This used book that I bought for 12£ on the internet was apparently previously bought from Oxfam for 1.99£

bokherif , 1 month ago

Most book sellers on the Internet roam around, buy used books, cut them to make them look new and then sell it as new.

jonkenator , 1 month ago

Cut them? What does that man?

bonn2 , 1 month ago

They take a bit off the edges, which, when done right, can make them look new at a first glance

Rentlar , 1 month ago

Using a paper cutter, aligning the worn pages along the outside edge of the book into a nice looking rectangle

FartsWithAnAccent , 1 month ago

Costs money and time to package and ship stuff. They should've at least removed the sticker though.

meekah , 1 month ago

Takes time and money to do that as well though, and I kinda feel like op would not have appreciated that markup

DessertStorms , 1 month ago

So you're annoyed that someone (who took the time to go to a charity shop, list the book online, and ship it to you) charged you the RRP for the book, that you didn't have to buy from them?

I hope you have the same kind of energy for when mega-corporations charge anything from tens to thousands of pounds for products that often cost single pounds or even pennies to manufacture (due to underpaying for labour and materials that were in turn manufactured by underpaid labour as well), and the snowballing impact they have on the rest of the economy (by pricing out smaller companies, monopolising industries, avoiding tax, and so on).

The person you bought this from likely works for themsleves, trolling charity shops all day for bargains, and almost certainly pays tax on their income. I'm as anti-capitalist as they get, but even I can't take issue with this. If they had charged you more than the RRP, sure, that'd pushing it, but if you didn't want to pay full price, you should have spent your own time looking for the bargain. ¯*(ツ)*/¯

Taiatari , 1 month ago

Bought where on the internet? I think that context is quite relevant tbh.