Posted: December 24, 1998 at 21:27:33: by Kathi Nash
In regards to "grading" of books, and descriptions, there's
sometimes a lot of difference between what we (my husband and
myself, who are collectively Booklynx) would describe as a "fine"
book or a "fine" dustjacket and what we have several times
purchased sight-unseen over the net from another dealer. Both
times we were very unhappy and returned the book for a refund of
both the cost and the return shipping. I would consider a fine
book to be one that looks unread - no bending of pages, no spine
creases, no soiling to boards or pages, binding very tight and
solid. A fine dustjacket would be as-new - no rubbing, bumping,
scuffing, clipping, or creases. A fine book could include a
remainder mark, but this would be included in the description.
We have come to the conclusion that our grading is a bit more
stern than most, but we're more comfortable with
pleasantly-surprised customers, than unpleasantly-surpr
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