Whether children are in a public school, private school, or being home schooled, they always need stuff for school. Lots and lots of stuff! When you're buying things, it seems like the list is endless. The older they get, the more expensive the stuff kids need becomes. Table 1 gives you an idea of just a few of the things a young girl may need for school.
 | These prices do not include shipping — so be sure to check how much the seller is charging for shipping before you bid. |
Table 1: School Supply Bargains at eBay
| Product | Street Value | eBay Price |
| Jansport bookbag | $34.95 | $14.99 |
| Nike Shox shoes | $110 | $49.99 |
| TI Graphing calculator | $130 | New like new $20 |
| 100 #2 pencils | $15 | $3.99 |
There are plenty more items at eBay — just give your item a chance and search!
Textbooks for home school, high school, and college
Textbooks are the most expensive items that parents purchase. Many schools across the country have been faced with budget cuts, and parents must buy supplemental books for their children — even if the children attend public schools. Home schooling is becoming increasingly popular, and of course, parents need the appropriate books. Last of all? If you have an offspring in college, you've already endured the shock of textbook costs. Used books are a bargain at $100 each — you can imagine the tariff on the new stuff!
School and college bookstores buy back students' books at the end of the term — maybe. Maybe, because professors may decide to change books, or a new edition may be published. Then you're stuck with an expensive doorstop — er, textbook. But even if the bookstore does buy back copies of books at the end of the term, the bookstore only pays you a fraction of what you paid for the book in the first place.
Half.com
eBay acquired Half.com in July 2000. Half.com started as a person-to-person book sale site. In true eBay style, the site began to carry all types of items (other than books).
| If you tend toward the lazy way, you like to do all your shopping all in one place. Currently, you have to leave the eBay site in order to shop for stuff from Half.com. However, eBay just announced that Half.com will be fully integrated into the eBay platform by 2004. When the transition is complete, the Half.com site will disappear completely, and all the functions will be available within eBay. |
Before the integration rolls to a close, you can go to Half.com or click the Half.com by eBay link under Specialty Sites on the eBay home page) to arrive at a page packed with offerings
 | Every book has an ISBN number, and if you type the ISBN number in the search box on the Half.com home page, listings for the book appear. |
Get your student's booklist and run the ISBN numbers through Half.com (or search the title through eBay). You'll save a bundle on books.
| The cheapest way to ship books is using Media Mail rate. Using this method can take as long as two to four weeks to get across the country so do your online book shopping as early as possible. That is, unless you're saving enough money at eBay to pay for Priority Mail shipping! |
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