2008 Woodie Awards
Textbook buy-back week brings high hopes for cash
By Liz Glazier
Rocket Assistant Focus Editor
Issue date: 5/4/07 Section: Focus
To sell or not to sell?
That seems to be the question these days.
Now that the semester is coming to an end, many students don't need their textbooks anymore.
Therefore, some students may start selling their books back to the bookstore, online or even to the "man in the van," all in the hopes of getting a good sum of money in return.
Ashley Smith, a 19 year-old art education major, said that she will only sell her books back in certain situations.
"If it's an older book I usually just wait to sell them online," Smith said. "But if I want some fast cash then I try to go to the bookstore and see if they will buy them back for a decent price."
Others, like Ryan Ambrose, don't wish to sell their books back anymore.
"I used to sell my books, but now they mostly deal directly with my major so I keep them all," said Ambrose, a 20 year-old junior political science major.
Others, like Brady Reichart, a 20-year-old sophomore secondary education major, were hoping to sell their books to the bookstore, but realized it may not happen.
"I'm trying to sell them back but they most likely won't take them because they are all edition books," Reichart said. "So I'll probably then just try to sell them to the man in the van."
So who is this man in the van that some people have heard of and do, in fact, sell their books to him and plan on continuing to do so?
The "man in the van" is a man that works for the company Penn Text. He visits Main Street near the end of each semester so that students can go to him and sell him their books.
This year, he will be in front of Luigi's Pizza House today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and next week from Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
Rob Herman, a 19-year old freshman environmental safety management major, said he sold his books back to him last semester.
"He was located between McDonalds and Luigi's," Herman said. "I took back I think five books and got over $120."
That seems to be the question these days.
Now that the semester is coming to an end, many students don't need their textbooks anymore.
Therefore, some students may start selling their books back to the bookstore, online or even to the "man in the van," all in the hopes of getting a good sum of money in return.
Ashley Smith, a 19 year-old art education major, said that she will only sell her books back in certain situations.
"If it's an older book I usually just wait to sell them online," Smith said. "But if I want some fast cash then I try to go to the bookstore and see if they will buy them back for a decent price."
Others, like Ryan Ambrose, don't wish to sell their books back anymore.
"I used to sell my books, but now they mostly deal directly with my major so I keep them all," said Ambrose, a 20 year-old junior political science major.
Others, like Brady Reichart, a 20-year-old sophomore secondary education major, were hoping to sell their books to the bookstore, but realized it may not happen.
"I'm trying to sell them back but they most likely won't take them because they are all edition books," Reichart said. "So I'll probably then just try to sell them to the man in the van."
So who is this man in the van that some people have heard of and do, in fact, sell their books to him and plan on continuing to do so?
The "man in the van" is a man that works for the company Penn Text. He visits Main Street near the end of each semester so that students can go to him and sell him their books.
This year, he will be in front of Luigi's Pizza House today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and next week from Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
Rob Herman, a 19-year old freshman environmental safety management major, said he sold his books back to him last semester.
"He was located between McDonalds and Luigi's," Herman said. "I took back I think five books and got over $120."
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