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    • alibris

      2560 9th St Ste 215 Berkeley, CA 94710-2565

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business Profileforalibris

    Wholesale Books
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.29/5stars

    Average of 28 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    37 complaints closed in last 3 years

    7 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 8/15/2017

    Years in Business: 26

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    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    alibris is an online store that sells new books, used books, out-of-print books, rare books, and other media through an online network of independent booksellers.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    2560 9th St Ste 215, Berkeley, CA 94710-2565
    BBB File Opened:
    3/7/2000
    Years in Business:
    26
    Business Started:
    4/1/1998
    Business Incorporated:
    5/17/2004
    Accredited Since:
    8/15/2017
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Number of Employees:
    80
    Alternate Business Name
    • alibris, Inc.
    Business Management
    • Mr. Mike Feldman, Director of Client Services
    Contact Information

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Mike Feldman, Director of Client Services
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (510) 652-2403
      Primary Fax

    Email Addresses

    Customer Complaints

    37 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    03/07/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Resolved
    August of 2023 I purchased a book on their website, The book that arrived was not what I ordered. I returned it per their return authorization instructions. Since then I have been emailing back and forth with their **************** people about getting a credit. They will look into it, they need more information from me, then the credit was issues (no credit show on my credit card) Back and forth again. THEN they say I have to contact **************** ??? (Who was I emailing with? The only phone number for them is a recording directing me to the website. Im out the money and the book and get NO help from them.
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    Customer Reviews

    28 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Danielle L

    1 star

    04/09/2024

    I did not receive the textbook I ordered. It was lost in the mail and never to my doorstep. After multiple attempts to reason with customer service, they have decided neither to ship me another book, refund me, or give me a discount to order another book.

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