Comments on: Best Site To Sell Your Stuff

By: Posco

Posco — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:54:47 +0000

Textbooks that go through frequent reprintings or new editions (damn those publishers) make your old editions obsolete and practically worthless. In that case, Amazon won’t help you; I’ve tried.

By: Frugal Vet Tech

Frugal Vet Tech — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:19:21 +0000

I prefer half.com to Amazon for selling books because they take a smaller chunk out of what I earn. I never try the college bookstore because they pay so little. If I can’t sell them online, I take them to a used bookstore and take what I can get for them (which isn’t usually very much, but then the books are at least out of apartment!).

If you’re looking to exchange books, paperbackswap.com is great. You get credits for listing books and can then use those credits to “purchase” other books. Not a bad deal if you’re an avid reader.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:51:39 +0000

eBay’s having a 2 week listing sale starting yesterday:

http://twitter.com/MoneySmart/statuses/859587550

By: ConnieB

ConnieB — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:36:27 +0000

Hey, liked the article. I generally just give my items away, but once in a while I do try to recoup a little of my initial investment. Next time I do, Ill use your list lol.

Bookmarked / Stumbled!

By: Monkey Monk

Monkey Monk — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:39:29 +0000

I agree with the Amazon and Half.com recommendations. I’ve never seen a college bookstore offer anything close to what you can get by selling it yourself online. Both stores make the process so easy it’s really not a hassle at all.

I actually prefer Half.com over Amazon and use them to sell all my old DVDs, CDs, video games, and books. I *hate* eBay (and by extension PayPal) so I never use them anymore. I know Half.com is owned by eBay but the streamlined listing process and payment processing is just so much more simple to use.

Lately, I’ve started looking into a company called Swaptree where you can exchange old products rather than sell them. It looks like a good source to potentially swap finished video games. I’ve only listed a couple but haven’t had any takers so far.

By: CK

CK — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:07:59 +0000

Jimbo- I have to take issue with the textbooks.

Your first place to inquire should always be the campus bookstore(s). It won’t take but a minute, many will even let you know over the phone (possibly even on their website) Then you’ll be able to judge whether an amazon/ebay/etc listing is worth the effort/commission/shipping/possible returns hassle.