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Hardcover, Trade Paperbacks in "New"/"Like New" condition
Most customers prefer books in “new” and “like new” condition when buying gifts for the holiday shipping season.
These books are not picked over or screened for price Hardly any multiples.
We do not buy at auctions, liquidations, or store closures.
The price gap between books in “very good” and “like new” condition is the largest, i.e. condition really matters (see below)
All Prices include FREE domestic and international shipping and insurance
to the 48 contiguous states in the United States, and most of Canada and Mexico
including Liftgate Delivery to residential addresses
and
FREE international shipping and insurance to most international harbors (CFR = Cost and Freight)
Common misperceptions about selling books in “new” and “like new” condition:
1.“Amazon might ask me to provide invoice copies from recognized wholesalers like Ingram if I list a book in ‘new’ condition.”
The reality is that Amazon targets mostly if not exclusively frontlist titles, i.e. books published within the last twelve months. Among these front list titles Amazon focuses on mega bestsellers (which are not that lucrative to sell by third party marketplace sellers because there is so much competition, for example from reviewers and remainder shops who are listing their review copies or returns).
2.“Listing a book in ‘new’ or ‘like new’ condition might increase customer complaints.”
Many third party sellers are anxious or paranoid about receiving customer complaints and fear that Amazon might shut them down or that buyers won’t buy from them unless they have an immaculate five-star review status. The reality is that Amazon doesn’t look at the customer reviews, but at the Order Defect Rate which is affected by other factors such as stock outs, late shipments, etc.
A certain type of buyer will complain about the condition, transit time, or shipping materials used no matter what and Amazon knows that.
The best way of handling unavoidable complaints about condition or any other matter is to offer a 50% refund if the customer keeps the item or a 100% refund if the customer returns it. In this scenario most customers will keep the item for a 50% refund which enables the seller to still make a profit on the sale. The number of customers who bother to leave reviews or complaints has declined dramatically from ten or fifteen years ago (when 15% of customers left reviews) mainly because of ‘review fatigue:’ customers have accepted that books from marketplace sellers will arrive in a certain condition. They have adjusted to that and they know that they have to order a book in ‘New’ or ‘Like New’ condition if they want to give it as a present or if like new things themselves.
3.“Ranking condition takes to much time and isn’t really worth it.”
This is probably the biggest misconception. Condition is by far the most important determinant of a competitive listing price with the difference between “very good” and “like new” amounting to the largest difference between conditions. That’s right: the price difference between a title in “Very Good” condition and the same title in “Like New” condition is often between 40% and 60%.
Large megasellers such as charities or “penny book shops” often dump whole gaylords filled with books on giant conveyor belts and then automatically scan all books as in “good” condition. By offering books in “Like New” or “New” condition smaller sellers can avoid the race-to-the-bottom with megasellers (which make their profit through shipping volume discounts).
Our customers have told us that they can increase the listing price of the average FBM book in “very good” condition from around $8.00 to $16.00 by buying our “New”/”Like New” lots and listing these titles accordingly.
The preservation and improvement of the listing condition is the main reason why we never sell books in gaylords: throwing a book into a gaylord will inevitably damage the corners and cause small tears in the jacket cover. Storing the inventory in gaylords will inevitably bend the books. All our books are carefully stacked and packaged in cardboard boxes (Home Depot’s small book boxes) which also has the advantage that one person can handle the weight of the box.
1.“Amazon might ask me to provide invoice copies from recognized wholesalers like Ingram if I list a book in ‘new’ condition.”
The reality is that Amazon targets mostly if not exclusively frontlist titles, i.e. books published within the last twelve months. Among these front list titles Amazon focuses on mega bestsellers (which are not that lucrative to sell by third party marketplace sellers because there is so much competition, for example from reviewers and remainder shops who are listing their review copies or returns).
2.“Listing a book in ‘new’ or ‘like new’ condition might increase customer complaints.”
Many third party sellers are anxious or paranoid about receiving customer complaints and fear that Amazon might shut them down or that buyers won’t buy from them unless they have an immaculate five-star review status. The reality is that Amazon doesn’t look at the customer reviews, but at the Order Defect Rate which is affected by other factors such as stock outs, late shipments, etc.
A certain type of buyer will complain about the condition, transit time, or shipping materials used no matter what and Amazon knows that.
The best way of handling unavoidable complaints about condition or any other matter is to offer a 50% refund if the customer keeps the item or a 100% refund if the customer returns it. In this scenario most customers will keep the item for a 50% refund which enables the seller to still make a profit on the sale. The number of customers who bother to leave reviews or complaints has declined dramatically from ten or fifteen years ago (when 15% of customers left reviews) mainly because of ‘review fatigue:’ customers have accepted that books from marketplace sellers will arrive in a certain condition. They have adjusted to that and they know that they have to order a book in ‘New’ or ‘Like New’ condition if they want to give it as a present or if like new things themselves.
3.“Ranking condition takes to much time and isn’t really worth it.”
This is probably the biggest misconception. Condition is by far the most important determinant of a competitive listing price with the difference between “very good” and “like new” amounting to the largest difference between conditions. That’s right: the price difference between a title in “Very Good” condition and the same title in “Like New” condition is often between 40% and 60%.
Large megasellers such as charities or “penny book shops” often dump whole gaylords filled with books on giant conveyor belts and then automatically scan all books as in “good” condition. By offering books in “Like New” or “New” condition smaller sellers can avoid the race-to-the-bottom with megasellers (which make their profit through shipping volume discounts).
Our customers have told us that they can increase the listing price of the average FBM book in “very good” condition from around $8.00 to $16.00 by buying our “New”/”Like New” lots and listing these titles accordingly.
The preservation and improvement of the listing condition is the main reason why we never sell books in gaylords: throwing a book into a gaylord will inevitably damage the corners and cause small tears in the jacket cover. Storing the inventory in gaylords will inevitably bend the books. All our books are carefully stacked and packaged in cardboard boxes (Home Depot’s small book boxes) which also has the advantage that one person can handle the weight of the box.
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