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In Fiction/Lit, of course, we take all classics as well as other salable items, and we do not take Harddover/Trade historical romances, only contemporary romances for that separate section. Since we have less space for these than we do pockets, especially for genre fiction, we are pickier about what we take in this category we take primarily the best sellers, and then only items we strongly suspect we do not have. If the customer is buying only like items, we can do a 2-for-1 or 3-for-1 trade, depending on the age/equality of items being traded.

BUY AND SELL OLD LIBRARY BOOKS CRACKED

We do not take pocket paperbacks that have severely cracked spines or substantial other damage. Our offer goes up or down depending on our asking price and how likely we are to achieve that price.įor pocket paperbacks we typically pay 20% credit of, depending on saleability and the likelihood we already have copies, though we occasionally offer half in credit or even some cash for newer (6 months old or less) bestselling authors/titles. We do, of course, sell items for more as well as less, and the amount we offer depends on our likely asking price as well as its likelihood of selling – i.e., a double Beatles CD that will sell for $14.98 is worth to The Muse $7.50 in trade or $6.00 cash, the same premium offer we would make on DVDs or video games, whereas a hardcover novel that may or may not sell for $4.98 is worth 50 cents to $1.00 trade only (no cash), or, again, only 20% of our asking price. What amount of credit or cash can I expect to receive for my items?īecause our average price is $4.98, the most common amount we offer, in trade or cash, is $1.00, or 20% of our asking price. Many of our new customers initially think we are a new bookstore, which is a compliment we’d like to continue to earn. Slight book jacket tears, slight CD and DVD surface scratches, minor underlining and highlighting and the like are forgivable, but on the whole we like our items “gently used”Â as advertised.

For our buying customers’ sake, we are somewhat picky about the condition of items we take. How important is the condition of my items?Įxtremely important.

Homemade DVDs – often say “CD-R”Â or are blue or otherwise indicate homemadeįor most items we generally pay store credit that never expires, although we do reserve cash offers for premium items such as new bestselling books, DVDs, newer video games and high-end CDs.

CD singles (1-4 songs, usually) should be taken only for known artists, and then assuming.

Complimentary CDs or any with brand-name affiliations (i.e., “A Victoria’s Secret Collection” or “Compliments of Prime Outlets”).

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CDs without full jewel case and front and back cover – better artists can be discounted absent both covers.Book Club editions, except for exceptional cases or titles/authors we don’t see enough.

Ex-library books, except for exceptional cases.Self-published books, except for new releases by local authors.

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Movie or TV novelizations, with some exceptions.

Multi-volume and older single-volume encyclopedias.

Other Reader’s Digest and Time-Life Books, with some exceptions.

Textbooks, except for some math, engineering & beginning foreign language.

Bear in mind also that there are numerous exceptions to many of these guidelines and that our needs sometimes fluctuate. The following are general guidelines designed to address many of the questions customers have about our trading policy.