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Re: SXM Animal Welfare Foundation Used Book Donation
[Re: gracie5]
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02/12/2020 03:48 PM
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Thanks for posting. The books are actually being sold at the Good Cards store? Not sure how much a person could actually raise from that, as the price for used books most places is pretty low. But I will try to stop by the next time I'm on island and check it out.
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Re: SXM Animal Welfare Foundation Used Book Donation
[Re: gracie5]
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02/12/2020 07:41 PM
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Wow, ok, that is fairly steep for used books, especially paperbacks, which if you get lucky, you can get new for close to that.. If I remember, I may try to go by there, but I'm not sure how successful she will be. Maybe people will come in and just make donations. That is more likely, I think.
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Re: SXM Animal Welfare Foundation Used Book Donation
[Re: gracie5]
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02/12/2020 09:49 PM
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Hmmm, I haven’t paid a lot of attention lately but the paperbacks that draw my interest are usually a lot more expensive than that.
Preface my comments by admitting I have my trusty Kindle loaded with books so chances are this would be a non-issue for me, but if I were in the market for something to read and knew about this service, I would not hesitate to pay $3.00 for a book where the cost would ultimately go to such a good cause and would probably leave more as a donation just because.......
Now if you were talking about a for profit paperback exchange, $3.00 I agree would be expensive.
Respectfully,
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Re: SXM Animal Welfare Foundation Used Book Donation
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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02/12/2020 10:16 PM
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Maybe it's unusual where I am, but I regularly go to a place here in town where paperbacks are $.50 and hard backs are $1.00, and on Wednesdays, everything is half price. And at places like Ollies', brand new paperbacks are routinely around $3, hardbacks, around $10..
I agree it's a good cause, but just stating what I can get here..
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Re: SXM Animal Welfare Foundation Used Book Donation
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02/13/2020 10:16 AM
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gracie--I do get it, just saying I think the model is a little flawed.
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