CalorieCents

Before I lived in New York City, it seemed like I was buying a book about every other week or so gathering an impressive personal library. It wasn’t until I started living in a cramped apartment that I realized how managing a sizable personal library could be such a burden. Plus, I didn’t even read every book! Well I performed a huge purge not too long ago and made some money in the process.

I got rid of those books that no longer had any appeal or books that would never be read again. I was going to donate them all to the library but then I ran across this post at the Dollar Stretcher (scroll down to Cash For Old Books). I then entered the isbn numbers for each book into Cash4books and Book Emporium and sold to the one offering a higher price. They even picked up the shipping. However, I noticed that some of my books were fetching between $10 and $18 per book.

For the higher priced books I set up a half.com account and listed them using half’s recommended price ranges. Some of those books I listed at more than double the highest price I was offered. I know my buyers are getting solid deals as I’ve priced the books to move and all the books have been maintained well. I’ve sold about 20 books so far and have received about $90. It’s definitely better than nothing.

I’d like to continue to get rid of the clutter in our apartment and if we can make money doing it, all the better.