In the process of making a list of things to sell, to generate some spending money for crisis.
Just wondering, do you guys sell your old rulebooks/sourcebooks? I have never tossed anything, but am considering it. However, seeing the price they go for on forums etc, is it worth it? I have a few that are hardly used (and will probably never be used), so it seems a bit daft getting rid of them for a fiver!
Really not looking to shift my stuff to you guys with this post (i always sell on the LAF), just curious how others do it! (and i guess looking to convince me from parting with them ;D )
I sell at my local shows, which are held twice a year. As you say, some things are worth so little it seems almost pointless selling them; others you can't give away for love nor money :(.
I am in the process of selling off a lot of books. Those I can't sell can go to charity - but they will go as I need the space.
One can consider themselves a lucky wargamer if they never run out of storage space, to do a cull every now and then is sensible / inevitable (in that order :) )
The problem with books / rules, is that paper is so heavy, that postage can significantly harm the value of a book, they need very good packaging and carrying more than a few to a show to sell can be a pain.
I tend to keep the better (read saleable) ones for a show, mark them up at a daft price and hope never to see them again. I'm afraid the remainder are destined for the charity shop and if they are too wargame specific or a stapled booklet etc, they go to paper recycling. Sometimes hassle is just hassle and I find clearing out to have a therapeutic value, clearing the mind, is difficult to put a price on.
It is easy to get hung up on value, but value is what you thought it was worth when you bought it and the opportunities it gave you whilst you owned it - I have never felt that I need to get to realise a part value on parting, gifting it is fine. I see it as like going to a coffee shop, once it is consumed, you will never see that money again, it is a mindset thing more than a budget thing ......... unless of course it is essentially a budget thing.
There was a chap on Consimworld who was sinking under the number of boardgames he owned, with no shelf space left for new purchases, he evenuially sorted out 100 least valuable boardgames to him and skipped them - he found the liberation it brought his mind, had a value all of its own. Lucky skip I say!
Well, it is not space related. It's more of a "will never use" thing.
To give an example:
Warhammer fantasy 8th edition hardback togheter with 2 hardback army books. Bought for over 120€, played once, and then the FLGS closed down (where i played warhammer fantasy)
Since then i have moved to kings of war, wich i find a more manageable game, so will probably never use them.
They are not lying in my way, but it feels like 'dead space' being occupied. Coupled with the fact i want to generate some crisis funds, i started looking at options. (i'm not broke, mind you, but have spent way over my hobby budget the last few months, so want to up the balance a bit)
I always get down to the point where i want to get rid of things i don't use, but never go furter than thinking about it. (i do watch the "wanted" thread on LAF though, and if anything comes up that i have, i sell it. usually when someone is actively looking for it, you get a fair price)
I have a pristine addition of the original 40k rogue trader rules - prices on Amazon £127 to £210 :o
Do people pay that much?!?!
€120 - right, I get that, plus someone will love them. I was getting confused with my tatt :-)
Never!
And, of course, we've all disposed for books only to find that 2 / 5 / 10+ years later we really are interested in that particular campaign after all - and have to track down a further copy...
Geoff
I don't sell non-fiction books. (At the risk of starting another rant-thread, why aren't they called "fact books")
I have on occasion, donated books to charity. These are usually presents given by well meaning, but slightly misguided relatives.
For years I've used a Kindle for more disposable books: fiction, Techno's diaries and non-European History
Quote from: Matt J on 26 September 2018, 02:21:55 PM
I have a pristine addition of the original 40k rogue trader rules - prices on Amazon £127 to £210 :o
Do people pay that much?!?!
I see them go for a nice price now and then, but never that much! I do believe most sales happen "off the grid" these days. Be it facebook groups or forum marketplaces. I did a search for that 8th edition rulebook on ebay and only found 1 sold listing.
Quote from: Norm on 26 September 2018, 02:23:28 PM
€120 - right, I get that, plus someone will love them. I was getting confused with my tatt :-)
Mind you i'm talking about pristine copies. I wouldn't bother if they were well used!
Quote from: Elliesdad on 26 September 2018, 02:41:55 PM
And, of course, we've all disposed for books only to find that 2 / 5 / 10+ years later we really are interested in that particular campaign after all - and have to track down a further copy...
Geoff
Especially this!!! That's why i still have all my older armybooks from previous editions!
I have the three Warmaster Ancients books that have never been used in anger. They are not bad rules but I think things have moved on and people want to play Hail Caesar etc. However they are regularly advertised at circa £50 per book, but whether they sell or not is another matter...
