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Kraftees Collegetown is always buying back Cornell University textbooks and textbooks from others schools and colleges. Unlike other college stores that only buy back books during certain time periods or with other stipulations, Kraftees buys back books every day year round. All you need to do is bring your books in to our store in college town and we will determine the value of your book.
At the end of each semester Kraftees offers multiple locations to sell your books. We are here to offer the students as much as possible for their text and are competitive with all other locations throughout campus and the city. See below for this semesters off-site buy location:
RECYCLE YOUR BOOKS FOR CASH!
QUICK FACTS: (See below for more details)
- We pay 50% of the new price of a book that is adopted for Fall 2010
- We buyback textbooks that are not being used next semester based on national demand
- We work with FOUR national wholesale companies (used book dealers) to give you the most for books not being used next semester
- We buyback books everyday we are open, pay in cash, buy them no matter where they were purchased and wether they were bought new or used
- If someone else locally is paying more, check with us we may be able to match or beat their price
- We keep used books in our store and warehouses to sell to Cornell students in the future
- Kraftees has been offering complimentary candy bars with buyback transactions since we opened, and will continue to do so!
For more information about how textbook buyback works and how our prices are configured please see the FAQ below.
Frequently asked buy back questions:
What is textbook buyback?
Why should I sell back my textbooks?
When is the best time to sell my textbooks?
How much will I get for my books?
What if the book is not being used next semester?
Why is my book worth nothing?
Do I need a receipt to sell my books?
Do I need the CD or other materials the book came with?
Will you buy my book if its highlighted?
Do you buy study guides & lab manuals?
This textbook is only used in the Fall, should I wait till the end of Spring to sell it?
What do I do with books that are not purchased?
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Q: What is textbook buyback?
A: Kraftees will buy back any textbooks that you no longer need / want, as long as they have value.
Q: Why should I sell back my textbooks?
A: If you have textbooks that you do not want, selling them back to Kraftees keeps used books in the area for students to purchase in upcoming semesters. The more used books that are kept within the area will increase the amount of used inventory on campus.
Q: When is the best time to sell my textbooks?
A: Kraftees buys back books year round. There are times however when prices will increase. At the end of the semester, typically during finals week, during the busy buyback period Kraftees will pay up to 50% of the new price of a textbook that it will need for the upcoming semester. The sooner you sell your books the better, as quotas are met prices do decrease.
Q: How much will I get for my books?
A: If Kraftees has received a confirmed textbook order from a professor that a text will be used the following semester, we will pay 50% of the new price of the text. We pay this amount regardless of whether or not the student purchased it used or new. This price is paid until Kraftees reaches its predetermined quota for the text.
Q: What if the book is not being used next semester?
A: If a textbook is not being used for the upcoming semester Kraftees will still try to buy your book. We work with 4 national used book companies nationwide, opposed to other buyers using one. These wholesale companies set national demands and prices on the books and we will buy your book at the highest value one of these companies offer.
Q: Why is my book worth nothing?
A: There are a few cases that there may be no value on a textbook. First, the publisher has put out a new edition of the text. Books are updated at certain points determined by the publisher, and when this occurs there is no longer any national demand for the text, therefore they cannot be purchased. Secondly, the textbook you have is a custom book for Cornell University. In certain cases professors create books just for their course here at Cornell, if they are not using it again it cannot be bought because there is no national demand for the text.
Q: Do I need a receipt to sell my books?
A: No, you do not need the receipt you purchased your books with. Nor does it matter where you purchased your textbooks, if you bought them online or at another store Kraftees will still buy your books.
Q: Do I need the CD or other materials the book came with?
A: Yes. Typically you need all materials the book came with when you purchased it to receive the maximum value of the textbook.
Q: Will you buy my book if its highlighted?
A: Yes, we buy books that are highlighted. The only time Kraftees may not purchase a book is if the condition is damaged. (i.e. Missing Cover, Water Damage, Extremely Dirty, Ripped Pages, etc.)
Q: Do you buy study guides & lab manuals?
A: If there are no pages riped out and the book is not extremely written in Kraftees will buy back these items.
Q: This textbook is only used in the Fall, should I wait till the end of Spring to sell it?
A: There is no easy answer to this question. If the book is confirmed in May to be used again you can receive 50% at that time. However there is a chance the book may be updated and at that point there may be no value at all on the book. Each book varies so it is up to the student whether or not to take the risk.
Q: What do I do with books that are not purchased?
A: If you have books with no value that you do not want, you can leave them with Kraftees and we will donate them to the Tompkins County Friends of the Library in the summer.
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