now that I read the auction...I REALLY think he is out of line!
"A clean, bright, tight with NO previous owner's markings nor signs of previous use. Very clean inside and out. Tips and ends sharp. No dog ears, no smudges, no signs of handling"
He is outright lying now. Clearly you will get a refund from EBay if not from him. You have buyer's protection for items not as described.
A water ring from his stupid coffee mug or whatever is CLEARLY signs of previous use....clearly obvious previous owner's markings. He is being unscrupulous.
The cost of shipping it back is a pain.
I just went through this myself. The guy was rude to me and the item was not as described.
Just now I see he has relisted his auction after getting the book back from me!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Sig...item2c5358b1e6
Notice the word MINT in the freakin Auction title. The slipcase is bent and the book spine is bent where the slipcase is bent!! You can see it through the shrinkwrap. He tried to not refund me money and I had to speak with PayPal and EBay and they agreed finally and then I made the guy wait forever before shipping it back to him because he called me a cheat. hahaha! I told him the day I got it in a nice way that it wasn't MINT and that I would just like a refund and then he called me a cheat. That got me mad, so he got to wait forever for me to send it back (basically until the very last day I could send it back and then I called EBay and got an extension and made him wait even longer). Seems he didn't learn his lesson as there is the auction again with the words MINT. sigh.....