Books for charity

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By kerry.

Re: Books for charity
Tue 15 Jul 2008 22:46

Hi Bluebell
Just a thought but have you thought of selling them yourself on Ebay?
As long as you put up a reserve amount and do pick up only, you could then either donate the money you make to a charity of your choice or do what I do and nominate a charity (via ebay) and donate a percentage to them.

You may get a book collector or book shop buy the books.
But don't forget the reserve -like I did when selling my daughters jacquline wilson books, ended up going for 99p plus it cost me £4 postage lol-

Anyway just a thought. It is easier than you think.
Take some piks as it makes your ad more attractive and people can see what theyre buying.

By BlueBelle

Re: Books for charity
Wed 16 Jul 2008 07:51

Hmmmmm, sounds a bit complicated to an ebay novice like me. And can't imagine any photo of a Barbara Cartland novel will make it fly off the shelves

I'll check it out though

Thanks Kerry

By kerry.

Re: Books for charity
Wed 16 Jul 2008 19:35

you would be surprised bluebelle what people will buy on ebay!
seriously.
It sounds more complicated than it actually is, as the prompts guide you thru each stage.
Just have a look, see what you think. I was a bit nervous at first but actually quite nejoyed it as i got to use my artistic talent to make my advert look good and eye catching.

By debzsanderson

Re: Books for charity
Thu 17 Jul 2008 19:58

another thought is if you look out for table top sales or car boot sales - a bit of work but if you sell them cheap they will go.

Debzxx

By morello

Re: Books for charity
Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:07

Most charity shops will take them with gratitude, if you dont have any form of transporting them they will have somebody who will collect. When I was clearing out my house to move, I gave a lot of books to both the heart foundation charity shop and cancer research. Many people like us cant afford the cost to buy new and there are a lot of people out there who buy them and then return them to the shops and that way the charities recoup far more than the books are worth and the money goes to a good cause, everyone is happy and benefits.
Mo

By glynne

Re: Books for charity
Thu 24 Jul 2008 15:26

Have you thought of; local hospital; care homes; hostels; the salvation Army. Our local institute for teh blind has an extensive library but there again the ammount needed could be lower than the supply and you don't want them hanging about!