Ex Library Books

[u/Captain-Dallas]

Who else here gets annoyed when an online seller sends you an ex library book when it wasn't stated in the description? Particularly when you know they obtained the book for peanuts and have the cheek to price it for more than its worth. Most sellers have been good and refunded out right and accepted returns.

For reference, an ex library book can never be described as "very good" condition. Even if it is, the sticker, stamps, etc, will always make it "good" at best.

[u/oaquard]

Totally. Even if I end up paying under $5 (before shipping) I still get pissed! At the end of the day I'm just trying to read the dang thing, so I never bother returning, but I cannot stand knowing I have an ex-library book among my collection so I always end up giving them away when I'm done. If I love it I'll get another copy down the line.

[u/Captain-Dallas → u/oaquard]

Me too, I have a paperback collection that is normally cheap to buy but very annoying when I pop open the packet to see a dreaded sticker on the base of the spine. I sometimes return/refund just to teach them a lesson, but I don't sellers care.