I am having a hard time these days buying from people that I don't know; I've had to return three items over the past two months because the listing failed to mention significant issues that, had I...
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I've had the same problems, both with eBay and...
I am having a hard time these days buying from people that I don't know; I've had to return three items over the past two months because the listing failed to mention significant issues that, had I...
That's not even a "personally I believe"...
That's not even a "personally I believe" situation, it is undoubtedly sufficient. Writing in the book as an addition to that is just dumb.
It's like writing "Facsimile check signed by King as...
Personally I'd rather know, than hope. I'd also...
Personally I'd rather know, than hope. I'd also be worried about reselling (which I don't do and don't intend to, barring financial difficulties) but I wouldn't want to sell someone a book, have...
If I was a book seller and felt compelled to...
If I was a book seller and felt compelled to scribble numbers and text all over my book I'd erase them before I mailed the book out because:
1. I wouldn't want to make the customer expend the effort...
If you can't erase them such that there's no...
If you can't erase them such that there's no trace left of them, it's actual damage IMO. If you don't try and erase them, how do you know if you can? The copy of Desperation I recently bought and...
So you don't erase them?
So you don't erase them?
I certainly admit I haven't been to a book fair...
I would be interested in a better method. Are you aware of one?[/QUOTE]
Easily kept in an organized excel spreadsheet or a simple database[/QUOTE]
I don't understand. I can see how that could...
If your dozen books are so similar that a single...
I would be interested in a better method. Are you aware of one?[/QUOTE]
Easily kept in an organized excel spreadsheet or a simple database[/QUOTE]
I don't understand. I can see how that could...
Write it on a piece of paper and stick it in the...
I would be interested in a better method. Are you aware of one?[/QUOTE]
Write it on a piece of paper and stick it in the book. Write it on a sticker and stick it to the shelf in front of the...
Potentially permanently marring a collectible...
Potentially permanently marring a collectible book worth hundreds or thousands of dollars in order to know the price and date doesn't seem worth it, especially when that information could be recorded...
The Regulators I just got had it also. Price and...
The pencil mark on the end page is typical of secondary market booksellers. Many dealers have abandoned the practice. Some still do it. I only tried to erase it once. I botched the job. The pencil...
I've got one on the way for 260 shipped, so...
I've got one on the way for 260 shipped, so unless your deal was totally insane, I think I'm okay. :)
I've been meaning to post this for a while, but...
I've been meaning to post this for a while, but hadn't gotten around to it. I would avoid the Yankee Book & Art Gallery, which does business on Abes, like the plague.
Bought Desperation SL from...