Omg another loved of literature who doesn't hoard books and isn't precious about selling them! You get it! Tbh twenty years ago I would have been horrified by the idea. But you often only read things once and then they gather dust. And a weeks worth of groceries can't be sniffed at.
It appalls me how little books are valued though. I have some mint books 📚 that cost say $30 at the store brand new but I can't sell them for $10. Wtf??
Everything devalues like crazy, apparently. No luck even at used bookstores? I mean I know a lot cost a pittance, but there's some that cost 50 Euro for a used book in great condition....especially rarer stuff. It's a real shame, though, I agree. I saw some people were selling books for about 3x my price, which is still only half of the market price of most new books. Don't know if they sell though.
I'm baby-stepping it, honestly. Some books, I'll never part with, but also because they were such an experience getting. Lugging them from the UK, or searching for them across multiple countries, finding them in some improbable tiny English bookstore somewhere...
But I'm learning to let go of the things that really serve no purpose anymore. Even good books. Especially good books, actually. Someone else might want them.
And a weeks worth of groceries can't be sniffed at.
My thoughts exactly. Sell them now, or put them in a box 6-8-10 months from now whenever I decide to leave this place for good again, and let them gather more dust. I'll take the food, thank you :)
I'm selling everything at the moment for foodlol.
Yeah i put books in the sell pile only to take them out again due to sentiment. X