Some time ago on this list it was mentioned that a book on
> scratchbuilding by author Dr. Wayne Wesolowski was out of print and was
> fetching enormous sums in the used book business. I searched this book
> and another by him and did find listings through Book Finders (
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> Prices varied from over a hundred dollars to around $345.00! Since I
> had both books and no longer needed them, I placed them on eBay with
> reserves of $200.00. Bidding never got above $45.00, so I forgot about
> it. I even contacted a few of the book dealers who were listing the
> books at high prices, asking if they might be interested in buying them
> at wholesale prices, but I never got any replies.
>
> So where do these book dealers get their extremely high prices? Has
> someone somewhere actually paid that much for the books? If they are
> asking these high prices, why would they not be interested in buying > more?
>
> Good luck in your quest. Perhaps if you do find a way to get decent
> prices for the books, you could let us know how you did it.
>
> Bob Boudreau
> Canada
Another possibility is to donate the books to a library or museum to get a tax write-off. Depending on tax brackets, that could be worth about a dollar in tax savings for every 3 dollars of book value.
Cheers, Bill Sohl