If your like most book sellers you probably scour the Craigslist ads fairly often looking for deals on books. You probably sell the books you find on Amazon, Abebooks, eBay, or Half.com. What about the site right under your nose? Craigslist?
I’ve been experimenting with selling books on CL the past month or so and have had some great results. The most obvious benefit of selling on Craigslist? NO FEES! While selling on other online venues you are probably charged roughly 15 percent of your book price. Of course, you probably will have to sell the book for less on CL, if you can sell it at all.
One great way to sell books on CL is in lots. Group together a bunch of books of similar genre and you may get people interested in buying them. The cool thing is you will get book sellers like yourself who are looking to get a good deal on a bunch of books. This is also a great way to get rid of your excess books without donating them to the library and actually getting a little cash to invest in other books.
I’ve had some success just listing books in a “lot” and then asking for a best offer, rather than list the price. A few times, my “best offer” was much higher than I would have listed the books for anyway – and the buyer feels like they are getting a deal!
Another benefit of selling on CL is NO SHIPPING. You don’t have to worry about packaging the books up and finding out later that the customer wants to return them. Of course you will have to meet with the customer in person but the trade off could be worth the inconvenience.
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