Seattlest: Where Do You Sell Your Used Books?

HelloWorld

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:37:26 -0800

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Allie

Wed, 31 May 2006 08:45:12 -0800

I recently had a good experience with Epilogue Books in Ballard. They "pay" with store credit rather than cash but it has been by far the highest rate of return. They also keep your credit on file for you so you don't have to worry about losing a potentially valuable slip of paper. (This is a real plus for me!) Their address is 2005 NW Market Street, Seattle, WA 98107 I've been burned so often leaving a store with $20 in exchange for what felt like 200 pounds of books - at Epilogue I felt like both the store and I got good deal and a fair shake.

matt Westervelt

Wed, 31 May 2006 00:56:47 -0800

I take my books to Twice Sold Tales on Broadway. They have a lot of cats (always a plus) and a pretty eclectic collection of stuff. It's a good place for trades. I don't know about selling for cash.

James

Tue, 30 May 2006 16:42:30 -0800

I'll donate cars, but books are too valuable not to try and sell first. Because when you sell books for store credit, you can turn those books into other books. McDonald's in Redmond, eh? That's nowhere near to convenient for me, but it's closer than Powell's...

kerrizor

Tue, 30 May 2006 14:01:18 -0800

I've got that same fear! "no... no.... no.... who would want htis crap, lady?!?"

Jake of 8bitjoystick.com

Tue, 30 May 2006 12:02:24 -0800

I have a fear of rejection with my book selection being picked through by the sales staff at used book stores so I would rather just box up my used books and hand it off to Goodwill or my local library.

Anita Rowland

Tue, 30 May 2006 11:57:08 -0800

Half Price? no way! They will pay you a mere pittance for your books. I usually trade in my books to MacDonald Book Exchange in Redmond. They have a great credit policy, so I can get more books very inexpensively.

Matt Silvie

Tue, 30 May 2006 11:11:01 -0800

I always check amazon first to see what the going rate is for used copies of books I no longer want. If the low price is more than $10 then it justifies mailing. Failing that, I've always had good luck selling to Half Price both on Roosevelt and on the Hill.