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A massive postage hike

Following two (2) massive infusions of billions of dollars in cash as Covid Relief, the USPS has raised media rate postage from $2.80 to $2.89 a pound, a 3 1/3% increase.Without so much as an announcement. Gotta love the organized transition.

ABE's Most Expensive Sales of 2020

Might be of interest to some, see Lincoln's most expensive sales of 2020. If the above link gets booted off eBay, then go to ABE and append this text after the site name in the URL:/collectibles/most-expensive-sales/2020/

$$$$$ Autographs

Since books are related to autographs in a roundabout way (author-signed copies, for example), I thought this list might be useful to my "peeps" on the Booksellers' Board. This is from RR A u c t i o n s (deliberate spacing to counter the bots) and i...

It is a New Year. Time to reflect.

I got ahead of myself today, collected reports from PP, eBay and Azon for tax purposes and even did my State Sales taxes. Time to reflect.Got an email from rarebook hubhttps://www.rarebookhub.com/articles/2931Three articles by the heavy hitters on th...

Offensive materials

I tried to list a pair of vintage Aunt Jemima salt shakers from my mom's collection. Now I'm a racist? Wow. I love Aunt Jemima, so did my mom. My Irish grandmother was the first person in her all white community to rent property to a black family, be...

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Sending offers

Y'all find this a useful tool?From time to time I've used it, Well, twice, in what psthomas used to call the "horse latitude" days of bookselling: deep summer before the back to school rush.I use best offer religiously and find about 60% of my custom...

Resolved! Question about a snapshot

What I have is the hardcover synopsis sent out to reviewers, a signed copy of the first edition of the book and laid in to the synopsis was a shapshot of the author inscribed in his hand describing himself and his wife sitting on the edge of the foun...

A Librarian, A Shopkeeper, and an $8M Rare Book Heist

Although so far there is an arrest but no conviction, the police report doesn't look good. And the bookseller's eBay name is included. I'd like to go with "innocent until proven guilty" -- but as mentioned, there is that police report. https://tribli...

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question about a cabinet photo

I picked up a nice condition cabinet photo of broadway actress Leslie Chester from a dollar box of cabinet photos from a high priced estate sale this weekend.I have learned mostly from Michelle what to look for. I really did not see any cars, bicycle...

Help me spend my ebay prize

Yesterday I got a note from ebay telling me they sent me a $25 coupon because I have been there from the beginning.My current id started in November 1998. Anybody start on ebay earlier than me? I know some of you have changed names over the years. Wh...

Old Italian Opera Books - Publishing date and value?

I recent acquired 6 opera books all in leather bound. Some of them have a date, and some of them do not. The date ranges from late 1800s to early 1900s.Here I will post some pictures of LAKME Opera in tre Atti Edmondo Condinet & Filippo Gille Musica ...

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Increase in Priority Mail (and Other Parcel) Rates Starting October 18--Supposedly Temporary

"WASHINGTON – The United States Postal Service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) today of a temporary price change to take effect Oct. 18, 2020.The planned temporary price adjustments are in response to increased expenses and h...

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