Used Book Buying: Behind the Scenes at a Used Bookstore
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2011
- AbeBooks visited Russell Books in Victoria, Canada, and asked them to explain what they looked for when acquiring a used book to sell in their shop or online.
Each morning, people bring boxes of books - sometimes as many as a thousand books - to the bookshop and staff sort through them. Some books are selected and bought. Others are returned to their owner. In this video Russell's manager, Andrea, explains what she looks for when selecting books for their bookshop.
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I try to go for the trade credit, it's a win-win: the store gets more inventory and I get to trade up. Typically a book I trade is one I bought for $1 or less at a yard sale or other used market. A store might offer me $2 in cash, but $5 in trade. $5 trade credit gets me a book that was $10-15 new. So, I basically turn $1 into $10-15 in book purchasing, cool!
My only issue with this book is that it's too short! I wanted to see the whole process, how they add it to the database and decide where to put it and maybe check a few more boxes. I dunno why but it's so satisfying
$4 a book is a lot for trade-in. Today, a big used bookstore might give you 10 percent of what they're going to sell it for - so 50-70 cents.
Yes, I would love to get $4 per book, but I get much less or most of my books returned. I certainly don't blame a seller rejecting books
because of subject. Friday a whole box was rejected because just one had a little mold. So I dropped them off at a book sale Friday night, which I attended sat. morning: just one of my books was selling for $20! (the rest were most likely $2 or less)
I wish people would, if you're going to sell and not keep your book please do not write and highlight in the book, I want to read the writer's words,not the last reader's opinions and highlighted favorite passages.
agreed. Don't write in the bloody books. Unless it's a text book, which I guess is fine.
Thx!
Awesome video to see how many books come in a day shocking.
Unless you yourself bought it used and resold it. You could make a profit if you find one in good condition.
How do you limit credit sales? Is it a minimum of 30 dollars before custom can use half credit?
I got lots of 2nd hand booms at home. Sadly I could not purchase more than what I can. :-( Just wanna share a thought here. There is post looking for sales personnel selling used books. I saw it, of coure, several times but should I apply to it? Well, always buy books on their stores and looking at reading books whenver I go there. As a book worm my answer is a BIG NO! Cuz it would be such a crazy job that wanna buy many of hose books. XD. But are the sales personnel allowed to buy? Can they reserve the book/s they like? How about on that store?
I can't speak for this store in particular Jay, but I would guess that there are perks to working at a book store.
Textbooks & mystic books are nice also .
How do you find out by estate sale? I am in rural areas
So don't have traffic in a city so I guess a niche is better
It is about 640 dollars , but price can be future discussed, pls do contact me if u guys r interested
lol how'd this go, partner?
Can somebody direct me to a wholesaler who can export used books to India?
I love book's
Us too!
What is credit?
Ele Plus It's money that you can only spend in that store. You'll get more of it than cash, but will only be able to use in that store.
Where is your store I have never been in a book store so if you fit book in $1 let me know
Hello Abdul, Russell Books is located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
@@abebooks but I live in Pakistan its so far from here
Wow only 1/4 of what you paid for
It's a risk that it might not sell either. Check out Books A Million and Barnes & Noble. They have remainder books that are really low priced sometimes and sometimes they don't sell. Used books sometimes is like throwing dice as far sales is concerned.
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does South Africa get a discount? We're pretty deprived ....and of books too. Would you do the rite thing and give us books for free if we ask specifically? Then again,shipping fees...
Begging for handouts 😂
You obviously forget that these ain't HER books, these are books people SELL to her and what do you know, they too would like to make some profit but they are getting half of that 9.50. Would you be willing to sell your books for 4 bucks? I dont think so. And if she drops her prices so the sellers will get less than 4 $ for a book and than who the hell would take their books to her?
I have a used bookstore in my area and while the husband was running the show he would take many books off my hands for cash or trade, but once his wife came into the picture she started rejecting most of what I had. The books I brought in were in good condition. Most I would rate as very good or good. Nothing was fair or poor - soiled, yellow or dirty. I take very good care of all my books. She was obviously very picky, so don't be extra picky when it comes to used books. They lost my business.
Did they lost your business or did you lose theirs? I mean they were the ones paying you.
What is this credit they Really talking about? You get money for donating books?? Where I come from you just donate them and don't expect anything in return!
sorry a $9.50 is still far too much for a used book. let alone $18.99 is crazy too! Since you receive up to 1,000 books per day, you could certainly afford to drop your prices. Lower prices = more customers hungry to buy, buy, buy! Of course my words make no sense, perhaps times are better in Canada than in the US, where countless people are still unemployed -especially blacks. You'd think Pres. Obama would care about blacks, huh?
Rent has to be paid, utilities have to be paid, insurance, salaries, the list goes on. Giving 25% in trade credit is pretty standard and that's for paperbacks mostly. You need to spend some time in the trade, I did three years in it. Cash is usually about 12.5 % depending on condition.
i buy my (used) books for max 0.50 each in a second hand bookstore
It depends. Some are old editions that aren't sold anymore. I bought a used book for about $10 as the edition I got was out of print.
Some books sell for hundreds and even thousands of dollars. It’s like baseball cards for bibliomaniacs.
@@jessiesmith5256 Thriftbooks sells many for 3.99. They pay their rent and utilities with no problem.