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Thanks for sharing. I'm also enjoying watching Mel's move on Back from Burnout. I'm getting ready to make some changes in my life/career, and I totally agree with what you are saying about picking your poison and remembering there is always going to be stress in life no matter what you do. I think the key is knowing your "why" and always remembering it when things get hard. Good luck I always enjoy your videos! ❤

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U all don’t know how good his books are

Katie, I wish you all the best. Thank you for your honesty on your journey. It will and is getting better.

Katie you are very good and seeing all sides of the good things and the struggles in life. I too feel that way. Your positive attitude is inspiring. Thank you for this and for your love of books and sharing that info.

Thank you so much! I can really relate! I spent the whole day working on a plumbing nightmare and didn't get any of the things listed that I'd planned. And it does seem like this year has just been that way a lot! But you're so right, and this video was really encouraging, so Thanks again!

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Life is tough at times. I hope things continue to look up and the difficult times are few and far between. Realize the strength within yourself as it's never easy getting through difficulties. I'm glad you have good people around you. Best wishes.

Ah, sweetie. It's hard to be raise two kids and keep a home. Life isn't easy, but we can do this. I feel like I really k ow you and that's a gift. Just keep keepin' on.

Great video thank you I just bought a house full of Jewish books bibles,antique,vintage,contemporary how has your luck been with these ?

All offended people have all purchased a bible from someone.

Try Biblio (routes listings to Alibri and AbeBooks), and also Ecrater, Ebid, and Mercari (these three untested).

Hey Katey, do you have a video of how to prepare a library book to sell on eBay? I have several and I need to know if I should remove stickers, remove the plastic coverings or white out information about the library stamped inside, etc. Have you made a video about how to prepare a library book for resale? If not, can you tell me if you do any of these things to library books before you resell them or just leave them as they are? I do know that I must tell the potential buyer they are library books and list them as ex libris. Thanks for your help. Love your channel!

It is a nice store, but the pricing got crazy at one point. They scan most of the good stuff and send it in for their media/online group to sell. Unfortunately, they never price down and only have one "sale" per year. The old stuff is pulled and sent back to distribution and gaylorded up for bulk buyers. Best part: The staff are super amazing here. They are thinking of modeling this in the Detroit area, so I'm told.

Want to blow your mind? Search for “Warhammer book” and sort by “Price + postage: highest first” The Siege of Terra collection is a limited edition set of individually signed Warhammer Horus Heresy books. These are limited print run books that will likely never be printed in this form again.

Hi Katey! Wanted to come visit your channel, sub & say 👋HELLO!! ❤ wow your microphone is so professional!

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I’ve been selling books and media on eBay part time for almost a year and a half. I’m considering adding Amazon FBA to the mix in 2025, but I’m feeling somewhat subscription averse. When I look at the monthly cost of a seller account, plus all the software subscriptions for scanning, historical sales data and listing I get concerned. What would you recommend as a starting point in order to minimize my monthly expenses until my income starts to justify it?

Good vid. Amazon gets a little more difficult to sell on each month. Recently, Amazon stopped ungating most books, demanding invoices for at least 10 copies. If you are a veterano seller (I've been selling Amazon and other sites since 2014), you probably got ungated on most major publishers in the past. But many smaller presses and imprints (which often have good values) that you find in the field are gated even for old-time sellers where before, they would not have been. This would make sense if you were trying to list a book as "New"; it makes no sense in selling used, often out-of-print copies. It's frustrating, and is becoming an entry barrier for new sellers. You can try selling on RI, eBay, Pango, Mercari, Facebook, your own website, etc. but none have the customer base or sales velocity of Amazon, or the ability to use repricing software. There are also increasing risks in selling textbooks on Amazon (and other sites) due to the law firms with which the major publishers are contracting to identify purported counterfeit sellers and report them to Amazon - which can quickly lead to the suspension of your Amazon account. You can also sell books through the U.S. branch of Ziffit instead of shipping to the U.K., by the way - just click on the little British flag at the top of the Ziffit page (GB comes up as the default) and change it to the American flag. (I've started selling on Booksrun as well as SBYB and Ziffit, all are honest and efficient.)

I inherited my grandpa's collection of Louis l'amour books! I'm going through and sorting them now haha, I can't wait to read them 😁

Thank you Katy and Katey, thus was awesome!!!

