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Has anyone bought books off of ThriftBooks if so how good are they?

Has anyone bought books off of ThriftBooks if so how good are they?

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Shelby

I have bought books off of Thrift Books and I like them. If you spend $10 or more you get free shipping on your orders. Also there is no sales tax.

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Raette

most of my books are fomr goodwill

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Raette

Shuizmz Shuizmz i found almost all of my husband’s favorites books the wheel of time there. Ii keep my eyes out for the few I’m missing but there was no way i could have got them for that price.

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Dale

Have all been good; however, they use a thin plastic shipping envelope with no padding and I have a couple of hardcovers arrive in poor condition.

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Janet

Often!! They have been in good shape…true tot he descriptions.

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Ralph

Got a link to the goodwill ? and they have a wish list too ?

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Ella

I’m addicted to Thriftbooks!!!!

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Janet

https://www.goodwillbooks.com/

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Janet

https://www.thriftbooks.com/?mkwid=shzLHxjPQ|dc&pcrid=155733156396&pkw=bookstores&pmt=b&plc=&gclid=CjwKEAjwpdnJBRC4hcTFtc6fwEkSJABwupNiKsd35pYiRJ3UwkKdpzRb55q-36rBs6HLYLApTTqu4BoCra_w_wcB

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Janet

https://www.abebooks.com/

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Janet

They are all good…I just keep all tabs open and get the most inexpensive. 😉 Barnes & Noble has a section of cheaper books, as does Amazon. I once got a book from Amazon, and it was dirty! I mean food on the cover or SOMETHING! I washed it and reviewed it and got my money back because of it….and able to keep the book.

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Albert

I’ve bought used books there for 3.97$. Brand new-40$. Great condition.

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Ameera

Love that site! I was addicted to it on the states. My experience with them was always positive.

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Geraldine

I have brought at least 10 books and was very please with the service and books-1 book was dingy; but the other ones looked almost new. A few were former library books. I will keep ordering from them

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KaylaQuestion author

Made an order that ranged from good, very good, like new, and new.

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Lena

bought Fallen series… HB. they’re good in condition.. haven’t started them.?

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Ruth

Yes, some look brand new, and some are slightly used, but its good for hard to find books sometimes.

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Lisa

our library just bought some books from them for the book club, and they are in nice shape,

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Paola

Sooo good!! I’ve had great experiences whenever I buy books from thriftbooks!

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Ralph

Yes, just pick the one with the best condition, if you can. I mean they say 22 copies, but, all you get is good condition.

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Stacey

All the time good quality for cheap

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Amanda

All the time i love it

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Steph

They’re great 🙂

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Ralph

Try it, you will like it

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KaylaQuestion author

I made an order. I was looking to get the rest of the books from the Outlander series and I saved $15-$17 going through thriftbooks. ?

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Echo

I just made my 4th order from them today. I love them, the condition of the books are always better than expected even in the acceptable condition. 🙂

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Dario

It’s a great website and I usually spend less than $20 on books.they ship at a good pace too.

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Katrina

absolutely love that website!! Books are always in great condition

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Jenny

Do they sell every kind of book?

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Ralph

Pretty much.

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Kimberley

Are they USA only? I’m in Canada.

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Ralph

Canada & UK
New books are not eligible to be shipped outside the US.

Standard Shipping Expedited Shipping
Days: (15-20 business days) (5-10 business days)
For each item: $3.99 $5.99

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Kimberley

Thank you.

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Ralph

They ship to outside the US but, I think there is a rule about new or not.

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Jenny

I think I may have my mom use this when getting Christmas and bday gifts I found 2 books right away that I’ve been searching all over for

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Ralph

Made your day right ?

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Jenny

Oh yes especially with the 1 I looked up

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Ralph

I like that when you click on the book, they tell you how many COPIES they have. I have an author, and they go back 20 or more years. So I have been choosing the ones to buy based on how many copies they have. Older books, less copies, check. newer books, more copies, wish list. Wish they had a referral list. I can recommend you and I get a present, and you might too, but, if you tell them I sent you, it means nothing. Have a great day. (Want to travel the world ? mostly involves ships, of all kinds, and beat the bad guys ? Clive Cussler – and his early ones, the hero takes the girl out to dinner. )

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Mark

I’ve had good experiences with them, and the prices are great.

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Lupita

I’ve ordered twice from thriftbooks. The books sometimes are not very pretty but they are readable and inexpensive.

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Lupita

My last thriftbooks haul.

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KaylaQuestion author

That looks like a good haul and the books look in decent/good state.

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Lupita

All 6 for 18$! 5 were hard cover and other that they are kot very pretty they are very well kept

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KaylaQuestion author

That’s a really good deal!

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Gina

I’ve never had a problem and I’ve bought from them several times

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Burgess

Following

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KaylaQuestion author

Update: 5 out of 6 books shipped today. ?

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Taryn

Me xD

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Ralph

What is xD ? sorry if I am not up to speed. and you answered me, so is that you ?

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Ralph

@Taryn I could not message you, so if you mean my profile pic, I will say this. I am not Mormon. – the pic can be found on You Tube if you google Grand Canyon general store – The inside walls of the building (steps are circular and it goes 3 stories ) all have paintings on them, done by Native Americans when they built the building from rocks/materials from that area.

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Cherie

I order from them a lot, but I don’t care for used books. The price is right however. They put stickers on their books, covers and binding, the sticker always seems to remove part of the cover on the binding, which ticks me off. I’ve received books that are supposedly in good and like new condition, that my books that I’ve had for YEARS, do NOT look like. Writing on the pages, bent covers. But, you get what you pay for I guess. I prefer BookOutlet.

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Taryn

I meant Kayla Gallup, sorry for the confusion. She has a Mormon temple in her background. 🙂 xD is an emoticon, like the smiley face. It’s supposed to be like ? but with letters instead of using the emoji keyboard.

That’s really cool! 🙂

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KaylaQuestion author

??

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Leah

I’m in the UK and I’ve had a couple from thriftbooks delivered to me here. In good condition.. Clearly used, but by no means ready for the scrap heap just yet!

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Leah

This one was like new, hardly used, no bends, no spinal injuries

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Fallen

WILL BE THE ONLY WAY I BUY BOOKS FROM NOW ON

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Leah

And I love that I have books from American ‘elementary’ and ‘middle’ schools in my collection! We dont use those words over here, so it makes them even rarer to me!

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KaylaQuestion author

That is pretty cool and unique.

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Leah

These stamps make my books ? really unusual here in the UK, so I dont mind them!

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Ivan

I never heard of it until now… but be sure that I will become a client! just joined and it looks awesome!

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