There is a useful essay on selling vintage magazines on the bookthink site. Just bring your stuff to the buy counter of your local hpb store, hang out while we evaluate your items, accept our cash offer and then buy yourself a little something. If you dont want to fuss with packing and mailing your books, take them to a local used bookstore, put them in a kids consignment sale, or try selling them through facebook marketplace. A guide to selling national geographic magazines revised 31 dec 2015 posted by melvin l. Feb 26, 20 i have had some luck selling packages of books, e. How to make money selling old books and magazines on ebay. Old, rare books can have excellent value, but youll need to know where to find buyers to cash in.
Dealers usually pay about 1030% of the retail price of the book. So if your magazines and newspapers have missing pages, rips or tears, or markings on the pages, then the likelihood that you can get cash for them decreases. Rowlings first harry potter book was published in the u. If your book is particularly valuable, an auction might net more money though youll pay fees. There is a useful essay on selling vintage magazines. Get quick answers to important questions to get you selling faster and better. Aug 11, 2017 a quick skim through vintage copies of life magazine and vogue will tell you a lot about the trends and big moments of past decades, which is why vintage issues are selling for a lot of money on ebay right now, according to fashionista. Book scouter will tell you what websites will currently pay for each book youre trying to sell. Bring your items to the buy counter the next time you shop at your local hpb. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Magazines, collectible books, rare books, comic books, programme guides what is it worth for magazines, collectible books, rare books, comic books, programme guides, song books, sheet music, atlases, encyclopedia sets, bibles and all things on paper. Learn where to find them in our guide to selling old, rare books. We are proud to provide you with amazing deals and huge discounts on your favorite magazines subscription prices are updated daily to reflect our lowest price approved by the publishers. A longstanding personal relationship with each publisher allows us to offer you great deals on your favorite.
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If you want to sell old comic books youve just found or inherited, then these are the challenges you are going to face. For a couple extra jacksons, it opens up the joys of reading in the pool, beach, and bathtub without fear. S ometime in early 20, in dallas, texas, a generous reader donated his impeccable firstedition copy of philip roths. Follow along with the written instructions, or watch our new video guide. Please note that if the pretax profit is only 20 percent for this book of business, for example, then the value would probably be closer to one times to 1. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If you were planning on selling them on ebay or something, consider doing it as a lot, not a single. Search and browse through millions of auction archives to determine demand and value.
Collectors often check amazon, ebay, and alibris so you can consider listing your book on one of those sites. Amazon wants to help sell publishers subscriptions, too. Apr 20, 2015 trapped into selling magazines doortodoor. Kennedy assassination, the moon landing, or nixons resignation. Choose a book from your dashboard, and click sell my book. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. How to determine the value of old magazines our pastimes. However i did have a couple of old mayfair mags from 70s and they fetched about 15. Abebooks has been part of the rare book world since going live in 1996. Trapped into selling magazines doortodoor the atlantic. So if your magazines and newspapers have missing pages, rips or tears, or markings on the pages, then.
Author ian fleming released casino royale, the first novel in what would be the james bond book series in april 1953. Magazines, collectible books, rare books, comic books. An important factor in how much value your old magazines or newspapers may have is their condition. The reason i purchased this book was because of my interest in selling old books. Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book. Most people collected them and moved them from house to house along with the family silver, while throwing out nearly. Assuming you keep your comics in near mint condition prices for the infographic were determined assuming that comics were a 9. Of course, most magazine pages contain at least graphics, with plenty of additional white space created by the use of lists, headers, quotes, fillers, etc. These copies are hard to find and most now reside in personal collections around the world. As long as your books are recent and desirable, they should still earn you enough to be worth your time. From what i can ascertain, unless you have uber graded slabs, from the first couple of years, theres not much value. I would doubt those magazines are old enough to have any sort of value.
Quickly view vendors, vendor ratings, and buyback prices at any time from the convenience of your. Value is also added if the magazine or newspaper features a major news story or historic event such as 911, the john f. The stuff from the 70s is really common, probably 5 bucks a book. Its worth doing some research to determine your magazines value. The first issue of a weekly magazine should arrive within 46 weeks of your order. If you say no, they keep talking and talking to try and convince you. Sell your books inbulk to a specialty king bookstore the two main stores that this site endorses are. The new york times best sellers may 24, 2020 authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the united states, sorted by format and genre. The company was eventually renamed archie comics to reflect archies importance, and still operates under that name today. For example, if there was a special edition of a magazine and a limited number of copies were printed, then that would add value. When considering the sale of a collection or looking for information about the worth of a personal collection, valuing the magazines can take a little time and research. The 2018 kindle paperwhite is an upgrade you should consider. Can you really make a living by selling used books on amazon.
