I am looking to see what my copyright 1884, Webster's Condensed Dictionary may be worth? Thank you!
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April 20, 20181 found this helpful
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Although this book was published in 1884 there are still a large selection available on the market so it is not really that rare.
- The condition of your book may make it worth more than some but several have sold in recent months for under $20.
- Book sellers list mostly on eBay, Amazon and Abe's Books so these are the sites you can check for what sellers are asking for their books.
- The problem lies in that word, "asking", as most book sellers have hundreds/thousands of books listed for sale and some will remain listed for months and months and even years and some will never sell. Listing is cheap (or free in many cases) so they do not care how long a book is listed for sale. They know that one day someone may just buy it for their price without checking what other sellers have and it does occasionally happen.
- Books are notoriously slow sellers unless it is truly a rare and collectible item.
- I do not believe we can place a true value on your book but it does seem they are selling for $20-$60 - when they sell.
- Here are some books that have sold on eBay over the past several months but newer editions seem to be selling for more money.
- www.ebay.com/.../i.html?_odkw=Webster%27s+Condensed...
- www.ebay.com/.../183183367581?hash=item2aa6945d9d...
- www.ebay.com/.../152879477918?hash=item239853b49e...
- Here are a couple from other sites but no sales yet.
- www.amazon.com/.../ref=olp_product_details?_encoding... (Affiliate Link)
- www.eclectibles.com/.../24000610.htm
- You can list a book at whatever price you desire and wait to see if it sells or reduce the price and maybe sell it or remove it and donate it to a worthy cause as many sellers do each year.
Judy
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Go to several book dealers for appraisals. This book is an antique, and worth something.
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