Until the store I found most of the books I had would hit the Goodwill pile.  I have sold a few books but nothing great.  For me the list goes something like this:

1) Text books - hit or miss depending on age.  Just got a bunch so hope they are a hit.

2) Cookbooks - I take these to my buddies store.  I may get $1 or less at the flea.  He gets $5 or more and we split the profit.  They either run very hot or cold.  Also, a fellow buyer loves them to take to auction.  He sells them in lots and does very well.

3) Paperbacks - these mostly go to Goodwill.  If they are sci-fi, CSI style, or military-fantasy I'll give them a few tries at the flea.  But at $.50 each they only go on the trailer if there is room.

I've had a few very topic specific books that I've sold quickly on half.com for $10+.  But, they are few and far between.

Cobia - most of the stuff I sell are electronics, odds n ends, etc.  Furniture I take to my buddies thrift store to move.

3 facility caravan - silent auction - 16 registered bidders, about 25 people total.  Was 3 old regulars, 2 6-mo regulars, and the rest new faces to me and I know for a fact 2 sets of newbies.  15 total units today.  I ended up with 4 units total for right at $200.  We had some nice tool units for a change.  If it wasn't for the newbies I would of won them.  As it is one newbie won 5 units (paid $300 for one tool unit) and their friend bought 2.  I know for a fact they were new as they had no locks, had to buy from facility, was asking all the newbie questions, etc.  Think they are going to end up haven to rent the units out they bought so many.

So I will be busy for the next few days helping wife and cleaning units....plus full time job.  If the ring I found in my $5.55 unit is real I will have found my 2nd gold ring in a year.

That is nice Rockin - sounds like you did good.  The washer/dryer alone if works is your $200 right there.  Which would make everything else in that unit profit.

I missed auctions last month due to work.  Was sent out of town just before my 3 facility auction that my daughter loves.  Buddy said crowds were normal for that auction - and he got a 10x30 packed full for $950.  Missed some of the later auctions last part of the month due to work but those I normally miss.

This month's auctions start today.  Will be missing today's auction due to a meeting that was rescheduled due to Monday being a holiday.  Also, I will miss next weeks 7 facility caravan due to dang workgroup I was assigned to wednesday....grrr.  Good news - have 3 facility caravan on Saturday.  Not going to be many units from the sound of it.  Silent bid auction but sometimes I can get a decent score.

On the selling - both craigslist and ebay have gone cold again.  Not made it out to the flea due to work/family obligations.  So hopefully some of that will turn around...I need to make some money.

Yard sale picking has made me some money.  Have more inventory then anything since I keep buying and not had a chance to sell......

There was a post about that site and some others months back down in the selling or such section of the site.

Books can be money makers or just heavy trash.  I'm about to try a new avenue for my used books.  There is a 2nd-n-Charles store that opened in my area.  Only 9 stores I've been told chain wide.  Anyways they buy books, CDs, DVDs, Video Games, etc.  You can get cash or in-store credit.  So I'm going to take a few duplicate DVDs, some books that only sale for $1 online and see what "credit" I can get.  If get $.50 a book that is better then wasting time selling online / flea.  Mass production books are a slow mover anymore for me.

With it that close you can least keep an eye out on things to pick and have a easy drop-off point for items you don't want.  I try and hit the goodwill store when I'm in town but of late it's just a wasted trip for me.  Years ago I could get computer parts, odds n ends, etc. to sell / flip.  Now the price they want is normally more then I can sell the stuff for.

Also - get in good with the manager.  From talking with the driver of one of the donation trucks I've learned many things about the place.  Each store is very different in how they operate / run in my area.  For example one of the stores just crushes all the plastic totes they get.  Don't matter if they have tops or not.  That is $3-$5 per tote at auction they are destroying.

Welcome to the forums Cuban.  I'm glad you returned the personal stuff.  Some newbies will just trash everything that they can't sell.  Unless I'm told by the company to not bother I return as many photos, diplomas, etc. that I can.

Hope your next unit is more profitiable.

Well I missed last week's auctions, including my 3 facility caravan due to work sending me out of town.  I did get to take my daughter to the local small town 4 miles from where I live.  In the paper they had 18 units, thursday was 12, and day of auction was 9.  Crowd was maybe 10 people total.  Was myself and daughter, 2 6-mo newbie couples, and a few other locals.  All of the locals were mostly 60+ year old guys I think just out for a look.  Of course the really nice sounding unit paid up...dang.  They changed from a "silent bid" to call-out that morning.  I had promised my daughter I'd take her to the auction before I found out I had to leave town.  So I was set to fly out 4 hours after the auction.  48 hours to clean units out.

1st - decent stove, fridge - nothing else.  They wanted $75 (no-bids) - finally sold for think $40
2nd - mirror, part of a large cabinet, large broken dresser - no bids
3rd - small closet unit - matress/box spring, some boxes, trash - $5 (daughter)
4th - mostly junk / trash, toolbox - $5 (daughter)  -- Auction guy said $10...I was like "PLEASE" - got a laugh
5th - fridge, not sure what else - $40
6th - packed 10x10 - chair, dressers, bags, boxes - I bought for $60 (bought for buddy - we split cost)
7th - 2 bags, tote, lamp. broken furniture - no bid
8th - table/chairs - some other furniture - $30 or so
9th - packed 5x10 - started to bid but was thinking of time.  Sold for $10

At end of auction they asked did anyone want the 2 no-bid units for 1 price.  I offered $5 if they would give me till NEXT sunday to clean out.  They took it and I paid $5.  Figure would make my $5 back on lamp, rest is trash but was already going to dump and it's a flat rate.

The ratings are down but not out yet.  Still making #1 in slot and in the top 10 for the week compared to other cable listings.  For the show tuesday night it was 1.6 down from 1.7 the previous week.

Top 25 cable shows for the week ending August 13, 2012 - 13th at 3.7 million
Top 25 cable shows for the week ending August 6, 2012 (didn't make 25 / reruns??)
Top 25 cable shows for the week ending July 29, 2012 -- 8th at 4.6 million

Lets hope the trend continues to drop.  Will see come winter when people can't get out as much.