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1 review
2 helpful votes
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Order never arrived and can't track.
March 18, 2023

I ordered a book for my mother for mothers day with expedited shipping. Not only have I not received any information, or the book, but when I went to contact the seller, I was told my email was blocked. Great job Biblio! As I have not ordered with this site before, I have no idea how to be refunded, and I ordered as a guest. If my order ever does turn up, or if Biblio reached out to refund me, I'll make sure to change my review.

Date of experience: March 18, 2023
Ashleigh R. Biblio Rep
over a year old

Hi Crystal, so sorry for the delay here. If you haven't already, please reach out to us at support@biblio.com, or call us at 1-800-813-9432. You can ask for me by name, Ashleigh, or dial my extension, #144. We'll get this handled ASAP.

South Carolina
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Ordered a book for a gift. Received notice that my order was cancelled because they couldn't get a response from the book seller. This left me very little time to make other arrangements. After additional searches and two additional rare book websites, I still have no idea if I will receive the book I want. At best, this site and others like it, have a huge problem with advertising items that can actually be delivered. At worst, they are scams. Unless you have months to deal with these sites, don't waste your time.

Date of experience: March 1, 2019
North Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Unfulfilled order
September 2, 2018

I ordered a book from an author on the day he died. The website and the bookseller did not fulfill my order and took 5 days to notify me. Now a book which had multiple copies for under $30 on the Internet is more than $150. It feels more that coincidental to me.

Date of experience: September 2, 2018
Colorado
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Right before Christmas, when time is short, it took four days for some one to notice that the book I had ordered was not in stock, even though it was listed on Biblio. This has created a problem for me, and I find it to be unacceptable that the item was even listed in this day and age of automated inventory control.

Date of experience: December 9, 2017
Saudi Arabia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I ordered 3 books and only one arrived, the rest two should be there since 3 weeks but there was no refund, they steal my money and the costumer service is poor,,
I will definitely file a complaint on this site

Date of experience: October 7, 2017
Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
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One of the worst customer experiences I have ever dealt with!
When I didn't get my order, after some back-and-forth with the postal service, I was told that my package was lost, but there was insurance the retailer could claim, so I should contact them. However, when I was trying to get some support from the Biblio, they were just sending me the same message that I should contact the postal service, and that the package must have been delivered over and over again. I was trying to call them hundreds of times and only managed to get through once. I was told that they'd give me a refund, but nothing happened.
I don't recommend buying anything from here!

Date of experience: March 27, 2022
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Absolutely disgusted with the treatment and service I received by this company. I made an order before Christmas for a present and the company have not engaged in conversation with me regarding a refund and have refused to respond to the 8 or 9 emails I have sent them over the last month requesting the refund in question. I paid for the item and special delivery. This company takes your money and does not provide any goods or service. Daylight robbery!

Date of experience: January 28, 2015
Georgia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered a textbook on May 20,2023. I got an email saying that it was shipped on May 26 and then it will be delivered within 7-10 days. When I didn't receive it within that timeframe, I checked the order status. From June 6 to now, July 3, I have checked the status every day. It says "no information available." Biblio took my money almost two months ago, never to have delivered the order. I emailed customer service many times and never got a reply. BEWARE! BIBLIO IS A SCAM!

Date of experience: July 2, 2023
Ashleigh R. Biblio Rep
over a year old

Hello Rahat,

I looked in our system, and I'm not seeing any emails from you about this order. Customer service and timely responses are very important to us, so if you've reached out to BIBLIO customer support, please confirm any details you can, and I'll be sure to investigate further.

I found your order, and it does look like there's a problem with the tracking number provided by the bookseller. I've reached out to the seller separately with you on copy, and please rest assured that a refund will be issued if the seller cannot provide updated tracking details in the next day or so.

Thanks so much,
Ashleigh

Pennsylvania
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great book service
August 2, 2023

Another great book find at Biblio! Biblio is an excellent conduit between independent book sellers and buyers. They perform a great service for book lovers.

Date of experience: July 15, 2023
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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PO Lost the Book!?
September 2, 2021

After 1 month of waiting for a book after it was reportedly mailed, I asked biblio.com to track that shipment and to let me know its status. They responded that "apparently" the book had been lost by the Post Office, that they would refund the cost if I wished, and that I still might get the book. I've now asked for a refund.

Date of experience: September 2, 2021
New Mexico
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Crooks and liars
December 5, 2021

Paid THEIR price for a book and the listed shipping. These crooks email me back after I had already paid. ACTION REQUIRED they said... asking for 33 more dollars to ship 1 book. Not a good way to do business..

