FAQs

Buyers

• What are Friends Night and Preview Sales?
  
  These are special nights that usually require a membership or a fee to attend. In a non “picked over” sale, this is usually the day with the most fresh inventory, which draws quite a crowd. They are usually shortened hours and tend to be very crowded.
  
  
• What are some rules I can see at a sale?
  
  As book sales grow, many organizations are setting rules to their sales to help benefit patrons with a nice and orderly sale. Some rules that can be posted on a sale can include but are not limited to:
  
  
  • Electronic devices are not allowed.
  • Limited number of books to be purchases on the first night.
  • No “hoarding”, a practice where buyers hoard many books in a location to go through them later.
  • No strollers allowed.
  
  
• What are “picked over sales”?
  
  These are sales where:
  
  
  • The Organization removes some books from the sale to be listed online.
  • Limited number of books to be purchases on the first night.
  • The Organization has a “deal” with a book seller, which allows him or her to go through the sale prior to the first night of the public sale.
  • The Organization allows volunteers to go through the sale prior to the first public night.
  
  
• How do I adjust my notification mile radius and Zip code?
  
  To change your account information, please view your settings page
  

Sellers

• What Kind of sales and stores are allowed to be listed?
  
  Sales that are permitted to be listed include but are not limited to:
  
  
  • Friends of the Library Sales
  • Book Sales for Non-Profit Organizations
  
  Stores that are permitted to be listed include but are not limited to:
  
  
  • Friends of the Library Ongoing Sales/stores
  • Thrift Shops with book sections
  • Non Profit Ongoing Sales/stores
  
  
• What are “picked over sales”?
  
  These are sales where:
  • The Organization removes some books from the sale to be listed online.
  • Limited number of books to be purchases on the first night.
  • The Organization has a “deal” with a book seller, which allows him or her to go through the sale prior to the first night of the public sale.
  • The Organization allows volunteers to go through the sale prior to the first public night.
  
  If any of these apply to your sale, it is a good idea to include that information on your sale listing.
  
  
• My Organization’s sale or store is listed, and we don’t have access to change it?
  
  For questions or concerns about a sale that is listed, please contact us using our contact page or email us at support@booksalemanager.com
  



• Do you have any tips for running a successful book sale?
  
  Absolutely, we have a complete guide to running your own nonprofit used book sale here.