CDL: Gifts in obsolete formats (response 1)

From: John P. Abbott <AbbottJP_at_appstate.edu>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 12:02:44 -0400
To: Colldv-l <COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu>
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http://www.infomotions.com/serials/colldv-l/06/0172.shtml

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From:
Robert Holley <aa3805_at_wayne.edu>

I'm not sure that there is a good answer to this question. Finding a donor
who will consider adding the materials to the collection may be difficult
though some libraries might accept the materials for their book sales. As
for selling, the best possibility would be Ebay. I've considered 
selling my
LP collection and did some research with the good news that some materials
did sell and the bad news that many didn't. A check right now on Ebay 
shows
that two lots of 8-track tapes are attracting bidders but at the price of
about $.50 per tape. One final suggestion would be to have a garage 
sale or
find someone who is having one since most things will move if the price is
low enough though all this means is moving from one basement to another.

Robert P. Holley
Professor, Library & Information Science Program
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
313-577-4021 (phone)
aa3805_at_wayne.edu (email)
Received on Wed Aug 30 2006 - 01:25:40 EDT