How a Va. business owner turned a side job into a brick-and-mortar vintage bookstore – WTOP News

Pagel bought the collection for $400, filled a studio apartment with books and figured out how to sell them. Many were general used bookstore stock, with the exception of a stack of firefighter memoirs that were signed by the authors.

Oct 13, 2026 - 04:00
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How a Va. business owner turned a side job into a brick-and-mortar vintage bookstore – WTOP News
Pagel bought the collection for $400, filled a studio apartment with books and figured out how to sell them. Many were general used bookstore stock, with the exception of a stack of firefighter memoirs that were signed by the authors.

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