Tips for Selling Used Books and CDs on Half.com

Spring is here, the perfect time to cull your bookshelves and media center for books, CDs, DVDs, and VHS tapes that you no longer want and set yourself up as a seller on Half.com. During a two-year period, I netted $510.19 from selling books and CDs that were sitting around, collecting dust. Here are a few tips for maximizing your profit and making your customers happy

• Always send packages using Media Mail. Media Mail is a discounted USPS rate for books and CDs. Shipments generally takes 5-7 days to arrive. In addition, it will probably cost you less than the shipment allowance Half.com provides, which means an extra 25- to 30-cent profit.
  


• Reuse clean, padded envelopes and small boxes, or purchase padded envelopes in bulk to save money. I found that Viking Office Products offers decent prices and free shipping. (Update: Viking has merged with Office Depot. Free shipping applies to orders over $25.)