I recently visited a local Friends of the Library Sale this weekend and decided to shoot some video.  In the UNEDITED videos, I walk through the sale and discuss what you’ll typically see at a Friends of the Library sale, some tips to find the best books for your inventory as well as who to watch out for when you’re battling your way to the tables!

In this first video, the sale had not started yet but you can already start to see the people lined up around the tables waiting for the sale to begin.  I arrived about 20 minutes prior to the sale starting and there were some tables that had people lined up all the way around them already!

Before the Friends of the Library Sale

This next video was taken after I had purchased about 40 books and had my fill.  As I explain in the video, I don’t like these sales due to the competition but you really can get some very nice books.  Not only do you have to compete with other book sellers but you also have to compete for space with everyday patrons for space.  As you’ll see, the space is tight in some areas where the demand is high for example the music table.

During the Friends of the Library Sale

The lesson of this post is that if you ever see a guy with an iPhone walking around a book sale stalking other online booksellers all in the name of education, tell him Hi!, it just may be me!