College Students - Where should I sell my textbooks?

[isekii]

Originally posted by: Ranger X

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: TheBoyBlunder
Well, thanks for your advice...I think I'm going to see what my local bookstores will offer me for my textbooks before I put 'em on half.com. I would appreciate some help selling them though, I've never sold anything through ebay or half.com...if someone could give me a basic walkthrough, it'd be great.

if you think selling on line is too much hassle, just do the "flier" way, it is the least painful and generate more revenue. you can go ahead and try selling back to the bookstore, but I guarantee you will be disappointed if not enraged.

I think selling books via the flier is the BEST way since you'll get the most out of your money. Make sure you put how much the book store is selling it for (new and used) and set your price below the used book price. I sold my biology book this way and received more than I would have through Half.com or any other service. Of course, this only works for textbooks that are new and used in another class next quarter/semester.

exactly, if lets say the bookstore is selling a used physics book for 85 bucks you can sell yours for 80 bucks and it'll still sell.

I usually price my books 5-10 bucks below what it is at the book store, and I have no trouble selling any of the books.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: Ranger X
I think selling books via the flier is the BEST way since you'll get the most out of your money. Make sure you put how much the book store is selling it for (new and used) and set your price below the used book price. I sold my biology book this way and received more than I would have through Half.com or any other service. Of course, this only works for textbooks that are new and used in another class next quarter/semester.

yeah, competition is very cut-throat online.... there are only a limited numbers of buyers out there and millions of used books, and a million more revised versions that make the previous edition obselete ( or less worthy).
ppl who buys on campus usually do not know about Half.com's pricing or just plain do not want to deal with them. (shipping time is usually a killer for online purchase, especially for students in the quarter-system) by the time the book shipped and arrived you are already 20% behind.

 

[ElFenix]

if you have a book swap meet that is best.

i stopped selling books back once i realized i was getting $10 for $100 books. not worth selling at that point.