<div>It was under USED, but when it is ex-library, it is **usuually** marked as such, in my prior experience.</div>
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<div>I've bought ex-library before--when I can't get used (or various descriptions) or new.</div>
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<div>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%.<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Jeff Wilson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jwilson@clueland.com">jwilson@clueland.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="im">On 3/22/2012 11:23 AM, Matthew Weber wrote:<br></div>
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<div class="im"><br><br>On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Jeff Wilson <<a href="mailto:jwilson@clueland.com" target="_blank">jwilson@clueland.com</a><br></div>
<div class="im"><mailto:<a href="mailto:jwilson@clueland.com" target="_blank">jwilson@clueland.com</a>>> wrote:<br><br> On 3/22/2012 10:35 AM, Fred Kiesche wrote:<br><br> Annoyed as they are all ex-library books: which the Amazon<br>
"partner" did<br> not mention in his/her description. I did not pay a lot, and<br> these are<br> all fine "reading copies", but given a choice between a<br> ex-library book<br>
with stickers, mylar wrap and stamps and things inside...and a<br> actual<br> "new" copy without any of that, I'll choose the new one.<br> Am I a cranky book collector or what?<br><br>
<br> Were they sold as new, or "as good as new" condition? If you bought<br> books listed under the "used" tab, you could do a lot worse.<br><br>Jeff, a book sold in "good" or higher condition should not be defaced.<br>
A book with stamps, labels, and pasted-in card holders is "fair"<br>condition at best.<br></div></blockquote><br><br>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.<br>
<br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B0062IGP0S/sr=/qid=/ref=olp_tab_used?ie=UTF8&coliid=&me=&qid=&sr=&seller=&colid=&condition=used" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/gp/<u></u>offer-listing/B0062IGP0S/sr=/<u></u>qid=/ref=olp_tab_used?ie=UTF8&<u></u>coliid=&me=&qid=&sr=&seller=&<u></u>colid=&condition=used</a><br>
<br>Was it under the "collectible" or the "used" tab, Fred?
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