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Desk & Chair
$60
Calculus Textbook
$25
Road Bike
$120
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What Syracuse students buy and sell
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No strangers, ever.
Meet in safe, public places
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By students, for students.
How it works
Get started in three simple steps — no fees to browse.
Verify with your Syracuse email
Sign up with your @syr.edu address. Only verified Syracuse students can see and post listings.
Browse or post in seconds
Search what other Orange are selling, or snap a photo and list your own item in under a minute. Free to post.
Meet up on campus
Message the seller, pick a spot like the Schine Student Center or Bird Library, and hand it off. No shipping, no fees.
Buying & selling at Syracuse University
Campus details for Syracuse students.
College Marketplace is the student-only buy and sell app for Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. Every account is verified with a @syr.edu email address, so you're only ever trading with other Orange — not strangers from Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist.
Where the Orange buy and sell
About 53% of Syracuse students live on campus, across 21 residence halls in four neighborhoods. Whether you're in East at DellPlain, Ernie Davis, Oren Lyons, Shaw, or Watson, up on Mount Olympus in Day or Flint, in North at Booth, Haven, Milton, Orange, Walnut, or Washington Arms, in West at Boland, Brewster, Brockway, Lawrinson, or Sadler, or out on South Campus in the Skyhalls or the South Campus Apartments, everything you need is already close. Syracuse students post mini fridges, futons, storage bins, desk lamps, monitors, bikes, and gently used textbooks every semester — usually for a fraction of retail. Students living off campus around Euclid and Ackerman use it too. Same rule applies: verified students only, and the person on the other end is someone you'd pass on the way to class.
The second-year move to South Campus
About 53% of students move to apartment-style housing on South Campus in their second year. That's a whole class relocating from a furnished residence hall room to an apartment that needs a couch, a kitchen table, and everything else — which makes late spring one of the busiest stretches of the year on the marketplace, separate from the usual August rush.
Meeting up on campus
Handoffs happen at landmarks everybody already knows. The Schine Student Center, Bird Library, and the Barnes Center at The Arch sit within a few minutes of each other in the middle of campus, so that's the natural default from almost any hall. If one of you is on South Campus, the Connective Corridor and campus shuttles make Schine the easy middle. No shipping labels, no delivery fees, no driving across Syracuse to meet someone off Craigslist.
Textbooks without the bookstore markup
Course materials for engineering, architecture, communications, and the sciences run into the hundreds of dollars a semester, and the same editions circulate through campus year after year. Buying from the student who took the class last term beats the bookstore buyback spread on both ends — the seller gets more than the buyback price, and the buyer pays less than retail.
The weeks that matter most
Move-in in August and move-out in May are the big ones, and Syracuse halls also close during the break between fall and spring semesters — so December brings its own clear-out for anyone not in South Campus housing. If you're selling, post before the rush. If you're buying, that's when the good stuff appears and disappears the same day.
Popular categories at Syracuse: textbooks and course materials · dorm and apartment furniture · mini fridges and microwaves · winter gear and boots · bikes and scooters · Orange apparel and game day gear · electronics and monitors · event tickets · lofting kits and bed risers
Location
Syracuse, NY
Popular dorms
DellPlain Hall, Ernie Davis Hall, Oren Lyons Hall, Shaw Hall, Watson Hall, Day Hall, Flint Hall, Booth Hall, Haven Hall, Milton Hall, Orange Hall, Walnut Hall, Washington Arms, Boland Hall, Brewster Hall, Brockway Hall, Lawrinson Hall, Sadler Hall, Skyhall I, Skyhall II, Skyhall III, South Campus Apartments
Safe meetup spots
Schine Student Center, Bird Library, Barnes Center at The Arch
Help & FAQ
Common questions from Syracuse students.
Who can use College Marketplace at Syracuse?
Only students with a verified @syr.edu email address. Every listing you see was posted by another Syracuse student, and your listings are only visible to the Syracuse community.
Is it free to buy and sell at Syracuse?
Yes. Buying, selling, and messaging are completely free. The only optional cost is a featured listing boost, which puts your item at the top of the Syracuse feed for $2.99 for 7 days.
How do I pay the other student?
You arrange payment directly with each other — cash, Venmo, Zelle, whatever you both agree on. No money runs through the app, and there are no transaction fees.
Where should I meet to buy or sell on Syracuse's campus?
Stick to busy, well-lit public spots. Popular Syracuse handoff points are the Schine Student Center, Bird Library, and the Barnes Center at The Arch — all within a few minutes of each other in the middle of campus. If one of you is on South Campus, Schine is the easy middle. Meet during daylight hours.