Selling University Textbooks - Better Alternatives?

[CKTurbo128]

Does anyone know of any good online sites to sell back university books? My local university store has terrible buy back prices (i.e. $5 back for a $120 new edition textbook), so I was wondering if there was a better alternative out there.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Try http://www.half.ebay.com

 

[ViviTheMage]

amazon is AMAZING.
I have sold all of my books on there.

 

[CKTurbo128]

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I will check them out.

 

[thebigdude]

Barnes and noble will sometimes buy them back as well. I did that with one of my books. They send you a box to put it in with prepaid postage and you mail it back. It does take about 6 weeks or so to get the money though.

 

[tfinch2]

I put 4 books on half yesterday, and two are already sold.

 

[ZOOYUKA]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Try http://www.half.ebay.com

This is probably your best option.

 

[MrBond]

Half.com is the best choice, except you probably won't sell them until next fall semester comes (slight chance if someone needs them for a summer class). It doesn't cost anything to have them up there, so you might as well list them now.

You should never buy books from the bookstore if you can help it. Ask your professors before the semester starts and get the books ordered before the rush on Half.com. You'll get better prices and faster service.

I sold most of my books back on Half.com. Some of my elective course books, I bought there and resold for $5-10 less than what I paid. Pretty good for basicly renting the book one semester.