Bookoff

Not worth going for what they charge on blu Rays and other items. They charge more for 90% of their blu rays than what they cost new. I posted an example.

SELECTION
I first came here several years ago, and hoh boy, has this book off expanded. It’s not nearly as claustrophobic as it was before, and the selection is wider than it’s ever been.
DVDs
When you first walk in, the entire wall to your left is dedicated to dvds. As a veteran otaku, I’m disappointed that their animé inventory has shrunk, moved to the edge of the dvd section as two collums, and now consists mostly of generic/​shounen/​shojo/​ecchi titles. Though, I understand it from a business perspective too, because dedicating the dvd section to mainstream western titles is far more profitable as it’ll attract more foot traffic. They carry things ranging from horror, to TV shows, to disney movies, and toddler programming like Dora.
MANGA
They’ve an entire aisle for manga, however, which does make up. Surprisingly enough, it also carries lesser known, classic titles that veteran otaku can enjoy, like Tezuka’s «Buddha», for example. One of the employees encourages customers to buy as many Naruto volumes as they can because they have an excessive amount of those. Shojo fans will be delighted with their inventory.
BOOKS
They’ve got plenty of it. Mostly unknown titles, though. (Like every other bookstore, really.) Things of note are their literature, kids, fiction, and romance/​young adult section, as they are weeell stocked. Not to say that other sections aren’t, just that things like the science, philosophy, gardening, pet, and cultural studies doesn’t have as much shelf room, as one would expect. Still, there’s a gem to be found in every one, and I would encourage anyone reading this review to go see for themselves because you’ll probably be pleasantly surprised. They’ve also plenty of foreign material as well.
VIDEO GAMES
They tend to sell the more popular games. They even sell consoles now, too. The prices seemed pretty reasonable. There’s a section for video game accessories right behind the game aisle.
CDs
Didn’t check it out, but there’s an entire aisle for it, too.
SERVICE
It’s great. Honestly, I have no idea what other people are talking about in earlier reviews, but I’ve never found the employees here to be glaze-​eyed or anything of the sort. The *current* employees, I mean. And in the most objective view of a customer, I might add. I do recall there was a time when bookoff had, what could be labelled as «bad service,» and that was the first time I was there several years ago. I think I can accurately attribute that to the fact that the manager is noticeably Japanese, and that bookoff was barely starting out then, and it is likely that the manager simply hired anyone who spoke decent Japanese. Y’know, ’cause it’d suck to not be able to communicate with your employees due to a language barrier. And yes, I do remember back then, the girls behind the cash register did have Japanese accents when informing me of my total.
PRICE
Bookoff is astonishingly affordable. Most of the books that I bought, and, trust me, I bought quite a bit, rarely cost more than $ 4. Most of them were $ 1-​$ 2.5. Now, I bought books from the literature section, the science section, the kids section, the fiction section, the nonfiction section, the young adult section, so I can assure you that what I bought does reflect the average item. You can expect a hardcover to cost $ 5-​$ 9. And $ 9 was the most expensive book I bought. Now, bookoff doesn’t always give you a good deal. Sometimes, the price there compared to the market value isn’t that different, soooometimes. There are plenty of books that are $ 1, however. The DVDs and games have equally reasonable prices.
OVERALL
I am incredibly biased towards the bookoff franchise. In a weekend, I purchased more than 50 books from here to prove it. Now, before you completely disregard my review, let me elaborate. I almost never develop any kind of brand loyalty. I am a total bookworm, I’m a gamer, I’m a dvd-​collector (but not as in rare dvds), I’m a *complete nerd*. This means I’m extremely picky of the condition that books, manga, dvds, games, come in. This doesn’t mean «mint condition,» but it does mean «pretty damn good condition». And bookoff has always stood the test of time when it comes to my expectations. I couldn’t find a single book with anything written in it, no crumpled pages, no tears, no wrinkled covers, at most, I’d see wear on the corners of the books, but that’s unavoidable. Same with the dvds and the games. Unfortunately, I do not have any experience with selling things here. I only know what it’s like from a consumer perspective. So all in all, bookoff consistently sells their products at a price that the price we wish every retailer does. This, combined with an ever-​expanding inventory and progressively better (and now great) service, I recommend it to anyone and everyone, because I serious doubt you’ll ever have a bad experience here. My only irk is that I now live in Colorado and they’ve yet to expand here, so.