Great stuff! I did some of these things when I started reselling in 2021, and some I will add to my business once I move =]

I got $45 for a Lowrider Mag

Thank you for always helping us find new places to sell our books 🤗

Great vid! Definitely gonna check out mercari!

since when did Mercari get media mail? i've been waiting for that option.

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curious to know thoughts on vintage paperbacks a lot of them are longtail low dollar items I find them cheaply at library some dead author's gain following from TH-cam videos, but many are meh would you recommend a platform for those 5 dollars sells Thanks

All seller fees on mercari, simply moved to buyers. As a buyer you pay a service fee of 10-15%, plus tax, plus shipping, plus cc transaction fee. A $15 item with $7 shipping runs around $30. My sales went from daily to a couple a month with yhis change.

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Thank you for for doing this video. I started selling Amazon earlier this year and really got going with shipments in the last two months. I'm focused more on media but also Nintendo and Lego and some books. I've sold more on Amazon in a few months than I've sold on eBay all year. I did sell on Amazon many years ago prior to FBA. It's a whole different world now. I've always had so many questions and concerns about selling on Amazon and got so much out of this and look forward to you and Koty chatting again in the future. For now, I will carry on with a different perspective about storage fees, high-priced books, etc. Thank you again

Does Amazon pick the price of the book if you do fba?

This was extremely informative and much appreciated. I currently sell books on eBay, and now I'm in the process of setting up a FBA account. I like the fact that for average selling books I don't have to take time to take photo's like I do on eBay for books with greater rarity. Also, thanks for dissuading me from going the FBM route. I assumed that the storage fees would eat up my profits, however, I have over 2k books to send in, and I think my inventory will offset the fees. Thoughts?

Kody is talking about 50, 60, 70 dollar books as being his target selling. But I find almost no books like that. I work to find 15-20 dollar books. I should also add that I have a dead pile because my husband, who recently lost his vision, refused to let me dispose of his books ( and he has over 1000 of them.) And now we can sell thrm. And a lot of those books are listed on Ebay as 10-15. 5 dollar books go to our library book sale unless I can bundle them.

I was told not to sell sci-fi & fantasy paperbacks but they have become my most popular seller while not my most profitable, but worthwhile on eBay. Are they profitable on FBA ?

Oh I’m excited to watch this!

Fun video! Good info! 😮

So helpful.

Can anyone tell me how I can remove an oil and turmeric stain from a book cover plsssss😭😭😭😭😭😭it's my sisters book tht I stained and she will kill me if she finds out, so someone pls help me out💀

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So many great ideas....thank you for sharing all this knowledge ❤

There really is a market for everything ❤ and I definitely see the appeal of the handwriting for nostalgia purposes

Literally just bought a fashion history book *because* it was listed as having been from the personal collection of a costume historian and was annotated throughout the text.

Hi Katey - good video. I saw a rare book dealer who talked about selling books with annotations and inscriptions + Especially pertinent with generational differences.

I sold a book about a dog breed and it had legal pad notes from the previous owners dog’s condition; people don’t mind when you’re honest about what they are getting; I love adding the flaws or materials or ISBN to title because some people don’t read description or look at all pictures; thanks always for sharing your experiences and research; continued blessings and success ❤

This is great info. I always knew that some people like the writing and inscriptions, but never thought to put it in my title. I usually just put it in my description. Some people like worn out, well loved, items.

This is really good advice to hear! I just got a set of 7 original 1st Wizard of Oz books from 1904 from an estate sale but a few are in very worn condition… I was hesitant about listing but I’ll try now!

i love selling vintage books with annoitations - i have 2 early 1950's arithmetic text books with some writing and formulas, even some old homework. i have a copy of Strawberry Girl with lots of teacher notes. oh and i just sold a copy of Codependent no more, which was heavily highlighted and also had notes i almost kept for me! lol book lovers understand there is this timeless connection with books, almost like a part of you is still in them after you read it <3

I have used the term "heavily annotated" but usually not because I think someone will be looking for that, more so they are forewarned that it isn't pristine. I've definitely been aware there's an interest, but I think its also very hard to find antique books with writing throughout, because books were much more precious in the 1800's. I love inscribed books myself, when I'm selling a book with an inscription, I also type it out in my description, especially if there are any names, I try to include the full name. There's always a chance an ancestor searching for books about their lineage will be searching the name and find it

Just found your channel - thanks for this! I enjoy selling vintage religious books on Ebay. This is a great thing to look for.