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Do you think these would sell?

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Moshi · 08/08/2008 10:21

I went through a phase of buying 'tear jerker' books (stories of abuse and neglect etc) and I now have tons of them that I want rid of.

I've tried listing them on ebay but I've only sold a couple...looked on amazon and don't like the look of it on there, hundreds of people trying to sell the same book for 10p etc...

So I thought about selling, say 3 or 4 books as a package, like 3 'tear-jerkers' for £5 or something? do you think this will help get rid of them or am I wasting ebay fees?

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NotQuiteCockney · 08/08/2008 10:26

If you sell the book on amazon, you don't have to pay listing fees, and you get the postage costs, of nearly £2 I think, per book.

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Moshi · 08/08/2008 10:28

But do books actually sell on there? I've looked for the books I'm selling and there are hundreds of the same, all listed for daft prices like 10p etc...

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sixlostmonkeys · 08/08/2008 10:37

If there are hundreds on amazon then it's unlikely they will sell fast. (if at all)

In my experience the best way would be to group them into authors if possible. You could try your package idea, who knows! Try to use good key words in the title and group them by weighing and working out the p&p so that it doesn't cost too much eg - 4 books at £3 p&p is better than 5 books at £5 p&p (if one books takes you to the next pricing level) hope this makes sense.

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KnickersOnMaHead · 08/08/2008 10:41

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missjennipenni · 08/08/2008 10:53

I tried selling mine, with limited success. Maybe try on here, in the For Sale section? or try a swapshop site

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missjennipenni · 08/08/2008 10:54
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lindseyfox · 08/08/2008 15:45

know the addiction to those my friend and i has a swap recently didnt know she even liked them so we swapped a load and now make sure we dont buy the same new ones that come out.

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Moshi · 08/08/2008 22:12

The books are The Kid (Kevin Lewis) and Street Kid (Judy Westwater). Just realised I only have two left, the others are not mine to sell

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Jambuttie · 09/08/2008 08:20

how much do u wnat for 2 inc p + p maybe you couild sell here

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KnickersOnMaHead · 09/08/2008 12:04

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