Our Trade Credit Policy

We are happy to look at your used books, but we cannot guarantee to take every book you bring in. 

Books are checked by our database to see how many of that title we already have in the store and how well it has sold for us. We also take into account the condition of the books coming in so please keep that in mind (no books with water damage, spiders, etc.).

Each book that we take gives you credit in the amount of half what that book will sell for in the store. For instance, if the original price of a paperback book is $7.99, we will sell it for $4.00 and you will get $2.00 of trade credit for turning it in. Usually, we sell used books at half price, but sometimes we sell hardcover books for less, and our minimum price is $1.00.

Any credit you earn may be used to pay for half of the price of any used book in the store. For example, if a used book sells in the store for $4.00, you may use your trade credit to pay for $2.00 and then you would then pay the other $2.00 plus tax with cash, check, etc.

You may also use your trade credit to pay for 10% of the price of any new book. New or used, you will always pay a portion of the price of any book you buy, but our credit system reduces the price you pay to save you money.

In order to serve you more efficiently, we can only process trades between the hours of 10:00am and 6:00pm Monday through Saturday and 12:00pm and 4:00pm on Sunday.

For this same reason, we can only look at two boxes per person daily. 

We also cannot hold books that you have dropped off overnight. If you would like to donate any books that we don't take, we can give them to the American Association of University Women unless our donation area is full. If it is, we suggest donating any unwanted books to Friends of the Library or some of the local thrift stores like ARC, Savers, Goodwill or Eco-Thrift.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us.

Phone: (970)484-7898
Email: oldfirehousebooks@gmail.com