2nd & Charles

Category:	Book Store
Address:	350 E Stroop Rd, Dayton, OH 45429, USA
Phone:	+1 937-298-6540
Site:	2ndandcharles.com
Rating:	4
Working:	10AM–9PM 10AM–9PM 10AM–9PM 10AM–9PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–8PM

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Reviews 31

craig ramby

BAIT & SWITCH to the MAX My son has been trying to find a particular book that is required for summer reading assignment. We tried several used bookstores to no avail. We called 2nd & CHARLES Bookshop in the Town & Country Shopping Center on E. Stroop Road in Kettering Ohio The “sales woman” (???) left him on hold - returning a few minutes later saying they indeed had a copy for $2.99...Great!!!! He asked once again if it was indeed a paperback and she assured him it was, and would he like to put it on hold...He readily agreed AND AGAIN ASKED THE PRICE which she said was $2.99. We were already in the car having visited several bookstores in our area north of Dayton and decided to head down to the store; quite a number of miles away .He went in to pick the book up - a few minutes later coming out saying that he would have to pay $19.99 plus tax for the book - which they had in stock! HMMM - I’M NOT SURE BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE A CLASSIC CASE OF “BAIT & SWITCH”----BE WARNED - STAY AWAY FROM THIS JOINT!!!!!!

Rachel S

I brought in several NCLEX review books that were 2016. Great condition and no marks in them at all. While waiting for my offer I noticed the chairs are all ripped and had trash in them. They offered me $5 for 4 books and then proceeded to tell me they dont typically take school books. If this person would have looked at them they would have seen that they were test prep books, which they have a small section of in a corner. The guy was extremely rude when explaining the store exchange policy and then seemed upset when I asked for my books back. If he had brought the books back to the counter in the containers they use then he wouldnt have had to take 10 steps to grab them and he wasnt even helpful enough to help me get them out of the container. I went to half price books in Beavercreek and was offered four times the amount and was able to sit and enjoy a book in a clean chair. Do not waste your time with this business.

anna lynn

I went to sell books. I was offered 7.00 for a book at half prices books. I thought I could get more elsewhere so I went to second & Charles. Before going to second and Charles I picked up some more books from home. I was offered 2.00 for 10 books in excellent condition and they refused to even take the one I was offered 7 dollars for at half priced books plus one other book. I ended up running to Murphys in Kettering to ditch the last two books and was given 10 dollars for the 2 books. Murphys was huge, Had a great selection, reasonably priced books and offered the most for my books. I recommend going there instead.

Bryan Smith

Ive gone twice in the past week to grab various retro games and accessories. Both times there was plenty of staff on hand to get me checked out in a short amount of time. The selection they have is awesome although I only personally went for retro games, they have a impressive amount of books, figures and many other things I cant think to list. Make this a stop if youre in the area and looking for somewhere to pick up used games!

Elizabeth Fritz

One of my favorite book stores. Shop new or gently used items here. Books, games, movies, music. Almost anything you can think of they have and all at reasonable prices. I usually get a lot of literature there for myself and my children. Weve even done some Christmas shopping here for family and friends. Its clean, the staff is very friendly, and there is also am option to sell stuff back to them. Its a neat little place.

Cindy Marshall

Nice bookstore, but a bit overpriced on many books in various conditions. Some of the books had markings on the page edges, corners bent, and a couple had sticky covers. The cashier was yawning as she checked us out, tossed the receipt on top of the books, and no bag for the books!? Nice store, but prices should be set based on condition of the book. Also, friendlier employees would be an asset.

Mike Flemming

Used to be a great store but it has really gone downhill the past few months. They are understaffed so it takes them forever to process books for sale. The manager seems to know nothing about books or how things work in the store and has a major hygiene problem which is distracting to say the least. Prices and selection are still decent but it just is not a pleasant experience anymore,

Kyle Ranta

If Rachel W. is working dont even bother trying to sell anything she was extremely rude from when i walked into the door to the time I left. I had very popular items in very good condition that I know they were out of. She then proceeded to put my hardback books on top of my paperback books. She clearly doesnt care about the customers items.

Anna Hadrig

Stopped by to sell my things a few days ago and was helped by Rachel W. As sweet as she could be! It looked like their buying program was rather busy but she made me feel like I wasnt a bother at all. Their book selection and vinyl selection in particular was outstanding. I plan on becoming a regular customer!

Scott Griessmann

They give next to nothing when selling used books to them especially considering how much they charge for those same used books! And I would never buy a used musical instrument from them, theyre complete junk!

Jon Miller

Theres a lot going on here books, games, comic books, T-shirts, video games, musical instruments and vinyl. You can definitely spend a lot of time just browsing.

Joshua Wieser

Their pricing is extremely bipolar. Either they are way above or way below market price. Can be good if you know how not to get ripped off.

Megan Constable

They have a lot of stuff to look at. Their prices are pretty expensive. They dont have a great selection, despite how large their store is.

A Private User

Everything is well organized,you can spend hours here.They have wide variety of selection.good service and reasonable cost

Eric Mann

Best bargain in books anywhere. They have a good used game and movie selection as well. Teachers get a discount on books!

A Private User

Parking at the Greene location is always a battle but the people who work there almost always know their stuff.

Brandon Bierly

Awesome selection of star wars novels. They have games, movies, books, comics, music and more. Check them out!