WHERE TO SELL ANTIQUE BOOKS?

Calcgirl · ‎03-10-2010

I have books from the 1800 hundreds, especially elementary educational textbooks. How do I determine their value and where online to sell them?

Thank you

PA Mom-mom · ‎05-27-2015

EBay is a good place to look. See if anyone else is actuallly selling the same books, and price them accordingly. Textbooks are often mass produced, so there are more of them out there; but, sometimes they are unique and more valuable.

StylishLady · ‎03-11-2010

I wish you good luck. I had some books that I thought were of some small value. Reality set in. Ended up tossing most when we moved.

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

When it comes to antique books, it's all about condition.

Are there any water stains on the cover, or any of the pages?

Are there any pages that are torn, or have any marks on them?

Is the binding falling apart?

What are the books about?

Who wrote them?

A famous author, or someone that nobody has ever heard of?

Is it a first edition, or a reprint?

Just because something is over one hundred years old, does not automatically mean that it is valuable.

What I would do is take the books to a second hand book store, and be happy with whatever they offer you.

firestorm · ‎07-23-2017

Sorry 2 say, but not much value for these type of books.Good luck. If you disagree, try Antique Roadshow.

GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

Ebay is a great place to do some research. If that doesn't pan out, try a used book store or possibly an antique store.

Mistreatedbycs · ‎03-10-2010

I think you probably are aware just because they are old does it mean the books are of any greater value than a new one. Subject matter, condition etc plays a big part.

Half Price Books is an excellent source and they will buy them directly from you. They don't value each book but rather value them as a "collection" so it's beneficial to do one book at a time when it comes to older books.

You do not have to accept their offer either, you can keep it and do whatever you want with it.

I turned in some but kept the 1920's Model T Handbook, that one is worth more than what they were willing to offer me. Good Luck.

Calcgirl · ‎03-10-2010

@Mistreatedbycs wrote:
I think you probably are aware just because they are old does it mean the books are of any greater value than a new one. Subject matter, condition etc plays a big part.

Half Price Books is an excellent source and they will buy them directly from you. They don't value each book but rather value them as a "collection" so it's beneficial to do one book at a time when it comes to older books.

You do not have to accept their offer either, you can keep it and do whatever you want with it.

I turned in some but kept the 1920's Model T Handbook, that one is worth more than what they were willing to offer me. Good Luck.you

Thank you for the information.

CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

There is a sight called Alibris . com. All the way down at the bottom of the page is a link for selling.

My husband buys from them occasionally. I think it's kind of like a book selling version of ebay except you set a price - no bidding and they help you with the pricing.