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Sunday, December 9, 2007

To sell or not to sell

Periodically I go through all of my quilt books and decide to sell some. I was looking at this one today and thought maybe I will still try this technique, but I decided to look it up on Amazon and found out that the cheapest you can buy one is $42.00, so it is out of print and worth more than its $24.95 purchase price in 1996. It is in nearly new condition with just the tiniest little wrinkle on the upper right corner of the front cover. Now the dilemma, keep it or sell it?
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10 comments:

  1. JeriDecember 9, 2007 at 9:10 PM

    If you seriously don't think you will ever use the technique, you should sell it. I would put it on ebay and set a reserve price. On the other hand, it will continue to appreciate in value, so there is no rush to sell it. Just my 2 cents worth...

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  2. Ahava Hopps BrookeDecember 9, 2007 at 10:54 PM

    Does it still "speak" to you? I don't mean do you still want to make something from it. I have my Michael James books. I won't be producing any James-ian type of stuff, probably ever. But I have to have them as a momento of where's I've been.

    If it does speak to you - keep it. If it feels like the remaindered books/bargin books at the front of Borders books - ditch it.

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  3. Candy SchultzDecember 9, 2007 at 11:03 PM

    Jeri is right. We are antique dealers and our house gets kind of cluttered sometimes and I will ask my husband if we should sell something and his answer is always: If you like it it is only going to appreciate.

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  4. The Calico CatDecember 10, 2007 at 6:00 AM

    If you have to ask...

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  5. Melody JohnsonDecember 10, 2007 at 7:34 AM

    Put it on your blog-shop site with a price and see what happens.

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  6. Exuberantcolor/Wanda S HansonDecember 10, 2007 at 8:45 AM

    Thanks everyone, this helps a lot to hear others' opinions. I guess I have to decide whether I am attached to it at all.

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  7. QuiltdivajulieDecember 10, 2007 at 9:43 AM

    My belated thoughts - I have a number of quilt books that I pull out occasionally and look at but have never actually used. If it doesn't count as eye candy that thrills you when you open it and you've moved beyond wanting to "do" it, then I would list it for sale with a minimum price and let it go.

    One of my January projects will be to photo and list several books on ebay...

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  8. meggieDecember 10, 2007 at 2:40 PM

    If you really dont want it, I say offer it in your Wandaful quilts shop.
    It does look to be a beautiful book!

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  9. Rose MarieDecember 11, 2007 at 8:16 AM

    I quite enjoyed the process of making those flowers and made a few quilts as a result. Now, I'm over the process and have moved onto something else. But, I'm glad that I tried the flowers.

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  10. TBDecember 16, 2007 at 6:43 AM

    Keeper!

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