Books & media
Time-Life Foods of the World cookbook set, 27 volumes
The full illustrated hardcover series plus the spiral recipe booklets that came with it. These are heavy and common, so complete sets in good shape sell to collectors and decorators while partial sets or damp-smelling volumes are hard to move at all.
Estimated resale range (used)
$30 – $70
A ballpark, not a quote. Condition moves this number a lot, and so does who turns up to buy it. It isn't an appraisal and it isn't a dealer's offer.
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What matters when you check it
- Count the volumes and the spiral recipe booklets against the list inside the covers
- Check for musty smell, water stains and separated spines, which are common on these
- Note whether the decorated slipcases or the original shipping box came with the set
Where the number comes from
Watching what these go for, not a record of sales. The range is a judgement call from what the same thing fetches secondhand. When an item has real sources behind it, they'll be printed here with the date they were checked.
Before you sell anything, look at sold prices rather than asking prices. Asking prices are wishes; sold prices are evidence.