Learning to be a Rare Book Dealer

I will give you the 'inside' story on how best to setup your own personal business buying and selling certain used books that could make you more now than you ever thought you could  a home based job!

Many people are not aware that daily books, maybe even books you've in your own home today, are really worth lots of money! Not all books are valuable, but how would the difference is known by you? So far, there clearly was no easy solution to tell young adult fiction books.

I will give you the 'inside' story on how to setup your personal business buying and selling specific used books that could earn you more today than you ever thought you could  working at home!

I've been an junkie, avid guide reader and lover of books because I was very small. Many years ago I ran across that certain books are highly valued by collectors global and that you could make a living, even $100,000 or maybe more annually buying and selling...used books! I couldn't believe it, until I discovered this 'hidden market' for used books in my local library.

I was within my local, public library 1 day looking for any information that I can use to create some cash. I came across a named, "Collected Books, A Guide To Values."

Since I liked books I was curious about this book and what it was all about. I started reading it and picked it up.

When I read a particular book, in my collection, was worth almost $3,500 and I NEVER knew it, the book was almost dropped  by me on the floor!

I chose to buy a copy with this Guide and when I started using it I experienced my whole collection of books to see if some of my other books were 'valuable.'...

I was taken by it several days, but when I was done I realized had a Mine on my hands advertiser. I'd 22 books that have been valued at $200 or even more, and the full total value of my 'collection' was $6,275!

The scary part was I did not even know how important some of the books in my collection was. Well, let me suggest that another way- I didn't have a 'collection' at the least I didn't think they  certainly were a 'collection.' Books were bought by me because I loved them... I did not really know they could be VALUABLE. I'd NO CLUE.

Over the next almost a year I read up to I can about used and rare books. I also picked the brains' every popular and respected book dealer in my place that I could get to speak. I tried speaking everyone else and anyone in this business, but many were not prepared to stop trying any of their secrets... except one old-time  seller.

Probably he was prepared to retire, or he just wanted to help me begin in ecommerce. I really do not know. But he told me enough to have me were only available in this business and even make a great deal of money.

Which was over 10 years ago...

The market for used and rare publications is every year rising and HUGE today. The Net has caused it to be therefore much easier to sell and buy books. Industry is big and the majority are building a great deal of money in this nice "gentleman's" business.

It is also an ENJOYABLE company to stay, particularly if you love books! I do believe it's one of the easiest businesses to begin, one of the most successful and one of the most satisfying popular fiction books.

Richard Fenn -