Date of experience: December 5, 2021
Texas
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Don't Bother with Biblio!
February 25, 2021

Ridiculous. Thought I'd branch out with another used book site-I typically stick with thriftbooks.com or Abebooks.com, and they are extremely reliable. But, this site has listed two SEPERATE orders as having the same tracking number when they come from two SEPERATE Physical locations. I better get my books. Now I know, at least, however, to NEVER order form this crooked site again.

Date of experience: February 25, 2021
New Jersey
4 reviews
11 helpful votes
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I purchased a book that was supposedly in very good condition and a hardback. It turned out to be a paperback in fair condition. I sent photos of the condition of the book to the bookseller and to biblio.com FOUR TIMES. Never heard back from biblio.com. Never paying from these crooks again. What a waste of time dealing with them.

Date of experience: February 6, 2021
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Purchased a book that was skyrocketing in price due to a sudden popularity cause by a director (Zack Znyder). I never got any shipping confirmation after i made a request for it days prior to order strangely getting canceled. De days later after my request to shipping confirmation I got an email stating I was being refunded due to item being lost/ damaged during shipping. I find this very suspect due to the fact its also very convenient for the company because they stand to double thier money. Never again will I be dealing with Biblio. Plenty of honest businesses out there to choose from.

Date of experience: December 6, 2021
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Lost my book in the mail and I simply asked for the book or a refund and got nothing! I'm a college student that can't afford to not have a book or my money so I'm so upset I don't have either worst company with the worst customer service in the world.

Date of experience: February 18, 2019
Israel
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I just bought a book with biblio, and they used my paypal address as my shipping address without asking if I wanted to ship somewhere else, just automatically placed the order. I sent an email less than 30 seconds after the order was placed, and they responded it couldn't be cancelled - even though it was their system messup. I no longer live at that address, and I want a full refund as soon as possible!

Date of experience: December 11, 2018
Israel
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Do not risk your money
January 23, 2022

I had an awful experience with an order I've made. A package arrived but it wasn't what I've ordered by any stretch of the imagination - it was an order made by another person at a remote part of the planet.
Customer support response to that? Nah
Apologies? Never
Refund? You guessed it, nothing
Only through a PayPal claim I could get a refund and that took an additional month to the month I've waited for the wrong package.
I saw that some people ask if Biblio is for real. My answer is yes, real bad.

Date of experience: January 23, 2022
Rhode Island
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Basics of industrial hygiene
February 14, 2021

The worst book purchasing experience I have ever had! Never received my book and after waiting for over 2 weeks for delivery from a place that was only 3 hours from me, and falling behind in the class I needed the book for, I ended up ordering it from another site. Biblio said they would reach out to the vendor, but never got back to me after I sent several emails. THEY ARE A SCAM through and through. Also the tracking/order number they gave me was nonexistent when I entered it into the USPS tracking site.

Date of experience: February 14, 2021
New Hampshire
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Many reviewers here don't understand this is a search engine that connects book buyers with thousands of different book sellers, not all of whom are terribly reliable. I've been selling on-line for well over 20 years, and on Biblio for over 10. Compared to the other sites, I have found them to have the best combination of customer service, solid search engine, and more than a modicum of care for the bookseller and the trade, not just the bottom line. I love ABE, too; the only issue I have with them is Bezos owns it (but fortunately has left it alone). BTW, if you lool up ABE's rating here, it's about the same-- 2 stars. But check out the other ratings on the right, like the Better Business Bureau. Biblio is 4.5 and higher, which is a really good score!

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Date of experience: May 27, 2022
South Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I paid for a book to be shipped and received by January 15. Not only was it not shipped and the tracking was all messed up showing that it was sent FedEx but when I clicked on the link it linked over to UPS saying return damage when I contacted the company and the seller. They swore that it had been delivered. Even as I am submitting the fact that I live in a different area than the book is supposed to have been delivered to, and evidence that I don't have the book they refused to refund my money. This is a scam site avoid it they will not refund your money now I'm going to have to get my credit card company involved and it will be months before I can get my money back.

Date of experience: January 25, 2023
Ashleigh R. Biblio Rep
over a year old

Hi BB. We have been in active communication with you about this order and our support team has refunded you this morning. We have been responsive via Twitter and customer support email and we appreciate your clarification on tracking, including the screenshots and other information you have sent along. Our bookseller team is reviewing that seller and we've placed them on hold based on your experience.

We're very sorry that you didn't receive your book and that you had a bad experience on Biblio, but your money has been returned. Please let us know if you need any further assistance.

Overview

Biblio has a rating of 3.5 stars from 95 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Biblio most frequently mention and great service. Biblio ranks 6th among Used Books sites.

service
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value
39
shipping
40
returns
25
quality
33
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