I do one of two things with books I don't want any longer, and that is not often. I will either trade them in on other used books at used books shops or sell them and donate what money I make to the local Bunny rescue. But for me books are real treasures and I often read and reread books because you learn a little bit more each time you read it!
Terry
I've never sold a book in my life but buy roughly five books every month on average... Last year on bringing up the subject of space my wife suggested we'd put up some shelves in the living room! It took her some time but she managed to convince me :D
Now it's waiting for the kids to move out and occupy their rooms!
But seriously; I would sell models before I would get rid of any books. They will stay with me till the end.
Cheers,
Rob
In answer to the title's question, "no," but I have in the past. I do re-read many and will probably never get rid of them because I do enjoy them. Others I either throw out because they are falling apart or I give to charity, if in good condition (like Nobby, usually gifts from "well meaning" relatives) (I like the idea of calling "non-fiction" books "fact" books, by the way). I once tried donating some books I couldn't sell (but were still in good condition) to the local library but I never subsequently saw them on the shelves - whether this was down to copyright "issues" that libraries must sort out before they can lend, transferral to other libraries or otherwise disposed of, I've no idea.
Quote from: Terry37 on 27 September 2018, 02:56:36 AM
I do one of two things with books I don't want any longer ...
Books I don't want any longer .... books .... I .... don't ... want ... any ... longer .... nope, can't work out what language you're speaking, makes no sense to me :D
Must be close to Halloween to discuss selling books. Horrorible thought.
The only books I move out are those I find I purchased two copies. Those go to friends (birthday and Christmas presents - convenient). I have over 450 feet of bookshelves and probably over 10 to 12,000 books in the house, so I sometimes forget what I have. Over 7000 are my military subject books.
Well, i should have specified the subject as i do mean rule books and supplements. All my resource books will always stay with me.
my wife once tried to convince me to throw out my lord of the rings book beause i've 'read it already and it looks worn'. that discussion didn't end well ;D
No. Never
Quote from: petercooman on 27 September 2018, 07:07:16 PM
Well, i should have specified the subject as i do mean rule books and supplements.
I sold my 6mm ECW armies and buildings.
I know. It was a tad extreme. But it was the only way I could also sell my copy of
De Bellis Renationis ....
I do sometimes sell books, yes. Over the years I've built quite a collection of books on different historical periods. Now that I'm getting older and there are fewer and fewer walls left to hang shelves on, I've decided to ditch the periods I'm least interested in. In the end this will leave me with just Early Middle Ages, some Roman and maybe some Malburian stuff and shelve upon shelve of 19th century imperialism! One condition though: any proceeds MUST be spent on one of the favorite periods, in or books or metal.
Heard about someone who had an entire book case dedicated to The Great Game once.
Not sure that's even possible, but I'll try anyway! ;D ;D ;D
I rarely sell any books especially non fiction. If I am short of space I annex some on one of Mrs Orcs shelves, stacking hers up a bit. She does not like books stacked up so culls hers,leaving more space. For me to annex. ;)
Quote from: Orcs on 27 September 2018, 11:02:00 PM
I rarely sell any books especially non fiction. If I am short of space I annex some on one of Mrs Orcs shelves, stacking hers up a bit. She does not like books stacked up so culls hers,leaving more space. For me to annex. ;)
Spoken like a true imperialist, someone might one day collect book aboutbyou...
OK, first off Ithoriel, to answer your question about what language I am speaking, just read between the words. What I said was .... .... ... ... ... .... :)
I do still have the very first book I ever bought on uniforms, back in 1965, Barnes -uniforms of the British army (not the exact title as it's late I I don't want to go pull it tonight). One book I hadn't planned to let go was my first edition hardback copy of the Blue signed by Jack Hunter. But at near $1,500 USD it was hard to say no and I still have several soft copies that he signed for me as well. I typically do not sell my uniform books, because the study of that subject is a real passion to me. I am slowly adding the Robert Hall books on the uniforms of the Louis XIV period. And gems they are, but definitely NOT cheap!
Terry
Never sell them. I just lend them to people and never get them back. . .
Then later i buy them again. . .
I've sold all my old rules sets on Ebay, they sell better than books do. Don't expect a lot of money for them though. if using ebay don't forget to add 10% to the postage charge, as ebay take 10% of that as well as the sale price.
For example, I sell all my stuff at 2nd class recorded, which is £3.95, but list p&p as £4.65. It doesn't seem to put buyers off.
Also, don't be put off and keep relisting, a lot of my stuff sells on 10th time around or whatever.
I don't see selling them as a money making scheme, more of a relocation to a good home, and that the space saved is worth more than the value of the items listed.
Mark