Over about a 3 month period, I collected 23 picture books with one thing in common. They all had won a Caldecott award. I paid a dime here, and a quarter there, and sometimes $1. The final total for all 23 Caldecotts’ was $7.15.
When I couldn’t fit anymore in the little shelf space I had claimed for this lot, I decided to list them all together in one auction on Ebay. Who would the lucky winner be? A teacher? A parent? A collector?
I don’t know who won this bid, but I do know they paid $63.09! Not bad for just keeping my eye out for that silver or gold seal on the front cover. These types of books are the easiest to spot because of that seal. I could flip through a few boxes at a garage sale quickly just keeping my eye out for that shiny circle. Even my youngest son Nathan, who can’t read yet, could help me find these books by just looking for that seal.
I used this same “seal technique” for Newbery books. So, check back next week, and I’ll tell you how well that lot did.
Until next week….
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Look what just a little "pocket change" can do!
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I was watching that auction until it got way too pricey for me! I decided to watch for them at used bookstores and yard sales. Maybe I can find enough duplicates to auction them off and make a great profit too! Congratulations, by the way!
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