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    2nd & Charles

    3.5 (82 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Nancy C.

    What a great bookstore and media store. Lots of books, DVDs, collectibles, toys etc. Spacious aisles through the books section, not so much where the DVDs are shelved. Honestly, you need to visit this store. I will be back and try selling some of my books.

    Meena C.

    My husband and I have been in a decluttering mode, and we've been cleaning out books that we don't plan to keep/read again. We've come here twice to drop off books for credit, and to say I've been shocked is an understatement. I understand the credit value is based on demand, etc, but when you drop off 50books, you expect to get more than $8. Yep. 8 bucks. That's 16 cents a book. And some of them were hardback. I would really like to see a print out of what each book brought... I think it's a little shady that they come back with a total with no explanation. Beware!

    Katie J.

    2nd and Charles is one of my very favorite places in Birmingham. This huge store is filled with all things books, movies, games, and music. When I first started coming here, it was mostly movies and books. Now you can find everything from musical instruments and valuable books, to collectible vintage toys and records! You can bring in your old items and trade them in for either store credit or cash. They are very selective and will usually only take items in pristine condition.i took a box of books and movies up there recently and they rejected the entire load because they found a single book in the pile that had some old water damage on the inside with a small amount of mold. I totally get why they rejected them but I was pretty bummed! Be sure when you go up there you check out their free book bin in the front, you can find some great stuff in there that people have left that didn't get bought back or they simply wanted to donate. My only complaint with the store is how the books are sorted, there are fiction and nonfiction sections, and then sub categories for both. Then there are multiple display tables, endcaps, and more, making it difficult to find something specific, even though staff can look up items to see if they are in stock. All in all, this is an incredible store and it's easy to spend HOURS in here browsing. Go check it out!

    Samuel P.

    2nd and Charles is a cool place to snag up on anything cool that would appeal toward the geeks lovers. If you're a fan of comic books, videos games, pop culture, music, movies, anime and books, this is the place where you can get everything all in one trip. You literally can spend hours browsing through a collection of items that they have in stock, but make sure you bring either a bag or box since they don't have bags to put your items in unless you purchase one of there reusable bags. Once you walk in, you'll noticed two big flat screen tv in the games section were kids can play video games on. Also, for anyone that still has those old record player, you're in luck because they have plenty of cd to choose from and you can purchase a guitar for anyone that loves playing instruments.

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    The service was very family friendly. The selection was a wide variety, of books'. The value was so worth it. I will go back again.

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    Cool store over gaming things only place I could find cod on the Wii but my Pikachu squish mellow coated alot but it was worth it

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    A good selection of new & used books. The organization of used books is pretty haphazard. Good prices.

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