Students may bring their books in to resell to the Campus Duck Store at any time. We buy books 359 days a year. However, for the best prices bring your books in during the scheduled finals buyback. At this time, representatives of a national wholesale book company (we use several on a rotating basis) staff the Buyback counter locations.
The Campus Duck Store we will pay you 50% of the new student discounted price if the University of Oregon will be using that course book on our campus the following term, regardless of whether you initially purchased the course book new or used.
For example, if a course book is originally $100, the Campus Duck Store will base all buyback prices on the $90 discounted student price. A student who purchased the book new for $90 will receive $45 during buyback; a student who purchased the book used for $75 will also receive $45 during buyback. Overall, the student with the used text saved $15 more than the student who purchased the book new.
You will not always receive half of the current student retail price for your books. Buyback is based on demand; if there is no demand for a particular course book or edition, the value of the book will decrease or be obsolete entirely.
Our staff has no control over how much money you will receive for selling your books. They simply look up the value of your book on our computer system, verifying that the book will still be needed the following term. If the book is not needed by our University, we can sell it to a national wholesale company who will then redistribute the text. If this is the case, we will give you back the current national market value. This percentage ranges from 0-33%. If a book has gone out of print, been replaced by a newer edition, or is not commonly used on campuses across the nation, it is considered "no value" and we are unable to buy it.
Buyback Online is comprised of three tools. First,
Sell A Book allows you to check the current buyback prices for your books. Get the best prices at the end of term during finals week. If your book has buyback value you should sell it back the same day. Used book demand is limited and a book's value may change.
The second Buyback Online tool is the free
Used Book Classifieds, a service provided by the Duck Store to help you sell your course books to other students. Post books you would like to sell or find books that others are offering.
The third tool,
Buy-Back Alerts, sends you an email if your book is being bought at the Campus Duck Store. Book prices change during the term; a book with low value now may have higher value at a later date if it is used here or on a different university campus. This service is a great way to stay up to date on the current price of your book!
