Half Price BooksReviews of hpb.com

I ordered from this lame company via AbeBooks. I've used AbeBooks for over 10 years and have NEVER had a problem with ANY of the many books I've purchased, until using Half Price Books as the seller. On 11-20-22 I ordered a Quad Edition of the LDS scriptures in Leather & large print. The site showed this book in stock, so I ordered it. Yesterday (11-28-22), my order came and it was a Triple Combination of LDS scriptures paperback in large print. This unwanted book is 11" tall/8 3/4" wide and must weight around 2 lbs. I now have to go wait in line at the post office while everyone is shipping Christmas packages. The shipping cost will be super high. I'm hoping AbeBooks is honest and has this dirtbag company refund not only my $36.35 order charge, but the return shipping cost, too. They don't supply a return label, either. I will never trust Half Price Books again. I would say their service is half-baked to the max! Book companies: if you list a book as in stock, but it really isn't, DO NOT substitute other books. Just use your brains and refund the customer, so they don't have to go to the hassle of returning a book they didn't order, end up being disappointed, and then, have to wait for refunds that you hope are honest.

Mislead the buyer: the good condition of a used book to be torn out.

Once again the incompetent faux booksellers at HalfPrice sent me a book that was inaccurately described. This, of course, is a mark of commodity aestheticism, bookselling incompetence, and outright fraud. The book was ex-library though this was, of course, not noted, as is HalfPrice's tendency since they are to lazy to do anything other than cut and paste descriptions. Since I don't have a printer I can't print the return label and I can't copy it and send it to someone to do it for me. The incompentents at HalfPrince, of course, want me to pay a dollar for a prepaid return label so I can return a book I would never have bought if It had been accurately described. I will no longer be buying books at Half Price something I have done since the 1980s. Up yours HalfPrice and good riddance. I will be reporting you to the NY AG. Have a pollyanna happy faced day.

I was a Security Contractor there at the Tacoma store and endured ENDLESS harasment based on my Religion and political leanings. Im a Hetero Christian Man. Particularly from a cashier called "mimi" she regularly derided my faith and ultimately had me fired maliciously. Management was also unsupportive and possibly envious of my physique and heterosexuality.

Don't sell your books here... They will buy your book very cheap... even though it is in a very well condition like new. Sell it by yourself thru ebay or fb market.

This could have been a 5-star review. Great staff. Very good selection. But the company’s trade practices are unacceptable. Today I took in ten books and was given four dollars and some change for them. I was told, “The system pays what it pays.” Then I was told they don’t buy Book of the Month Club books because BOTM members don’t pay full price for the book but usually want full price for trade. Excuse me? You can’t set the system to account for an entire category of books? Additionally, the shelves are FULL of BOTM club books. They are marked at half price of the full hardback price. So customers cannot get credit for them because they aren’t bought at full price, but the company can sell them that way? This is worse than a double standard. It is disadvantageous to customers. Maybe set the book prices at $7.50 (since membership is $15) and then buy accordingly. Not a hard solution. Never mind the other books I took in were by Stephen King, Toni Morrison, and John Grisham. These books all sold for $4-$15 a piece on the shelves. They took all of them for $4. Then I saw a “nostalgic paperback” of a novel that was printed in the UK in 2019. Because it was mass market by Toni Morrison I guess you can trick people. Seriously will not be back to this store ever again. Absolutely terrible company policies.

I took 5 collectable books & 5 hardback books. Offered me $1.00 for all. I said I would throw them away first. Ridiculous. Of course they offered to "recycle" them for me. I told the very rude clerk that now I understand. They insult you with the price then get them free. No. I will never go back. Been shopping there over 20 years. Have always spent way more than they gave me on any books. Just a sleepy joint now. Don't need them.

HPB is ok to buy, but do not pay much when you sell.