Maybe I can do a flat rate box, with a flat rate grab bag. Small box $xx and $5ish to ship? And what ever fits, ships. Then do a couple other sizes.

Any other interest? I can have more details Monday when the postoffice is open and I can get a few box sizes to see what will fit.

:)

Do not use a flat rate box. The smallest one, which can hold a couple of paperbacks is $5.95 to ship. The next size up is $12.65 & the large is $17.90

If you ship, use your own boxes & tell them you want MEDIA MAIL. Current MEDIA MAIL rates:
1 pound 2.69
2 pounds 3.17
3 pounds 3.65
4 pounds 4.13
5 pounds 4.61
6 pounds 5.09
7 pounds 5.57
8 pounds 6.03
9 pounds 6.49
10 pounds 6.95
11 pounds 7.41
12 pounds 7.87
13 pounds 8.33
14 pounds 8.79
15 pounds 9.25
16 pounds 9.71
17 pounds 10.17
18 pounds 10.63
19 pounds11.09
20 pounds 11.55

Nothing more than $2 apiece.

DVD/CD's $2
Hardback books $1
Puzzles $1
Paperbacks .50
Magazines .10
Toys - $1-2 (yes we even have them available for library checkout).

I guess our Friends-sponsored sale is BIG. Last year we celebrated 150-years in existence as a public library. The last day of the next big sale marks these prices down 50%. And maybe $2 for as many as you can stuff in a brown grocery sack.

I love my library!

Those are around the prices we set. We have a little bookshelf in the library for books to buy. Our library is only 26 years old, as it was a small community for such a long time. It is now starting to grow rapidly and I am hoping the library can keep up! We are completely dependent on all donations, so it makes a huge difference!

current MEDIA MAIL rates

Never even knew those existed. Does it matter the size of the box? I don't have many small ones, but I can see what I can find.

I used liquor boxes (free from the liquor store) to move my books cross-country from NC to WA. MEDIA MAIL. The rule is only books ---not even a letter inside.
So that is about the largest box I did, and really any larger and it gets crazy heavy

Seriously, the only Nancy Drew books that are NOT worth any money (a dime a dozen) are the glossy "flashlight" versions. The older yellowback ones from the 1970's are worth something. And the lavender ones that were made especially for libraries are also worth money. The problem is that you guys don't know your market. Get some Nancy Drew collectors in there and we will wipe you out. And we especially like when the seller thinks the books are a dime a dozen. I will give you a dollar for that dozen (LOL)

Make a Grab Box of all those children's books and I will take them off your hands.
And whoever mentioned craigslist that is a great idea too. Set up your boxes ---themes are good.....mysteries, romance, fiction/ non fiction....travel....cookbooks etc etc and offer them $10 a box.

Our local used book emporium does a sale every year. You bring in a paper grocery bag. Whatever books you can fit in your grocery bag you get for $10. They get rid of EVERYTHING

-Amanda from Seattle

Nancy Drew books - I have some of everything. Yeah, the glossy yellow and the matte yellow, some paperback, but I also have green ones - 1950s. Just her silhouette on the cover with the title. I was offered $1.00 a book. Not that I'd ever part with them. It's kind of a family tradition to keep them. They are in all different states of conditions.

Thanks everyone! I will go through them tomorrow and see what's there. I'll make a list and post it here. :D

I found girl scout cookie boxes, and I can get about 14 pounds of books in each one. That is almost $9 to ship. And that's about 14 books. So, not sure if I should look for smaller boxes, or go with that for a $15 donation to the library plus the $ to ship.

Sorry I seems so unsure. I have never done this before.

Thoughts? Ideas? Thanks for all the help so far!

Does anyone else have any better ideas?

My apologies if this has been mentioned but check your local Facebook pages. Where I am there are several 'Online Yard Sale' groups that you can join and as long as you post pics of the items you're trying to sell and where you are located/willing to meet (general town). Some groups may have slightly different rules but they're usually pinned to the top of the news feed within the group.

I've used this method to sell a few books and a stereo just recently, worked out pretty good and may try it again if a real yard sale can't happen soon!

IrishInks

Ooh, yes. I am considering it. I just sold a toy bin yesterday. Sold it in ten minutes!
I have the books in "lots", so I'll offer here first, then list them elsewhere.

Thanks!

Ok, here's a quick look at some of what I have, and please pm me with any questions or interest. I am willing to work with you here. The prices are loosely based on what I found online. I am offering here first.

Books for sale
Nancy Drew - The Secret Of The Old Clock   1959 Blue Cover $1 - used, some wear and tear
The mystery of the green ghost, 1965 by Alfred Hitchcock. First edition $10 -used, no jacket
100 fathoms under 1947 by John Blaine 1947. $3 - used, faded cover
Red badge detective crooked house by agatha christy, 1949 $3 -used, browned pages
Through Golden Windows by Mary k. reely Ada randall, 1936 $3 - worn, pages clean except for a few markings on a couple
The new round about, the Alice and Jerry books, textbook, illustrated, 1951 $8 some browning on page edges.
Through the green gate, the Alice and Jerry books, textbook, 1963 $15 -some writing on cove pages.
My dog laddie, 1941' $8 page edges browned
Our Davie Pepper by Margaret Sidney, 1937 $5 - blue cover, some fading
Strike him out! By, Sherman, 1931 $8 - red cover, some fraying
History of the United States, Anderson's Historical Series 1890 $10
Soldiers of fortune and Gallagher, by Richard Harding Davis 1914, $10 pair - green cover some browning on page edges

Box of Sci-fi books $15 +shipping (can divide and make two boxes or so - In a girl scout cookie box)

I do have a lot of other random books I need to sell. I can clump them in a box of about 14 books for $14 + shipping. I can sell by color. I can sell less in a box, just need to find smaller boxes. I might have more titles, there's a lot to go through! ;)

Just let me know!

