Intake Counter Hours

10:00 - 6:00 PM Monday - Saturday
11:00 - 6:00 PM Sunday

Please note that the Intake Counter closes at 6:00 PM every day. If you are bringing in books late in the day, it is always a good idea to show up no later than 5:00 PM so there’s time for us to complete our inspection and evaluation of your items before closing.

~ What We Take ~

We buy all kinds of stuff!! Books, CD audiobooks, music CDs, most DVDs and Blu-Ray (BD) discs, (we are currently NOT ACCEPTING VHS tapes), and other interesting items that will appeal to our great customers! Remember, we don't want anything in cassette form. We‘re looking for books / items that are:

In Great Condition Contain relevant information (not outdated) Types of books and items that Title Wave sells

~ What We Don’t Take ~

Books in poor condition:

Dingy, dusty, torn covers or broken bindings Hardcover books without dustjackets (if they were issued with one) Books that contain “organic defects”: pet hair, coffee spills, mouse poo, water damage, covered in snow, covered in bees, etc. Books that smell bad: smoke, mothballs, mildew, etc.

Types of books/items that we don’t take:

Series romances (Usually numbered, Silhouette, Harlequin, etc.) Ex-Library Books and Former-rental tapes and discs Anything cassette form: VHS tapes / books on cassette / music on cassette Promotional items - Advance Reading Copies - Promo CD’s and movies Reader’s Digest Condensed books Partial sets of books Most encyclopedias Most textbooks Magazines Original software user's manuals

Books that we’re overstocked on:

If we have all the copies we need of a particular title - we may turn yours down. You should try it back - we may need it the next time you’re in.

Books that are outdated in nature.

Some examples include:

Older testing guides Older travel guides Older textbooks Older career guides Older fact books Older computer books Any books with dated and time-sensitive information

~ What We Pay ~

For most items, we pay based on a percentage of Title Wave’s anticipated resale price. We consider the scarcity, condition, and subject matter of your material, along with our stock level and sales history for each title, so we absolutely must see your items before we can determine their value to us. You will always receive a larger value in trade credit than the amount we can pay you in cash.

~ Using Your Credit ~

When you trade books and other items at Title Wave, we do not require that you pay part of your purchase in cash the way some stores do! At Title Wave, you never have to spend "real money" when you have enough trade credit in the appropriate category. Since we pay based on what your books are actually worth, we need to examine your books in order to determine their value. If your collection includes rare or collectible titles, we will value those books individually and determine their cash or trade value accordingly.

~ Trade Credit Expiration ~

Title Wave Books has changed our expiration policy for inactive trade credit accounts. Effective December 31, 2009 trade credit accounts which have had no activity during the previous two calendar years will be considered inactive, and your trade credit will expire. Any trade credit activity on your account will keep it active. This includes trade credit received by bringing in items, and trade credit spent by making an allowable trade credit purchase at any Title Wave Books location. This change applies retroactively to all trade credit issued by Title Wave Books between 1991 and 2007. If you have a trade credit balance from a transaction completed between January 1, 1991 and December 31, 2007, and if your account is not used during all of 2008 and 2009, your trade credit will expire on December 31, 2009.