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RE: Last Night's Curb Recycling Haul - Found Enough Early On That I Didn't Need To Finish My Route - $1,500 Minimum Resale Value

in #upcycling5 years ago

Nice!

Your like my hero. I wish I could do all that. I currently do this with used books from goodwill/thrift stores.

I say I do it, but really I just have a huge stack of books that i haven’t listed yet. Kind of stuck at the shipping part. Need to get on it. Potential profits are definitely good. Most books were bought for a dollar or less and sell for 3-4 dollars on up to 20 or so.

I have even come across occasional signed copies. Amazing what people throw out/give away.

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Thanks for your support and glad you could connect here. I usually don't deal with books unless they're textbooks or rarer ones like these. On top of that, I have so many free books on the curbs available, that I usually skip the book sections at thrift stores or just take a quick glance.

Glad you have made books a successful niche for yourself. I could probably learn a thing or two from you! Given all of the general stuff I sell, I don't have the discipline to handle books in high volume like that, but there's definitely good low-risk money there. The signed or 1st Ed. copies are the best finds. Always a nice feeling when you get one.