Lesser of two evils to sell textbook. Half.com or Amazon.com

[dannybek]

 

[Coquito]

Half.com is great. Their customer service is nothing like the wolves over on their ebay side.

 

[dannybek]

Yes, but in terms of comissions and fees which one is less?

 

[imthebadguy]

i use half, havent really compared, but it works well

 

[LS20]

amazon for everything...selling AND buying...for selling they credit you partially for shipping charges... overall it ends up being lower than half...half is a rip

 

[JDrake]

I like amazon

 

[promposive]

I like half because it benefits my ebay feedback, but I dont like how much they reimburse for shipping.

 

[ActuaryTm]

Depends on the book. Why not directly to eBay (rather than Half.com)?

This was a study guide someone was throwing out where I've been working recently. While I am not presently a student, I thought I would at least offer it up on eBay. It retails for less than half of the auction value.

 

[henryay]

I remember I did a quick comparison once. Half.com has lower comissions for books like less than $150. Both reimburse you for shipping charges. IMO, the reimbursement is wayyyy too low.

 

[middlehead]

I've never bothered to sell my books online, but I've bought more from Amazon than from Half.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

Half.com is great, until they throw a VeRO notice at you for no reason :|

 

[Eeezee]

Half.com, what's so evil about it? I love half.com.

I've never used Amazon

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

That and IINM, Amazon's shipping reimbursement is more realistic.
Half.com's is kinda retarded. Come on, ~$5 for shipping a 3lb or so book expedited?

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: WhoBeDaPlaya
That and IINM, Amazon's shipping reimbursement is more realistic.
Half.com's is kinda retarded. Come on, ~$5 for shipping a 3lb or so book expedited?

Use media mail. I've never had any book cost more than $3.50 to ship.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: WhoBeDaPlaya
That and IINM, Amazon's shipping reimbursement is more realistic.
Half.com's is kinda retarded. Come on, ~$5 for shipping a 3lb or so book expedited?

Amazon only gives $.48 more if its Paperback and $.45 for Hardcover so no big deal there.

 

[codeyf]

We've sold several books through Amazon. Was easy as pie. Always shipped Media Mail, was always less than the reimbursed shipping amount.

 

[Chompman]

I like half since like others said, you get ebay feedback. 😛