How it works

A gaylord is the big pallet-sized cardboard box in the photos (ours often started life as potato boxes). We fill them with sorted or unsorted used books and sell them by the box. There's no cart: you ask about a lot, we confirm it's still here, and we sort out payment and pickup or freight with you directly.

Pickup in Franklin, PA. By appointment. Bring a truck or trailer that can take a pallet.

Freight quoted on request. Tell us your zip code and whether you have a dock, a forklift, or need a liftgate.

Prices need an account. A free wholesale account unlocks prices and gets you alerts for your genres.

Buying a gaylord, start to finish

Ask about a lot
Use the Inquire button on any lot. Tell us which lot and whether you'll pick up or need freight.
We confirm and quote
We make sure the lot is still here, answer questions, and quote freight if needed. Lots go first-come, first-served.
Pay and set a time
Pay by card through Square (3% card fee), PayPal or Zelle. A lot is held for you once it's paid in full.
Load out
Pick it up by appointment with a truck or trailer that takes a pallet, or we hand it off to the freight carrier.

Pickup and freight details

Picking up yourself

By appointment once the lot is paid for.
Bring a pickup truck, flatbed, or enclosed trailer that can carry a full pallet. A loaded gaylord runs 700–800 lb plus the pallet.
Tarp or enclosed trailer if there's weather. Cardboard and rain don't mix.
Gaylords go out whole. We don't break them down into smaller boxes yet.

Having it shipped

Send your zip code and tell us if you have a loading dock, a forklift, or need a liftgate truck.
One to a few gaylords go LTL freight, palletized, stretch-wrapped and banded. You pay what the carrier bills us, nothing added.
Bigger orders (Build a Bookstore, book sales) go by full trailer.
Freight is quoted up front, added to your invoice and paid before pickup.

Plain terms

Book counts and weights are honest estimates from loading the box, not guarantees.
"Raw / unscanned" means nobody has picked through it for the valuable ones. That's the point of the price.
Lots are sold as-is, as one unit. We don't pull titles out or swap boxes.