Bought: $5.00 Sold: $95.00 Fees: $7.00 Profit: $77.28
I was at a garage sale this summer (one of the few that I was able to go to) and I bought two older books. As I was paying the seller said that she had another old book and that if I was interested in old books I might be interested. This was that book, and I wasn't all that interested as it is a just the memoir of someone, but it's a first edition from 1776. I figured for $5 I could take the risk. I wasn't able to find comps online for this book, but considering its age and apparent scarcity I listed it for $150 and turned on make offers. I was shocked when I got an offer of $95, and quickly took it. A very nice ROI, and not something I'd have bought had the seller not essentially forced it on me.
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