Where can I sell my college textbooks? (PhD, degree, student) - Colleges and Universities -Higher education - Page 3 - City-Data Forum

fierce_flawless · 08-20-2009, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by XodoX

Don't think we have an online bulletion board. Although there are 25 000 students, though.

I now used amazon.com for two books. Man, they really suck. Didn't just want a lot of fees, but I also have to wait two weeks to receive my money

Our school doesn't have one either, and like I said, my school is freaking HUGE, population wise. I don't get it.

They also have a ridiculous web for students section of the website for accessing grades, schedule info, class registration, etc. that is only up and running certain hours each week! Compltely outdated and ridiculous... but I don't want to veer too far off topic.

I'm doing the Craigslist thing right now and have sold a couple books and have interested people for most of the rest. Quite a few of these same books that the bookstores would not even BUY back from me at all! They said they were out dated, or not being used, etc. I am glad I went and looked them up to see if they were indeed still in use (they are!)... instead of just going by what they told me. I am really really against the bookstores at this point and will ONLY go there if I have no other option.

So again, Craigslist!

mrgrape · 08-25-2009, 08:00 PM

for half.com is there any fee involved in selling the books?like ebay?

XodoX · 08-26-2009, 10:35 AM

YEah, I think so, but it's a much lower fee than Amazon charges.

mrgrape · 08-26-2009, 09:49 PM

okay....but what if u dont sell the book...do u get charged just for listing????

DFWAg · 08-29-2009, 01:40 PM

I would definitely try Facebook Marketplace. It's free on Facebook, been using it for 2 years!
You can choose your entry to be viewed by just people at your college, just people in your network, or everyone, etc. When someone sees your entry, he/she can message you, and together you can find a place to meet to sell the book(s).

Four days ago, I posted a used textbook on FB Marketplace and had an interested student at my college reply the very next day! It's a great resource.

Good luck!

backpack10 · 12-17-2009, 08:16 AM

U can use the site GetRoys, College students buy and sell goods and services with classmates on campus to sell books or anything to the students at yr own college and definitly make more money than selling to Amazon. You can use this site to find a roommate and housing too.

backpack10 · 12-17-2009, 08:20 AM

We use GetRoys.com. Im at UC Irvine and lots of us are now using this site b/c its free and you advertise to the students at your own college so u just bring the book to student rather than having to ship it or deal with some weirdo.

psychofan · 12-18-2009, 09:17 AM

bigwords.com is a good site. They'll compare different sites for you and let you know if those sites will pay for shipping costs to them. I've used it a number of times and seems good to me.

You can also try ecampus.com

jhtrico1850 · 12-18-2009, 04:55 PM

half.com is my primary store to sell, sometimes eBay if it's a rare book.

IBrakeforTailgaters · 12-22-2009, 10:54 PM

I've sold through Amazon before. They may want a chunk of a commission, but most of the time, bookstores won't even take the book back because a new edition is out and your one-year old book is now obsolete on that campus. Someone somewhere in this country will need that book and is always looking for the next best deal.