I have been to 4 Bookoff locations so my review is based in comparison to those others. I would rate all of the ones I’ve been to in this order:
1. Lakewood
2. Torrance
3. Westminster (this one)
4. Gardena
This one seems to have more of the other junk that people talk about compared to the other stores. I didn’t look thru the movies and video games sections, but the book section is decent. Not huge but I found 3 or 4 books in the dollar section.

I love their variety of books and movies. I come in every month and find something. They have reasonable prices, given its all used items. The one thing in the past year that they have introduced more and more, is off hand items, such as misc. electronics and other items you would find at a garage sale. I find its more of distraction and nuisance. But I still love the rest of the store.

I love the dollar section here. I have found some amazing books for a buck. What I don’t like is the cheesy used crap (purses, trinkets, etc) section that they now have. Looks like my local swapmeet. But I go for the books…

Pretty good selection of books great prices also audio books, cd’s dvd’s, also some electronics

Cruising through the store can be interesting and provide you with various elements needed (books, DVD, CDs, games, etc.). In most cases, the prices are reasonable and the items are in fairly good condition.
With all that being said, what you are paid for things that you sell them is minute! Having books that are in an outstanding condition and quality but knowing you can only receive between five cents and a dollar-​fifty is hardly logical or fair in many cases. I have seen books that go in the twenty dollar range and above, while knowing the seller only got a buck and a half at the most. This hardly makes me likely to purchase them at that price based upon what they were paid for them.
Again, their inventory is diverse and most prices fair. But when I found out that they were going to pay so little for some very outstanding and popular items, it made me want to say «Book-​off!!»

This place is a thrift store, tacky and cheap, what happened to them
To bad it used to be a awesome place to shop, not anymore.

They have a good collection of stuff such as blu-​ray, games and systems, DVDs, books, and other random stuff. It’s like a garage sale but in a store. They are unorganized do stuff is hard to find.
Staff looks lazy, bored and look like they hate their job since their customer service is horrible. They aren’t very helpful and have a bit of attitude when they talk to you.
NEVER sell your stuff here no matter what great prices they will scam the hell out of you. I brought a guitar in for a price of 14 dollars so I was like damn that is small. So I didn’t want to sell it. But then I needed money came back in the same condition as it was the first time and it went down 4 dollars. I mean it’s not a lot but still could have given me the same price.
You can sell your stuff online or on Craigslist for more then what they can give you

Thank you bookoff and my friends for dragging me here after our damn hike so that I can take another stroll… this time down memory lane. The nostalgic feel was in the air and it gave wind to marvelous attractions that caught my eyes. It can’t be a reunion without a look back at goosebump books, marvel action figures, super nintendo games, etc…
Bookoff is a buy and sell store. They will buy anything you have to offer with consideration that it is in good condition. They sell everything and I mean everything. As soon as we walked in, we saw the super nintendo aisle. Wow this takes me back to the mid 90’s. Then we made a few steps over to the book selection and saw goosebumps… haven’t seen one of those in years. My friends were checking those out when I discovered the cd aisle. My gawd they have everything. I saw Incubus’ classic «make yourself», Eminem’s «The Eminem Show» (which I rebought since I lost my copy), D’Angelo’s «Voodoo» but I had been looking for «The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill» and there it was. By far my favorite aisle lol. We quickly all made our purchase and trust me, everyone came out with something good.
The prices are so affordable but do keep in mind that they are used. Then again who cares they are awesome. The employees/​owners all seemed really nice. I had a couple of questions I asked regarding selling some stuff and they were more than friendly enough to answer them for me. Great customer service. Again thank you for the nostalgia.
PS I thought this place had shut down 3 years ago… guess not

Like to browse through the DVDs and see what rare finds I may score on the cheap. Some are great buys… others can be found cheaper online. But for a guy that grew up with Tower Records and the Warehouse… it is a missed activity to actually go to a store to browse for cool stuff to watch.

There’s a lot here.
Books, toys, games, etc. There’s a ton. Also a lot isn’t organized. Most products are priced properly and some are priced too high for what they are.
There is a ton of books but it’s nearly impossible to find what you’re looking for. The staff tend to avoid you unless you approach them directly. They do have good deals on DVDs usually.

