Selling books on eBay can be a very lucrative business! There are eBayers who sell only books and make a nice little income doing it. Where do they get these books to sell? At thrift stores, estate sales, flea markets, book fairs, yard sales, library sales, grandmas attic, etc. You see, many of these books are just sitting on the shelves getting passed up because they aren't anything special to look at, they're not sparkly and shiny, they don't stand out on the shelf like that Tiffany & Co. crystal & sterling silver vase sitting on the housewares shelf at the Salvation Army. By the way, if you EVER find one of those grab it! -that's a no brainer. These little hidden gems however, are not that easy to spot just by scanning the shelves- unless you know what to look for. So, how do you know which books will sell? research, study, research, study.... Actually, it's not that hard to get started. I've been researching hot selling books on eBay for a year now. Below is a sample list of my findings: Wizard and Glass by Dave McKean, Stephen King (1997) Donald Grant First Edition Winning bid: US $207.50 History: 5 bids (US $50.00 starting bid) The Bourne Identity Robert Ludlum FIRST EDITION HB Marek, 1st edn, First Printing Hardback, RARE!!!! Winning bid: US $140.27 History: 15 bids (US $40.00 starting bid) THE DAVINCI CODE DAN BROWN FIRST ED. FIRST PRINT TRUE FIRST PRINT,NO RESERVE,FINE UNREAD CONDITION Winning bid: US $123.00 History: 20 bids (US $3.00 starting bid) Night Probe by Clive Cussler (1981) ~ HC ~ DJ Winning bid: US $77.99 History: 12 bids (US $4.99 starting bid) The Al Kaline Story Winning bid: US $127.90 (Reserve met) History: 14 bids (US $1.00 starting bid) Are you surprised? I bet you've passed some of these up before and didn't even know it! Think about it, used books is the perfect product. You may have noticed that it's getting harder and harder to find products to resell on eBay and make a decent profit. Why? because there is a lot more competition as eBay gets more and more popular. Used, collectible books are the perfect niche. They're everywhere, they're cheap and hardly anyone knows about them! |
