2nd & Charles

They have a massive amount of books and really I would consider this a book store more than anything else but they also have video games, records, games, and toys.
Most of their books are used and priced «fairly» since they are almost in all perfect condition. The layout of the store is easy to use and always clean. The assortment of goodies here is perfect for any child, big or small and you are sure to walk out with something. The video games section isn’t nearly as vast as the books but still you are bound to find something.
The employees are helpful and always very nice. I like this place. It makes me happy. And they have a bin of free books out front. Free Books. Feed that brain people! for Free!

Fun spot for browsing, especially for the vinyl lovers. But they also have all the games and books you might like. If you’re looking for a gift for the hard-​to-​please teenager in your life, you won’t do better than a gift card for 2^nd & Charles.
I thought that the prices were pretty good. I picked up a silly Doctor Who tshirt for my daughter. I think she’ll like it.

Very helpful customer service. Friendly and kind with a great selection on all of the products that they have. However I would not go there to sell anything you own. With the amount of items that they purchased from me I got about $ 0.25 to a dollar on most of my items. It was kind of a rip off. Last place that I would go to sell my items, one of the first places I’d go to buy.

I’ve been to this store several times now and it’s quickly become mine and my boyfriends favorite spot to hang out for a date night!
I’ll start off with the positives: awesome selection for someone like myself who loves to read but doesn’t have their own collection at home. This is a fantastic spot for picking up hardback copies of your favorite books (and new ones, too) in great condition for a great price.
Most books that I’ve purchased here have been between $ 3 and $ 7 and they’re in great condition! I’m 100% okay with paying for their used books here, new books aren’t any better of a deal than other major retailers but it’s convenient to pick them up in the same place & the variety is nice.
Contrary to what others have said, I find the organization here to be pretty good & easy to navigate. I am especially fond of the cookbook section here… I love cookbooks & they have great deals.
We recently brought in a few books and DVDs and an iPhone 5 and got $ 165 in store credit. We may have been able to sell the phone for more but we didn’t want to deal with that and now we have tons of store credit to play with for our trips here.
For the downside, when they’re out of plastic bags you’re on your own for carrying all your books out unless you want to pay for their totes, which we did. Just bring your own to avoid that problem.
I only wish they had chairs here! Maybe they don’t want you spending hours inside but I already spent at least an hour when I come here, so I’d like a place to sit down and review the books I’m planning to buy before I check out. For this to be a cool place to shop it isn’t really a place to hang out. But they still need chairs!
All in all, it’s a fun store with more than just books… the video games and Music aren’t what draws me in but there’s something here for as everyone I think!

For years I’ve been going to different stores to find what I’m looking for like Manifest for DVDs, CDs, Hot Topic for graphic t shirts, Books a Million for books. Well I heard about this place while I was at Heroes con this year and I thought it was going to be a small store. I went recently and I was impressed by everything. It has everything that I would shop for and the associates are great and so is the manager. I plan to return soon.

Staff knows little-​to-​nothing about the items they are selling. Prices are above EBay. Trades are about 40% and cash is about 25%. They will not last long and do not deserve to, either. No reason to stop here.

If you have to get rid of something, no matter trade in value, this is the place. If you need to buy something and no other option remains, this is the place. I would never go here again after the multiple negative experiences I have had. Management is little help. Jason is extremely rude and condescending. The associates are nice but unfortunately you are only as strong as your management. Corporate doesn’t exist. No one answers the phone, but it’s a books-​a-​million company so what should we expect? They charge top dollar for all items so be prepared. Actually go to Save Point or Retro Reboot instead, they actually care about your business. This is not an rant, this is my honest experience after spending around $ 300 in this store and Filling out tons of «surveys» that they tell you to take. Take your money elsewhere and you will appreciate the purchase more and you will save money. They have lost my business an all my friends business as well. I support companies that care about their customers, 2^nd & Charles is not on that list. They have good stuff to buy, but your money is never well spent, I’d rather support the monster called eBay than go back to this store.

Right from the start 2^nd & Charles impressed me. Greeting visitors before they even go through the door is a bin full of free books. I haven’t seen anything to my taste but I do like the idea of books distributing their ideas for free.
The interior is clean and spacious and more importantly, well lit. The center of the store has the bargin fiction and non-​fiction section with books ranging from $ 2-​$ 4. This section mostly has books that were popular a few years ago, but where I always pick something up. These books are always in great condition and cheaper than you could buy for a Kindle or ship from Amazon. Other than the second bargin section along the side wall the rest of the books are priced about the same you’d see anywhere else.
The next great bit of this store is the themed Fandom areas — great source for gifts ranging from a Dr. Who scarf to a Walking Dead Risk.
My biggest complaint about this store is that their credit card machine has been down twice, and I pretty much never carry cash. It was frustrating to spend the time to find the best of the bargin books only to hear over the loudspeaker that the machine was down (again!) and I had to abandon my finds.

So I was pleasantly surprised by this little shop. Used and new games, records and books. Needed a game for my niece and ended up buying a new WiiU game for a great price. I donated a book to a local school and hopefully I’ll win the portable record player because of it! Found the U2 Joshua Tree record for 19 bucks… so I need that record player!

Wanting to clear out some older things, I read the reviews here and tried taking some stuff to Manifest first. They offered barely anything for what little they took, but I didn’t want to go home with the stuff. I drove up the street to 2^nd and Charles next, and not only did they take everything I had (and this includes stuff like Daredevil, Elektra, and Fantastic Four on DVD), but they gave me a really good deal for all of it. I regret ever going to Manifest now. If their selection of products for sale were a bit better, this would definitely be a five-​star review. I may come back and change it later if the selection improves over time.

This place is kind of cool… It’s a typical used store collection of movies, books, games etc. I found 3 books which was incredible as their organizing structure leaves a lot to be desired. It’s a definite commercial place so unless you’re looking to sell you aren’t going to really find good deals or anything. Decent place to peruse and maybe find a random awesome item on a random weeknight!

Manifest down the road offered me 4 times as much for my old cd’s than 2^nd&Charles. I sold a recent, popular hardback and 4 cd’s to 2^nd and Charles and they offered me either $ 3.60 in store credit or $ 1.60 in cash. Really?
I took the same items to Manifest, down the road, and they purchased more of my items and gave me $ 18.60 in cash.
2^nd&Charles is big, pretty and cleaner looking that Manifest, but it’s a bit too sterile for my tastes. Manifest is the cooler, more generous cousin.