Saturday, May 21, 2016

Yet another reason why I am not buying books again

Bought: $2.83 Sold: $19.99 Fees: $3.00 Profit: $14.16

This is a large (12" x 15") coffee table book released for Canada's Centennial in 1969 featuring 260 photos of Canada with essays for each. It was released by the National Film Board, and was in pretty good condition. I saw this at VV's book sale, and knew right away that it was a piece of Canadiana that someone would want. There is, however, something I forgot to factor into my thought process at the time - the weight and cost of shipping. This book weighs almost 11 pounds. It is a large and heavy book. CanadaPost gets very expensive very fast for large and heavy items. I lowered the price of this significantly in an attempt to offset the cost of shipping. It finally sold today, to someone in Ottawa. The cost to ship this within my own city was $16. Thankfully someone here wanted, because any further and the shipping would have quickly outweighed the cost of the item itself. That being said, it is a really cool item and I'm glad it's not longer just sitting in my basement. 

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