All books of a religious, ideological, philosophical or political nature have thus been excluded from the below lists of best selling books for these reasons. Apr 27, 2018 jeff bezos 2018 letter to amazon shareholders delivered some important news about how far it has reached into the fabric of consumer culture. The first issue of a monthly magazine should arrive within 1216 weeks, unless otherwise noted. I knew there would be info on magazines, but didnt expect the book to be 90 percent about the magazine business. A guide to selling national geographic magazines revised 31. A magazine page with all text would have about 1,000 words. I have sold a number of old magazines from the 60s of practical householder but didnt get much of a price. When searching on its important to find copies that match the book in your possession as accurately as possible. This will give you a good idea of whether or not its even worth selling your books. National geographic magazines are fun periodicals full of interesting information, vivid pictures and facts about various topics. A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much.
Magazine subscriptions ordered at are shipped to you by the magazine s publisher. Decent stuff from the 60s may go for 10 20 bucks a book. If you discover one then its the equivalent of bilbo baggins finding gollums ring in the depths of the. I need to know how to sell a lot of playboy magazines. And every day, thousands of books sell and thousands more are added from. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a gold. Some are worth some money, and i just want to get rid of them all. If your copy is a 3rd printing, or a book club edition, it wont have the same value as a first edition. The best place to sell any used book for the most money. What is the value of old playboy magazines answers. Chicago milwaukee st paul railway 1908 ledger okoboji iowa car service record. After it became apparent that archie was going to be the companys biggest moneymaking character, he was given his own title in 1942.
We have thousands of rare and antique treasures brought to you by our network of trusted sellers from all around the world. They range in subject from vintage popup books and antique poetry volumes to outofprint magazines and more. A few especially large, chain used bookstores may pay less. A quick skim through vintage copies of life magazine and vogue will tell you a lot about the trends and big moments of past decades, which is why vintage issues are selling for a lot of money on ebay right now, according to fashionista. Are national geographic magazinesbooks worth anything. Alibris is one of the premier rare and outofprint book sites on the internet. Sell old playboys, old magazines sell me your collectibles. They schmooze big time and try and become your best friend in 30 seconds.
Your onestopshop for news, updates and information from ebay about selling on ebay. How to make money selling old books and magazines on ebay ebay selling made easy book 8 kindle edition by vulich, nick. Remember, all of these websites pay based on what they think they can sell book for, so books with higher demand will sell for more. Selling articles to magazines sell your nonfiction. Mlj magazines, founded in 1939, was the publisher of pep comics. The title should have been, how to make money selling pictures and articles from old magazines. The new yorker, one of the trial partners for subscribe with amazon, has used amazon. If the book is very special in the dealers specialty area, extremely desirable, and he knows he can sell it right. Meet other ebay community members who share your passions. Find the books you want all in one place and at prices youll love.
Having sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, harry potter by j. Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price. Abebooks has many millions of books, many of which are rare books, collectible books, antiquarian books or unique books. I totally need the copy of the the wonderful wizard of oz in my life. If you own one of these rare books, youre sitting on a. Give support, share information, and connect with fellow members. Remember, all of these websites pay based on what they think they can sell book for, so books with higher demand will sell. They come around and are way way way too smiley and friendly. Lon attended truman state university from 19911995, and, while there, entered the comics business parttime.
The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. Rowling is the best selling book series in history. We offer more cash for books we see less often, current bestsellers and. Heres how much your vintage comics are now worth mashable. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Certain copies of 1960 life magazines are worth more, including those having to do with that years presidential race. Im just wondering if anybody else has experienced having these people come to your door to try and sell you overpriced magazine subscriptions. Its worth doing some research to determine your magazine s value. Use the search box above to find fond treasures from your childhood or that one book that has escaped your collection thus far. The worlds most valuable childrens books do you have one.
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