Second-hand books in Laval typically sells for C$4 to C$945 (about $3 to $675). A dust jacket carries an astonishing share of the price on a collectable hardback, often the greater part of it. Signed copies rise sharply where the signature can be evidenced, and mean nothing at all where it cannot.
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Buying books in Laval
Laval is a large suburban city immediately north of Montreal, with family housing, high car ownership and a predominantly French-speaking population. Household goods and children’s equipment make up most of what moves.
A shelf being cleared has to go somewhere in a hurry, and whoever can turn up with a car gets first refusal on the lot. Prices fall sharply with volume, so the buyer who takes the whole run pays a fraction of what the same titles cost singly.
What to check in person
Smell a box before you take it, because books stored in a garage carry mould that will move to your own shelves. Confirm nothing is missing from the middle, and on study texts check whether an access code or disc was supposed to come with it.
Collecting it in Laval
It fits in a bag, so most people meet on the way to something else. A station or a high street works, and neither side needs a car.
Suburban and built for driving, with generous parking, so collection is easier here than across the river in Montreal. Crossing to the island at peak times is the only real delay.
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The July moving date that dominates Montreal reaches here too, though less intensely. Family households upgrading and downsizing produce a steadier supply through the rest of the year.
Photograph the spine and the title page, and say plainly whether there is any writing, highlighting or a name inside. For a box of books, list a few titles and price the lot rather than trying to sell them one at a time. Textbooks move around the start of term; everything else is steady with a winter lift.
Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.
Books worth listing in Laval
Same region (Quebec)
If nothing in Laval suits, Montreal, Quebec City and Gatineau each have their own books page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Laval: everything second hand in Laval, or Books across Canada.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.