How To Buy Books In Bulk - Buying Large Book Hauls
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2024
- In this video I talk about how I buy large book hauls in bulk. I lay the ground work as to how I approach a large book pick and the guide lines and principles I've found beneficial in making an offer on the pick. Hope you all enjoy the video!
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Some of my biggest hauls were from Estate sales I cleared out one house of a bunch of Aircraft books and subscription type book/magazines bought over 400 books at .25 cents a piece and sell something from the haul every few days at $12.00 to $25.00 a piece. I also have an addiction for Vintage paperbacks, Crime, Westerns and Science Fiction. With at least 8 sales a day it keeps me busy and LOVE every minute of it.
I LOVE estate sales, they've become my favorite hunting spots over the years. I've always done well. Generally at an estate sale or book sale I'm able to find one title that ends up cover all my costs. Great buy!
Keep on keeping on load the wagon baby don't worry about the mule.I have gotta take a minute and buy some books from ya man.Thanks Phil.
I love it man. No pressure on buying anything from me, if you see something you like, just let me know, appreciate your support!
@@thebookpeddler Ten-4 Phil Thank you very Much!
I have no desire to sell or buy books in bulk, but I found this mighty interesting Phil. You explain things very well and so clearly. I've often wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a second hand bookshop. You know, how they get their hands on those thousands of books. Now I know, LOL.
All the way from the west coast.... thanks for sharing your videos and knowledge, good video.
Thanks Francisco! Appreciate your support, thanks for watching!
Thanks for taking the time to make the video Phil - it was very informative! I've only had the opportunity to do a few buyouts, but each one ended up being a "cherry-pick" because I wasn't sure how to put a price on the entire collection. The next chance I get at a buyout I'll use the 30% approach to put a number on it. Just curious...I know you sell on Ebay, but have you considered Etsy as well? I do very well there with the antiquarian/fine binding/Victorian era books - Etsy seems to have the right clientele for these types of books...just a thought.
I appreciate that Craig, you're not the first person to suggest Etsy on that type of material. Hearing it from you as well I think I'll definitely look more into it when I have the time, thank you. Yeah that 30% number has worked well for me, there's always different factors involved but as a general rule it's held up well. The biggest feat is figuring out what to do with the ones you don't want. Thanks for watching Craig, glad you got something out of it, I appreciate your support. - Phil
Phil I think you broke down the details of a bulk pick very well, an organized presentation. Have been forced to move and downsize over the years, try not to jack people around. Fully realize that you need to make a profit.
Thanks Warren for the comment! Did the best I could, glad you found it insightful!
Thanks for the content. I loaded out 5 van loads of books this week, so my ass is dragging a bit. Wondering where you are selling your books online. I am doing Amazon and Ebay. Thinking about ABE (Amazon) but wondering if there are other outlets I should be using. Again, thanks for the excellent content!
I used to ship thousands of books to Amazon FBA, I stick with Ebay for now. When I get it refined to where I want it I'll probably cross list to another site and of course need to find the right person to set up my own website (that's been hell on earth). Sounds like a great load of books! In a couple weeks I'll hopefully be bringing in about 4 loads, about 4,000 new titles myself. It's a lot of work! Heading to Maine in a couple days for books too! It's a blast, best of luck with your selling ventures! Thanks for watching! - P.S. Higher end books, me personally, I prefer Ebay all the way.
Your videos are as interesting as Rebecca's. It is time for you to write down your great experiences I love your videos. I study Book History so I am interested
Glad you're enjoying the videos and I appreciate the comments! I actually have slowly been writing down some interesting stories of my experiences surrounding selling books, none I've ever spoken on camera about with the exception of maybe a line or two, I wanna have a record of it all. It continues to be a really interesting journey. Thanks again Venkata! - Phil
@@thebookpeddler I notice from the videos that I have watched that you instinctively grasp the academic and cultural content of the books 📚 you deal with. There are a few that are the Holy Grail of books The History of the World by Sir Walter Raleigh and Kepler's text. These are perhaps rarer that Folger 's edition of Shakespeare.
