| You may be one of those people who have collected | | | | general idea of the range they've sold in. The binding, |
| cookbooks over the years that ended up, used or | | | | year and condition are just some of the variable |
| unused, gathering dust on bookshelves or in boxes | | | | factors. You can do the same with your Better |
| piled up in the attic, garage or basement. Old, rare, | | | | Homes & Gardens Cookbooks. Then try some |
| classic, vintage, antique and collectible cookbooks can | | | | of the other old, rare, vintage or antique cookbooks |
| be a hidden source of instant cash. You can easily | | | | that you've collected. |
| learn how to sell these old cookbooks. | | | | The deciding factor for price in every case will be the |
| And many people underestimate the value that these | | | | condition of the cookbook. Condition is everything. |
| old, collectible cookbooks have, for example Betty | | | | Handle your cookbooks carefully. Collectors and |
| Crocker Cookbooks and Better Homes & | | | | buyers expect cookbooks to have an occasional spot |
| Gardens Cookbooks, and have never even thought | | | | on them. If they're fragile, handle them with white |
| about selling them. There are many other old, | | | | cotton gloves. Never put them in airtight bags or |
| valuable cookbooks of course. But for the purpose | | | | containers, because the moisture content in the |
| of this article we'll start with these two well known | | | | pages will cause them to mildew. You can bag them |
| cookbook publishers' cookbooks. They'll be easier to | | | | but leave them open. In any case protect them. |
| research. | | | | So you need to decide on the condition of your |
| Do you have any old Better Homes and Gardens | | | | cookbooks, find the price range of cookbooks that |
| Cook Books? How about Betty Crocker Cook Books | | | | have sold on completed listings and then decide how |
| from the 1950s, 1960s, or popular editions from 1959, | | | | to price your book. Be very wary of putting any old, |
| 1961 or older? Pie or plaid covers? Betty Crocker | | | | rare, vintage or antique cookbooks on eBay for 99 |
| New Picture Cookbook or Betty Crocker Boys and | | | | cents or without a reserve price. You don't want |
| Girls Cook Books or any others? | | | | someone walking off with your precious book for |
| Maybe you do have some of these cookbooks now. | | | | just pennies. The sold cookbooks on eBay completed |
| Maybe you have some at mom's or grandma's house | | | | listings have a distinct advantage. You know what |
| or even better at great-grandma's house. Perhaps | | | | people are actually paying for cookbooks and current |
| you've seen them at garage sales. A lot of old | | | | price ranges. |
| cookbooks can be valuable -- worth a lot of money. | | | | As for books that list the value of cookbooks, I |
| Even those of lesser value may sell for ten times the | | | | have them all. But I find them worthless because the |
| original price. | | | | values do not reflect what people actually pay for |
| Whether you have cook books with binders, | | | | cookbooks or the current prices, whether it is Betty |
| hardcovers, plaid covers, or pie covers, you need to | | | | Crocker Cookbooks, Better Home & Gardens |
| do a little research. You'll need to know the title, year | | | | Cookbooks or any others. And the cookbook value |
| of publication, edition (usually printed inside the book | | | | books go rapidly out of date as time passes since |
| in front) and condition, before you can come up with | | | | publication. |
| the TRUE value. | | | | Besides eBay there are a lot of other ways to sell |
| You can start by gathering as much of these facts | | | | your cookbooks on the Internet or outside of the |
| as possible. If any of your old books have been | | | | Internet. There is too much to go into in this short |
| signed by the author or in some cases the illustrator, | | | | article. There are many other trade secrets. One |
| that'll bring up the price significantly. Then, first of all, | | | | easy way -- there is a free cookbook listing service |
| go to Google and type in the exact title - for | | | | online, for old, rare, vintage or antique cookbooks |
| example, 'Betty Crocker Cookbook' and the year | | | | where you can list your cookbooks for sale, yes free |
| published, and see what comes up. Then try using | | | | of charge. Collectors and buyers come to the site. |
| the same phrase with cook book as two words. If | | | | You can continue to sell them using other methods |
| you have a plaid or pie cover or other distinct cover, | | | | and not wait for a buyer to make contact from the |
| then try again adding 'plaid cover' or 'pie cover'. Do it | | | | site. You can always have your listing removed from |
| again and type in the edition if known. You may find | | | | the site if it sells or you sell it another way. |
| some others for sale or that have already sold. Then | | | | You can buy and sell old cookbooks easily once you |
| try again with your variations and add the words - | | | | become familiar with one cookbook and you'll |
| excellent condition, fine condition or good condition. | | | | probably be able to find more of them at garage |
| Next go to eBay and go to the search feature and | | | | sales. With this basic knowledge of how to sell |
| then 'completed listings'. Search by the category | | | | cookbooks, you've just become a mini-expert on |
| 'cookbooks' and the title of your cookbook and look | | | | selling cookbooks. So go to your cookbook shelves |
| for similar titles and editions. Only look at those that | | | | now and see what you already have and start from |
| have sold, to get a feel for the price range. In terms | | | | there. Once you're an expert on Betty Crocker |
| of pricing, ignore the cookbooks that are still for sale. | | | | Cookbooks and Better Homes and Gardens |
| Many factors go into why they didn't sell. Finding sold | | | | Cookbooks you can start researching other old, rare, |
| copies in these cookbook listings will give you a | | | | classic, vintage, antique and collectible cookbooks. |