Well, now I have sold 8 of my first 14 books.  There is nothing for sale at the moment while I pile books ready to go on to new owners.

There are a whole bunch of feminism, cultural studies and sexual politics type books begging me to stay, but they need to move on to new homes.  I am sure there are many students out there looking for a bargain.

All my listings have ended.  7 of 14 books have sold, so I am pleased.

But then I figured will I relist any?  You see, I listed my first batch on the special 'no list fee' offer, starting the items at 99 cents.

So, I have taken the plunge and relisted one book, Perfume - the story of a murderer.  And I have given it a more reasonable start price of $2.95, even though I pay 50 cents to list.

It takes a fair bit of reading and comparison to understand how all the fees on eBay and at Paypal cut in and affect one's strategy.

Wish me luck! 

I have one particular item that is about a day away from ending, which has only one bid, and I am surprised.

It's Dale Carnegie's book, How to stop worrying and start living. A classic, but I admit it isn't about influencing newly won friends.

I have another of Carnegie to list and wonder if I should've listed them together. Who knows?  I still have alot to learn about eBay. 

All my sold books are now on their way to their new owners. 

May they be read well.

So far I have found the buyers to be all quite reasonable and prompt with their payments, which is satisfying for a newbie.  Dealing with books may also be an advantage, since book people tend to be reasonably rational ;-)

Now I need to look at the shelves again and get another load ready for sale.

Here we go!

Five of my books have been sold and now I need to get them to their new owners around Australia.

I have them in padded bubble-pack satchels, addressed and all they need now is stamps - which makes me think I should have auctions end on Sunday nights, not Friday nights ;-)