Trading policy
Posted on 04/21/2009 02:11 pm by admin
As you can see, we accept books on many different subjects.
Although we do not purchase books for cash, we are happy to consider quality books (ones you didn’t find in the alley) for trade credit according to the following limitations:
- Only Monday through Saturday between 11 am and 5 pm.
- We do not have sufficient staff to consider books for trade on Sunday.
- One box/bag or fewer: We can usually do small trades (less than 15 books) at any time during our trading period (see above). However, we ask that you call ahead at 303.837.0700 to make sure your trade does not collide with one already scheduled.
- More than one box/bag: That’s great! But in order to not overwhelm us, please call ahead for an appointment 303.837.0700 As a rule, those who make appointments have priority over those who do not.
Other guidelines
As a rule, we take books for trade from most sources on almost any subject. Below is a list of our basic needs:
- Science Fiction
- Mysteries (no hardcover)
- Fiction
- Health (Holistic, yoga, tai-chi, etc.)
- Art/Architecture/Craft Books
- Biographies (Political, Musical, etc.)
- Westerns
- True Crime
- Philosophy (Western and Eastern)
- Metaphysics
- History (American, World, etc.)
- War
- Religion (Western and Eastern)
Although we try to be accommodating, there are some things we don’t accept for trade:
- Book of the Month Club
- Abridged books
- Audio tapes
- Auto Repair manuals
- Computer Books
- Men’s Adventure (numbered series)
- Textbooks
- Ex-Library Books
- Reader’s Digest Condensed
- Magazines
- Anything out of date (eg old travel books, formerly current events, obsolete technology)
- Books in poor condition (no highlighting/underlining, cracked spines, missing pages, etc).
If your book doesn’t fall into one of these categories, please contact us. You may call us at 303.837.0700 or e-mail your questions to info at capitolhillbooks.com.
All books should be in good condition in order to be considered salable. During a trade, we look at both our current inventory and condition. So please don’t feel bad if a quality book is rejected, we simply just didn’t need it at that time.