Mumbai, Maharashtra

Sell & buy second hand books in Mumbai

Mumbai sellers list HSC and SSC board books, junior college sets and engineering references — usually within days of finishing the academic year.

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Buying and selling used textbooks in Mumbai

SSC, HSC and a fast junior-college cycle

Mumbai's listings are led by Maharashtra board SSC and HSC material and junior college science sets, followed by engineering references from the city's colleges. The board cycle is tight — sets are usually listed within days of the academic year ending, while they are still current.

For buyers that timing is useful: the weeks after board results are when complete, recent HSC sets are most available.

Space is the real reason Mumbai sells

In a city where storage is the scarcest domestic resource, a finished set of school or semester books is a genuine nuisance to keep. That is why Mumbai sellers list complete sets rather than holding books back, and why condition is often good — the books were used, not stored badly for years.

Listing takes about a minute per book, and a suggested price of roughly 25% of MRP means you do not have to guess at what a dealer might pay.

Ordering across the city

Delivery is billed at ₹100 per five books, so a full junior-college or semester set in one cart is the cheapest way to order. Sellers pack in a plastic-lined wrapper, hand over, and follow the order through Received, Shipped and Delivered.

Students from Mumbai University colleges, VJTI, IIT Bombay, KJ Somaiya and Ruia are the most frequent searchers here, alongside parents buying SSC and HSC sets.

Who buys here in Mumbai

Students from Mumbai University, VJTI, IIT Bombay, KJ Somaiya and nearby schools search for sets every session.

What your books are worth

Around 25% of MRP for a good copy. Prices are suggested for you when you list — no haggling with local dealers.

Getting paid in Mumbai

Sale proceeds go to your wallet and withdraw to any UPI ID in multiples of ₹100.

New to reselling? Read where to sell old textbooks in India, or jump to NCERT, JEE, NEET and engineering collections.

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