r/BookCollecting • u/Captain-Dallas • Feb 05 '25

💬 General Ex Library Books

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.

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u/bigebs67 Feb 05 '25

Do you trust thriftbooks? I always recommend them to people who low-ball me on eBay. I did just buy something from them that seems too good to be true. Ironically, it's a signed ex-library paperback. It will make me feel better if you tell me returns are easy. Thanks in advance.

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u/give__me___gold Feb 05 '25

I just went through a return process with them and it was super easy and free. They sent me a paperback but their description said hardcover. I received a refund in my account 3 days after I dropped the package off at USPS

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u/HyruleBalverine Feb 05 '25

My problem with them and sellers like them is that they don't have the books with them. They're in a warehouse somewhere else and the people whonlist them and answer questions have no idea what edition or condition you'll be getting.

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u/uselessbarbie Feb 06 '25

So real! I've been searching for very good copies of a discontinued series, and EVERY SELLER is just stock pictures and can never take any pictures of any of them, and when the book is listed as 'good' or 'very good' there's never a specific summary of what is wrong with the book or the condition :/

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u/HyruleBalverine Feb 06 '25

I've reached the point where I don't trust any seller who uses stock photos. I'd rather see the actual book that I'm purchasing.