Fall Book Haul 🍂🍂

It's been months since I've bought books! MONTHS!!

I closed my shop earlier this year and packed up hundreds and hundreds of books but you know what? I miss my bookshop. I love shopping for books and I have a talent for finding valuable vintage books. I also can't help but buy my favorite books even if I have copies at home, I can't resist fonts and cute covers and that perfectly sized paperback.

I also want to promote books to raise money for my animals, and then continue doing the work for other fosters. Moo Books was that title I gave, but I see it's more like a slang term. Hyla Brook Books is my official store name, #moobooks are the books that sell for fosters.

12 books. 12 seemlingly random books. Was I planning on reselling any? Any for me?

From the top left to right:

Charlotes Web, The Time Traverler's Wife, 1998 Scooby-Doo and the Haunted Castle

Middle left to right:

Flinston's Blast from the Past, The Glass Castle, The Personality of the Dog, Short Stories of Famous Women, A Dog Called Kitty

Bottom left to right:

Clifford's First Fall (spanish), For the Love of Rescue Dogs, 77 Things to Know About Cats, The Alchemist.

Look, I can explain. Each book is a quarter so for 12 books that's $3. (There's another tiny board book I gave to Aranza, it's Peter Rabbit. super cute tiny orange book.) I do plan to resell the animal books locally, to raise money for these fosters.

1. Charlotte's Web I'm giving away when I write an inscription to my friend.

2. The Time Traverler's Wife is personal.

3. Scooby-doo is a moo book.

4. Flinston's is personal.

5. The Glass Castle is Hyla Brook Books

6. The Personality of the Dog is a moo book.

7. Short Stories of Famous Women is Hyla Brook Books.

8. A Dog Called Kitty is a moo book.

9. Clifford's First Fall is personal, I am trying to learn spanish after all.

10. For the Love of Rescue Dogs is a moo book.

11. 77 Things to Know About Cats is a moo book.

12. The Alchemist is personal.

Comments

What Sold in my Bookshop October 8 - 14

This week I'm determined to list list list! I list new items every day. This week I sold a total of 20 books, 2 clothing items, and a photo album. I spent $11.48 and made $178.13. Lady Midnight, 13 Reasons Why Had a 15% off sale on my Depop. She paid $12.75. The PayPal fee was .67 cents. It cost $3.86 to ship. The Depop fee was 1.28. I made a total of $6.94. LuLa Roe Disney Alice in Wonderland leggings These sold 22 hours after listing them and since it was a repeat buyer I offered 10% off from $25. I really appreciate repeat buyers. This sold in the Facebook group Wonderlust Marketplace. Sold for $22.50, PayPal fee was .95, and the shipping label was $3.33. I made $18.22. Woman Who Runs w Wolves This sold for $20 which is a lot more than I imagined someone would pay for it. The Mercari fee was $2. Shipping was $3.33. I made $14.67. So far I've made $39.83. My goal is to make $300 per week. Frankenstein, The Drowne...

What Sold August 15-21 I turned .50 cents into $54.44!

This book sold within a month of listing, The Goldfinch. I recently relisted this week too, for $4.50 + $3.99 shipping. (Before I relisted this book, it was $9 shipped. This works out much much better, and it encourages my shoppers to bundle books). The Depop fee was .85. The Paypal fee was .80. Shipping costs was $3.45. My COG was .25. My profit $4.75 Cool so I had two sales on Depop in the same week, that's the most activity I've seen on that app in a while. This sold in a bundle - Pride and Predjuce ($10) and a book Shakespeare ($20) The Depop fee was $3. The payment fee was $1.24. Shipping cost was $3.45. My COG was .25. My profit was $22.06 I was very happy with this order! The buyer on Mercari asked for this book in particular - there were crazy comps everywhere, so my offer was $30 shipped. The selling fee was $3. The processing fee was $1.17. Shipping costs was $3.45. My COG was free. My profit 22.38. This next one was such a surprise! I started an ebay early July and ...

What Sold Oct 8-14 // I turned $4.25 into $75.57

Did I do better than the week before? I barely listed any items. Days went by where I didn't list. I had sales on all 3 platforms. My COG was free. adidas Boys track jacket, small child 7/8, outdoors winter workout =$3.91 AUTOGRAPHED America : Imagine a World Without Her, Dinesh D'Souza non fiction = $4.35 1970's football dolphins steelers nonfiction biography vintage NFL sports books = $1.31 colleen hoover books bundle paperback thriller bestseller = $8.09 Dorothy wizard of oz Halloween costume cosplay blue gingham dress = $12.42 Oathblood Mercedes Lackey paperback vintage used book fantasy =$1.99 A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas = $7.50 Y2k denim overbust shrug / bolero asymmetrical = $40.25 $79.82 - $4.25 COG = $75.57 These are the kind of weeks I like as a hobbiest/ side hustle. $80-$200 a week is preferable. But there's a LOT of work into reselling, you should set your goals higher. $100 a day.

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