lostandfoundbooks
@lostandfoundbooks Active 9 years, 11 months ago-
I don't know how many of you frequent the boards on ebay, but if so, you may want to check in. Ebay has announced a "consolidation" which translates to "elimination," and most of the interest-specific boards will go. Sadly, the book sellers' board will be gone, as will jewelry, coins, etc., with most of the interest-specific boards condensed into "Art & Collectibles." RIP BSB.
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June From the bookseller board thread regarding auto relist: ""When this item is automatically relisted, you won't have to pay the insertion fee and the listing won't count against your monthly free-insertion-fee listings. Fees for any advanced listing upgrades you use still apply."
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I also use VTG or Vintage in the title when the book I'm selling is a first edition or early printing of a book that is commonly available as a modern reprint, such as a Walter Farley horse book, a Betty Crocker cookbook, or a children's book that isn't out of print. I use VTG/Vintage as a key word when doing price comparisons and want to narrow my search, and I think buyers do that as well. With the number of spaces now permitted in an item title, I think "VTG" can be a valuable addition, (along with everything else that should be in a title), even if too many sellers use it inappropriately.
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lookwhatbobfound I think the requirement is 500 on a side, not 600. I've been upgrading for months, so it better be 500!
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Best Sellers for November and December:
Tasha Tudor Illustrated Night Before Christmas 1982 HC - 30.00
Carpenter's Gothic by William Gaddis HC/DJ 1985 1st Ed - 29.99
Lemony Snicket Book Set #1-13 HCs - 44.99 (Sold 2 Sets)
2001 Lenox Leaping Rudolf Ornament w/Box - 36.00
Beatrix Potter Box Set 12 Books Peter Rabbit Library - 31.00
Freddy Goes to the North Pole by Walter Brooks HC/DJ reprint - 36.00
JR by William Gaddis 1975 1st Ed HC/DJ - 49.99
Suzanne Collins Hunger Games Trilogy PB Set w/Mockingjay Pin - 39.99
Full Set Harry Potter Series HC/DJs - 74.99
Stephen King The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Promo ARC Pop-Up - 89.99 -
lostandfoundbooks posted an update Friday, Sep 7, 2012, 1:16pm EDT, 11 years, 8 months ago
Kathleen - No, I haven't updated within the last few days, and now I don't want to! Clicking on "Get Suggestions" doesn't bring the Topics dropdown back?
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Hi Kathleen--I'm not sure what TL is doing to you, but the info you're looking for (cookbook secifics) is still there, at least on my TL. If you select the non-fiction category, Books, then Cookbooks, the item specifics will give you Subject: Cooking, Food, Wine. Then, in the Topics dropdown, you'll find the specifics you want, such as Regional, Community, Baking, Soups & Stews, etc.
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Joy-baby posted this message on the bookseller board thinking it was the old chat: "hello friends...been a long time since i posted, i had a relapse with my addictions and had to go through rehab...again. think this was the 4th time, one of these days i hope to get it right. hope you all are well. i haven't been selling much, actually my Ebay sales have been pretty dismal for the last year or so. i've been trying to make some extra $$ to help out my sister in Texas, she just lost her job. hope you all have had great luck so far this year and, even though it's a month or so late, hope your 2012 is the best yet. take care." She got a response redirecting her here, but if she doesn't check back she won't find the new board.
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Diane DP has been out West for the last few years, but moved back to New England this fall. She wasn't sure what she'd be doing for work.
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DianeDP is alive and well and back in New England.
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Greetings, Jack--I've been in Newgate Prison, and it was not a place you'd want to be in for more than a few minutes. Some of the areas where they kept people were really just low rock caves that you couldn't stand up in--damp and truly awful.
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In celebration of the end of four days without internet/phone/power/heat, I'm posting my best-sellers for October. Packing by candlelight was...interesting. And yeah, a generator for the furnace (and fish-tank) is on the to-do list.
