Your options
Bundles on Vinted, DoneDeal or Facebook Marketplace
Vinted charges sellers nothing and the buyer pays postage, so a bundle of five books by the same author, or a box set, makes the postage worth paying. On DoneDeal, Adverts.ie or Facebook Marketplace, a box of books or DVDs for local collection avoids postage altogether.
Game trade-ins: quick for recent games
Shops such as CeX buy games, consoles and DVDs, and show prices online before you go in. It’s quick, but you’ll often get more selling recent games yourself.
eBay.ie: rare, collectable and retro
eBay’s buyers search for exact titles and editions. It’s the place for first editions, signed copies, out-of-print textbooks, retro games and complete box sets, where the bigger audience is worth eBay’s fee of about 11%. Search the title and tick “Sold items” to see what it actually sells for.
Second-hand bookshops
Some second-hand bookshops buy books or give store credit, especially for good-condition non-fiction, Irish interest and collectable titles. Ring first to ask what they’re looking for.
Tips for a better price
- Bundle the cheap ones. Books by the same author, a series, or a set of children’s books.
- Check the discs. Scratched discs and missing cases are the most common reason for returns and rejected trade-ins.
- Note the edition. For books, include the ISBN, the edition and any signatures. For games, say which console and whether the case and manual are included.
- Weigh before you list. An Post’s packet price goes from €5.50 up to 250 g, to €7.00 up to 500 g, to €9.00 up to 2 kg. See the postage guide.
What won’t sell
Books, DVDs and games nobody wants can go to a charity shop or a community book swap. See where to donate.