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Gob said it:

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.
Yeah, that's very important. I always said...in bold letters...that my comics were from a reader's collection and that they'd been read 2 or 3 times before being bagged and boarded. I'm careful with my books but, I don't read them in an airtight room with gloves on...that's only for porn...

Let people know that you have flipped thru the books previously and then they won't be pissed if there's a bend in the corner or there's a fingerprint on the back cover. If you are selling older stuff, have your comic guy look at them and give a fair grading for them. Since it's so subjective, one guy's Fine mught be another's Very Good.

You don't want to get into a pissing contest about the condition of a Vext #2 with some anal retentive guy that says because there's a 1/4" stress line in the inside back cover it's only on fair condition and he wants half his money back or he'll leave negative feedback.

Always err of the side of caution. Yer not gonna get book value anyway so list your books a grade under what they are or what you think they are. For people that just want to read the damn things anyway, you'll be fine.