(urth) The Perils of Partnership

[Fred Kiesche]

It was under USED, but when it is ex-library, it is **usuually** marked as
such, in my prior experience.

I've bought ex-library before--when I can't get used (or various
descriptions) or new.

So I just went through again, under used again, and purchased from several
vendors who actually specifically said "like new" or "gently used and
unmarked", etc., and had ratings of 99% or 100%.

On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Jeff Wilson <jwilson at clueland.com> wrote:

> On 3/22/2012 11:23 AM, Matthew Weber wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Jeff Wilson <jwilson at clueland.com
>> <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    On 3/22/2012 10:35 AM, Fred Kiesche wrote:
>>
>>        Annoyed as they are all ex-library books: which the Amazon
>>        "partner" did
>>        not mention in his/her description. I did not pay a lot, and
>>        these are
>>        all fine "reading copies", but given a choice between a
>>        ex-library book
>>        with stickers, mylar wrap and stamps and things inside...and a
>>        actual
>>        "new" copy without any of that, I'll choose the new one.
>>        Am I a cranky book collector or what?
>>
>>
>>    Were they sold as new, or "as good as new" condition? If you bought
>>    books listed under the "used" tab, you could do a lot worse.
>>
>> Jeff, a book sold in "good" or higher condition should not be defaced.
>> A book with stamps, labels, and pasted-in card holders is "fair"
>> condition at best.
>>
>
>
> If it's sold as a collectable, sure. As used retail merchandise, the
> standards are lower. I admit the lines are blurred somewhat by the market's
> barriers to entry being lowered to the point where it's gainful to deal in
> single used items online.
>
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/**offer-listing/B0062IGP0S/sr=/**
> qid=/ref=olp_tab_used?ie=UTF8&**coliid=&me=&qid=&sr=&seller=&**
> colid=&condition=used<http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0062IGP0S/sr=/qid=/ref=olp_tab_used?ie=UTF8&coliid=&me=&qid=&sr=&seller=&colid=&condition=used>
>
> Was it under the "collectible" or the "used" tab, Fred?
>
>
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scribble, scribble, scribble, eh?" (The Duke of Gloucester, on being
presented with Volume 2 of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.)
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