Peterson Field Guide EASTERN MOTHS Lepidoptera NICE PB - $21.71
1968 Golden Guide to SCUBA DIVING Underwater Illus. PB - $27.77
ACME Faux Tooled Leather BOOT JACK - $32.99
Walsh SIGNED Michigan & Lake St Clair DECOYS 1983 HC/DJ - $64.99
VINTAGE Johnson Brothers HEARTS & FLOWERS Mug England - $28.03 -
Speaking of drive-it-till-it drops cars: http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111024/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_million_mile_car
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Thanks, lludwig--that's exactly what I was looking for!
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Could I break into the stamp discussion with a quick book question? Am I correct in recalling a satnrose tip that said when the copyright page included Library of Congress cataloging information, the book could not be a first edition?
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lostandfoundbooks posted an update Sunday, Oct 2, 2011, 8:48am EDT, 12 years, 7 months ago
Top 5 of the month:
Diane Arbus MAGAZINE WORK Aperture 1984 HC/DJ 1st Ed - $39.99
HALL Edible & Poisonous MUSHROOMS of the World HC/DJ - $24.99
Tall Book of NURSERY TALES Rojankovsky 1944 HC/DJ 1st Ed - $49.99
Picture History of FLINT MICHIGAN Centennial 1976 HC/DJ - $23.99
Lemony Snicket Series #1-10 UNFORTUNATE EVENTS PBs - $22.99 -
I haven't posted best-sellers in a long time, so this list includes sales in July and August:
D'Elia Wood & Metal Planes HC/DJ - $26.99
Burnett CIVIL WAR HISTORY Sixth OHIO Cavalry 1982 HC/DJ - $26.00
Tom Wolfe ELECTRIC KOOL-AID ACID TEST 2nd Print HC/DJ -$24.99
SIGNED Eugenia Price BELOVED INVADER & NEW MOON RISING Fine LEATHER HCs - $50.98
Ainsworth & Bisby DICTIONARY of FUNGI 9th Ed 2001 HC - $39.99
VINTAGE Clear Glass CLYDESDALE Rearing Horse 8" Tall - $28.99
SIGNED Madeleine L'Engle WIND IN THE DOOR 1989 HC/DJ - $18.99
Toula CHEAP WAY TO DIE Rock Climbing SEDONA Arizona '89 - $16.99 -
acuity - I listed a book several weeks ago that ended up with a view count close to 100--about 90 hits higher than anything else I had up. Since the book had already been relisted several times, was priced low, and was by no means an exciting offer, I was a bit taken aback at the number of hits. I checked the description and photo to see if I had made an interesting error, and I googled the topic to see if there was something going on that might be driving up interest, but found nothing. In the end, I assumed there had to be a link to the listing in a newsletter or blog, but I never found out where. And no, the book didn't sell.
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Thanks, Kathleen!
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Speaking of points...does anyone happen to have the points for a first edition of The Cat in the Hat? Is this the one where the price on the dustjacket of the first edition is higher than the second printing?
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Becky - When I was researching the generic flea medicines, I came across a site that is selling bottled Frontline that is applied with a measured dropper. It was much cheaper than the Frontline sold in the standard one-time-use pre-measured dispensers. I may try that next.
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Bill I second that. I love my Mavica. I bought it used over ten years ago, and it's still going strong.
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Thanks for your responses last week about generic flea medicines. I did some research and decided to give it a try since the cost was considerably less than the brand name. I'm keeping my fingers crossed--if it doesn't work as well as Frontline I'm going to be very, very sorry.
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Good morning! Since so many of you BBers have animals, I was wondering if anyone has used the generic treatments for flea/tick prevention. The brand name treatment (frontlineplus is what I've been using) works great, but with four furry friends, the cost is getting to be a bit much. Any words of wisdom?
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lostandfoundbooks became a registered member Sunday, Jul 10, 2011, 8:35am EDT, 12 years, 10 months ago