hsmom3tn Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I have a copy of A Child's History of the World, by Hillyer, that I'm not sure what to do with... It's a hardcover, most recent date is 1951. The binding is great, but pages are starting to tan. No writing, tears, don't see any stains, or anything like that on the inside. The paper jacket is tearing along the edges. It has that great "old book" smell. :) Anyway, I don't need it and was going to sell it, so I started checking to see how much these usually sell for.... :001_huh: The selling prices on ebay seem to range from $10 - $50 for this book; and the prices on amazon were outrageous. So, how do I know how much to ask? The more recent editions seem to sell for around $20. Is this one worth more because it's older; or is it worth less because it's older and doesn't look as nice as the newer ones? I just don't want to sell it for $10 to someone that's going to turn around and sell it for $50... KWIM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna A. Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 (edited) I don't know, but I know of at least one place that sells a newer edition for $28. And it looks like you can't get it at all from CBD unless you get the whole set? Can't seem to find it at Rainbow Resource, either.... Edited September 10, 2010 by Donna A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 I don't know, but I know of at least one place that sells a newer edition for $28. Yep, that's why I was surprised that they sell for so much, even though they're used. :confused1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Books like that I usually offer on eBay. I set a minimum price and see what happens. Some people only want the 'old' copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna A. Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Yep, that's why I was surprised that they sell for so much, even though they're used. :confused1: Hard to find, apparently. :001_huh: See my revised post. I'm really surprised... I thought CHOW used to be more accessible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzf242 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I bought a 1st edition of CHOW last year for about $10. I can't remember the date, but it was red, hardback, good binding, and the pages were clean, not yellowed at all. (I don't know what kind of a "deal" I got; I just needed the book.) I agree that Ebay might be a good idea. Take care, Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 (edited) I've got an entire set of first edition Little House books--- Helen Sewell/Mildred Boyle illustrations. I've been trying to find out what they're worth, if anything, for a long time and can't find it out. Sorry, I"m no help at all! astrid Edited September 10, 2010 by astrid "Boyle," not "Boyel." Cat walked across my keyboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Each Thursday night The Book Guys are on NPR (National Public Radio) and sometimes give phone consultations of old books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrid Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Thanks! I'll have to try calling in! astrid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 (edited) On ABE it is priced between $30 and $185. There are 19 copies listed. The likely reason for the span of prices is that someone listed it at a high price thinking it was a rare book and would fetch a lot of money. The next seller wanted to sell the book soon, so they priced theirs a bit lower, and so forth. http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Hillyer&bi=h&bx=off&ds=30&recentlyadded=all&sortby=17&sts=t&tn=A+Child%27s+History+of+the+World&x=66&y=5&yrl=1951 On eBay, similar copies have recently sold for between $10 and $50. It is worth what someone will pay for it. Edited September 10, 2010 by RoughCollie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 On ABE it is priced between $30 and $185. There are 19 copies listed. The likely reason for the span of prices is that someone listed it at a high price, and the next seller wanted to sell the book, so they priced theirs a bit lower, and so forth. Actually, I've heard the reason for the crazy high prices sometimes is that the seller will list some copies really high and others at more reasonable but still higher than usually valued prices because they're more likely to sell that way. Ugh, right? But as you say, whatever people will pay... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Actually, I've heard the reason for the crazy high prices sometimes is that the seller will list some copies really high and others at more reasonable but still higher than usually valued prices because they're more likely to sell that way. Ugh, right? But as you say, whatever people will pay... Probably there are sellers like that. We don't do that, but we have some highly priced books which are more valuable because we have the only copy or two available online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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