I bought my first haul a couple of months ago. Ninety percent were religious/Christian books from a former minister's estate. About 1,000 books at approx .25 -.30 per book. They are selling fairly well at a good profit so I think I may be addicted lol. Im curious though, how you go through your list when you are buying a very large amount of books? Some of them seem impossible to do when there are so many books. Especially if there isnt a specific category or subject matter.
Hey, congrats Susan! I don't know if I understand the question, just clarify it a bit, what list are we talkin about? A list the buyer may send?
@@thebookpeddler I was referring to the five things in your "formula". You talk about desirable titles and if there are books that will move quickly. How do you put these key things in place when you have, just say, a 2000 book haul with alot of different subject matter
@@susancross8571 whether it's a big mixed lot or predominantly one subject it doesn't really matter, I can eye out authors and publishers and quality rather quickly, nobody's going to know everything and you'll always acquire more knowledge on each pick but I don't sit there and try to calculate each books strong points on that formula. It's something you have to do over and over again and it kind of starts to become second nature. Like the religious book lot you bought, I don't know what denomination the guy was but maybe you'll recognize names like, Thomas Merton, Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine... titles like, Mere Christianity by Lewis, Zondervan publishing etc. etc. You'll recognize that they sell rather quickly so the next book pick you'll be more attuned to them. You'll start to pay more attention to detail, immediately eyeing the condition of the book, flipping through pages to make sure there isn't writing within, everything just flows. If there are antiquarian books in the lot, you'll pick up on those made with more quality, distinguishing feautures, you'll recognize why it would be more so desirable for someone to buy whether or not you yourself are even familiar with the work to begin with. So to try to answer your question in full, I don't go through that formula continuously through my mind while on a pick it's become something that I consciously just do, ingrained into me based on experience. It's all based on experience and handling books, don't overthink it, ask yourself how much can I make if I buy it for "X" amount. That formula is kind of subconsciously in my head at this point. Books generally take a long time to sell so be careful on overinvesting, you're in most cases doing these people a favor by taking then off their hands, each situation is different, since you're new to it ere on cautioun when spending, in some cases you may just offer to take them off there hands and not give a dime. Hope that helps, hard typing this on my phone, if you have a follow up question I'll have to answer it a little later. Good luck though Susan! - Phil
Wait so you won't buy a 500 book lot of Danielle steel. 😆
How can you go wrong with some Dani Steel! 🤣
I’m curious what the ballpark for some of those big hauls you paid for. I came across someone’s personal library and was overwhelmed, I didn’t know that there were going to be so many nice books. They were also asking about $25 a book. I bought like 30 books, I got them down to $10 a book. Probably 10,000 books. Tons of folio and Easton press. Curious what’s been the most you’ve paid for a large collection? Thanks!
From what I can remember I paid $1,800 for a collection of about 500 books, but I've bought individual books for more than that. I've bought 1k -10k book collections, the offer price depends on the quality, sometimes the rate of sale etc. For the 10k collection which I got about 6k books from it was over the 2k mark...Every situation is different, there's a lot of time and work involved with the large collections, it is easy to get overwhelmed at times but as you continue to do it, you'll easily be able to mentally separate the better material that's worth investing your time in and know a ball park number to offer. In most cases I've realized I'm doing most of these people a favor just getting them out of their buildings. Don't ever be afraid to walk away from a buy, there will always be another. Sometimes if there are say 50 boxes of books, you can get a good general idea of what comprises the collection and the quality just opening up the first 10 and be able to make an offer. If they are displayed nicely in someone's private library and the owner was collector it'll be different, all situational. It's fun though eh!? Keep plugging along, you'll keep getting better!
Would you ever consider buying gaylords of books?
If I had the system in place for it and went back to selling on Amazon, I may consider it but I don't have the space nor the system to handle it. I have so much coming in on a regular basis however that it's just not necessary for me at this point, I'm overwhelmed at this point. Maybe as I grow and have the workers I need to process the material as well I'd think about it. Do you buy gaylords? Sell online?