I have a whole lot of hard-back Folio Society books from England that I need to sell for medical bills, but don't know where to start. It's really hard to part with them. Can't even find time to sit down and write the titles down, let alone read them. I'm thinking maybe there's a list online of the ones I have. Maybe Friday I can check that on on my day off between all my other day-off chores. Also have to figure out how to handicap remodel my bathroom in the next month before Glynn maybe comes home from the hospital. Just yesterday he started looking better. They took off the heart monitors and moved him out of intermediate care and started PT. A couple more weeks I think before they fit him with a prosthesis.

I also, have a box of old textbooks. There are arthimatic, English, reading, and science books. Some of the reading books are illustrated. Dates from 1890 - 1950s.

All money will go to our library to help keep it open. It operates on 100% donations.

Thanks!

So glad to hear he is doing well and will come home. :)
I know it's going to be a hard adjustment.

For your books, try Biblio.com to see what other booksellers are listing them for. only thing is, it might take a while to find a buyer. eBay might be your best bet for listing them for sale. Or see if there is a used book seller in your town that will buy them from you. That way, you won't have to keep up with them. You won't get full asking price, but then you won't have to store them either.

Virtual hugs to you!

P.s. if they were published in the 1500-1600s, you could pay off his bills with one book!

Ok, don't know where to post this… so here it goes!

Our Habitat for Humanity ReStore got a ton of pottery pieces signed "P. Silkotch". There's canisters, pie plate with a dome, teapot… 31 pieces in all. I can't find a thing online other than one canister on Etsy and a defunct importer that won't respond to a FB message. It's painted with a fruit pattern and is quite lovely. I just need to have an idea of what it is worth. It would be an amazing wedding gift or something. Just running out of avenues to get some info!

Nothing about it on http://www.replacements.com/

There are some similar items on ebay.

There are a bunch on Ebay, but when I look for sold ones, I don't see any.....Ebay can sometimes have inflated prices and that is not really what the pieces will sell for.....When I look on Ebay, I always look at what the things have actually sold for...this tells you what people are going to pay for something. I had a bunch of Lilliput Lane houses that my mom collected, people would tell you, oh, they are worth $50 or more....but try to sell them and no one will pay that.....but they would pay $25. Depending on the house and if it was mint in box etc etc. So take the prices on ebay with a grain of salt.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HAND-PAINTED-AND-SIGNED-BY-P-SILKOTCH-1995-FRUITS-MILK-PITCHER-/171727571335?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27fbc2c987

-amanda from seattle

uh, have you tried calling them??? The website does not work, but maybe the numbers do???

http://www.homecenters.biz/company-p-silkotch-dinnerware-in-terry-ms-41616

For questions regarding P Silkotch Dinnerware you can call the following numbers, or find the appropriate contact on the homepage of P Silkotch Dinnerware via www . silkotch.com.
Hide CONTACT DETAILS
PHONE NUMBER:
.(601) 878-5553
FAX NUMBER:
.(601) 878-5562
HOMEPAGE:
www.silkotch.com

-Amanda from Seattle

After further research, it appears that the company has gone out of business....but that means your china is rare! No more will be made.

http://www.bizapedia.com/ms/P-SILKOTCH-DINNERWARE-ACCESSORIES-INC.html

-amanda from seattle

Yup, you got about as far as I did! I even tried to FB message and friend request Bill Loftin. No response. The "fruits" pitcher pic you posted seems to be the pattern. Just for the sheer volume of pieces, it is worth something. I got ahold of it because I run our silent auction and the staff thought it might make a good auction item. 31 pieces is a lot to move though!! All in all it is:

Cake plate w/dome
Pie pan w/dome
Tall canister w/lid
Rectangular tray
3 canisters w/lids
Divided "chip and dip" platter
large oval platter
Deep bowl
Gravy and saucer
Teapot /lid
Round casserole w/lid
Sugar/lid + creamer
Square casserole
Rectangular casserole
spoon rest
Napkin holder
2 candlesticks

It is quite impressive all together… just useless if I can't get something out of it for Habitat!

Wouldn't that be nice. Afraid not, they're all new.

Have you thought about trying E-Bay for selling some of the older books. They might be worth more than you think. I have sold books online and made a small fortune.

Ray
Happydaze

I have considered it.
I really don't have the space to store them long term. I'd rather get rid of them. I already have to go back to the library today to pick up another carfull of books.

How long does it usually take to sell them? Any helpful tips? Maybe I'll try it with a few and see how it goes...

Thanks!

You decide how long you want to post them. It is usually costs 35 cents to list them. You never know how much you will get. I sold a Disney pin I had bought for $6.00 and it sold on EBay a few years for $170.00

Ray

I think the default for ebay auctions is one week. But you can extend that or make it only 3 days. Craigslist might also be an option, depending on where you are located. Here in Seattle, Craigslist gets huge turnover. And I sold a ton of stuff when my mom died on craigslist, especially large things that were not practical to mail.

-amanda from seattle

I listed on a facebook page for local selling that I had a bunch of books for $1 a piece. These are ones that are very worn, ripped pages or are common. I am setting some aside that are of a little more value. I have some textbooks with lovely illustrations in them. They are children's reading textbooks, and I have a few of them. One I saw listed for $12.

Not sure if I want to hassle with eBay still. I might have to open up a little bookstore! ;) I have enough books.... I am considering placing a table up at the library and having a mini book sale after hours on a weekend day. But I might need more preparation for that, so I can advertise it better... Next year for sure!

Any and all ideas welcomed! Thanks!