Do they only buy back new textbooks? or Can we sell back used books as well?

Thanks!

You can sell any textbook in any condition (as long as it's not in pieces). What really matters though is if there is a high enough demand for your textbook. If, for example, your text is out of edition, then you're out of luck. Otherwise, it's worth a shot.

Thanks

Sorry, one more question...how long is the buyback period? Is it all throughout the semester?

you can get a quote for a book you want to sell online

http://icbb.sellmytextbooks. org/me...cfm?index=SELL

Originally Posted by Matthew K

Sorry, one more question...how long is the buyback period? Is it all throughout the semester?

It goes til January 23 =)
http://titles.mcmaster.ca/text/buybackhours.htm

Originally Posted by Matthew K

Sorry, one more question...how long is the buyback period? Is it all throughout the semester?

Actually, it goes on through the entire semester.

During the rush Titles has "Extended Buyback Hours" to meet the high demand of students selling books after Term 1. This goes on til the 23rd.

However, after that until the end of the term, Buyback happens on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 AM to 3 PM.

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

Thanks for posting that link Sinthu! I can't believe that one of my books is worth $2.25 now... lol

Actually I'm pretty sure Titles just buys your book for much less than it is worth, probably so they can make more profit off selling used books. That is one good reason to try to find someone who is willing to buy your used book!

Originally Posted by nh999

Actually I'm pretty sure Titles just buys your book for much less than it is worth, probably so they can make more profit off selling used books. That is one good reason to try to find someone who is willing to buy your used book!

Agreed.

When selling to fellow McMaster students you can generally ask for just a bit less than the current used asking price at Titles for the book and you can get it. If I'm feeling generous and still feel its a decent enough amount of cash back I'll sell it for even less so its a good deal. Its good karma imo.

Good places for selling used books are Macinsiders marketplace, Facebook marketplace and even on the Titles website, there's an option to list a used book for sale and provide your e-mail and asking price, other students can look for their book, look at the list of asking prices and e-mail whoever they'd like to buy from. I've bought off people from both the Titles site and the Facebook marketplace.

Also other students will generally do the same thing, I've gotten some great deals on used texts from fellow McMaster students, way more reasonable than the prices at Titles for new stock.

I've done Titles buyback for some books and gotten some nice cash in the past but its not always the best option.