"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
I just have to vent about something frustrating: books coming from the homes of smokers.
I just got a King item from eBay. It was at publishers price and I'm happy to get it. But I got the box, opened it, and immediately it smelled of week-old cigarette smoke.
I am a non-smoker and the smell is completely revolting to me. Do we have to always ask if books come from smoke- free environments?
Leaving this in the guest bathroom for a week to air out. So gross.
You don't know my kind.....You don't my mind.....Dark necessities are part of my design.....
My Doctor Sleep suddenly shows as scanned in New Jersey today. No scan whatsoever between Antioch, and the East Coast. It still needs to be delivered to Connecticut, so the drama continues.
I got these when I got my first set of DT books back in the day from a very reknowned collector and heavy smoker. Put them in a sealed bin for a few days and all was good. Gonzo Natural Magic Odor Eliminator
The saga of the Doctor Sleep has come to an end. The book came back to me yesterday. 7/22/2020 to 9/4/2020 and $40 shipping to and from out of my pocket.
For the right price, of course.
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Dark Tower 7 Artist Edition n/a
The Waste Lands 1st Edition in Shrinkwrap $200
1984 Grant Gift Edition of The Talisman $400
Lisey's Story ARC $50
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WANTED
Signed 1st Edition of Storm of The Century (Paperback)
I'm glad the book made it back to you. Still $40.00 is a lot of money to lose.
I assume you had refunded the money before the book finally arrived.
If the seller no longer wanted the book....the decent thing to do would have been to send it back on his dime.
This was nobody's fault...you should both share the pain.
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Dark Tower 7 Artist Edition n/a
The Waste Lands 1st Edition in Shrinkwrap $200
1984 Grant Gift Edition of The Talisman $400
Lisey's Story ARC $50
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.
WANTED
Signed 1st Edition of Storm of The Century (Paperback)
Not a bad packaging job but this thing was beat to hell en route. It had also gotten wet at some point so someone chose to wrap it in cellophane while it was still wet. And it was still wet due to that when I opened it. Amazingly, the slipcases inside weren't damaged at all outside of one that is extremely minor. Photos in spoiler tag as to not take up much space.
Spoiler:
You don't know my kind.....You don't my mind.....Dark necessities are part of my design.....
Is that a box from JW?
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Dark Tower 7 Artist Edition n/a
The Waste Lands 1st Edition in Shrinkwrap $200
1984 Grant Gift Edition of The Talisman $400
Lisey's Story ARC $50
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.
WANTED
Signed 1st Edition of Storm of The Century (Paperback)
Glad to hear that the slipcase or cases survived.
On a related topic....every time I get a package from JW, he wraps it in brown paper as he has done for you.
To my UK friends out there.....is that a "UK" thing...or a "JW" thing.
Jut curious...what is the deal with that brown paper?
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Dark Tower 7 Artist Edition n/a
The Waste Lands 1st Edition in Shrinkwrap $200
1984 Grant Gift Edition of The Talisman $400
Lisey's Story ARC $50
.
.
WANTED
Signed 1st Edition of Storm of The Century (Paperback)
The only things I used paper bags for was groceries and making book covers for my textbooks in high school.
Seriously....what is the point of wrapping a clean box in brown paper?
The box IS made of brown paper.
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Dark Tower 7 Artist Edition n/a
The Waste Lands 1st Edition in Shrinkwrap $200
1984 Grant Gift Edition of The Talisman $400
Lisey's Story ARC $50
.
.
WANTED
Signed 1st Edition of Storm of The Century (Paperback)
It's possible that it is a UK thing. I've received several packages from there all wrapped in the brown paper. They also use brown packing tape vs clear. I did recently receive a box from SST and it was just the box with their logo packing tape.
Here's the "damaged" case. One side was only pushed in slightly but placing the book into it corrects that.
You don't know my kind.....You don't my mind.....Dark necessities are part of my design.....