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Post by tinuviel on Apr 9, 2008 3:11:05 GMT 1
Had to share the books i found yestersday at the local op-shop....im so excited ;D. Horse called september-Anne Digby Prince among ponies-JPT The empty field-CPT A summer of horses-Carol Fenner Pony watch-Elinore Havers Dream pony-Elinore Havers Fear treks the moor-JPT A pony of our own-Pat Leitch Plenty of ponies-JPT The hidden horse-JPT Jacky jumps to the top-Pat Leitch (written under Jane Elliot) The no-good pony-JPT Full hardback of black beauty's family. And a couple of one's that i dont know if i will like but got anyway. Sandy lane stables 1-4 Thoroughbred series 1-5 All for $4.....I love op-shops .
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Post by Claire on Apr 9, 2008 19:26:36 GMT 1
Wow what a brilliant haul not surprised you are excited! Very rarely get that many in one go over here nowadays. And only $4 whats that must be less than £2!! Re the ones you don't know, the Sandy Lane ones are modern but still fairly traditional. (Theres a thread on them on the forum somewhere) The Thouroughbred ones have a bad reputation but in my opinion the first few are OK its the later ones written by ghostwriters that are naff. Oh, please remind me what an op-shop is I'm sure my Australian friend told me sometime but I've forgot
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Post by trixiepony on Apr 10, 2008 1:49:34 GMT 1
OP-Shop is just a secend hand shop.
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Post by Claire on Apr 10, 2008 19:40:34 GMT 1
Oh yes, must be like our charity shops. Unfortunately they have all got posh in recent times and put the prices way up. Used to be able to get books for 10p but not any more
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Post by garej on Apr 11, 2008 20:53:14 GMT 1
Oh yes, must be like our charity shops. Unfortunately they have all got posh in recent times and put the prices way up. Used to be able to get books for 10p but not any more Yeah, some of the ones in cities now, even lock their books away and have them as "collectable". If you are interested in them, you have to ask the assistant, and you bet that it is marked at £20 rather than £2.50. Or even worse still, price them according to what they are truly worth - last year in Stratford Upon Avon I saw in the window an Enid Blyton book priced at £80. I dont know if it was really worth that much, but even so, a couple of years ago it would have been priced at £2.
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Post by Claire on Apr 11, 2008 21:07:49 GMT 1
Yes, I've seen those 'collectable' books too, some of them are even priced higher than places like abebooks cos the people who work in the shops dont always have much real knowledge and just slap on a high price. I think it is wrong of charity shops to charge such prices as they are not selling and so not making any money for the charity. I know that some people question the morality of someone like me buying something in a charity shop for 20p and selling it for a tenner, but lets face it who is going to pay the tenner for it in the charity shop when they could get it on ebay/abe in the comfort of their own home without having to rake through a load of old tat in a (sometimes smelly) charity shop. You get charities like Oxfam getting stuff donated to them, then putting a high price on it and it never selling. They would make more money for the charities if they sold at sensible prices, as they would sell more. I never donate books to places like Oxfam or British Heart Foundation as they sell at ridiculous prices, I usually give mine to the old fashioned scruffy little shops who still sell at reasonable prices! Sorry tinuveil for hijacking your thread with my lecturing!
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Post by tinuviel on Apr 12, 2008 2:10:23 GMT 1
Yeah most of the charity shops here have gone 'upper class' as well,especialy the salvation army one's....ridiculous. But there are still a few little ones that are great,i found the books at an Autisum awarness charity shop,it's small and out of the way and is run by people who obviously dont belive that anything old is antique and worth a small fortune LOL.
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