Letting go and Selling Books

I have sold things and given things away that I had held onto for years, not because I wanted to, but because I was forced to. I had a set of classical books that I want to keep onto. There are several pocket books that I might not mind getting rid of, and my husband has a whole set of Louis Lamour books, plus the school books of his father's school. I do not like getting rid of books, but clothes are a different matter. My husband has so many shirts and jackets that he needs a large closet just for them. But I do not know if he still wants them.

I have the same problem. I have so many books they are over taking the house. I know I have to start getting rid of some. I just to thou. *pouts* I have also collected unicorns and a few years ago I got rid of them. Then I moved on to frogs and have a big collection that I have decided need to find a new home. Just hard to find them the new homes sometimes! I have gotten rid of a lot of books at a local troubled teens shelter, surprisingly they said the kids really appreciated it as did the adults. I have also given lots to a local library that has book sales. This time thou as we need some money Im thinking about trying E-bay and a few other places. I used to see on Ebay all the time until it seemed that they stopped caring so much about the sellers. Anyways, I do understand and it is hard.

Finally! somebody with knowledge of what a real classic book is!! lol. I was reading Heidi, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, etc as a child. Those were my favorite books. My grandmother owned those books and read as many as I could. I want to have my own collection but they're so expensive. I've held on to alot of things over the years. But, the most precious items for me got lost and I wasn't given a chance to let them go on my own. They were letters, cards, and gifts that my mother gave to me after I was taken away from her. I trusted a friend to keep them safe when I had to go into a womans shelter, and never saw them again. I still have a few things of hers, like pictures and piano books. I can't really think of anything that I have held on to and had to get rid of. However, I see alot of things in my home and I'm think that in the next 10 years I will tell myself to get rid of them. Those will probably be some of my crafts. I have a huge collection of things in my crafts that I don't know where to start sometimes. I also have a lot of piano books, but have no piano. Right now, I can't get rid of them and wonder if I'll do like you're doing, now. Do you have a link to the books you're selling? I've been looking for some classics to add to my little library. lol I can't guarantee a buy, but I'm interested, for sure. Thanks!

I have a hard time letting go of books as well, but the hardest things so far for me are old toys. I didn't have alot when I was young but I bought more and more as a collector and a father. Recently several moves have made me want to slim the collection quite a bit. It's not easy when I have to fight my emotional connection AND my kid's.

Too much clutter, Faith? Hi there. If you can find buyers, go ahead and sell the books you don't think you would like enough to want to re-read anytime soon in the next 50 years or so. I tried selling old books too. I think I sold one then stopped. I spent like $15-20 on a new book then sell it for 4 bucks. DUH!!! So I just decided to forget about it - I feel cheated, ok? Recently there was a book exchange over here. I turned in 5 books (I had more but they were troublesome to carry and I doubt I can find even 5 books I like in exchange - and I was right - I gave 5 but chose only 4 books which I didn't even like a lot). I understand there are some sites offering book exchange platforms. You might wish to check those if you want. Not too much for me likely because of the cost involved in transporting. Anyway really, I prefer reading those cleaner non-old books that feature spots and bombard with smell. You see, I like to lie on my bed and put the book on my bed to read... I am a clean person and it is mildly distressing I would be sleeping on the same spot the book peed and pooed. So there.

i've always had these principle that if i can't maximize something, i'll probably sell it or give it to someone who can put it into good use. i've always either given or sold stuff to friends, family members, or complete strangers. i've sold some items at ebay but found out that holding garage sales are what works best for me. i just make sure that items are still in good condition when outting these for sale. no sense selling something that will eventually break down and the person who bought it will return it to me after a day or two. as for giving things out, i prioritize family members, friends, and then last in the list charitable organizations. i usually give old clothes and books as well but ther were times that i gave a couple of used but very serviceable household appliances like television sets, electric fans, and one time an airconditioning unit. not really a difficult decision to make as i'm getting something in return whether i'm selling something (money) or giving something away (i fell good about myself knowing i've helped someone). happy mylotting!!! cheers!!!

I mostly do that on clothes but on my books Oh no no no no. Books for me are treasure and I am a bookworm I can't let go of it. Do you know it is not easy for me when someone borrows my books because I am worried that they will not return it on the promised time. My books are precious especially those old ones.

When our house burned we lost a set of classic books that my husband's grandmother had bought for him when he was born. They were used then so they were almost 40 years old. I hated that we didn't make it out with those. For years, I collected clowns. I had porcelain, ceramic, clothes, music boxes and pictures that hung on the wall. I had over 300 of them when I decided to sell them all and start collecting something else. Now I have gingerbread all over the place!

I am also a collector, byfaithonly. My books take up a huge amount of space in my tiny apartment, and I really do want to get rid of some of them, but i don't know where to begin. I have divided many of them into sets according to the authors in order to make the task easier once I decide to really let go of them. I care deeply for my books and in a perfect world would like to see them all go to a good home.

I find it terribly hard letting go of books and anything really. I have sold many many books on Ebay and made quite a lot of money from it, not hundreds but a fair bit. I hate seeing books being dumped anyway, there is always going to be someone who wants 'that book'. selling a book at a boot fair would give you anything from between 20p & £1.00 but on Ebay you get a fair bit more. I love seeing books on book shelves, in the library. I have many books on my book case but I don't read them. I think they look lovely. Mad!!

I too am a lover of books. I have quite a few of them myself and would love to start selling a few on ebay. I'm fairly new to the world of ebay and I was thinking seriously that it might be a good idea to start making money by selling things. Anyway, I have other things which I've had for years and I'm kind of reluctanct to let go of these items. It sounds like you have a good plan all the same. Good luck. Andrew

I have a lot of books are read before,now is the time to read in future, I don' intend to sell,I learned a lot from the book knowledge,I think it was very useful,it is worthy of collection.I want him to leave the next generation.So that they also learned that one from the mystery.

I collect many letters from my friends.In primary school,We communication each other every week.I decide to keep them forever.It is the memoirist of our friendship.Books are too heavy,I think you must not wish to let go.

I love reading business books especially rich dad poor dad and art of wars books. I also love jane austen books. I read it over more than 15 years..but decided to let go because I don't want to have lots of books stuck up inside my room and didn't use it for a long time..it is time to let others read it before throwing away.

Good luck selling your books on e-Bay or Craigslist. I am not much of a collector. I do have some old records, 45's and 78's, which could be sold but just never think about selling them. They just take up space. I also have some older baseball cards but will probably give those to our grandson when he gets older. Hope you do well with sales.

I must have nearly a thousand books in my loft because I just can't bear to part with them. I clear out some of them every few years and give them to a charity shop, would never destroy them. As I am going to be retiring soon, I hope to re-read many of them (possibly donate them afterwards), not sure how many I will be able to read. I have quite a few different collections of books, almost all Agatha Christie, all Harry Potter, and a lot of less well known authors.

Yes...I've held on to books for many years and just recently decided that they have to go. I've read them, usually several times and they just have sat around collecting dust. I decided to start taking them down to our local library so that other people could get some enjoyment out of them. I'm doing that as well now with books that I've recently purchased and read. Don't plan to keep them anylonger.

I with like to study very much, but ever since that time had a little computer many, a free, I still keep will read, My elder brother is a collector and collect to have a lot of some historieseses of calligraphy and book, he usually takes out to see for me, say this to be a genuine calligraphy, market price is how much, I saw always envy very much.