First Canadian Used Books — Book Store in Vancouver

Reviews of First Canadian Used Books

• Steven

  Added 2016.08.25

  Going to this store is unethical and a waste of time.
• Bryan

  Added 2015.07.31

  A good selection of hard to find older fiction. Seemed like lots of nonfiction too, but I didn't browse those shelves. I was expecting a cigarette smell but didn't notice one, just the smell of older books. Man working there said he smoked, but not in the shop.
• Abigail

  Added 2015.07.06

  DO NOT GO HERE!!!
• Elizabeth

  Added 2015.07.05

  I am a young woman and I felt extremely objectified and uncomfortable in this store. Who ever was working there at that time had very unprofessional behaviour, and the way he acted makes my skin crawl. I have never felt so at unease in a bookstore before, and I do not recommend it if you are also a teenager/ young woman.
• Thomas

  Added 2015.06.18

  Peter is so helpful and full of interesting stories. A great bookstore!
• Miguel

  Added 2014.01.12

  This is a great book store for anyone who loves searching through books. Reasonably priced gems here
• Zachary

  Added 2013.11.15

  My first and last experience behind the facade of this innocent looking book store goes as follows: As I was heading to my favorite skateboard spot this early afternoon I realized that I didn't have sufficient change for the bus. No big deal, I rummage through my jacket pockets and find a five dollar bill. "Jackpot!" I exclaimed to myself...."Now where to find some change???" That's when I noticed the bookshop and decided to go inside and see if the clerk would break my fiver. Upon entering the shop I notice a pile of records with a Suze Quatro record sitting on top of the pile. I make a comment about how it was a good sign to spot a Quatro record walking in the door of a used book shop...this guy, unbeknownst to me, This was not a Suze Quatro fan what so ever... I asked him if he could break a five and he replied no. A little puzzled by his response I crane my head about looking fo the bargain bin full of trashy novels. (Every used book store has at least 1 of these) paydirt! I find a box with the words "one dollar" written on the side. I grab the first book I see that isn't a harloquin rommance....a book of poetry." Exercise the old brain a bit" I told myself. "Get me a little culture and some bus change at the same time..." I handed him the 5 and he rummaged through the pocket of his slacks for a couple of seconds and then handed the bill back to me aND said he wasn't going to accept the money because
• Alyssa

  Added 2013.10.05

  e it looked suspect to him. " are you for real man?" I asked "it would cost me at least 6 bux to counterfeit a five dollar bill" he claimed that he has seen a few go in and out of his store lately. This is when he told me to leave his store and he was going to post a security photo of me so he can call the cops if he e saw me in the shop again . "Wow"is all I could muster up to say.I left the bookstore and took a few shots of his shop and fiver for good measure. I brought the bill next door to it for a comparison. they sent me to the check cashing place half a block away and they told me it was in fact a good 1...I thought about going back there to rub it in his face but choose not to instead. It's a wonder 2 me how you could be surrounded by so many books and still be a total f@$king idiot . (If my photo goes up in there I'll launch a defamation and discrimination law suit against this twerp)
• James

  Added 2013.06.21

  If you are only interested in the quality of the books, I still do not recommend it. It is disorganized, it has a strong odour and most of the books are in such bad condition that they are falling apart.