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Yep.

Okay, I opened my copy it's #155 and shock-horror it was signed. You can take me off the un-open list.

I get what everyone is saying, it just seems incredibly unfair to me. In the past, I have had multiple copies of limited editions to sell, such as Joe Hill's Heart Shaped Box and China Mieville's The...

No, actually they are saying that they don't need to send a copy of the book at all, and just claim it was lost, because they never provide tracking numbers anyway. Or they could send a knowingly...

I've bought a few items over the years that have been re-shrinkwrapped. It's quite easy to spot the difference between a factory-sealed book and one done by hand.

I think it's interesting that the...

Ah, but books aren't held to those standards are they? If I returned every book that had a flaw or wasn't "as advertised", I would have very few left.

The first basic requirement of a book is...

The seller doesn't have to claim the book is signed, he just has to refer to the publisher's label that states it is signed. It's up to the buyer to draw his own conclusions on the likelihood of that...

At this point, where there is no chance of getting a replacement from the publisher, perhaps keeping them sealed is the best option. That way you can sell it in the future as a signed, numbered copy...