Is There a Buy/Sell/Trade type forum?

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Is There a Buy/Sell/Trade type forum?

1SparkyPinball
Mag 4, 2022, 4:48 pm

I am the trustee of my recently deceased cousin's estate, and he has a book collection numbering in the thousands. In addition to the many, many hardcover and paperback books, there are over 200 leather bound books we need to sell. Most looked to be Franklin Library and Easton Press, but there could be other publishers, as well. Some are First Edition and First Edition Signed. We are in the process of moving the books from his house to mine, so I haven't really delved into what he has. I do have most of the leather bound at my house now, but there's still around 50 more I need to pick up.

I'm looking for advice on the best way to sell these that is fair to the estate as well as the buyer(s). Sell as a lot? Sell individually? Sell on Ebay? Sell to a bookstore? Sell to individual collectors?

2jsg1976
Mag 4, 2022, 5:03 pm

>1 SparkyPinball: there’s an Easton Press Book Collectors group and an Easton Press Book Collecting Buy Sell Trade group on Facebook where there are a lot of sales for Easton/Franklin books. That might be a good place to start

3SparkyPinball
Mag 4, 2022, 5:07 pm

Thank you! I will check that out.

4SDB2012
Mag 4, 2022, 5:11 pm

>1 SparkyPinball: Depending on the titles, they might not be worth a lot individually. You can find current sales from many sources with a quick search on vialibri.net. Depending the financial situations of the heirs, the person getting the books could choose to donate them and receive a substantial tax benefit without the hassle of packaging and mailing them. Obviously, speak with an accountant if anyone is possibly in a position to benefit from that.