Book Board Chat

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.

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."

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.

lookwhatbobfound I think the requirement is 500 on a side, not 600. I've been upgrading for months, so it better be 500!

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

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?

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.

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.

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.

DianeDP is alive and well and back in New England.

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.

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

Thanks, lludwig--that's exactly what I was looking for!

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?

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.

Thanks, Kathleen!

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?

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.

Bill I second that. I love my Mavica. I bought it used over ten years ago, and it's still going strong.

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.

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?