You could have hundreds of pounds just sat on your shelves. So many of us just spend our books away to the charity shop and whilst supporting charity is fantastic, you could make a lot more money by selling them yourself. Did you know that you can sell books and make a decent profit?
Get A Price & Sell
The phone in your pocket or what you’re reading this on can help you to sell books. There are many different apps and websites out there that will give you a price that they’ll buy a book off you, right now. Think of the names Music Magpie and We Buy Books. These companies will buy your items off you and give you a fair price. With that said, you can add up items from your shelves that you no longer want, box them up and soon have a decent whack of money. This is also a great way to see if buying books from charity shops and thrift stores is worthwhile. Give the book a scan, get a price and if there is a profit between what you’re being offered on the app and the instore price, why would you not buy it? It’s a great way to make money.
Sell On eBay
You need to be sure you’re getting a good price and the eBay app also has a barcode scanner. This means you can easily see how much items are being sold for. Of course, with eBay you’ll have fees to pay on the final price so it might not be the best way to sell.
You Might Have Something Of Exceptional Value
Never forget that there are auctioneers and collectors for books. You never know what you might have on your shelf. Something you bought from a car boot sale twenty years ago might be worth a lot more than you realised. If you think something is worth a decent amount of money, get it valued by a professional.
As you can see, you can sell books and make quite a bit of money. Sell books you no longer need for a price you can get. If you have something that little bit extra special, get it valued and you never know, it might even pay off your mortgage!
