Powell's Books Reviews 48

Today saw the funeral of a friend and colleague of mine,who sadly passed a few weeks ago.

I attended the funeral as part of WYP in the capacity of friend and colleague.

The funeral numbers exceeded in excess of 250 people, with some real sensitivities to manage and get things right for the family.

The service was attended by WYP, Chief Constable John Robins and a number of other senior officers as part of his team. Comment was made throughout regarding the WYP guard of honour at the church and the professionalism and etiquette of Melia Powell’s and the fact everything ran so smoothly.

The funeral Directors, Merv Pemberton and Dean Newton were exceptional at such a sad time.

Thank you for making this a day to remember, for all the right reasons.

Your staff are a credit to yourselves at Melia Powell’s.

Thank you !!

I ordered a book from Powell's to be sent to Australia and it arrived just about right on time. Reasonably fast delivery and the price on the book was absolutely fantastic! The book I bought here cost only one tenth of what it was advertised on other websites! Great customer service when I sent queries. Used book arrived in really good condition, basically like new, I was very very happy with it. It goes without saying, I highly recommend Powell's! Thank you Powell's 😊

When I tried to find a specific horse training book in my library of equine related books, it wasn't there. Then I remembered loaning it to a friend, but no recollection of which friend still had the book. I listed it on my facebook page asking if anyone had it to return it. I didn't want to pay the new price of $30 for a book I already owned. But no one responded so I started looking on line. Thrift books came up and the book was actually on their site! The exact book I was looking for in like new condition for a great price. It arrived within days of ordering. I could not have been happier. That book is very special to me. Thank you.

I've never tried their buyback options, but I have always received my books on time and in the condition in which they were advertised.

This review is in relation to the used book buyback program and does not reflect on any physical location. As a graduate student I amassed numerous books over the years which I no longer required. Selling them was a prime means to attain extra cash as well as provide a MUCH cheaper alternative for other students or those who require certain texts for various courses. I am sorry to say I decided to sell any books to Powell's. I was quoted a specific amount online prior to shipment and return and had to wait several weeks only to receive almost half of the amount promised.

This amounts to a rip off. All of the books I submitted were used but in adequate condition and in similar condition to other online buyback book programs which I recently used. I sold books to:

TextbookRush
Textbooks.com
sellbackyourBook.com
Textbook Maniac

...and receive the EXACT quoted amount for all orders. In fact, I sold several orders to Textbook Rush and received the exact amount quoted and payment was received almost immediately. Powells delayed payment even after 10 days. The order was received by UPS on 04/07 and even after 10 days I received ZERO response. I had to email on two occasions before finally recieving payment which was reduced by almost half the quoted amount.

Do yourself a favor - AVOID Powells for reselling used books. You will get ripped off compared to all the other buyback programs available and listed online. Not one of the other vendors ripped me off on the quoted amount and paid me immediately through PayPal. Powells delays and uses some felonious unaccountable and non-transparent means of accessing a book's value. Seems like the principal criteria is to save Powell's money irrespective of the book's actual condition. Sell to TextbookRush and get paid exactly what was quoted and on time.

This review in regards to Order Confirmation number# 11493617

I love getting books from a real store and they have such a massive selection of rare books that I can find almost anything I want to find there. They are great to work with also and very helpful.