i am really hurting for tuition, and i was wondering who gives the best money for your books? anyone shopped around? there are so many little places, plus on campus... HELP?!

12/5/2006 3:24:35 PM

online

12/5/2006 3:25:11 PM

right here

12/5/2006 3:32:25 PM

Call or go in person to financial aid to straighten your tuition situation out. Books aren't the route to go to solve that problem.Bookstore is the best if you want IMMEDIATE cash. If you are willing to wait until beginning of Jan, go online. Half.com I personally prefer. Other websites will take out-of-date / old editions for really cheap and pay shipping. I think I got $20 for getting rid of 20 old books that otherwise would have gone to the dumpster.

12/5/2006 3:39:02 PM

your only chance to pay for your education is by becoming a prostitute

12/5/2006 3:42:13 PM

half.com

12/5/2006 3:47:30 PM

prostitute 'eh? yea i just need like an extension i guess... i don't know if they give those though :-( half.com will get you more then selling them back to an actual store? thanks for everyone's help!

12/5/2006 3:51:39 PM

extension on what?

If you don't qualify for enough financial aid to pay tuition up front, go ahead and enroll in the monthly payment plan.

12/5/2006 3:52:42 PM

long story short i don't qualify for anything *parents make too much, but arent paying anything* so after student loans i still owe some... and i dont have it... i need an extension for the remaining amount...

12/5/2006 3:54:46 PM

sounds like you have shitty parents

12/5/2006 4:09:17 PM

sell rock instead

12/5/2006 4:11:24 PM

if it's a book that's been used on campus and is being used again, you can typically sell to a bookstore around campus (i recommend PackBackers or HSt.) for almost as much as you would get online, without the hassle or the chance of getting scammed. sure, you can often get a little more online but for all the time you have to put into it sometimes, it's worth it to just go across the street.

12/5/2006 4:17:14 PM

if you really want to be sure about it, compare the prices that the bookstore will give you vs the price you can get online. the difference can be substantial you might end up selling a few locally to the bastards and selling the rest online.

12/5/2006 4:28:42 PM

if you're gonna sell em back to a bookstore, sell them back on campus and not at independent bookstores, you usually come out on top that way - i compared just for two of mine and came out with

1. on campus
2. addam's




436. packbackers

12/5/2006 4:41:53 PM

if you need tuition money and your parents are paying for anything, there's a form at financial aid that you can fill out that says to ignore your parent's financial status when qualifying you for aid, but there's a list of qualifications you have to meet

12/5/2006 10:34:02 PM

^ I imagine it's a big hassle or more people cheap parents would use it to scam the system.

^9 Send pics.

12/6/2006 1:44:47 AM

THE BEST PLACE IS http://www.amazon.com

I MADE $1,000 IN HALF A YEAR SELLING TEXTBOOKS ON AMAZON

I WOULD PICK UP DISCARDED BOOKS OUTSIDE DEPARTMENT OFFICES

AND THEN SELL THEM ON AMAZON

USUALLY THEY WERE TEACHERS' EDITIONS, BUT THAT WAS OK

NO SHOP WOULD GIVE YOU WHAT YOU COULD GET ON AMAZON.

12/6/2006 3:32:58 AM

just be prepared to be dissappointed with the amount of money you get back

12/6/2006 9:48:07 AM

I generally get good results from HST. I returned on campus once and was sorely disappointed. spro, why do you say on campus...?

12/6/2006 9:59:22 AM

I've listed a bunch of old textbooks on half.com and amazon.com marketplace. I like the site interface of half.com, plus the commission is lower. But I've had better luck selling on amazon.com. And when buying for books ~50 dollars or less, I can usually find a better deal at amazon.com. If they're over 50 bucks, I usually find a better deal at half.com.

12/6/2006 10:37:52 AM