# Want free textbooks?? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 14, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793 "2008-04-14T11:45:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/1 "2008-04-14T11:45:42Z")
This is an explanation how to get free textbooks using [half.com](http://half.com) based upon my experience as a seller. I placed one of my g/f’s textbooks up for sale back in february and it sold right away, the buyer paid right away, and i shipped the book immediately. I packaged the book in these string reinforced padded envelopes we use at my work to ship out 20+lb reports, so handling a \<10lb paperback textbook should have been no problem. 2 weeks later i get this email from the buyer: > I received only the envelope! The postal service said the package got damaged whiles being processed. Please i need the book or a refund immediately, so i can obtain another book.I hope you purchased insurance? If you need some documentation of the note that came with the envelope please contact be by email or phone at 909 362 4987. Please i am hoping to hear from you soon otherwise i will have to contact [half.com](http://half.com) for a refund.Thank You I was a little skeptical that the envelope ripped enough for the book to be lost due to the heavy-duty envelope. I asked for proof to see the envelope either in picture form or to mail it back to me and that i would like to see the note from the post office. The buyer never replied to this email. A week or so go by and i get this email from [half.com](http://half.com) > We have learned that the post office delivered an empty package to your > buyer. We have asked the buyer to return the empty package to you so > that you can file an insurance claim. To learn more about filing > insurance claims with the post office, go to: > blah > blah > blah > Your account will be debited after you receive the package. We recommend > that you file an insurance claim with the post office to receive > reimbursement for the item. > Thank you for your time. > > Sincerely, > Roderick R. > eBay Customer Support and i respond with: > The buyer had previously contacted me about this issue. He claimed that the envelope arrived empty with a note from the post office attached explaining that damage was incurred during shipping. I asked the buyer to provide pictures of this envelope and letter and i would have refunded the money. The buyer has yet to provide me with proof that the package was actually damaged and the book lost. Am i to assume that [half.com](http://half.com) is going to refund the money to the buyer automatically without proof that the package was damaged? It would seem very easy for the buyer to just mail an empty envelope back to me and claim that the book was lost by the post office. [half.com](http://half.com) replies with > I’m sorry that you disagree with [Half.com](http://Half.com)’s decision to allow the buyer > to return the empty envelope to you. > Please be aware that [Half.com](http://Half.com) reserves the right to determine the final > outcome of any disagreement, including cases when the buyer and seller > are unable to resolve the situation on their own using the buyer-seller > communication system. > Please reply to this email as soon as possible to let us know your > return shipping address. If we don’t hear from you within 24 hours, > we’ll tell the buyer to send the empty package to the following address: > my address > Your account will be debited after you receive the package. We recommend > that you file an insurance claim with the post office to receive > reimbursement for the item. > It is my pleasure to assist you. Thank you for choosing eBay. > Sincerely, > Roderick R. > eBay Customer Support i reply with: > What precautions does [half.com](http://half.com) have to prevent buyer’s from making false claims that the book was lost during shipping? Has the buyer provide [half.com](http://half.com) with proof (the note from the post office stating it was damaged by them)? I requested to see this note and the damaged packaging and the buyer never contacted me back. I have tried to resolve this issue but the buyer broke off contact with me. and my last email from [half.com](http://half.com) where they pulled the funds from my bank account to repay the buyer. > We understand that you and the buyer couldn’t resolve this situation. The buyer has filed a Buyer Protection Claim. We thoroughly investigated this claim and found that the buyer should return the empty envelope to you. [Half.com](http://Half.com) reserves the right to make the final decision on all BuyerProtection Reports. _ **Note** _Upon confirmation of return delivery, your account will be debited for the amount of the item plus the shipping costs. This also applies if yourefuse delivery. We cannot guarantee that your empty envelope will be sent back to you if refused. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Roderick R. eBay Customer Support And the “damaged” envelope did arrive back to me and it was cleanly sliced open with a razor at the top. It was in perfect shape, did not look at all like it had been kicked around or damaged. **cliffs :** So overall, in order to get free textbooks using [half.com](http://half.com) simply save the packaging the book arrives in and claim it was lost in shipping. [Half.com](http://Half.com) will automatically side with the buyer and reimburse your money without making you prove anything, all you have to do is ship the envelope or empty box back to the seller, get delivery comfirmation for it, and as soon as the seller receives the empty packaging you get your money refunded. ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/2 "2008-04-14T11:47:40Z")
