Hey Nathan.
This post interested me because thrift store books are my main focus at around 80% of my business. Could you do a video or post about removing Goodwill stickers (assuming you get books there)? I have my methods which I have perfected, but I am always on the lookout for how other people deal with those pesky stickers.
Nice results! That’s encouraging to see what you found at a thrift store. I’ve had trouble finding books at Goodwill, and I assumed it was because they sell books online too. I’ve had great success at library book sales, but I guess I need to check out some other thrift stores again!
Thanks for your comment Daniel! I find that Goodwill is not a good place to look for books. The smaller out-of-the-way thrift stores are usually the best.
I’m just looking into amazon fba, but I buy from Amazon all the time. I don’t understand how you get these prices! If the going rate for a book is about $22, and it ranges close to that, why would someone pay you (or me) $36?
If a book is sold by an FBA merchant, then that book qualifies for all the Amazon Prime Benefits. Free Shipping, Two Day Shipping, Tracking, No hassle return, Comfort of knowing it’s coming from Amazon etc. Customers will pay a premium for all of that.
Do you scan the books at the thrift store to find out what they are selling for before you buy them? What about the books that are sold at 1 cent + shipping? Why would someone pay so much more to you than to the 1 cent sellers? Thanks.
Hi Nathan. One more question (and it goes back to my 1 cent question as well): most of the books I find in thrift stores (and on Craigslist) are not the most recent version – is there a simple way to make sure you have a fairly recent version of the book so that someone WILL pay more $$$ than 1 cent? Thanks Jill
I would ignore the 1 cents books and look for something more profitable. I really don’t pay attention to the version. I just scan the book with my scanner and look at the price and sales rank.
Thanks, Nathan. I found out that my local Goodwills scan the books as well and if they are selling for more than $3, they ship them to the web thrift store so apparently, I am NEVER going to find anything worth selling locally. Sigh! Thanks for the info.
Hey guys, I’m finding an increasing number of low dollar ( $5-7 ) FBA books, it seems like 90 percent of the books I scan fall in this category. Also I have about 100 FBA books now that a couple months ago were competively priced in the $10-15 range have now tanked. any suggestions
See these obnoxious cretins all the time tripping over each other in the local thrift shops.Some stores have banned them already for interfering with their inventory policies.
I never go to goodwill …I agree with the poster they scan their books and keep them to resell them themselves. Salvation army the same thing…and when they sell on Amazon or other sites they sell super low so it is frustrating when you got an expensive book. Just have to set you price if your know it is really worth more and stick to your guns. Have a great week everyone. http://www.zazzle.com/starbucksfrapp/products
Hey Nathan.
This post interested me because thrift store books are my main focus at around 80% of my business. Could you do a video or post about removing Goodwill stickers (assuming you get books there)? I have my methods which I have perfected, but I am always on the lookout for how other people deal with those pesky stickers.
Hi David,
I use a combination of Scotty Peelers, Goo Gone, and my finger nails:)
Thanks for the info about Scotty Peelers – they work great!
Nice results! That’s encouraging to see what you found at a thrift store. I’ve had trouble finding books at Goodwill, and I assumed it was because they sell books online too. I’ve had great success at library book sales, but I guess I need to check out some other thrift stores again!
Thanks for your comment Daniel! I find that Goodwill is not a good place to look for books. The smaller out-of-the-way thrift stores are usually the best.
Great Job! Love the stats.. Do you ever buy MF books on Amazon to relist under FBA?
Thanks Mike! I’ve tried that a few times. I find that it’s hard to do that on a consistent basis though.
I’m just looking into amazon fba, but I buy from Amazon all the time. I don’t understand how you get these prices! If the going rate for a book is about $22, and it ranges close to that, why would someone pay you (or me) $36?
If a book is sold by an FBA merchant, then that book qualifies for all the Amazon Prime Benefits. Free Shipping, Two Day Shipping, Tracking, No hassle return, Comfort of knowing it’s coming from Amazon etc. Customers will pay a premium for all of that.
Do you scan the books at the thrift store to find out what they are selling for before you buy them? What about the books that are sold at 1 cent + shipping? Why would someone pay so much more to you than to the 1 cent sellers? Thanks.
Yes, I scan the books before I buy them. If the books are at 1 cent plus shipping, then I don’t buy them.
Hi Nathan. One more question (and it goes back to my 1 cent question as well): most of the books I find in thrift stores (and on Craigslist) are not the most recent version – is there a simple way to make sure you have a fairly recent version of the book so that someone WILL pay more $$$ than 1 cent? Thanks Jill
I would ignore the 1 cents books and look for something more profitable. I really don’t pay attention to the version. I just scan the book with my scanner and look at the price and sales rank.
Thanks, Nathan. I found out that my local Goodwills scan the books as well and if they are selling for more than $3, they ship them to the web thrift store so apparently, I am NEVER going to find anything worth selling locally. Sigh! Thanks for the info.
Hey guys, I’m finding an increasing number of low dollar ( $5-7 ) FBA books, it seems like 90 percent of the books I scan fall in this category. Also I have about 100 FBA books now that a couple months ago were competively priced in the $10-15 range have now tanked. any suggestions
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See these obnoxious cretins all the time tripping over each other in the local thrift shops.Some stores have banned them already for interfering with their inventory policies.
I never go to goodwill …I agree with the poster they scan their books and keep them to resell them themselves. Salvation army the same thing…and when they sell on Amazon or other sites they sell super low so it is frustrating when you got an expensive book. Just have to set you price if your know it is really worth more and stick to your guns. Have a great week everyone.
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