Water damage
Some eBay purchases arrived today; a batch of cheap history books.
One of the books, Daniel J. Boorstin's The Creators, had significant water-damage on the last 100 pages.
This wasn't mentioned in the book's description, and although the book was a bargain, I still feel a tad ripped-off. It's always difficult to know what to do in these situations. One one hand, I want the seller to be aware that the book's condition wasn't described adequately, but on the other, I don't want a refund, as I want to keep the book.
UPDATE: I just opened J. R. Hale's Renaissance Europe 1480-1520 and heard (and felt) the spine crack as I did so. This will mean that the pages will eventually start falling out. It's a 1971 paperback, so it's not unexpected.
One of the books, Daniel J. Boorstin's The Creators, had significant water-damage on the last 100 pages.
This wasn't mentioned in the book's description, and although the book was a bargain, I still feel a tad ripped-off. It's always difficult to know what to do in these situations. One one hand, I want the seller to be aware that the book's condition wasn't described adequately, but on the other, I don't want a refund, as I want to keep the book.
UPDATE: I just opened J. R. Hale's Renaissance Europe 1480-1520 and heard (and felt) the spine crack as I did so. This will mean that the pages will eventually start falling out. It's a 1971 paperback, so it's not unexpected.
posted by cnwb at 7/31/2006 02:42:00 pm
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Check this URL:
http://www.restorationsos.com/education/water-damage/recovering-from-water-damage/cleaning-repairing-and-disinfecting/clean-dry-repair-and-disinfect-paper/books.asp
These guys know what to do.
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