Made a sale on Half.com

disneysteve · #1 (**permalink**) 10-14-2008, 09:06 AM

As I've posted before, I do a lot of medical online surveys. Most pay cash but a few give me a choice of items as my compensation. They rarely offer anything I actually need and I have successfully sold some of the items on ebay over time.

Last week, I got 2 copies of a medical dictionary from 2 of the surveys I had done. I put them on Half.com over the weekend and one copy sold yesterday. Of course, I priced it a little lower than the cheapest copy being offered to make mine the most appealing. Hopefully, the other one will sell quickly, too.

Cassandra · #2 (**permalink**) 10-14-2008, 07:13 PM

Cool! I sold textbooks on half.com and have put up a few books that I haven't read. All of my textbooks sold and I'm just waiting for the books to sell.

click4credit · #3 (**permalink**) 10-15-2008, 08:21 PM

It's better than letting them sit around you house gathering dust if you won't read them. Amazon is also good for selling text books. I sold all my uni text books when I finished college and I haven't missed the books but was good to get some money back

Johansen8 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-15-2008, 09:51 PM

I am thinking of selling my books on ebay and half.com

disneysteve · #5 (**permalink**) 10-16-2008, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Johansen8

I am thinking of selling my books on ebay and half.com

I've sold quite a few books on half.com over the years. I've found that less common books do better. A popular best seller, like Harry Potter for example, doesn't do so well since there are millions of copies out there. What I just sold was a brand new medical dictionary, a good reference book that there aren't hundreds of people selling.

dmontngrey · #6 (**permalink**) 10-16-2008, 11:03 AM

Great job pricing it lower as anything is better than nothing! I sold my old VW Bentley manual (on Craigslist) when I got rid my Jetta a few months ago. That's not a cheap book by any means, but I knew I'd have to take a loss. $40 was a great deal for the guy that bought it since the cheapest I saw it anywhere else was around $60.

disneysteve · #7 (**permalink**) 10-16-2008, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by dmontngrey

Great job pricing it lower as anything is better than nothing!

That's why I love selling items that I got for free.

I've got nothing invested in them so whatever I get is a bonus for me.

BudgetJD · #8 (**permalink**) 10-16-2008, 03:03 PM

I have also sold on Amazon. Sometimes books go for more there. If you have textbooks I'd recommend selling them quick because the price goes down as soon as a new edition comes out.