Yahoo groups for Buying/Selling Curriculum

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In my last article I briefly mentioned that Yahoo groups were an excellent place to buy/sell curriculum. I soon realized that a brief mention really didn’t begin to paint an accurate picture, so in this article I’m going to be a little more specific.

You will need a Yahoo account (free) to join a Yahoo group (Yahoo groups homepage). Most groups are moderated because of the huge amounts of spam, so you will have to apply for membership.

First, try to decide if you are looking for a specific curriculum.

This will narrow down your results considerably.  The first time I did this I typed in ‘Used Homeschool Curriculum’.

And my brain exploded! It reminded me of when I first started homeschooling and was overwhelmed with choices. Over the years I learned how to narrow down the results to join the groups that were most active and offered what I needed.

First click on the link and read the group description to see if the group is active, if it has a large number of members (the more members the more buying/selling and variety of curriculum) and scroll down to message history. These will all help you decide if this group is what you’re looking for.

Here are a few that jumped out at me when I searched ‘Used Homeschool Curriculum’:

Used Homeschool Books – This group has a large number of messages each month – between 500 on average to a high of 1,000. If you decide to apply for membership the group owner asks that you send them a private email to cut down on your wait time before approval.

Homeschool Recyclers - This group is based on passing on homeschool curriculum at a low price. The limit for a sale posting is $20. including shipping. It seems to be fairly active and averages about 50 messages a month.

Used Homeschooling Curriculum - Listings must be child friendly on this active group that averages about 200 posts a month.

Homeschool Buy and Sell - Very active group averaging around 500 posts a month.

The Homeschool Mom Used Curriculum - Very active group. I’ve been a member of this list for years.

There are also state or area specific swap groups that could save tons in shipping. Use this search and browse through the results to find what you need. Homeschool Book Swap

There are also Buy/Sell groups that are vendor specific. Many of these are also support groups that allow the sale of used curriculum. Please be aware of vendor policies on the resale of curriculum. For example – the resale of Switched on Schoolhouse is not approved by the vendor – Alpha Omega.

The following list is by no means inclusive nor do I know each vendor’s policy on resale of used curricula.

Bob Jones Curriculum

ABEKA FOR SALE

Christian Light Families

Sonlight

Alpha Omega

Weaver

Classical Swap

Classic Charlotte Mason Swap

Charlotte Mason Curricula

Homeschooling with Rod and Staff

The Core Knowledge Series

Math U See Swap

My Father’s World Swap

I hope this is a help and as always, Happy Hunting!

Peggy Dalley has been married to her best friend and husband for 13 years. She uses the eclectic approach to homeschool their three sons, 12, 10 and 7. Her interests include writing unit studies, Bible study, history and she is working hard to become a Proverbs 31:10 woman instead of a Proverbs 21:9 woman.