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Buy & Sell Used Books - pangobooks.com

· 1 week ago

Use it free if you're a reader hunting cheap used books or casually decluttering a shelf — it costs nothing to try. Skip it as your primary sales channel if you need volume and reliable support; sellers report slow sales and weak customer service.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~30 public sources; many snippets truncated, so exact ratings and fee details could not be verified.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free to join and download

Marketplace

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Casual declutterers selling a shelf of books
  • Budget readers hunting used genre fiction
  • Collectors of OOP manga and special editions
  • Social-first booksellers building a storefront

Not for

  • Volume resellers needing guaranteed sell-through
  • Guess: non-US buyers — listings and community skew American
  • Anyone needing responsive, guaranteed customer service
  • Full-time book businesses needing bulk listing and inventory tools

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Seller commission details aren't visible in reviewed pages — confirm payout math before listing inventory

medium

Community warns of scammers transacting without a Pango link — stay in-app

medium

A phishing attempt on user accounts occurred; Pango staff say it was stopped

medium

Sales velocity is unpredictable; one seller got a single sale in two weeks

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free iOS/Android app for buying and selling used books
  • Buyers save 70% or more on used titles
  • Listed among best places to sell books online
  • Official blog announces PangoBucks seller rewards program
  • Active community: seller groups, bookstore pages, 76K Instagram followers

Cons

  • Sellers report brutal slow sales: '1 sale in two weeks'
  • Reddit threads flag missing customer support
  • First-order cancellation stories erode buyer trust
  • Third-party scanner rates the site just 62/100 trust
  • Basic features like price-drop feeds still just requests

Sources & method

- 13 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. A phishing attempt on user accounts was reported stopped by staff; the community actively warns members about off-platform scammers.

official x4review x5security x3news x1
  • Phishing attempt on user accounts, Pango staff announced a phishing attempt targeting user accounts and said it was stopped.
  • Low third-party trust score, Gridinsoft's heuristic scanner rates 62/100 — a caution flag, not a confirmed breach.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free to join and download

    Starting price

  • 13

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Up to 70% off used books
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Selling guides call listing books quick and easy
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Basic marketplace; sale-feed features still requested
  • Support quality: 2/5. Reddit snippets suggest absent customer support
  • Security posture: 3/5. Security page exists; scams and phishing reported
  • 70%+ Used-book savings vs new, per PangoBooks site
  • 76K Instagram followers @pangobooks
  • Seed Funding stage 2 investors, per Crunchbase
  • 62/100 Gridinsoft trust score 'Safe or Scam?' URL scanner

Pricing

Marketplace

Free to join and download

  • List and sell used books from the app
  • Used titles advertised at 70%+ off
  • PangoBucks seller rewards per official blog

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

  • Phishing attempt on user accountsPango staff announced a phishing attempt targeting user accounts and said it was stopped.⁷
  • Low third-party trust scoreGridinsoft's heuristic scanner rates 62/100 — a caution flag, not a confirmed breach.⁶

A phishing attempt on user accounts was reported stopped by staff; the community actively warns members about off-platform scammers.

What users say

Buyers celebrate cheap finds and first orders; sellers split between loyal fans and loud complaints about slow sales and support.

“1 sale in two weeks... this is THE WORST selling ive ever”
Facebook, PangoBooks sellers group
“Pango platform worth spending time on?”
Facebook, bookseller group
“Just got my first @pangobooks order and I can't wait to read”
Instagram

Alternatives

Compare PangoBooks with each alternative.

  • Bookshop.org

    Buy-side option for new books supporting indie stores

Companies that use it

  • Elise's Bookstore (elisesfaves)
  • Southern Fried Used Books
  • THEBOOKBUNNY
Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources; many snippets truncated, so exact ratings and fee details could not be verified.

Free Poshmark-for-books app: great for cheap used-book finds, shaky for sellers chasing steady sales.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources; many snippets truncated, so exact ratings and fee details could not be verified.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. PangoBooks: Buy & Sell Books - App Storeapps.apple.com
    official
  2. PangoBooks - Google Playplay.google.com
    official
  3. r/PangoBooks on Redditreddit.com
    review
  4. 1 sale in two weeks - Facebook sellers groupfacebook.com
    review
  5. Is PangoBooks Safe? My First Order Canceled - Lemon8lemon8-app.com
    review
  6. Pangobooks.com - Safe or Scam? (62/100 Trust Score)gridinsoft.com
    security
  7. Phishing attempt on user accounts stopped - Facebookfacebook.com
    security
  8. Be cautious of scammers without a Pango link - Facebookfacebook.com
    security
  9. PangoBooks product security pagepangobooks.com
    official
  10. PangoBooks - Crunchbase profilecrunchbase.com
    news
  11. Announcing PangoBucks Back - PangoBooks blogpangobooks.com
    official
  12. Best Places to Sell Books Online - MailersUSAmailersusa.com
    review
  13. Read Customer Service Reviews of pangobooks.com - Trustpilotau.trustpilot.com
    review

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