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Great vid! Definitely gonna check out mercari!

I think I might give Mercari a try. I am an eBay seller ands have been for quite a few years. But have a sold few books here and there, mostly I sell electronics and musical instrument staff (so yeah, electronics, lol) I have several rare and hard to find books I would like to sell BUT! I really am pretty well annoyed with eBay because of the criminally high fees they charge. Thanks!

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 RUclips 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?

How is FBA going for you? I figured you had a Stephen King collection. Do you have all of the Richard Bachman stuff. I never met a Fred Mustard Stewart collector though. I am guessing you like The Mephisto Waltz! I noticed that DSM-5 on your shelf! :)

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! 😮

What is Amazon FBA? Sorry, again, new to your videos. 😊

I don’t see the link to Scout IQ. Can you elaborate on what that software does? New to book selling. 😊

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So helpful.

clever idea with the pics great vid!

I really appreciate this video! Never crossed my mind, but the message about ship dates in the pics is brilliant

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.

Crazy "Out Of The Box" Video. I guess there are more niches in bookselling to be discovered. Thanks Katey!

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I have thrown so many of these away 😮

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Thanks so much for this info, so much to learn. questions: 1. Are you still in SC, How do you keep Etsy buyers from selecting media mail for non-qualified items and do you provide 1 0n 1 consultations? Thanks for all that you do!

Great video, I am going to a book sale this weekend that I did well on sourcing postcards last time I was there. I recall them having lots of bookmarks too so I will have to see if I can put some small lots together to try it out.

To anyone watching this, Katey’s custom bookmarks are amazing. She created a whole set of bookmarks and a journal out of a Labyrinth VHS cover for my wife. She not only gave me options of what cover but kept me updated through the whole process. My wife was amazed of the quality.

Hi Katey. Thanks for the video. Really interesting. Good information. Georgia

I throw all my bookmarks and ephemera from books into the bottom drawer to go through later. Thanks for the video!

i'd love to watch more crafting videos! paper crafts is so soothing i'm a big fussy cutter

There's been so many learning curves with book reselling for me. I would find a good source for buying books in bulk, and then new management would change buying guidelines or would cut out selling in bulk altogether. Selling to used book stores had faster turnaround for small profit books, but it was stressful to depend on that to cover living expenses. When my main source for buying in bulk flopped, I went back to buying individual books. Road trips to hunt for books were fun, and I didn't need to deal with all of the trash from media pallets. My strategy was to find higher end books to sell on Ebay, and price them at half of the Amazon price. I'm sure buyers bought the books are then resold on Amazon, but I was happy with half of the Amazon price. Changing book reselling to a secondary source of income helped too. I wasn't focused on thinking I need a certain amount of money for living expenses, and capital for box truck rentals, media gaylords, and shipping supplies, by the end of the month. I still buy 2 gaylords of books a week to stay busy with something but it was freeing to stop buying 40 gaylords a month. I quit thinking as much on a monthly sales basis and more of a quarter basis. Some months, I might not sell the first high end book, but then there's months where I sell 4, so it all averages out. I've been transferring any profit from reselling books and investing it into 5 stocks that pay dividends, nothing huge, but in another 5 years of compounding, it will cover 1/3 of living costs. Or I could keep letting it compound another 15 years and semi-retire. Side note, I've never been big into collecting things before, and sure, I want to sell every book I have, but its kind of cool to show friends a high end book like a rare OOP photobook. So in a way, I enjoy collecting the rare books. It makes having patience easier, lol rather than having boxes and boxes of the Left Behind Series books.

Hey, thanks so much for this video! I currently only sell vintage on Etsy (books And other stuff), and I'm only part time. I've been interested in these other platforms, but its a little overwhelming to me, so I really appreciate you giving this overview of all these different sites.

Brown bags! Brilliant! I always deal with banker boxes

Selling the frame alone after craft? I have the perfect image for what you described.

I love how you describe "just have to go"! 😊 My brain says it to me all the time 😅. Mainly focus on books but always have to look lol.

The only issue with multiplatform is when they all work! 😂 I believe central seller manager software that interlinks the platforms is worth the price, if you build it right it makes just 3 places to login and manage the business

this was such a great video!! i can't believe I was sleeping on this chat what an amazing job you did. You guys sounded like book besties!! I started on Pango when they first started and i uninstalled it bc i was buying more than selling. i loved it as a buyer and so this made me redowload the app, bc i love all the new changes ya'll were talking about!! and i just found out that i still have money on here! lol that's good to know