foxing on books

[keziak]

Alas I have a lot of leatherette books with light foxing on page ends. I am asking myself whether I should just dump them. So far I"ve run some through auctions with no luck. I can't blame buyers for saying "nope" and buying others in better condition. Any thoughts from experience?

[silverstatetreasureboxes]

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@moondogblues wrote:

Silver...love ya but it's 'gnarly' ....not being the grammar police but....

 old narley books 

Oh, and books are never gnarly...old, moldy, dusty, foxed, ripped apart, etc.  People get gnarly, inho.

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Thanks moondoggie, my Spell check changed it after I corrected it twice, it kept changing it to " marley". Who knows maybe I invented a new word!

[gracieallen01]

Just a thought, but you might see if there is an Interior Decorator in your area that is interested in them.  Sometimes there are people that want to display a small 'library' or collection of 'quality books' (though they have never read a book since grade school) in their home or office, and will pay money to show their 'good taste'.  A little foxing would never be seen or noticed.

[keziak]

The issue of using books for interior decorating brings to my mind the purchase I made last year of Easton Press books. The guy had used them for decor and they were mint (I still have some to list).  Lucky for me he was literally moving the next day and was motivated and gave me a great price for all of those.

[luckythewinner]

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@keziak wrote:

So far I"ve run some through auctions with no luck. 

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I find that very few books are a good fit for auctions, especially ones wit condition issues.

For isntance, when I search Louis L'Amour Leatherette I get almost 2,000 listings, and of the 850 sold items less that 15% sold at auction. 

Have you tried fixed price listings at instead of auctions? 

[keziak]

As I said above, I have limited space for keeping book lots in the Store. I cycle most lots through auctions first then into the Store if I feel like they warrant their space. I do not sell all my auctions but a lot do sell. My theory is that an auction has a drop-dead date so if they want it, they need get into the action.  Stuff at Fixed Price has less urgency and a lot of those end up in my file for books on Watch lists. I respond to most of those and make offers and some sell. 

Say what you will about Ebay but there are so many options for selling here.

[maxine*j]

@jamrod-6700 

And now that mention it, Woodrow Wilson ran his campaign for a second Presidential term on an anti-war platform.

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[maxine*j]

You've been selling books here for over 20 years and have a minmum of 28,000 transactions (based on feedback numbers), and probably far more than that, so I wouldn't dream of giving you on advice on book-selling.

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[keziak]

You are not the first to say that. When I ask for ideas and input I am serious about the discussion of the issue. Nobody knows it all, heaven knows that's true of me.

[moondogblues]

"kept changing it to " marley". Who knows maybe I invented a new word!"

Maybe a gnarly marley?  Maybe Bob?  As a Zombie?  No that should be Rob Zombie...I think I need a drink.

[gracieallen01]

Books published by Easton are well know for populating home libraries.  Some can be very expensive, too.  They seem to be some of the first off the shelf (when the price is reasonable) at estate sales.