For those of you with a weakness for buying books, CDs, DVDs and video games, I’ve got a web site for you. The very simple Glyde.com is a simplified online buying and selling venue exclusively for the products we all love. How simple, you ask? I’ll tell you.

To Buy

If you’re looking to make a purchase, all you have to do is type the title of what you’re seeking in the search bar on Glyde’s home page. Once you’ve entered the title you want, you can check out the prices: usually one to purchase the item new, the item in excellent condition, in good condition, etc.

The prices are reasonable, especially if you’re looking to buy used (the site advertises that buyers save up to 90%.)

To Sell

The main attraction for some, though, is their hassle-free selling plan. All you have to do:

• Enter the title of what you want to sell.
• Indicate a condition. The site even gives descriptions so everyone’s on the same page about the difference between good and acceptable.
• Set a price. Once you’ve typed in the title and chosen the item’s condition, the site suggests a price for you, but you have the authority to raise or lower the price as you see fit.
• List for sale. This involves only clicking a button, and costs nothing. You even have the option to donate part of your earnings to charity.
• Mail it out. Once the item is sold, Glyde sends you a pre-stamped envelope (that’s right – no trip to the post office necessary!) and you ship it off to the buyer.
• Get your money. Glyde takes 10 percent of the sale price plus shipping costs (which range from $1.00 – $1.75) from the money you earn. It puts the rest in your Glyde account, which you can cash out at any time as a bank transfer or check.

The convenience comes at a price, for sure: items don’t sell for as much on Glyde as they might on Amazon or eBay, but if you’re the type to prefer a limited amount of hassle, that’s a welcome trade-off.

Plus, any source of extra income is welcome to those of us trying to sock away a nest egg or avoid bankruptcy.

To Organize

The site also offers a feature that allows you to keep track of all the items you’ve put on the auction block. Part of the appeal of this section (and of the whole site) is its image-heavy design: every title you select appears on the screen in its various incarnations (that is, if a book has various covers from multiple printings, Glyde displays them all).

Happy buying and selling!

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