Lucrative Home Business

by Top Wahm

Looking for a fun and profitable home based Internet business
to make money online? Consider selling used, collectible, and
vintage needlework books and patterns over the Internet. I have
been an online bookseller for a number of years, specializing in
these types of publications. The field is wide open for anyone
wanting to earn extra money or start a profitable small
business.

Online book selling is a huge business. Many successful
Internet booksellers specialize in particular book topics to
increase profits and repeat sales. How to books and pattern
leaflets are in steady demand by needleworkers. Used and older
publications are readily available and inexpensive for dealers
to buy. Often there are no just a few similar titles for sale
by competing dealers.

This article will teach you how to recognize vintage needlework
books and patterns and where to buy them. How to price your
publications, where to sell used and old books for maximum
profits.

What to Buy
Buying the correct books and patterns to offer for sale will
insure your success. Buyers are looking for publications
focused on particular needlework techniques or craft items,
instead of general instructions.

For instance, a book on making beaded flowers is likely to be
in demand. A general how-to bead book is not. Likewise, a
pattern booklet on tatting Christmas decorations will probably
sell better than a general guide to tatting stitches.

Profitable Topics
Used and antique books on particular subjects are in high
demand:

Knitting & Crochet - books and patterns on shawls, stoles,
hats, dolls, toys, beaded, embellished, loom knitting

Tatting - most anything related

Quilting – Books and patterns on special or unusual techniques
of all kinds or unusual quilted items

Beading – Books and patterns on beaded flowers, trees,
Christmas ornaments, rings, bracelets

Sewing – Books and patterns on 1950s, retro (1960s – 70s)
fashions and accessories of all kinds, costumes, soft toys and
dolls

This is just a small sampling of what’s available to the
seller. There are hundreds of focused topics that have been
published in vintage needlework books and patterns.

How to Recognize Collectible Books & Patterns

Publications that are 30 years old or more are usually
considered to be “vintage”. These often include techniques and
projects not available in modern books. How to books can be
soft cover or hardback. Often small older soft covers offer the
most focused (and profitable!) subject matter.

Pattern leaflets are soft covers usually under 30 pages. These
older pattern booklets are popular with needle workers as they
usually are packed with vintage pattern designs and ideas.

Where to Buy Used and Antique Needlework Books & Patterns
There are numerous places to buy these publications for resale:


Garage Sales:
A great source. Both books and pattern leaflets are usually
priced inexpensively.

Rummage Sales:
Another good source for low priced publications.

Estate Sales:
Fine source for old and vintage books and patterns, though
prices are higher.

Second Hand & Thrift Stores:
Local independent stores usually offer the lowest prices.
Pattern books and leaflets usually are priced cheaply.

Used Bookstores:
Prices are often too high on hardbacks, but small softcovers
and pattern leaflets often are priced inexpensively.

There are other sources where you can find books – auctions,
other online dealers etc. You should be able to find as ready
supply of publications priced for now more than a dollar or
two.

Where to Sell Your Used Books & Patterns:
There are two main places to sell your old books and vintage
patterns online:

Internet Book Stores:
Online sites such as Advanced Book Exchange, Alibris, and
Amazon offer booksellers a place to have their own store like
set-up without many of the responsibilities of small business
ownership. Each site gives dealers a place to list and describe
and sell each of their publications. Check out these sites to
learn about their individual advantages and differences.

Internet Auctions:
Online auctions are plentiful and provide book dealers another
place to sell their books and patterns. My favorite is eBay,
which offers a continual built-in market for your publications.


Wherever you prefer to buy or sell, old, used, and collectible
needlework books and vintage patterns offer a fun niche for a
lucrative home Internet business.


About The Author: Top Wahm recommends that you find out more
about succeeding as a work at home mom by visiting
http://www.topwahms.com/

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