"I've been ordering from Thriftbooks for at least a year now when I have some spare change. Finally just got to the Percy Jackson series and I'm loving it! Bought The House of Hades in good condition months ago. When it came it looked brand new like someone had just bought it. I finally cracked the bad boy open last night and it was a signed copy!! I paid $3.79 and got a signed copy of the book I'm over the moon!!! Would recommend Thriftbooks to anyone! Plus my books always come on time or a little early so I'm very pleased with them. "
"I ordered 6 books and all of the books came earlier than I thought they would and in really good shape. Amazing!!"
"Bought a book from thrift books, and it never came."
"Very good. Great customer Service if need help."
"Do not buy books here they send wrong book if u complain they block u on ebay.com or amazon.com they r very rude"
"I ordered 3 workbooks for my kids, however one of them was advertised as "good condition" However all the pages were already written on and answered. I emailed them my complaint and called, the 1st person I spoke to was not very helpful, was rude and very abrupt. I then requested to speak to the manager Lauren, she was able to set up a replacement right away and gave a more acceptable response to my concerns. Any issues speak to Lauren, she is knowledgeable and extremely professional and definitely cares about the consumers! Thank you Thriftbooks I will definitely order again!"
"Do not order from Thrift Books! I ordered 5 books 2 weeks before a graduation service. 1 book was delivered. I sent an email to them and quickly got a response that the rest would be shipped but probably not received in time. I called and asked could they be shipped 2 day or any quicker. I was told No. They did not care that they make a mistake nor did they offer any assistance for me to get them in time"
"I'm really surprised to see the negative reviews. I've ordered four times this year, 3 -6 books per order, and have been satisfied with every order. My local used bookstore closed last year and I've been using this source ever since. Maybe I'm simply more accustomed to what to expect from used books. But if I had received a book with lots of underlining, stains, or -- unthinkable -- mold I would be giving a bad review, too. (I have never ordered "acceptable" condition.) Have I been unusually lucky? I don't order at the last minute, and the shipping time has been as expected. I wonder if people are simply more likely to write a review if they've had a problem.
This is a used book store. If you happen to find a collectible or edition you particularly want, good for you! That is a bonus. But if you just want the book to read, this is an excellent source."
"I got three books, two were bought “good” and one was bought “like-new”. All three came in less than 1 week and were all decent. One of the “good” was in perfect condition while the other had some underlining in pencil. The “like new” one was slightly disappointing because it had more “shelf wear” than I expected but still in very nice condition. Overall the books were in good condition and for sure will be purchasing more books from them soon. Hope this helps!"
"just started Rondevous with death by david hunna, got as copy at Ollies, for 2.99, love the non-fiction book and had to have a copy for family member so i thought i'd get a copy from thrift books and the price is $25 somethng."
"Just received my book in the mail today. I ordered an “used-as new” copy. Very disappointed this book is not “as new” by any definition. There are dirty stains, folds, and even a pen mark across the cover. Very disappointed that I paid more for a copy I thought was going to be “as new”. I wont be purchasing from or recommending thriftbooks to anyone."
"I ordered a Good/Used condition work/study book that we were studying at church. I was so disappointed to see that someone else enjoyed it so much that it was full of all their hand written in ink answers and notes. Still waiting on refund. Website always under construction. I spent the same mount to ship it back but did because of principal. Really dissatisfied and will not reorder. "
"Roach droppings on the dust jacket and larva between the pages. I cannot even bring
the book into my house for fear that I might get some kind of disease."
"So my experience with thriftbooks is hit and miss. 3 of my 5 books have have come in 1 in excellent condition 2 in acceptable condition. The problem is I ordered all of my books in very good or like new condition. And the ones I ordered in very good condition came with damaged spines and work covers so I would not consider that very good condition let alone good condition. If you care about how your books look or how sturdy they are I would not recommend ordering from thriftbooks wo far only one of my books came in good shape and I'm still missing 2 books that never showed at my doorstep and no way to track them because tracking info hasn't updated in 3 days. I wish I had bought my books new."
"I ordered 3 textbooks and they all came severely damaged. Two were covered in mold!"