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How do I sell a huge lot of inherited collector's mystery books?

  • My uncle passed away last year, and he left me boxes of hardcover mystery books. There are probably at least 400 of them. They are all in library plastic book covers; he was a book collector. Now there are some books that are woth $40 or $50, others $100 and $200 and one or two are worth $800. My house isn't very big; it's under renovations. At the moment they are in storage. When the house is done I plan on putting in bookshelves for the books. But I'm wondering if I should sell the books or some of the collection and get some money for college or something...but then again I kind of feel a responsiblity to keep the books and think I might feel guility if I sell them. What do you suggest I do? And if I decide to sell the books where should I sell them (in the NY Metro area)?

  • Answer:

    Keep them.

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ebay or craigslist.com

Tara

keep them

beartracker

try a second hand book shop, if that doesnt work, try ebay & set a reserve price & detail the history

Mrs D

You could go with half.com, ebay or an antique store. You may even want to call an auction house or the show Cash in the Attic they may be worth more than you think.

familiaone1

The answer should revolve around the community of buyers who understands and appreciates what it is your selling. If you have the time, why not do all of the above? First go to an antiques book show and auction to get an idea of the market value there. Also watch the Ebay and online book store transactions. When your ready, if it's all about getting top dollar from the sale, any sales forum that gives you your price will suffice.

bobweb

it is really up to you! since you don't have the room for all of them. you should sell some of them. but keep some as an heirlomb to your uncle. but keep the most expensive ones. for two reasons first off there value will only go up. secondly everyony goes through hard times and you have those as security but only as a last resort. but if you are going to use the money for college then look at it as a final gift from your uncle that was looking out for you to help improve your life. is reading and mysteries a passion of yours? if so don't sell. read a few books before you answer this question.

bigbucksbeano

I think a great idea for those books is to donate some(or most ) of them to the library down in New Orleans. They are still recovering from the hurricane destruction of their city. What better way to help the victims by donating books that they can read at their local library? here is the link: http://www.nutrias.org/ Maybe peruse the selection of books you were left, and keep maybe fifty books that you may read down the road to place in on your bookshelves. You will have something to pass on if you ever have children. You can also donate them to local public, college and high school libraries, try calling them too. If you want to make some money, you can sell a few on ebay perhaps, or have a yard sale. Hope this helps.

Fiona70

E-bay! A friend of mine made hundreds of dollars SELLING free Fender and Gibson guitar catalogs and price sheets on E-Bay! People paid $20 for a two sheet price list from 1956!

Earl D

Garage sale. Mystery books suck.

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