I have an 8th edition Encyclopedia Britannica in good condition in its own bookcase. Is this worth anything? Where is the best place to get valuations?
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Encyclopedias are not bringing in much money unless they are over 100 years old. Here is a link to give you a idea of all the different ones and asking price. https:www.bestdeals.today/encyclopedias
Today encyclopedias are considered outdated and not worth much at all unless they are over 100 years old. In some cases people willpay a small amount of money for these books but they are hard to sell. If you want to sell the set you should sell them locally and let the person know they can pick them up.
Value of any sets will be determined by several factors which I feel sure you are aware of.
Just being old - or over 100 years old - does not necessarily mean they are valuable but age and edition as well as condition all come into what anyone can hope to sell their books for.
A big problem with antique books is there is a very small number of people who may be interested in even looking at the set even if the price is low as there is not a big market for 'display' books unless you are a specialized collector.
Just the mention of '8th Edition' does not mean very much to a majority of people so I've added a site that tells a little about the set that you have:
en.wikipedia.org/
This is an excellent article on the value of encyclopedia but it is a kinda long 'read' but lots of good information.
flipsy.com/
Usually members of ThriftyFun try to help answer questions by doing basic research to see if an item has been sold over the past few months as this tells what someone is willing to pay and usually is considered a good 'current value'.
Your set is probably not seen very often so it would be rare to find a sold set on the internet (usually eBay is the only site that provides information on 'sold' items).
It's possible that you could get a free appraisal from one or more of the better auction houses but their requirements can be time consuming.
They require several good, clear pictures of the set, especially the bindings, the material of binding, title pages, and your location. Some may not provide an appraisal if the set is valued at less than $500 but the information they provide is outstanding.
They will also provide information on dates of their auctions so you can decide if you would like to send your set to them. Of course, if your set is valuable then a book auction may be the way to go.
www.whatsellsbest.com/
Here is a link to eBay's sold listings so you can see what just regular encyclopedia sets are selling for. It seems the 11th and 15th edition are the most popular.
Once, 10 years ago or so, I was able to sell an entire set of these for $900 on ebay (or maybe amazon). So you could if the right person shows up, make a goodly amount. And mine was definitely not as old as yours
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