I have a vaguely similar story. A few years ago my parents found a box of Apple II books from when I was a kid. I saved a few favourites (my extremely-worn AppleSoft Basic reference manual, and a great circuit-level description of the entire Apple I system.) What to do with the rest?
I spent 4 years working at a second hand bookstore, and I knew that computer books were generally treated as unsellable. Especially old ones.
So I put the box on ebay for $1, with a full list of the books inside. Knowing that this way a wide audience would see them, and presumably I would reach a vintage computer enthusiast who would come, pick them up, and take them away. I wasn't looking to make money, I figured $10 or so would be the price - and a guarantee that the person actually wanted the books.
The box sold for close to $300. The winning bidder was after a ProDOS reference book that I barely realised I even had. I have no idea what the second bidder was after.
I spent 4 years working at a second hand bookstore, and I knew that computer books were generally treated as unsellable. Especially old ones.
So I put the box on ebay for $1, with a full list of the books inside. Knowing that this way a wide audience would see them, and presumably I would reach a vintage computer enthusiast who would come, pick them up, and take them away. I wasn't looking to make money, I figured $10 or so would be the price - and a guarantee that the person actually wanted the books.
The box sold for close to $300. The winning bidder was after a ProDOS reference book that I barely realised I even had. I have no idea what the second bidder was after.