Most of us are taking a break from homeschool for a month or two or three. While I am not busy with day-to-day homeschooling, it is a great time to take stock of what curriculum I need to buy, and also, what curriculum am I ready to sell. My shelves are stacked with used curriculum and also new curriculum that didn’t work for us.

Where to sell your used homeschool books

I Have Too Much Stuff!

So what do you do with the curriculum that doesn’t work well..in a word:  SELL! Depending on the popularity of the curriculum and the condition of the materials, you can make anywhere from 25% to 75% of retail (and sometimes more) when you sell your used books. This is a tremendous financial help when you need to buy new curriculum. Also, remember to check out what is available in used curriculum to save more.

Now is the time that the most people are trying to find used homeschool curriculum, so get busy and get the word out, “I have stuff to sell!”

I sell the OLD so that I can buy the NEW (or USED-if available).

Sites for Selling Used Homeschool Materials

“So how can I sell my used homeschool curriculum,” you ask.

If your local homeschool group has a used curriculum sale, by all means, try to sell your books and materials there. That may be all you need. I have never been able to sell much locally since sometimes I have curriculum that no one else is using, so I have sought other ways to sell my books. I have used numerous online sites that have a homeschool audience to help me sell my stuff. I will tell you about some that I have used or that I am familiar with.

If you want to list your curriculum for sale on Best Homeschool Buys, you will have to list your items on Ebay since it is the used  curriculum on eBay that streams to Best Homeschool Buys pages. Ebay is the fast way to sell. Most homeschool items, when they are from popular publishers, will sell in the week that they are listed.  Ebay charges a very small fee for listing. Then when your item sells, they charge you a percentage (approximately 10% -[please check eBay rates to determine percentage charge]). Though eBay charges a percentage, you can often get more for your curriculum than you can on the free listing sites. I use eBay when I want to hurry and get the books out of my house and I list on the free (or almost free) sites when I only have a few things to list for sale and I still have room in my house to store them. One word of warning…don’t waste your time trying to sell books on eBay that are worth very little.  On eBay, only try to sell popular curriculum so it will be worth your while;)

Homeschool Classifieds is a site that I have had very good success with. It is a great place to buy or sell used homeschool curricula and books. It is well organized in a table of contents MENU at the top.

Homeschool Curriculum Swap is one of the oldest swap sites that I know of. There is no charge to use the site to find homeschool books, but there is a small charge per quarter to list items for sale. Before I started using eBay, this site was my first choice for selling my used curriculum.

I have also sold homeschool books on Amazon.  Amazon doesn’t charge a listing fee and it is very quick and easy to list a lot of books just by typing in the ISBN number and then a short description and price. You pay a percentage when your item sells. Amazon subtracts their commission from what they pay you. Amazon’s method of paying you is by crediting your bank account. Payments are made every two weeks if you have a sale.

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Vegsource for Homeschool

What have been your experiences of selling used homeschool curriculum online.