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<p>[QUOTE="McAdder, post: 519770, member: 7942"]If I buy modern books, I don't need pictures, I usually buy the cheapest, shipping included, if everyone would take photos of every cheap book, the sellers would have to raise prices.</p><p> </p><p>I buy old books from Ebay, and of course I look at the pictures, but they can be as deceiving as text. Even those Ebayers that "don't know what they have" are sometimes professionals who know exactly how to write the description and take photos to get your hopes up without promising anything. And bids go higher, if a couple of people have the feeling they know more than others... </p><p>Most of the books I buy are complete on google books or other platforms, so I only need pictures of the defects, the binding and so on. If I contact sellers on Abebooks vialibri or any other platform, I always get the photos i want and sometimes even a better offer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="McAdder, post: 519770, member: 7942"]If I buy modern books, I don't need pictures, I usually buy the cheapest, shipping included, if everyone would take photos of every cheap book, the sellers would have to raise prices. I buy old books from Ebay, and of course I look at the pictures, but they can be as deceiving as text. Even those Ebayers that "don't know what they have" are sometimes professionals who know exactly how to write the description and take photos to get your hopes up without promising anything. And bids go higher, if a couple of people have the feeling they know more than others... Most of the books I buy are complete on google books or other platforms, so I only need pictures of the defects, the binding and so on. If I contact sellers on Abebooks vialibri or any other platform, I always get the photos i want and sometimes even a better offer.[/QUOTE]
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