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Bookmans Mesa Entertainment Exchange
4.5 ★★★★★ 7,483 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Mesa, Arizona
Established business buying, selling & trading used books, music, movies, video games & instruments.
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Buys & trades used gear they buy, trade, or consign used instruments — bring the case and any original parts, and expect trade credit to beat the cash offer
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Instrument rentals rentals mentioned — the usual route for band & orchestra season; ask about rent-to-own credit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (480) 835-0505
- Website bookmans.com
Hours
| Monday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 9 AM–8 PM |
| Friday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–9 PM |
| Sunday | 9 AM–8 PM |
What's on the wall
“Affordable, second-hand books, video/board games, toys, craft supplies, musical instruments, vintage collectibles and novelty gifts.”
“Great finds, and it's always a great experience at the exchange counter when bringing in our gently used or sometimes new stuff to earn store credit.”
Brands they deal
What players say again and again
“Affordable, second-hand books, video/board games, toys, craft supplies, musical instruments, vintage collectibles and novelty gifts.”
From the reviews
Super eclectic. Great place to bring your old stuff to trade in for store credit or cash. They were happy to take my old Star Wars figures, Transformers, books and games we couldn’t sell on eBay.
This place is made wonderful by it's fantastic staff. All of the Bookman's are great, but this location stands above them entirely because of the amazing people who work there. I do not understand what draws them to all work at this location and bring their best most wonderful selves to work.
Always enjoy going to this location. Unfortunately the 3 main reasons I go have all changed. Their selections on records and magazines used to be rather extensive, but are now about half of what they used to be and the prices are way higher. I've also purchased several musical instruments in the past.
Affordable, second-hand books, video/board games, toys, craft supplies, musical instruments, vintage collectibles and novelty gifts. Perfect for date night, family fun, or Treat yo self-me time. There's always events to look forward to and hard to leave empty handed.
Selling or trading gear at Bookmans Mesa Entertainment Exchange
Bookmans Mesa Entertainment Exchange comes up for buying and trading used gear — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the trip go better. First, bring the whole package: the case or gig bag, the original tremolo arm or bridge parts, the paperwork if you have it — a complete rig is worth real money more than a bare instrument, and it saves the back-and-forth of "can you bring the case in?" Second, know that trade credit almost always beats the cash offer, usually by a healthy margin — if you're upgrading anyway, price your old gear as a trade against the new one before you take cash. Either way, expect the offer to be below what the gear sells for on the wall; the gap is the store's margin for setup, warranty, and sitting on it until the right buyer walks in.
Lessons at Bookmans Mesa Entertainment Exchange
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at Bookmans Mesa Entertainment Exchange. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments and rentals on hand for exactly this reason.
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