Comments on: Book buyback underdog returns to UMaine http://mainecampus.com/2009/12/09/book-buyback-underdog-returns-to-umaine/ The University of Maine student newspaper since 1875 Thu, 24 May 2012 03:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Undercutters http://mainecampus.com/2009/12/09/book-buyback-underdog-returns-to-umaine/#comment-13076 Undercutters Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:49:39 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3725836#comment-13076 Thanks for the support. Comparing us and Craigslist is sort of like apples and oranges. You can put books on craigslist, but it is not geared towards listing and finding the books that you need. Undercutters is very focused on textbooks, and moreseo, textbooks for your campus. Craigslist cannot offer the conveniece that we do without totally gearing their system towards textbooks. We have server costs, development costs and other such overhead, and where our website is only really active a couple of weeks per semester, we cannot rely on advertising revenue. With this mind, we are charging as little as possible to provide this service. Spending one dollar to save many. We encourage you to signup and take advantage of the free credit you receive to try the system out, risk free. You can also earn up to 3 more free credits through our friend referrals. We'd love to hear from you again after your first sale. For more information and to stay up to date with Undercutters developments, please check out our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Undercutters/165308299477 and follow us on twitter, http://www.twitter.com/umundercutters Thanks again for your feedback, Steve Undercutters http://www.umundercutters.com Thanks for the support. Comparing us and Craigslist is sort of like apples and oranges. You can put books on craigslist, but it is not geared towards listing and finding the books that you need. Undercutters is very focused on textbooks, and moreseo, textbooks for your campus. Craigslist cannot offer the conveniece that we do without totally gearing their system towards textbooks. We have server costs, development costs and other such overhead, and where our website is only really active a couple of weeks per semester, we cannot rely on advertising revenue. With this mind, we are charging as little as possible to provide this service. Spending one dollar to save many. We encourage you to signup and take advantage of the free credit you receive to try the system out, risk free. You can also earn up to 3 more free credits through our friend referrals. We’d love to hear from you again after your first sale.

For more information and to stay up to date with Undercutters developments, please check out our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#/pages/Undercutters/165308299477

and follow us on twitter, http://www.twitter.com/umundercutters

Thanks again for your feedback,

Steve
Undercutters
http://www.umundercutters.com

]]> By: harthall152 http://mainecampus.com/2009/12/09/book-buyback-underdog-returns-to-umaine/#comment-13063 harthall152 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:12:53 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3725836#comment-13063 Great idea! Why are they charging though, craigslist is free...they should offer this for free too and just make money off advertisers Great idea! Why are they charging though, craigslist is free…they should offer this for free too and just make money off advertisers

]]> By: Charlie K. http://mainecampus.com/2009/12/09/book-buyback-underdog-returns-to-umaine/#comment-12979 Charlie K. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:44:44 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3725836#comment-12979 I'm actually more excited about selling my books. Its like sand in the vaseline everytime I have to take what the bookstore gives me for my used books. I’m actually more excited about selling my books. Its like sand in the vaseline everytime I have to take what the bookstore gives me for my used books.

]]> By: BlackBearFan http://mainecampus.com/2009/12/09/book-buyback-underdog-returns-to-umaine/#comment-12916 BlackBearFan Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:00:33 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3725836#comment-12916 Mobile buybacks? The same disappointment we've grown to expect, without having to travel all the way to the bookstore. Brilliant! Mobile buybacks? The same disappointment we’ve grown to expect, without having to travel all the way to the bookstore. Brilliant!

]]> By: Dana http://mainecampus.com/2009/12/09/book-buyback-underdog-returns-to-umaine/#comment-12913 Dana Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:59:40 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3725836#comment-12913 This is a great idea! I wish something like this was in place when I was going to App State years ago. College itself is expensive enough, and my books were very overpriced. It would have been nice for a student like myself (without a lot of money) to have another option like Undercutters! This is a great idea! I wish something like this was in place when I was going to App State years ago. College itself is expensive enough, and my books were very overpriced. It would have been nice for a student like myself (without a lot of money) to have another option like Undercutters!

]]> By: Gizzle http://mainecampus.com/2009/12/09/book-buyback-underdog-returns-to-umaine/#comment-12904 Gizzle Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:45:59 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3725836#comment-12904 I remember the first iteration of Undercutters! What a great service for students on and off campus. When I was a student at UMaine the bookstore was a nightmare and finding the cash to pay for books was always a problem. With this site I can get a great price on what I need from the comforts of my own home - let other people wait in line. I remember the first iteration of Undercutters! What a great service for students on and off campus. When I was a student at UMaine the bookstore was a nightmare and finding the cash to pay for books was always a problem. With this site I can get a great price on what I need from the comforts of my own home – let other people wait in line.

]]> By: frothingham http://mainecampus.com/2009/12/09/book-buyback-underdog-returns-to-umaine/#comment-12903 frothingham Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:22:51 +0000 http://mainecampus.com/?p=3725836#comment-12903 Every dollar counts these days and it's good to see that there is finally an avenue to streamline the book exchange process in an economical way. Great work guys! Every dollar counts these days and it’s good to see that there is finally an avenue to streamline the book exchange process in an economical way. Great work guys!

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