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[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by JohnnyCash

What does Pike stand for on your campus?

Just curious.

He has a total of three posts from two days last October, so I wouldn't hold my breath for an answer from him.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

hijack/
Try Half Price Books (there are 2 in Pittsburgh). They won't pay you much for them, but at least you won't have to pay someone else.

(fixed your post - we can afford the "h" at the end of Pittsburgh, plus it pays tribute to our Scots-Irish heritage as a town)

The staff at local Half Price Books know me (and the little dog) by name! We go once a week with yet another box or five of books from my mother's house - she was quite a reader before she became legally blind, and then I read to her. I'm keeping the good ones, though! Interestingly, I took one box of very new, never read books there last week, and only got $13 for it. One of the things I didn't know that came into play was how many copies they already had of each book, and how fast it was moving.

But thanks for the advice!
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One of my favorite Pika stories (they're Pikas on my campus, not Pikes): One of the brothers had a restored hearse - the little drapes on the windows and everything. My parents were bringing me back to the sorority dorm after a family event, and my daddy was driving behind the hearse. We all pulled up in front of the sorority hall, when the back doors of the hearse sprang open and about 10 Pikas jumped out. My daddy almost had a heart attack in fright, then started laughing when I told him. And that's how my parents met the guy I was dating at the time!

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by honeychile

(fixed your post - we can afford the "h" at the end of Pittsburgh, plus it pays tribute to our Scots-Irish heritage as a town)

My chapter advisor and a good friend of mine are both Sigs from Pittsburg State in Kansas, so I always forget the "h" in Pennsylvania.

[thetygerlily]

Originally Posted by honeychile

The staff at local Half Price Books know me (and the little dog) by name! We go once a week with yet another box or five of books from my mother's house - she was quite a reader before she became legally blind, and then I read to her. I'm keeping the good ones, though! Interestingly, I took one box of very new, never read books there last week, and only got $13 for it. One of the things I didn't know that came into play was how many copies they already had of each book, and how fast it was moving.

An interesting thought on getting rid of encyclopedias for you, Honey- have you considered checking with realtors? I was at an estate sale a few weeks ago and they were putting a whole set of encyclopedias on the curb, marked as free. She said realtors used to pay good money for a set at estate sales because they are so great for staging libraries, offices, dens, etc. They were putting them on the curb because there are fewer realtors nowadays, since the housing market dropped. But if you know any realtors, you could contact them and see if they're interested. Or you could just contact a couple of real estate offices nearby and let them know they're free for pickup if they want them. Regardless, I thought it was a very interesting re-use of books- and hey, they need to get those books somewhere to make houses look good!