Here Is a Product Anyone Can Find Locally and Sell On eBay

A Quick Cash Technique Anyone Can Do

What I would like to do today is show you how you can make extra money on a part time basis by dealing in used how to books and selling them on eBay.

I like dealing in How To Books because they are relatively easy to find, their value can be quickly determined, they can be purchased for $1.00 or less and the market is broader then purely collectable books. Whereas a collectable book is of interest mainly to collectors of rare books a How to Book is of interest to people who want to learn a certain skill AND it may also be of interest to collectors of books in general or on a specific subject.

How To books will generally not bring the money that pure collectable books will but I have been surprised by the amount some how to books have sold for. For example, a quick search on eBay turned up these gems:

A 1948 Hat Making Book sold for $72.00
A book on Salmon Fishing sold for $42.00
A book on Building Log Cabins sold for $177.00
A book on How to Find Giant Bucks sold for $51.00
How To Service Your Own Tube Amp (stereo amplifier) went for $49.00
1981 Book Titled "How To Perfect Your Golf Swing" went for $36.00

You can get how to books from:

Thrift Shops
Yard Sales
Estate Sales
Library Sales
Used Book Stores

BookSaleFinder at http://www.booksalefinder.com/
has a list of book sales by state.

Now lets look at the types of books you will be looking for:

Pre 1980 (the older the better) OR Out of Print
First Printing is a plus
Hard Cover
Dust Jacket is a plus but not mandatory
How To / Informational / Hobby Books
Out of Print best but not mandatory

Note: Only pay $1 at the most for a book of unknown value.

Here are some specific types of books to look for:

Hobbies
Photography
Auto Specific Books ("How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive" Book)
Blacksmithing
Clock Building and Repair
Woodworking
Magic
Treasure Hunting
Ironwork
Pipe Smoking
Dog Training (specific breed)
Prospecting
Antiques
Coins
Buttons
Medals
(just about any collectable)
Amateur Radio
Golf
Sailing (Yachting,Marine Life, etc)
Fishing (specific type)
Unusual Hobbies (rope making


Craft Making (specific)
Dolls
Leathercraft
Loom Weaving
Quilting
Baskets
Lamp Shades
Doll Houses
Pottery
Unusual or "lost art" Crafts (Tole Painting, Hat Making)

Art
Drawing
Painting
Sketching

Unusual
How To Stay Alive In Vietnam
How to Draw Occult & Horror
How To Belly Dance
How to Strip For Your Husband

Home and Garden
Home Decorating
Home Remodeling
Garden Trellis
Architecture
Koi Pond
Bonsai


Self Help and Motivational (Tony Robbins, Jay Abraham)


Misc
How To Repair (doll repair, watch repair, Violin repair)
How To Play (violin, banjo, harmonica, etc)
Old Maps
Lost Treasure
Early Aviation

I have several techniques I use to increase the amount I get for these books when I list them on eBay. I'll reveal these techniques in my next post amd also show you how to quickly determine the value of the used books you find.

Until then,

James