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I have a number of high value textbooks. Amazon is pricing them around $100 each. Its Deductible only allows $20 each. How do I claim fair market value?

 
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I have a number of high value textbooks. Amazon is pricing them around $100 each. Its Deductible only allows $20 each. How do I claim fair market value?

If you can justify to the IRS a higher value than the value assigned by Its Deductible, you can enter a Custom Value for whatever price you believe is the fair market value. 

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I have a number of high value textbooks. Amazon is pricing them around $100 each. Its Deductible only allows $20 each. How do I claim fair market value?

If you can justify to the IRS a higher value than the value assigned by Its Deductible, you can enter a Custom Value for whatever price you believe is the fair market value. 

I have a number of high value textbooks. Amazon is pricing them around $100 each. Its Deductible only allows $20 each. How do I claim fair market value?

If OP is donating them to, say, Goodwill, I suspect they will sell there for a lot less.
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