thats completely fucked up… one reason why I don’t use Ebay at all ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/3 "2008-04-14T11:53:22Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > thats completely fucked up… one reason why I don’t use Ebay at all i’m never selling a textbook again, i’d rather just burn them for fun than deal with all that BS ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/4 "2008-04-14T11:55:24Z")
at least you can get some money back by private sales or … using the campus books stores or random places around the area. ---
**Author:** ![focusinprogress](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/focusinprogress/32/7227_2.png) [@focusinprogress](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/focusinprogress)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/5 "2008-04-14T12:01:02Z")
thats some serious bullshit…B.B.B. cant help you? ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/6 "2008-04-14T12:02:08Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > at least you can get some money back by private sales or … using the campus books stores or random places around the area. i’ll probably just have the g/f hang up flyers at her campus if she needs to sell any books again. ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/7 "2008-04-14T12:02:55Z")
> [@focusinprogress](#): > > thats some serious bullshit…B.B.B. cant help you? how far do i really want to fight it for $35 though? Just figured if at least one person i “know” can get a free textbook this way then it’ll be eye-for-an-eye and i’ll be happy ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/8 "2008-04-14T12:05:58Z")
post buyer info ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/9 "2008-04-14T12:09:18Z")
> [@evolve](#): > > post buyer info thats his phone # up in the first quoted section his name is Kobi Darkwa ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/10 "2008-04-14T12:10:38Z")
i guess the 909 area code is a real shithole area in cali ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/11 "2008-04-14T12:11:33Z")
get envelope back… see damage… if it looks like someone ripped the damn this open manually… rip [half.com](http://half.com) a new one with some pics etc ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/12 "2008-04-14T12:12:58Z")
> [@OfficerK](#): > > get envelope back… > > see damage… > > if it looks like someone ripped the damn this open manually… > > rip [half.com](http://half.com) a new one with some pics etc i did get the envelope back, it was cleanly cut open. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/13 "2008-04-14T12:14:00Z")
fire away! ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/14 "2008-04-14T12:14:21Z")
there really is no way these envelopes can rip open enough to let the book fall out either. They have twine woven throughout the envelope and are meant to ship items easliy 5x the weight of the book i sent. the guy just knew how to play the system and fucked me over. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/15 "2008-04-14T12:14:31Z")
Buy shipping insurance? ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/16 "2008-04-14T12:16:30Z")
> [@BigRon](#): > > Buy shipping insurance? nope, but i dont really care that i lost $35 i’m over it. I just posted it up as a tip for those still in college how they can save a few hundred $$'s in books every semester. ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/17 "2008-04-14T12:54:30Z")
As much as it sucks, they saved my ass when my $100+ book really was lost in the mail. USPS delivered me a shredded fucking box, idiots. ---
**Author:** ![bigwoode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigwoode/32/5175_2.png) [@bigwoode](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bigwoode)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/18 "2008-04-14T20:48:24Z")
You should post his phone number on [offtopic.com](http://offtopic.com) with a thread along the lines of hey talk to this hot girl, randoms will be lighting him up all night long ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/19 "2008-04-14T21:13:34Z")
> [@BigRon](#): > > Buy shipping insurance? > [@RedDawg](#): > > nope, but i dont really care that i lost $35 i’m over it. I just posted it up as a tip for those still in college how they can save a few hundred $$'s in books every semester. i don’t think he was asking you if you did, since you clearly didn’t. i believe he was telling you to dish out $2 next time to cover your ass for such an occurrence. insurance is cheap and protects you from this, use it. ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793/20 "2008-04-15T07:35:18Z")
Fuck yah I’m going to do this to make some extra money. Buy online, return to bookstore…$$$$…pancakes. Post his number on craigslist as a hot horny girl? [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/want-free-textbooks/46793.md?page=2)