Advice Please~on the best place to sell books

[Heather]

I would like to sell some of my books that iam nit keeping so others can get the chance to read them. Can anyone tell where the best place is to place them for sale. Many Thanks. Heather

[Guest]

Just send them to me, thanks.

[Nici]

I think the easier and laziest way to sell your books is on the Green Metropolis website here

 

It can be a bit slow for your books to sell at times but it has good pricing for when you do sell them!

 

Hope that helps Heather.

[Kell]

I can recommend Green Metropolis too - I sell loads of my books on there.

[happyanddandy]

I have sold books in good condition on Amazon - no cost to post and money paid straight into bank account. I have sold music tuition grade books as well. Was easy

[Louiseog]

Amazon for me too, easy peasy

[Michelle]

I decided that the hassle wasn't really worth it.. there's never much money left after paying the postage, and I have to buy jiffy bags, get to the post office etc. I occasionally pop a few books on greenmet, but generally I hand them in to a charity shop.

[Purple Poppy]

I must admit to doing the same as Michelle. I usually manage to sell one book every four months on greenmet, so it's hardly worth the bother.

Louise and H&D, are you selling as private sellers on Amazon? I think I had an account there many moons ago. How does it work? I thought they were all traders...businesses.

Pp

[Echo]

I like to just give them to Goodwill or something. Absolutely no hassle there!

[~V~]

I've set up a library at work and so most of the books I no longer want go in there. Maybe one day I'll also get to appreciate it when I've finally got somewhere near the summit of Mount TBR

[Guest]

Take an oxygen mask, ~V~ - it's a biggun, that Mount TBR.

[~V~]

The sherpa's carrying the spare tank

[happyanddandy]

I must admit to doing the same as Michelle. I usually manage to sell one book every four months on greenmet, so it's hardly worth the bother.

Louise and H&D, are you selling as private sellers on Amazon? I think I had an account there many moons ago. How does it work? I thought they were all traders...businesses.

Pp

 

 

yes private seller on Amazon - I don't have a business - just post your books I am v honest about condition and really only sell good ones that will make a profit - eg the piano grade books are usually in good shape with pencil marks in the side easily erased by buyer. Amazon post them free for 3 months I think then tell you if they haven't sold - youu can also easily remove them for sale when you go on hols. If they sell they deduct a small fee and pay the rest into your bank account.

[Heather]

every one for all your comments and apologies for not answering sooner....ermmm:blush: I forgot about the thread must have had a senior moment .

[vampirebloom]

should be able to sell them on play.com

[NiceguyEddie]

Definitely Amazon. Free listing but they do take 17.25% of the price. But you get £2.35 (I think) postage credit.

[Philip Stein]

I've only sold on Amazon and eBay and of those two, Amazon is definitely preferable. You only pay a fee if the book sells, and they deduct it from your takings so you don't have to actively pay a fee to them the way you do with eBay (with eBay, you pay even if it doesn't sell). Having said that, as Michelle says for most normal books you don't end up with much after deductions, and I found it just wasn't worth the hassle of keeping stocked up on jiffy bags and getting deliveries out within 48 hours to keep my feedback rating up. Now I just give my books to the local charity shop.

[Kate]

I agree Philip, I prefer Amazon too

[tbain]

I tend to get rid of my books at a second hand bookshop I visit in Alnwick, they don't give you money for them but you have an account with them and they give you credit to get more books. They give you a reasonable amount for each book plus the actual bookshop is a converted railway station so there is a massive selection of books there.

[carsomyr]

Ebay are horrific for fees now

Amazon is definately my preferred place although i do always like a trip into my local bookshop haha.

Would be nice if there was a marketplace online like ebay but with fees only on sale and only for books. You wouldnt get me off there

[Kell]

Would be nice if there was a marketplace online like ebay but with fees only on sale and only for books. You wouldnt get me off there

You could try Green Metropolis - it's free to list your books there...

[SueK]

yes private seller on Amazon - I don't have a business - just post your books I am v honest about condition and really only sell good ones that will make a profit - eg the piano grade books are usually in good shape with pencil marks in the side easily erased by buyer. Amazon post them free for 3 months I think then tell you if they haven't sold - youu can also easily remove them for sale when you go on hols. If they sell they deduct a small fee and pay the rest into your bank account.

 

How do you know what to charge for the books? Do Amazon give you recomended prices?

[Seiichi]

How do you know what to charge for the books? Do Amazon give you recomended prices?

You have to set your own price. The only guide you have is what everyone else is charging for the same item, although the item condition will vary from seller to seller.

[Kenneth Mitchell]

Personally, I sell on Play.com as they take less in commission than Amazon and it still has the visibility to make sure that the book isn't sitting on my shelf forever.

[the tardis]

I have sold books on eBay many times but they just take so much money in commission especially once you've used paypal as well!

 

I will look at the Green Metropolis and see what they can offer.

 

Cheers