@Katsumani and Dusky Roe
I have never done online trading so obviously I know nothing about it
In Canada it is pretty expensive to shipl a small or large parcel unless I did it wrong.
I am curious as to the actual cost as in a trade one or more books need to be mailed each way. I do agree that books, both paper and ebooks cost a fair amount when bought new, but I still do not see the big advantage of trading used over buying used.
Buying a book for 99 cents plus shipping does cost an additional 99 cents. but the time spent parcelling the book you are trading and shipping it is worth 99 cents or even 1 cent to me. And if the books being traded are rare, surely one would be better of selling them?
And if you are collecting them you aren't going to want to trade them.?
I don't plan to buy any paper books either way in the near future, but I am curious as to the advantage unless it is you really enjoy the process. I totally understand buying used, but I am still at a loss to see a big advantage to trading these days.
Helen