Collectible books

[LVIdauri]

I have a room full of collectible books and I wanted to know where the best place to sell them are.

Thank you! Many are old and antique books.

[dfloyd]

are worth next to nothing. The value of a book depends upon the author, the title, when it was published, the binding and printing, the illustrations, and the book condition. You can find out what others are asking for a book, dealers and members of the antique book collectors associations, by going to AbeBooks.com and doing an advanced search using the title and publisher. Signed books and first editions will increase the value of a book.

If you have 500 or more books, you can list them for sale with AbeBooks.com for a monthly fee plus about 9% of the sale price. The software for listing books is available from them as a free download.

If your books are not worth listing on AbeBooks, try e-bay. You will need a PayPal account to send and receive money. It is best to try to find out what their value is first. If their value is not worth much, which is true of most used books regardless of their age, you can contact a used book store in your area and try to sell them as a lot. A reputable book seller will tell you if he is interested and give you a price. You'll have to have a listing of your books. You can use the free software from AbeBooks (Homebase) to list and printout your list of books.