Kurriculum Korner

Annual post about DO’S and DONT’S for the book sale

over the years- 15 in business, more than that attending fairs, I have learned a little about book sales 🙂 This is not criticism, just helpful hints

1. if you want it to sell, price it well – Abeka, BJU etc are very prevalent in the resale market. 1/2 retail is about what you will get. people always ask me what I would sell it for, if you price it too high, you will take it home with you.

2. if you are buying- know your prices and editions or take catalogs with you . If you buy a previous edition and cannot get the consumables (and want them), its pretty useless..

3. DO NOT use permanent stickers on the covers of your books- they never come off and if they do they take half the cover with them. I have to remove them or cover them up if you bring your books here. packages of stickers which I buy buy the 1000’s all say either permanent or removable on the front. File folder labels are not removable

4. If I come to the sale and offer you less than you are asking it is because I am going to re sell it in the shop. I cannot pay you more than I can sell it for. Then it is up to you to accept it. It’s okay to say no. This has caused contention in the past and I wish to avoid that in the future.  I am not insulting you or your book, I just know what that particular book will sell for in the shop- sorry, but I would prefer not to take a loss.

5. if you sell things online- please make sure you know how much it will cost you to ship it before you price it. You do not want to sell something for $5 then pay $4 to ship it meaning you made a dollar. If you need to purchase an envelope, it is more and your time to the post office is valuable.

6. take lots of change and $1 bills to the sale. you cannot expect someone selling to give change for a dollar book from a $20 or $50- it will wipe them out and may cause them to lose another sale if they have no change left

7. if someone wants something you already sold, please forward them to the Kurriculum Korner- I have a lot of the things that have been showing up on the loops in stock. They all belong to other local home school families .

IMPORTANT I do not want all the rejects- I want the good stuff too. If you would not come here to buy it, why would someone else? If you sell all the teaching textbooks, apologia and rod and staff english, etc you did great. Do not bring me all the 1/2 missing workbooks, the older edition teacher manuals and all the books that your teacher friend or relative took from her stash and gave you because she thought you needed them to be able to successfully teach your child. (we all have one of those -LOL)

I will be OPEN that afternoon if you want to shop here too..I will NOT be accepting consignment items that day- please read the policies and use the scheduling app to make an appointment.

Karen at the Kurriculum Korner Wed & Thurs 1-5pm 502-241-7264 6400 Clore Lane, Crestwood, KY 40014 www.kurriculumkorner.com

Overflowing shelves in the Bible/Christian Studies department is prompting a SALE! This week only- May 14th and 15th Devotionals, arts and crafts, Bibles, curriculum, Ezzo, Reference, Balancing the Sword, Christian Liberty Press, Character Sketches, Family Night Tool Chest, Case for Christ, Firm Foundations, Bible Study etc etc Come see what’s here- good gift ideas, summer reading, Character development and much more… 50% off

See you this week!

Karen at the Kurriculum Korner Wed & Thurs 1-5pm 502-241-7264 6400 Clore Lane, Crestwood, KY 40014 www.kurriculumkorner.com

Regular hours are Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1-5pm If you need hours outside of that, call me- I am flexible. I realize how hard it is to concentrate and focus when little ones are ready to leave after 5 minutes. Grab a sitter, bring a friend, bring your lunch and come sit and peruse all the wonderful materials.. Did you know there are over 20,000 books here? that’s a rough estimate, in the summer there are more than that.. I have over 300 consignors–some have a lot of things here, some only a few . Most of the materials are in good to great condition, gently used. There are games, literature, art, music, math manipulative and flashcards galore, science kits, maps, coloring books, microscope slides and more. Drive thru History, Living Learning Books, Electronics Lab, Chem lab, Sonlight Science kits and history guides, 2 shelves of Usborne Science books, Saxon Math, Financial Peace, My Fathers World, A Heart of Dakota guide for preschoolers, Life of Fred, Latin Road, Rod and Staff and I could go on and on… Come see what’s here before you buy new. Support your local homeschool business and each other by purchasing local before online. See my website for consignment policies and we even posted some pictures of the shop..I often hear “I did not know you had so many different things” . Montessori, Charlotte Mason, Well Trained Mind all suggest lots of reading/reference books on your shelves. If you are using J Fulbright’s Anatomy and Physiology, there is a whole shelf of pop up-pull out body books, dna models, anatomy coloring book, “what happens when we eat” books that go along with that topic. Endless possibilities for endless learning… See you soon,

Karen at the Kurriculum Korner Wed & Thurs 1-5pm 502-241-7264 6400 Clore Lane, Crestwood, KY 40014 www.kurriculumkorner.com