Sell Your Books – Now! December 9, 2009
Posted by Marina in : Winter 2009-2010 , trackback
This semester, SU did something different that benefited a lot of students – they added to Book Buyback to the Owings Mills campus! The bookstore staff members sat in the Student Activities booth and offered students cash for their used books. Cash is always wonderful – right? Not if you are only receiving $25 for that $125 book. Here are some tips for selling back your books that may increase your overall buyback profit:
1. Post a sign on your laundry room bulletin board or other area’s around campus. Students may be selling back their books at this time, but in a few short weeks they will be buying books for the spring semester. And who knows – maybe you have a book for sale that someone needs! I call this method the underground market because students aren’t forced to buy or sell to/from the bookstore. Also, when selling these books back to your peers, you want to make sure you give them a fair price that is cheaper than the bookstore’s listing price but higher than the buyback price. For example, I sold a $120 math book for $65. The bookstore was going to sell it for $90 used and I would have received $20 for the buyback. Ultimately, I made a $40 profit and the buyer of my math book saved $25. :]
2. You can also sell your books to online companies such as Amazon.com or Chegg.com who will also give you more money for what your book is worth.
3. Make sure you are patient! This year, the book listing will not be available until December 21st online. So if you don’t go home with some cash in your pocket, you may return to school and receive your overdue payment.
I hope these tips helped! Look for my book buying tips soon!
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