Getting ready to move

[carynb]

This is starting to get a little scary - I still don't have a place to live in 6 weeks. Gulp! I've got four appointments scheduled for tomorrow, and hopefully, one of those will be good. I'd really like to have that weight off my mind, anyway.

In the meantime, I'm starting to get ready to get rid of stuff. I have way too much for an apartment downtown. I'm keeping my furniture, but all the stuff I've just managed to accumulate over the years? I think it's gonna go.

My plan for Sunday is to do a serious weeding-out of my books, and any book that hasn't been re-read since I bought it is going. The very thought of getting rid of books has me nauseous, though. I think I may bring the term "pack-rat" to a whole new level. *g* The Bujold will stay, the Guy Kay will stay, the Nora Roberts will stay. That's pretty much all that's safe, right now.

In that vein - does anyone have any idea what I can do with an almost-entire collection of the Columbia House videotapes for Star Trek and Star Trek:TNG? The only one I'm missing is Encounter at Farpoint, I believe. I can't believe I've got about $3000 (then, anyway - nowadays they're not worth much at all) worth of videotapes sitting in boxes in my closet. If I'd known about DVDs I'd never have started buying them. *g* I'd consider eBay, but the shipping costs would be kinda huge.

Comic books: to stay or to go is my next dilemma....

Comments

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Books? Did I hear something about books going? I'm ALWAYS happy to provide a home to any sf/f books that you're disposing of. I'll be in town, probably with a car, for Ad Astra -- do you need to dispose of them before then? If not, I'll happily take them away then...

[carynb.livejournal.com]

I won't need them gone until sometime in April, so that works. I'm not sure how I'm getting rid of them, though - it could easily be 400-500 books we're talking about here. I don't think they'll all fit in your car. *g*

I'm probably going to try to sell them first - I know a guy who runs a SF used bookstore, so I think I'll have him come take a look once I figure out what's going. I will however, keep you in mind if selling doesn't work out. *g*

[jeffreyab.livejournal.com]

Dealer table at As Astra?

[carynb.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea...

I wonder what's involved, if I'd have to declare GST and such. IS there GST on used books?

I think I'll do a little research.

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Trunk, back seat, front seat. You can get a lot of books into a car. :) Passengers don't matter, they can be left behind... we're talking about books here.

Yeah, in that volume, selling is probably a good thought.