Selling Books
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There are no
guarantees but here is a list of books I am very
likely to buy:
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Current hardback
fiction (not yet in paperback)
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Recent paperbacks
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Books which are
CURRENTLY
on the bestseller list
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Classics (Steinbeck, Hemingway etc.)
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Science Fiction
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Graphic Novels
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Murder Mysteries
(Agatha Christie etc.)
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Beat authors
(Kerouac, Bukowski, Hunter S
Thompson)
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Westerns (Lamour, Z. Grey, Johnson etc.)
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Classic Children's Books (Dr. Seuss, Disney etc.)
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Philosophy
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Science
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History
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Historical
Fiction
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Kurt Vonnegut
This
list is by no means exhaustive and there are exceptions
to every rule. I am more than happy to look at any books
that you would like to bring in the store.
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Here is a list of books would NOT buy:
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Damaged books
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Books with highlighting or
underlining
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Textbooks
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Encyclopedias
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Christian Books (Sorry, there is no demand)
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Audio Books
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Magazines
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Computer Books
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Anything by Readers Digest
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Anything by Time/Life
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Books in foreign languages
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Romance novels are good as trade-ins but I never
pay cash for them because I have so many
already.
Although I would
not buy the books listed above I do accept ALL BOOKS as
donations. They are used to replenish my $1.00 sale.
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I pay
10% of the cover price for anything that I pick out. So
a book with a cover price of $10.00 would get you $1.00
cash.
All you can really do is bring your books in. I look
through them and pick out what I need and pay 10% of
the cover price in cash.
If
the books are the right kind there is almost no
limit to how much I will buy.
I do
not deal in rare or valuable books (for example:
signed first editions) so I am unable to do any type
of book appraisals.
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My decision on what to buy is based
on a number of different factors such as:
desirability, market value, condition, and my current stock
levels.
In no case would I agree to purchase
or evaluate books without seeing them in person.
However, if you call and give me some idea of what
types of books you have, I can probably say whether
it is worth making a trip to the store.
No appointment is necessary — I am
happy to look at books anytime during
store hours.
You must bring the books into the store. I do not
make house calls and cannot leave the store to
look in your trunk.
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Do you give "lump sums" for books. For example
$20 for a whole batch?
No. I must pick
and choose the books which have value to me and give
cash based on 10% of the cover price. Then when I am
done if you want to leave the rest of the books
behind that is fine.
I accept all books as donations.
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When you are done buying books and I leave the
rest behind what happens to them? Do you throw them
away?
Most donated
books end up on my $1.00 tables so they get recycled
back into the book community.

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Can I sell books
and trade books at the same time?
Yes. I have
stricter standards for books I pay cash for and many
books I would not buy are perfectly good for
trade--ins.
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