excellent review, bastie.
and heya saturn!
basically, llance, my biggest fear with auctions is collectors. ... you people!
with books of value, you have to be SO frickin careful and specific, listing their rating or mint-ness. then, in packaging, you have to get insurance, bubble wrap, individual bags and boards, etc.
and still, after all that, if they dont like the quality when they get the book, and they feel you were being dishonest, they'll give you a poor rating or demand a refund, etc, etc.
bascially, a nightmare.
in my listings, i was very specific in taht the books are in "reading, NOT collecting" condition. now that people have won and are emailing me, i've noticed that has helped a lot of problems, as the winners are very understanding of such.
the other issue i have (get it!??! issue?!? ... y'know... cuz... they're... mm...) is, as bastie said, with the frickin "closed-before-you-get-home" post office. and since i've no children or lunch break or even a damn disgruntled wife to drop things off, i either have to take a pay cut from work, or wake up farmer-early on saturday.
pain in the tuckus.
especially when winners want their books yesterday!
