I sold approximately 20 books for a whopping $17 yesterday at Half Price Books

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

All in almost perfect condition. I guess no one wants what I like to read.

[kath]

1. No, Half Price Books just wants to preserve a big profit margin!

What they offer for books is pathetic. I took a bunch there last year when I was in Dallas, and their offer was so lame that I said "no, thanks". Figured I'd be further ahead (or at least come out about the same) by donating them to charity and taking the tax deduction.

I DO love shopping there, though, and really wish they would open some stores in Oklahoma (wish the same of Trader Joes, and Costco, and...)

[Spacemom]

2. I've been disappointed with the amounts offered by Half Price

I know they have to make a profit, but if I wanted to give my books away, I'd offer them on Craigslist. :shrug:

[LanternWaste]

3. I took a box load of AD&D stuff there some years back

I took a box load of AD&D (Dungeons and Dragons for the not so terminable dorks around here) stuff there some years back when I had The Ultimate from my then girlfriend, "You''re too damn old to be playing that stuff! Grow up or get out!" (The conversation was a bit more diplomatic than that, but the results were the same).

So I took all of it (the ENTIRE first edition G-D-Q series among it :cry: ) to Half Price, and even the clerk couldn't believe it the final tally-- $225 for all of it!

When I got home that evening, she excitedly asked me "what are we going to do with the money?" I replied with, "I don't know what *we're* going to do with it, but *I'm* going to the Cowboys game next week with Brian!"

It's not so sad-- rumor has it that file sharing programs aren't just for music and movies-- chances are, I've electronically recovered everything in pdf files I had plus gads more... :)