Selling advice ... old army manual

SteveDallas · 01-14-2007, 01:24 PM

In cleaning out our basement, Mrs. Dallas located a copy of Department of the Army Technical Manual TM 9-2700, Principles of Automotive Vehicles from 1947. (How this came to be in our possession I can't imagine--I can only assume it's something my father-in-law had, but even so I don't see why Mrs. Dallas would have bothered to take it.)

Anyway, does anybody have suggestions for where we might offer this for sale and get a decent price for it? I'm under no illusion that this will fund my retirement, or even my next phone bill

but a few copies have sold for $3 to $5 on Fleabay, and I suspect it might be worth slightly more than that to a collector of military or antique car memorabilia. A Google search reveals folks offering it for sale for $40-$60, but it's not clear they're actually selling it at that price!

Flint · 01-14-2007, 01:57 PM

Reminds me of this place. Don't know if this is of any use to you. I've purchased some interesting stuff there.

SteveDallas · 01-14-2007, 05:28 PM

Ooo just the kind of place I was hoping to find. (Though it doesn't look like they're eager to buy except in person.) Still, I'll drop them an email. Thanks.

01-14-2007, 01:24 PM	#1
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Selling advice ... old army manual In cleaning out our basement, Mrs. Dallas located a copy of Department of the Army Technical Manual TM 9-2700, Principles of Automotive Vehicles from 1947. (How this came to be in our possession I can't imagine--I can only assume it's something my father-in-law had, but even so I don't see why Mrs. Dallas would have bothered to take it.) Anyway, does anybody have suggestions for where we might offer this for sale and get a decent price for it? I'm under no illusion that this will fund my retirement, or even my next phone bill but a few copies have sold for $3 to $5 on Fleabay, and I suspect it might be worth slightly more than that to a collector of military or antique car memorabilia. A Google search reveals folks offering it for sale for $40-$60, but it's not clear they're actually selling it at that price!

01-14-2007, 01:57 PM	#2
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Reminds me of this place. Don't know if this is of any use to you. I've purchased some interesting stuff there. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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01-14-2007, 05:28 PM	#3
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Ooo just the kind of place I was hoping to find. (Though it doesn't look like they're eager to buy except in person.) Still, I'll drop them an email. Thanks.

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