07-08-2021 02:48 PM
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?
07-08-2021 05:30 PM
well this evening 2 of my 3 lots of foxy leatherettes have bids so maybe all is not lost. We'll see.
07-08-2021 07:23 PM
Make that 3 out of 3. On fire in Virginia.
07-08-2021 07:38 PM
Wheeeeee!!!!
07-08-2021 08:50 PM
@keziak wrote:well this evening 2 of my 3 lots of foxy leatherettes have bids so maybe all is not lost. We'll see.
A favourite band of chicks in chainmail.
07-08-2021 10:13 PM
@keziak wrote:well this evening 2 of my 3 lots of foxy leatherettes have bids so maybe all is not lost. We'll see.
Awesome! We should all go be watchers....maybe someone will get excited! lol
07-08-2021 11:19 PM
I like the tips given by @silverstatetreasureboxes
There are artists out in the 'wild' who can make sculptures out of old books. If you list more in the future with a slant towards artists, you might want to have a link to a video, or to be able to suggest that a potential buyer take a look at.
Sometimes a little inspiration can go a long ways.
07-09-2021 01:32 AM
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.
07-09-2021 01:36 AM
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There is a local gal who takes the nice leather ones that the binding/covers are in great shape and removes the pages and they are bound together to be placed on bookshelves, etc. She blends some neat colors and choices. "
Hopefully she saves the pages with cool pics and/or lettering for craftspeople. She could sell them in sets.
There's a new series coming up called Zero Waste or something like that, where everything that can be re-used or up-cycled is.
Hubs and I rescued books for years and re-sold the illustrations...I still have a bin full of the covers that hahaha someday I will make into totebags.
07-09-2021 01:38 AM
"Is it actual foxing or is it mold? If the latter, trash."
Good question but mold generally has an odor.
07-09-2021 01:42 AM
Yeah, the books are selling!!!
07-09-2021 01:48 AM
Thank you for taking time and explaining this to us. We appreciate that.
07-09-2021 01:49 AM
I see now they are more interested in collecting cards and superhero toys.
07-09-2021 01:49 AM
yes. i think so
07-09-2021 01:50 AM
It all depends on what you compare to what.
07-09-2021 02:36 AM
Thank you for the information