This place is insane! It’s like walking into an old book store that mated with an old electronics store! I say that in a good way.
When it comes to books and videos (DVDs/​Blurays) about half the store is dedicated to wall-​to-​wall deals. Incredible prices for used books and movies in incredible condition. I’ve even picked up a grip of classic children’s books for $ 1 each.
As far as the electronics: they have everything from brand spanking new releases, to original Atari 2600 games and consoles. I mean everything. And the prices are comparable (if not exactly the same) as the competing stores (i.e. GameStop for used games and systems.)
I took a chance over the holidays and picked up a used PS3 500G system. It was cheaper than those at GameStop and included the same 30 day guarantee. It was immaculate in condition and appearance (came in the original box with controller) and it’s been flawless in performance.
They sell games and accessories for EVERY old system you can think of (yes: Atari, Sega, Intellivision, Coleco, OG Nintendo, Xbox, Playstation, etc…) Even some knock off game systems, but the prices reflect that too – that they’re not exactly the most quality systems.
They even sell used phones, stereo speakers and other random cool equipment. Looks a little «swap-​meet-​ish» upon entering, but the staff are friendly and the browsing experience has always been way above average.
I don’t like going to the Westminster Mall anymore… with all the big brand stores closing and «chotchkies» stores opening like the plague: the writing is on the wall. This mall is evolving into something trashy. But this little «Electribrary» store goes beyond fitting in – in fact making the trip to this tragic mall a fun experience for readers and gamers. And they’ll buy back your used books, games and electronics as well.
If you’re thinking about checking out GameStop on the 2^nd floor, don’t purchase anything until you’ve compared the prices and selection of Bookoff!

If you have some time to kill, this is a great place to browse. Used books, CDs, DVDs, games, gaming systems galore! I like to come in and look for books that pass the smell test, no musty smelling books, please. And they even have a limited amount of $ 1 new books. My daughter likes to find old DVDs.
I recently read fellow Unilocaler Shinobu K.‘s review and was surprised to see that they also sell household items. And yes, this location also has a strange assortment of stuff. It’s almost like going to someone’s garage sale. I think this is the graveyard for unwanted gifts. Instead of re-​gifting an unwanted gift, it seems as if people sell their stuff to Book Off.
Whenever I’m at this mall, this is a definite «must stop»!

I love that you can find books for way cheap, but they aren’t organized at all. I used to come here all the time before and had an awesome experience and now. not so much. The staff doesn’t help this store to make money at all. The old staffs used to help you find books or show you were to end start to look for a book. Now… they rudely tell you sorry there isn’t a system to help you have a book. They don’t even look at you to answer your question. Yikes! This is a no go for a business. I hope they know that, they need sales to even have a job, right? Yes, they are a little ridiculous.
Customer Service: 0 star
Product: 1 star (hard to find with no system directory)

We used to have such good experiences with them but they went downhill so much. The manager was supposed to write me a check because I was selling over 100 dollars worth and he was apparently counting the candy because apparently their staff was stealing it… ummmm that could wait I waited almost an hour for my check.
Then we went in today and because they couldn’t figure out how to shoot a nerf gun they wouldn’t take it um noth.
We almost sold them 75 items of stuff not books or dvds and they were going to give us 15 dollars and they took 2 hr to tell us that yeah no. They are having some issues that they have to work out right away!

I come here often!
I love that the movies are only $ 5 and some that are on sale for $ 3. I’m a movie buff and love to add to my collection. I like classics from the 80’s and early 90’s where the movies were actually decent as opposed to now a days were they are just lame and dark/​evil.
I also get a few books here and there and those are great prices as well.
I haven’t bought any video games here yet so can’t really comment on that.
Would I go back: as often as I can =)

A pretty good book store. Not as exciting as I thought it would be some of the book prices are close to the new prices. But they do indeed have a LOT of cool stuff. Sega Genesis, Tons of Blu Rays, Printers TVs. And although pricey for a second hand shop, you can do well on the clearance racks. There’s lots of them.
Recommended!

$ 1 used book store.
This place charges $ 1 for a large percentage of their books. They even charge a dollar for some of their classical hardcover books.
It’s great as a teacher, because I can fill the student’s bookcase with a variety of literature that may engage their interest.
They also buy used books as well.
They have $ 1 or other reasonably priced older manga as well. The newer ones will be around full price.
The books look and smell relatively clean, even though they are used books.
They have great sales, where sometimes you can get multiple books for a dollar.

I love Book Off. I’m a regular customer at the one in San Diego and this is the first Book Off I’ve visited outside of SD. It definitely looks different than the one in SD. The books are all organized differently and it’s much smaller than the one in SD (they have no Japanese books, magazine, and comics section!!!)
Still, it’s Book Off, the prices for their products are always awesome!