Pre-Loved Books

Large 2nd hand book shop with over 7000 books available in a wide range of fiction and non fiction including text books as well as popular current and passed authors.

The fact that the business has been established for over 25 years, and has street and centre parking, plus opposite a major rail station gives it an edge over many of its smaller competitors.

The business is a low running cost business with the owner rarely purchasing books for cash, but offering a credit on the books purchased which enables the person to buy other books from the shop, with in most cases a very simple sell and buy back system. The sale price is a percentage of the books original value which upon sale has a 45% of purchase price buy back guarantee.

Tax figures show a constant business showing good profits. We note that the business is a high cash sales business and a very low cash purchase business, with potential sell on the internet, especially those books that are acquired which are of a rare or a book collectors type.

Agents Comments: Very sound business which is easy to run, operating 6 days per week with reasonable hours. Well worth inspection.

Additional Details

Years Established: 25 years plus
Stock Included: Yes
Approximate Stock Value: $75,000
Number of Employees: Casual
Car Spaces: 1
Floor Area: 220m sq approx
Local Council: Gosford City Council
Highlight Expires: 2011-02-06

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