We Will Buy Your
Used and Rare Books
Most of the books in our collection were purchased at auctions and estate sales.
But we frequently buy books in good (or better) condition from individuals.
If you have books you'd like to sell, call us.
Here are some things you should know about our bookbuying process:
We are based in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Our normal trading area extends to the Washington and Baltimore regions. We will travel just about anywhere to look at books for sale, but if we go a greater distance than usual, the extra expenses will be reflected in lower offers for books.
We do not buy sets of encyclopedias or certain book club volumes. We are specifically not interested in Reader's Digest condensed books. We do not buy magazines or comic books. We seldom buy books with detached covers, broken bindings, or other significant damage; restoration is quite expensive and only the most valuable books are worth the expense. We also do not deal in audiobooks.
We make house calls. We'll come to your location at a mutually convenient time if you have a sufficient number of promising books. Call us or send us an email describing your books.
You are always welcome to bring your books to our shop, during our normal business hours.
We will make you an offer for your books, which you are entirely free to accept or reject. We will need to spend enough time with your books to create an offer that we believe will be acceptable to you.
Our offers are based on a number of factors, including our evaluation of the value of your books, the condition of the books, our current store stock, and more. In general, we will offer you approximately 25% of the estimated retail value of your books. We often make two alternative offers: an offer of store credit or a smaller offer of cash. You then are free to accept one offer or the other, or to reject them both.
If we come to an agreement, we will pack up and remove the books from your premises, almost always within one day.
