ElCanut@jlai.lu to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoThis used book that I bought for 12£ on the internet was apparently previously bought from Oxfam for 1.99£jlai.luimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down10
arrow-up18arrow-down1imageThis used book that I bought for 12£ on the internet was apparently previously bought from Oxfam for 1.99£jlai.luElCanut@jlai.lu to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarebokherif@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoMost book sellers on the Internet roam around, buy used books, cut them to make them look new and then sell it as new.
minus-squarejonkenator@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoCut them? What does that man?
minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoUsing a paper cutter, aligning the worn pages along the outside edge of the book into a nice looking rectangle
minus-squarebonn2@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoThey take a bit off the edges, which, when done right, can make them look new at a first glance
Most book sellers on the Internet roam around, buy used books, cut them to make them look new and then sell it as new.
Cut them? What does that man?
Using a paper cutter, aligning the worn pages along the outside edge of the book into a nice looking rectangle
They take a bit off the edges, which, when done right, can make them look new at a first glance