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Selling books

MaeveD · 2005-07-14 09:22:50

Strapped for cash and need a summer read... have lots of books that I've read so..... Anyone know the best shops in Dublin to sell them? what price they offer?

14-07-2005 9:22am

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Strapped for cash and need a summer read... have lots of books that I've read so.....

Anyone know the best shops in Dublin to sell them? what price they offer?

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#2 14-07-2005 1:14pm

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What sort of stuff are you selling? I might be interested..

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#3 14-07-2005 2:05pm

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I don't think anywhere will give you a decent price, although they might do marginally better on a trade-in (e.g. exchange for other books in the shop.) Dublin second-hand bookshops are generally a rip-off (compared to for example London.)

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#4 14-07-2005 5:09pm

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I also am trying to sell some books, does anyone have any experience with selling them online? Or is it not worth the effort unless they're rare/first editions/whatever?

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#5 14-07-2005 7:24pm

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Punka

What you selling?

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#6 14-07-2005 7:46pm

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Tim 3115....so far have rooted out 50 or so books.... haven't the energy to list them all.

I'd really prefer to get rid of the whole lot in one go and get some new books in return rather than sell them one by one... but thanks for the interest

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#7 14-07-2005 7:49pm

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maeveD what type of books are they?

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#8 14-07-2005 8:22pm

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All fiction from Stephen King to Tony Parsons to Roddy Doyle...

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#9 14-07-2005 8:24pm

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Chapters are probably the best but I have no idea what prices you'll get.

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#10 15-07-2005 8:24am

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I'd take the energy and try listing them - it could be the difference between €5/book and €0.50/book. You can then always bring the remainder to Chapters (give them a ring and ask what they typically pay, but I would be surprised if it was over €0.50.)

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#11 15-07-2005 1:11pm

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Brought in 5 books to Chapters this am just to see as they wouldn't give me any idea of what they offer for used books over the phone.... they gave me €3 for 4 old paperbacks and €2 for one newish hardback....

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#12 15-07-2005 2:08pm

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Better of listing them?

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#13 15-07-2005 2:23pm

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Ok cracked under pressure

Here ya go......

A Passage to India – EM Forster
The Loop – Nicholas Evans
The House of Janus – Donald James
The Shadow of the Wind – Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Over Nine Waves – Marie Heaney
The Teachings of Don Juan – Carlos Castaneda
To The Lighthouse – Virginia Woolf
Secret Diary of Adrian Mole – Sue Townsend
Lady Chatterleys Lover – DH Lawrence
Life of Pi – Yann Martel
Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown
Black House – Stephen King/Peter Straub
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gorgon – Stephen King
Different Seasons – Stephen King
Needful Things – Stephen King
Dolores Claibourne – Stephen King
The Dark Half – Stephen King
Four Past Midnight – Stephen King
IT – Stephen King
Dark Visions – Stephen King/George RR Martin/Dan Simmons
Cold Fire – Dean Koontz
Point Horror Collection – Cusick/Smith/Stine
The Heart of The Matter – Graham Greene
Breakfast at Tiffanys – Truman Capote
Animal Farm – George Orwell
The Piano Tuner – Daniel Mason
The Bookseller of Kabil – Asne Seierstad
Filth – Irvine Welsh
Riptide – Sam Llewellyn
One – Richard Bach
Die Trying – Lee Child
The Smoke Jumper – Nicholas Evans
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Angels & Demons – Dan Brown
Rory & Ita – Roddy Doyle
The Van – Roddy Doyle
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha – Roddy Doyle
The Twins – Tessa de Loo
The Springs of Affection – Maeve Brennan
Man & Wife – Tony Parsons
One for My Baby – Tony Parsons
PS I love you – Celia Ahern
Rush Home Road – Lori Lansens
When the wind Blows – James Patterson
Whispers – Dean Koontz
Lonely Planet France 3rd Edition
The Elves of Cologne – Eve Tharlet

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#14 20-07-2005 5:18pm

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hey - want to swap the richard bach one and Angels & Demons for something on my thread? --

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=3074940#post3074940

Oh i'd like the girl who loved tom gordon also please.

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#15 20-07-2005 8:02pm

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I'd take The Life of Pi, Filth, Man & Wife and One for My Baby off you for €20 including postage if you're interested?

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#16 21-07-2005 11:01am

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pwd wrote:

hey - want to swap the richard bach one and Angels & Demons for something on my thread? --

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=3074940#post3074940

Oh i'd like the girl who loved tom gordon also please.

Sorry pwd, have read most of what you listed, really looking for cash though as holidays looming and I'm broke

Sleepy pm me with your address and I'll see how much the postage will cost... The Life of Pi and Filth are new never read. Got as presents and I'd read them already, the other two are in excellent condition too

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#17 27-07-2005 3:45pm

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closing this thread as it is no longer really suitable for this section of boards . I would copy it over to the for sale board but you have a bit of editing to do to avoid chastisement from those nasty mods they have over there.

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