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Buying second hand books (+ I love fantasy)

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TinselianAstra · 10/12/2008 18:21

I was mooching around the charity shops today - isn't Oxfam expensive?!

I decided I might as well go onto Amazon and find books for 1p + postage.

I discovered and old thread about what fantasy authors you all liked, so I have some Tad Williams on its way. Someone come tell me I'm doing the right thing?

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DoesntChristmasDragOn · 10/12/2008 20:06

I find that Oxfam are more expensive than the 4 other charity shops on the local high street.

DoesntChristmasDragOn · 10/12/2008 20:06

I have about 200 Fantasy books in my loft...

littlerach · 10/12/2008 20:05

Have yuo looked at Read it Swap it website?
It so brilliant.

Our local charity shop sells most of their books for 50p, much cheaper than the other ones.

AlderTree · 10/12/2008 20:03

Our Oxfam books seems quite reasonable. £2 for adult paperbacks, 99p for children's and hardbacks esp non fiction are a bit more expensive. I don't mind their proces tbh.

Found loads of good kids fantasy stuff there. Haven't really got into any adult fantasy stuff can't seem to find the right wavelength.

Whether you are doing the right thing depends how much you are spending I guess. I have a personal rule that anymore than £15 on second hand books in one shop is too much. Bear in mind I tend to buy in bulk and get the kids some stuff too as well as cookbooks/mind body spirit stuff.

Recently found one of the other charity shops in a different town more expensive so went back to Oxfam for my books after that.

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TinselianAstra · 10/12/2008 19:33

One of the shops I was in was doing 3 for 2 on all its books, but I only wanted 1.

Up to £2 seems about right for a charity shop book. I normally always go to the charity shop street (they're all together here) for holiday books, so I can leave them behind and bring back wine or holiday shopping on the way back

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nymphadora · 10/12/2008 19:01

Oxfam is the most expensive.

I bought loads from a charity shop today that were £2 each but BOGOF so a bargain and not bad money for the shop