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asphaltcowgrrlI mean, damn, this is a USED BOOK you are requesting, lady.
I've been using PaperbackSwap for 13 1/2 years now and sometimes, people put conditions on their requests. I get it when they ask for a book that's not been in a smoking home or one with pets. Allergies can be awful and I totally understand that. But this? This is a bit much.
The member who has requested Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 6 has put the following conditions on this request:
All books must come from a smoke free home! Have no rips, bent or loose pages/covers/backs(this includes corners), writing, stains, or water damage. Overall I'd like it to be in good to very good condition. Also please make sure that the book spine creases are minor to none for paperbacks, that includes manga, Thank you! :)
How on earth do you read a manga and not crease it? I guess it's a good thing that this one is brand new and has only ever been read by me.
Troy says that people like this are reselling the books and he's probably right. But man. I will say this though - there is one person out there that puts strict conditions on their requests but adds that they're collecting books to send to our soldiers overseas so that is a completely different story. I have no problem making sure it's in the best condition in that case.
Also, I feel like I've whined about this before, but a search didn't show that I'd posted. SOOOOO, if I have, excuse me because it annoys me every time I see this pop up. If it wasn't for the fact I get 75% of my manga from this site, I'd donate my credits (there are a lot of teachers out there that use PBS for their classroom libraries) and say to hell with it. But ugh.
And now, I'm going back to work, back to the reviews I need to write, and hopefully fic by lunchtime. :)
I've been using PaperbackSwap for 13 1/2 years now and sometimes, people put conditions on their requests. I get it when they ask for a book that's not been in a smoking home or one with pets. Allergies can be awful and I totally understand that. But this? This is a bit much.
The member who has requested Ao Haru Ride, Vol. 6 has put the following conditions on this request:
All books must come from a smoke free home! Have no rips, bent or loose pages/covers/backs(this includes corners), writing, stains, or water damage. Overall I'd like it to be in good to very good condition. Also please make sure that the book spine creases are minor to none for paperbacks, that includes manga, Thank you! :)
How on earth do you read a manga and not crease it? I guess it's a good thing that this one is brand new and has only ever been read by me.
Troy says that people like this are reselling the books and he's probably right. But man. I will say this though - there is one person out there that puts strict conditions on their requests but adds that they're collecting books to send to our soldiers overseas so that is a completely different story. I have no problem making sure it's in the best condition in that case.
Also, I feel like I've whined about this before, but a search didn't show that I'd posted. SOOOOO, if I have, excuse me because it annoys me every time I see this pop up. If it wasn't for the fact I get 75% of my manga from this site, I'd donate my credits (there are a lot of teachers out there that use PBS for their classroom libraries) and say to hell with it. But ugh.
And now, I'm going back to work, back to the reviews I need to write, and hopefully fic by lunchtime. :)
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Date: 2019-08-26 06:06 pm (UTC)*squishes*
Thanks. It's not bad, but I feel so darn rundown.