@@thebookpeddler I don't buy them. I was a street book vendor for nearly 15-years. I've cleaned out storage units and NYC apartments in the past--too many to count. I could write a book just on my experience of selling and dealing with people who'd buy from me on the street. I'm currently selling on Ebay. I also sell to used bookstores in NYC when I need quick cash. Throughout the years, I've been lucky with the free section on Craigslist. I've picked up THOUSANDS of free books over the years and I still do. About 2-months ago, I was supposed to pick up some free books from someone who posted them on Craigslist for free. When I arrived at the Brooklyn pick up location, the front desk clerk said that no one had left books for me. He tried to call the person but he wouldn't answer. So, I left and headed to, The Goodwill Outlet, in Long Island City Queens, to sort through gaylords of books. When I arrived there were 4-gaylords. That day, I believe I bought about 50-books @ 20-cents each, two of them were signed, David Foster Wallace books. I sold both books to, Alabaster Books, for $450.00. I paid 40-cents for both. Argosy books and Bauman rare book turn both down. Argosy said, "He doesn't sell." And Bauman had "one" of the books listed for a ridiculous asking price of $900.00. I think Alabaster is trying to fetch $500.00 for each book. I say good luck. Had I picked up the free books @ the Brooklyn location, I never would've of headed off to Goodwill that day. But I did pick up the free books the following day. Have you seen the documentary, Book Wars? I know several of the guys in the film. Anyways, I love your channel.
@@user-rg4yk4jr1y @Tenjo Dero That's pretty awesome! I used to set up at different markets upstate, it's a lot of work but loved/love the interaction, definitely colorful. Those are awesome finds I've definitely have had similar finds through the years, adrenaline rush, it'll keep ya goin! Our good wills are garbage up here, thankfully I consistently have material coming in so I don't have to hunt unless if I want to. I love that documentary, I was going to do a review on it at some point, it's my favorite one, really captures a feel and period of time, gritty and authentic. Do the guys you know on it still sell? Ever set up with them or next to em? Glad you find the channel enjoyable man, appreciate the support if a fellow book seller.
@@thebookpeddler I came to know two of the guys in the film quite well. Polish Joe and David, who doesn't stand out in the film. When I began hustling books in 2002, They made Bedford Avenue, in Williamsburg Brooklyn, the hot spot for booksellers. The sellers on Bedford Avenue, myself included, created the same type of atmosphere that the sellers did by NYU in the 90's. We respected each others spots--even if one arrived late for what ever reason. I mean, after we'd set up, we'd visit each others display to see how were were going to match up for the day. Overall we got along well. We'd set up a block away from each other. Polish Joe at one point owned a junk yard/thrift store on Bedford and North 6th. He'd sometimes sell books dressed in a white wedding dress just for the hell of it. Yes, It's a lot of work. I used to lay out five 8-foot long tables and standup racks as my display. It treated it as a business as did the other booksellers. There's lots of stories to tell. There were many times when we were out there just to make money to pay for van repairs to get us to the next book haul. The book sellers along 6th Ave, not the book-dealers in the film, didn't really know books--they'd put any book on their tables hoping to make money for booze and drugs. The guys on Bedford and Williamsburg, we knew our trade and used money earn to pay bills, rent, and make van repairs--and of course reinvest in books. From 2008 to 2012, I was buying 800-books for $100-bucks from the, Housing Works outlet, every single week. It was a fun time 2002 to 2015. I have an IG instagram @Tenjo_Dero I haven't posted much in a while. It's about cartooning and books. Scroll down for my book displays from the past.
@@user-rg4yk4jr1y I'll check ya out, I'm not too active with Instagram but I will follow your page. Fun atmosphere down there, I'm sure there's a ton of stories, appreciate you taking the time to write back. It said at the end of that film that a lot of you guys started to get harrassed by the city a bit and if I recall kind of shutdown? It's too bad if that's the case, adds a lot of character to the city. A lot of my customers from the city always come by my spot and what they all say is that shops like mine don't exist down there anymore, very sad. I still go down periodically, I'm generally in the Clinton Hill area, used to work on Court Street a bit, Brooklyn, I go to visit with family still but not really out as much as Iused to be. Whenever I head down again and if I have the time I'll shoot ya a message, maybe go check out a couple spots if you wanted to.