Second-hand books in Yonkers typically sells for $3 to $675. Textbooks answer to the syllabus rather than to quality, and a superseded edition loses almost everything the moment a course drops it. Out-of-print titles with a steady following do the reverse and quietly climb.
Buying books in Yonkers
Yonkers sits immediately north of a far larger city on the river, and it is the third-largest city in its state. It has a long manufacturing history, a restored waterfront and a housing stock that ranges from dense apartments to substantial older homes.
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
Open the boards and check the hinges where the pages meet the spine, which is where a well-read book fails first. Look for damp along the bottom edge, and on anything old or collectable check the title page is present and the plates have not been cut out.
Collecting it in Yonkers
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.
Commuter rail into the larger city is frequent and is the easiest way to handle anything portable. Apartment buildings often require a service lift to be booked, so confirm before agreeing to collect furniture.
Selling your books in Yonkers free
The shared labour market with the city to the south means households move constantly, and apartment living means furniture is sold rather than stored when it no longer fits.
Give an honest count and a rough weight for a bulk lot, so the buyer brings a vehicle that can take it. Pack them into boxes that can actually be lifted, and say whether the boxes go with them. Textbooks move around the start of term; everything else is steady with a winter lift.
Peer-to-peer payment apps dominate private sales, and buyers will usually offer one before they offer cash. Sales tax does not apply to a private sale between individuals.
Books worth listing in Yonkers
Same region (New York)
If nothing in Yonkers suits, New York, Buffalo and Rochester each have their own books page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Yonkers: everything second hand in Yonkers, or Books across the United States.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.