buying books from half.ebay.com

[sanj singh]

Hi All,
Has andbody bought books from http://half.ebay.com
Are the books in good condition or not?
regards
sanj

[Kyle Brown]

When you buy from half.com (or half.ebay.com) you are buying from a third party -- not from the publisher. So, the condition will vary depending upon who you purchased it from. I've purchased several books in this way, ranging from good to excellent condition -- check with the seller first before you buy it.
Kyle

[pamchau]

I have been buying and selling books on half.com since they first started about 2 years ago. Long before they were bought out by e-bay & have never had a problem. But before you buy, check the used books on Amazon, sometimes they are cheaper.

[Fei Ng]

Have bought books from half.com and ebay.com.
Buy from seller that really sell books (look for a seller with a lot of feedback)! They usually have the best condition and etc etc.. books.

[Guy Allard]

Before you but new books at amazon, check:
http://www.bookpool.com
G.

[Cindy Glass]

Of course if you buy from Amazon using a link from JavaRAnch, then JavaRanch gets a tiny percent. This is about the only thing that is currently paying for server support.
Those wicked guys at ejip just REFUSE to donate their servers and services

[sanj singh]

Unfortunately the service is unavailable in UK
regards
sanj

[Frank Carver]

Unfortunately the service is unavailable in UK
And I find this a real shame. I have had to try to sell my spare computer books on eBay.co.uk, which is a slow market at best. (ahem, see here for details ... )
Does anyone know of a better place to sell second-hand books in the UK ?
[ September 20, 2002: Message edited by: Frank Carver ]

[sanj singh]

Hi Frank
I know its a real shame that we can't buy or sell books on half.ebay.com but I found this site http://www.abebooks.co.uk or better still lets build our own site

regards
sanj