I did get about 10 pairs of gloves at Crimbo to go with em!

[Snadger]

i do love a good 'find' thing is having found them i feel this need to preserve them, i don't trust other people to look after them as they should be, after all, if people knew what they meant, they wouldn't be in a jumble sale in the first place

I dunno......I pick things up that I either like myself or I think someone else might like.
If I don't list the latter I'll never find out if they were worth buying and I won't be able to post 'Didn't I do well' threads on the vine! Theyr'e no good to me but I could just possibly make someone's day..........and line my pocket at the same time.

I suppose it's my surrogate 'Thrill of the chase' type of thing!

If everyone followed your logic Bride..........there wouldn't be any bookshops.......just book collectors not able to add to their library!

[happybunny]

I'm quite a good shopper

I use the library and get 4 books a month

[BrideXIII]

If everyone followed your logic Bride..........there wouldn't be any bookshops.......just book collectors not able to add to their library!

see you have me pegged already

[smallblueplanet]

I'm hooked - what books are you selling Snadge - post a link please?

[Snadger]

I'm hooked - what books are you selling Snadge - post a link please?

I don't mind doing it SBP but Piglet and his mob might get their knickers in a twist!

I'll pm you!

[Snadger]

There.........I've PM'd you the link SBP..................promise you won't contact the winning bidder and tell him I paid 20p for the book?

What could be worse................YOU could be the winning bidder! Double

[Glutton4...]

Books are treasure.

I love eBay, it's great for buying bookcases. You need to if you can't part with books. I have loads of fiction stories that I've read once but won't part with. I never read a book twice though! Mental?

The jury's still out...

[Snadger]

Books are treasure.

I love eBay, it's great for buying bookcases. You need to if you can't part with books. I have loads of fiction stories that I've read once but won't part with. I never read a book twice though! Mental?

The jury's still out...

Obscure non-fiction is my forte...........

[smallblueplanet]

What could be worse................YOU could be the winning bidder! Double

Sounds a bit gory for my (sedate) tastes Snadge!