Half Price Books — Local services in Redmond

Foul business! I called Bellevue location yesterday asking if I can bring books and they said they have stopped “pricing books” for the day so I should come back on Wednesday. I went in today with a trunk full of books and they said they are done pricing for the day. I called Redmond store from Bellevue parking lot and they said yes they can price the books today. I took the books to Redmond and reached there within less than 15 minutes of this conversation. As soon as I entered and asked about bringing books in for pricing they said they just closed pricing more books for today a minute before I walked in. I cannot believe both locations can have such coincidental closing of pricing right when I arrive. Also, neither of these locations support scheduling an appointment forcing you to be at their mercy and tricks. They do offer the option for donating the books and honestly I would have been fine just donating them books. But given this experience I doubt their business ethics and would rather donate my books somewhere else. I would not recommend this business to anyone for giving your...

Quiet corner in Redmond. Parking is limited and a little bit tricky to get in and out. Nicely laid out place with ample selections of books in various genre. Awesome space for kids books. It has upper level as well. Reasonable prices.

Half priced books buys used books from customers - go to the back of the store where they will go thru and give you a quote for your items. Do note that the price they quote is marginal.

However, if you have audio books (CDs), you might want to just donate to local public library, as the price quoted for those are pittance, less than 1% of original price.

Summary: If you love to read, this bookstore is a fun place to browse and get good priced books. You can offload your books here, and get some small fraction of cash for them. You can also off load your audio books (CDs), but the price you'll get for those will be extremely small.

Downside: Parking is limited and tricky to get in and out. You can't leave your car to walk around the area or walk to a...

Usual rating is five stars for the selection and so-so prices. It loses stars today though for their low buyback offer for books and front desk customer service in 2020.

August 2020 Does the gentleman with gray hair at the front desk have a chip on his shoulder? Two visits in a row in August, I've had some interesting interactions with him that tell me he doesn't want to shine in customer service. I don't feel very welcome here for as long as he's the front desk cashier. He blew me off when I was standing in line, and sounded irritated with me, which left me feeling irritated when I left, although this isn't how I felt when I visited. Everyone who works at this location is usually helpful, but now everyone is stressed out or short-tempered. It shows, guys. I know it's a pandemic, but the customers who walk in feel as you do, and we still want our cozy, homey customer experience to take our minds...