Half Price Book store vs yard sales

Winchester said:

We don't have used book stores around here. There's a great place in Connecticut....The Book Barn.....and when I visit my GF there, we always spend hours at The Book Barn. Amazing place. I load up on bags of books there. Hard cover books are between $4 and $5 each and paperbacks are usually about $1.

I don't go to yard sales that often. Once when I was out walking a few years ago, I came across a yard sale and found a ton of cookbooks. I told the guy, "Don't sell them! I need to go back to my office for money! But I'll be right back!" He laughed and I came back to the office, grabbed my money, and drove back to the yard sale. I bought every cookbook he had. I forget exactly what I paid, but it was a great steal!

My GFs and I always go to the huge library book sale in July; it lasts about 5 days. Our library has it in a local church's gym....used to be $15 for as many books as one could fit into their bag. I think it's going up to $20 this year, which I also think is a little ridiculous. But it's a nice day out. We either go for breakfast and then hit the sale. Or hit the sale first and then go for lunch. It's a nice time. Last year Rick came with us and he paid for everybody's breakfast.

 (Lately though, I've been buying the books at the sale and then I turn around and donate them back to the library for their next sale! Makes a lot of sense.)

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Misty8723 said:

I haven't been to yard sales in a while, but I hardly ever find books that I want to buy.  I do go to the used book stores, but they are less than half price, and if you take books up you get a decent store credit.

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