AbeBooks

We are very impressed with the as new condition of the children's golden book we bought as well as the excellent price and it arrived within a reasonable time given that it was shipped to New Zealand. Highly recommend this site.

Abebooks is owned by Amazon, but does not follow the return policies of Amazon. You'll have to pay for return shipping for any damaged books you receive without reimbursement. I recommend using a different business or just using Amazon.

I have been dealing with Abebooks for many years and am happy to say I have had no bad experiences. Although it seems there are more bad reviews than good ones I don't think this is a realistic indication of their business. Abebooks must sell thousands of books through hundreds (if not thousands) of sellers. Those with bad experiences are more likely to write a review than someone who is happy with their purchase. I would recommend that you don't be put off by bad reviews of this Company. Just a drop in the ocean in my opinion.

Now, I HAVE got some good books on there. And some sellers are great. BUT! The majority of the sellers are making scams. For example, you buy a book for $10, with $10 shipping. The seller will "lose" the book, and relist it for $200! Then ask for an additional $80 shipping. This shipping with take 2 months, untracked. Tracking is an extra $100. Come on. Ebay can sell books. Amazon too. AbeBooks is owned by Amazon! So why are there so many problems? Customer service always sides with the seller!

This has happened DOZENS of times. I am uploading a recent one on here. Remember, I BOUGHT the book. Then they said it was out of stock. Then they found it the next day and sold it at a higher price!

I ordered some books from eBay and updated my address. The seller refused to send my books to the correct address. Yet they did not have a issue taking the payment. Funny thing is six days later they just shipped the books but refused to let me provide them with the correct address or cancel the order. I had to reach out to eBay customer service to get it resolved. Sad thing is I will be never order from this company again. No customer service skills & lack of communication they blocked my messages.

I got myself a Vietnamese for beginners book from a shop in Canada that specialises in rare books. The product itself was expensive enough, especially when I had to pay in Australian dollar, but the delivery was also dear. It was worth it though, as they gave me the product I wanted exactly and it was packaged really well, wrapped up in three clear layers when I ripped open the parcel. Inside was the box, which included the book and the complimentary three audio CD's. I wasn't impressed with the fact that they didn't send the parcel with a tracking number, and the price was dear, but I got what I wanted in the end and it was worth the gamble overall. Not for online shoppers who are faint-hearted though. Shop with these guys at your own risk!

I guess I have to give at least one star. I was a 5star rated seller on Abebooks for 20 years, but I had a book that was very small and was able to ship as a 'letter' and apparently the USPS doesn't scan those so they accused me of entering an incorrect tracking number. As far as I know the customer got the book, there was no claim. But you can no longer buy my excellent inventory of books and I can't sell them to you.

I ordered a 15 book box set of Beverly Cleary's work for $75 and I received one used, paperback book. I went around and around with their customer service about a partial refund, or receiving the rest of my order, and the matter was never resolved. Beware of this seller - they are super scammy.

Purchased a book for school and waited for it while tracking the delivery. The book was ahead of schedule but later than the original tracking date since it kept getting stuck at each stop. The day of delivery it stated that it was delivered however just not to my address. I have checked with neighbors and the post office. The post office said only the shipper could inquire. However abebooks said since it says it was delivered then there is nothing further they would do. Don't buy from them!

Great place to get used or out of print books, so far I have encountered good merchants who ship your orders fast(er) than those selling through the big 'Ama' site. Most sell their books for less than what it costs to ship it to you. I recently ordered 4 books from different merchants all at the same time, Abebooks did the order, allocating the parts of the order to the corresponding merchant. I did not have to place 4 separate orders.

I am generally pleased with many other sellers of used books I purchase on line. I should have checked AbeBooks ratings before I order. The description said "very good". The outside spine was torn and the hard cover was very marred and scratched. Look elsewhere.

For some reason this site gets a lot of bad reviews, most of which I read after I placed my 5 orders. I was nervous but all 5 books arrived just as they said they would, all for a very reasonable price. The books from US vendors came right away, but the ones from London took longer, just because of the distance. I would use them again in a New York minute!

I was really suspicious before actually ordering from AbeBooks. The prices seemed too good to be true, and the site had so many bad reviews.
Yet I decided to go for it, and my order was delivered to me in about a week.The book was in excellent condition.