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anyone ever sold books to half price?

how are they for it? Fair? 

Is Barnes and Noble better?

 

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Re: anyone ever sold books to half price?

  • Yeah don't really bother unless you're ok getting next to nothing for them. I did better on half.com.

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  • I sold some old text books and didn't get much.  I wasn't expecting much though.  They have to run each book through their system and it gives them the amount they can offer.  You likely won't make much at those places because they have to buy them dirt cheap so they can make a profit.  I'm not sure how half.com works, but I've bought used books there before and they are from indivduals selling.
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  • I've had good luck there...I've even sold some old movies that we never watched.  I think the best I've made there was about $75, the worst  j$5
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    They've been hit or miss for me. A couple times I got fantastic offers for my books, a couple times were big disappointments.

    I've always had good luck selling old books on eBay and Amazon. People buying books online will pay good prices for what they want!

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  • thanks everyone. I think maybe we'll take a bunch in, and if we're not happy with their offer, we'll bring them home and do the half.com or amazon thing. 

    We're trying to clean out the 3rd bedroom (which had become much like the house's junk drawer, lol), and there are 4 bookshelves FULL of books. I'm sure there are plenty we could pare down.

    I think we're going to do a garage sale this spring too, so I can always get rid of a bunch there.  

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  • I always sell by old textbooks on half.com and usually get quite a bit back compared to other places.
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  • I sold some books there and didn't get much, but I was just happy to get a little something and get the books out of the house. 
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  • In my opinion Half price books is only worth it for two reasons- 1. if you've tried selling them online and it's a no go and 2. if you are just trying to clear some space in your house.  As a forewarning I wouldn't expect more than a few bucks for each box of books...

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  • imageMrsGo4Hockeychick:

    I think we're going to do a garage sale this spring too, so I can always get rid of a bunch there.  

    We had a garage sale last summer and the books went fast.  I priced them at 50 cents for a paperback and $1 for a hardcover.  I couldn't believe how fast they sold.

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    imageMrsGo4Hockeychick:

    I think we're going to do a garage sale this spring too, so I can always get rid of a bunch there.  

    We had a garage sale last summer and the books went fast.  I priced them at 50 cents for a paperback and $1 for a hardcover.  I couldn't believe how fast they sold.

    My books always sell at garage sales.  I think I got $10 for 30 current popular books at Half.  At that point it's better off donating it and taking it off taxes. 

  • We sell tons to Half Price Books because we are so not interested in the work of putting them online individually or having a garage sale.  The money isn't great, generally, but it is something, and they are out of the house.  And we have a lot of books.
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