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EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

Vinca

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11. So do I, but sometimes you find something really rare and the books on ebay

Reply to safeinOhio (Reply #10)

Wed May 7, 2014, 07:25 AM

May 2014

are often "print on demand" books. Books, overall, have been devalued by dealers listing them on ebay for 99 cents with free shipping. They might as well give them away to the local thrift shop and save themselves the work of packaging.

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So, how was your weekend? [View all] wyldwolf May 2014 OP

Ran an ad in a local safeinOhio May 2014 #1

so what exactly do you look for? wyldwolf May 2014 #4

I do best with items that safeinOhio May 2014 #5

my brother - a master thrifter if there ever was one - specializes in Western items wyldwolf May 2014 #6

Western, military, farm related and safeinOhio May 2014 #7

I think your niche is interesting grasswire May 2014 #2

you have a smartphone? wyldwolf May 2014 #3

What price an item sells for should have no safeinOhio May 2014 #8

Pricing books has become a nightmare, especially the really old ones. Vinca May 2014 #9

For most items safeinOhio May 2014 #10

So do I, but sometimes you find something really rare and the books on ebay Vinca May 2014 #11

apparently... grasswire May 2014 #12