1954 Encyclopedia Britannica Value

"Betemer" <betemer.DeleteThis@SoftHome.net> wrote in message
news:e2535d12.0407081113.1fd2adac@posting.google.com...
 > Can anyone give me some information about the worth of my 1954
 > Encyclopedia Britannica 23 volume set? It's almost never been used,
 > and is in good shape. If you can give me any leads on how much it's
 > worth (or where I can get this information) it would be greatly
 > appreciated.

While I'm sure that somewhere there is a collector who would covet this
item, your best bet would be to find out what day your town picks up paper
for recycling and leave them out by the curb then.

--
Bob Finnan
The Hardy Boys Unofficial Home Page
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://users.arczip.com/fwdixon" target="_blank">http://users.arczip.com/fwdixon</a>
New & Out Of Print Books, Books-On-Tape, Videos, DVDs, CD-ROMs For Sale
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://users.arczip.com/fwdixon/hbsale.htm" target="_blank">http://users.arczip.com/fwdixon/hbsale.htm</a>
......................................................................<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 1954 Encyclopedia Britannica Value 

In article <e2535d12.0407081113.1fd2adac.DeleteThis@posting.google.com>, Betemer wrote:
 >Can anyone give me some information about the worth of my 1954
 >Encyclopedia Britannica 23 volume set? It's almost never been used,
 >and is in good shape. If you can give me any leads on how much it's
 >worth (or where I can get this information) it would be greatly
 >appreciated.

Goto Ebay <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://books.ebay.com" target="_blank">http://books.ebay.com</a> and search for
encyclopedia britannica
When you get the results there will be a small box
"Completed listings" which you check and search again.

You will see that sets like yours sell for practically nothing or
don't sell at all.

Donate it.
--
Jonathan Grobe Books
Browse our inventory of thousands of used books at:
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.grobebooks.com" target="_blank">http://www.grobebooks.com</a><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 1954 Encyclopedia Britannica Value 

 >In article <e2535d12.0407081113.1fd2adac.TakeThisOut@posting.google.com>, Betemer wrote:
  >>Can anyone give me some information about the worth of my 1954
  >>Encyclopedia Britannica 23 volume set? It's almost never been used,
  >>and is in good shape. If you can give me any leads on how much it's
  >>worth (or where I can get this information) it would be greatly
  >>appreciated.
 >
 >Goto Ebay <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://books.ebay.com" target="_blank">http://books.ebay.com</a> and search for
 >encyclopedia britannica
 >When you get the results there will be a small box
 >"Completed listings" which you check and search again.
 >
 >You will see that sets like yours sell for practically nothing or
 >don't sell at all.
 >
 >Donate it.

surely that is being really cruel to the donee?

ASD<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 1954 Encyclopedia Britannica Value 

"Betemer" <betemer.TakeThisOut@SoftHome.net> wrote in message
news:e2535d12.0407081113.1fd2adac@posting.google.com...
 > Can anyone give me some information about the worth
 > of my 1954 Encyclopedia Britannica 23 volume set?
 > It's almost never been used, and is in good shape.
 > If you can give me any leads on how much it's
 > worth (or where I can get this information) it would be
 > greatly appreciated.

If you have a local charity thrift store, they may accept
it as a donation, if you throw some money in with the
deal.

Kris<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 1954 Encyclopedia Britannica Value 

betemer.DeleteThis@SoftHome.net (Betemer) writes:

 > Can anyone give me some information about the worth of my 1954
 > Encyclopedia Britannica 23 volume set? It's almost never been used,
 > and is in good shape. If you can give me any leads on how much it's
 > worth (or where I can get this information) it would be greatly
 > appreciated.

Donate it to the library, so they can use it to raise money at their
next library sale. They might sell it for $30-$50. I don't know why
anyone buys it, but I have to say, I fished a 1947 edition of Grolier's
Encyclopedia out of a dumpster about 15 years ago and have found it quite
useful, even though it is obviously obsolete. It has saved me from having
to buy an encyclopedia and the things it isn't useful for in a pinch I
can either usually find on the net or at the library, where they have
contemporary encyclopedias.

Why do you want to get rid of it?
--
Ignorantly,
Allan Adler <ara.DeleteThis@zurich.csail.mit.edu>
* Disclaimer: I am a guest and *not* a member of the MIT CSAIL. My actions and
* comments do not reflect in any way on MIT. Also, I am nowhere near Boston.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 1954 Encyclopedia Britannica Value 

"Allan Adler" <ara.RemoveThis@nestle.csail.mit.edu> wrote in message
news:y93ekj1m876.fsf@nestle.csail.mit.edu...
 > betemer.RemoveThis@SoftHome.net (Betemer) writes:
 >
  > > Can anyone give me some information about the worth of my 1954
  > > Encyclopedia Britannica 23 volume set? It's almost never been used,
  > > and is in good shape. If you can give me any leads on how much it's
  > > worth (or where I can get this information) it would be greatly
  > > appreciated.
 >
 > Donate it to the library, so they can use it to raise money at their
 > next library sale. They might sell it for $30-$50. I don't know why
 > anyone buys it, but I have to say, I fished a 1947 edition of Grolier's
 > Encyclopedia out of a dumpster about 15 years ago and have found it quite
 > useful, even though it is obviously obsolete. It has saved me from having
 > to buy an encyclopedia and the things it isn't useful for in a pinch I
 > can either usually find on the net or at the library, where they have
 > contemporary encyclopedias.
 >
 > Why do you want to get rid of it?
 > --
 > Ignorantly,
 > Allan Adler <ara.RemoveThis@zurich.csail.mit.edu>

You found someone to take an old encyclopedia set off your
hands? Wow! Around here, you have to outsmart the thrift
stores. First you put on a disguise, pack the books up in a
plain cardboard box, then leave the box at the back door of a
thrift store.....at midnight (and hope they don't have a security
camera, or they can charge you with "littering").
They're basically in the category of "everyone has (or had) one
and doesn't need another" (like National Geographics and
Readers Digest compilations).

Kris<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 1954 Encyclopedia Britannica Value