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jym626 · 05-14-2005, 01:38 PM

Susie-
Here is the link to their guarantee when buying froma 3rd party merchant ( the used booksellers).http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...845563-2217510

If you have shopped on Amazon, go on their site and select the "used books" option and look around. It is very straightforward, the 5 star ratings of the sellers are there, etc. All will confirm our order, when you place one, and will provide their direct email address. Also, they will tell you if the book is new, like new, good, fair, etc. I have always found the descriptions of the books to be accurate (down to how many pages have underlining or highlighting). I've never had a problem, and have used them for books for 2 kids for about 3-4 years nos. Saved a LOT of money. One time I realized I'd selected the wrong edition of a book, and she cancelled my order, no problem, when I emailed her. One time a book was a wrong edition, but it was a paperback and it was so cheap it wasn't worth paying to return it. Thats the only downside-- you pay shipping to return an item. Again- so far it hasn't been an issue. When you look for a specific book in the first place, you should see an option below the description saying "more books.. new and used, from $(some dollar amount)" or something like that. Click on that link and you'll find all the other copies of the book you are looking for.

Haf.com is the stepchild of ebay. They are ok too, but my s. just seems to prefer amazon.

momofthree-
I've also gotten good deals from overstock, but they are not always the cheapest game in town. I've only had one problem with them when they didn't honor a "no shipping" offer that they emailed me about in the first place (they send a lot of "offers" in emails). When I emailed them about being charged s&h, they said I should have looked for the * on the screen and then clicked on it to find the exclusions, because thir page was just too full to put the disclaimer right where anyone could see them! Please. Then, the items (they were just some CD's I could have bought down the street, but I responed to the free s&h lure) got lost in the mail and took a month or so to get here. They(overstock) weren't much help. Told me I had to track the item through the post office. After way too many calls and emails, I finally got the cds, and someone at overstock said they'd put a small credit in my acount for the nest time I shop. However, the credit only lasted like a week. So, it took another call and I think I have a small (token) credit in my account. I have no idea at this point. The only good thing htat came out of this is that I was finally able to get the phone # of our local post office-- not some 800 number many states away! Yay.

05-14-2005, 01:38 PM	#9
jym626 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,299	Susie- Here is the link to their guarantee when buying froma 3rd party merchant ( the used booksellers).http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...845563-2217510 If you have shopped on Amazon, go on their site and select the "used books" option and look around. It is very straightforward, the 5 star ratings of the sellers are there, etc. All will confirm our order, when you place one, and will provide their direct email address. Also, they will tell you if the book is new, like new, good, fair, etc. I have always found the descriptions of the books to be accurate (down to how many pages have underlining or highlighting). I've never had a problem, and have used them for books for 2 kids for about 3-4 years nos. Saved a LOT of money. One time I realized I'd selected the wrong edition of a book, and she cancelled my order, no problem, when I emailed her. One time a book was a wrong edition, but it was a paperback and it was so cheap it wasn't worth paying to return it. Thats the only downside-- you pay shipping to return an item. Again- so far it hasn't been an issue. When you look for a specific book in the first place, you should see an option below the description saying "more books.. new and used, from $(some dollar amount)" or something like that. Click on that link and you'll find all the other copies of the book you are looking for. Haf.com is the stepchild of ebay. They are ok too, but my s. just seems to prefer amazon. momofthree- I've also gotten good deals from overstock, but they are not always the cheapest game in town. I've only had one problem with them when they didn't honor a "no shipping" offer that they emailed me about in the first place (they send a lot of "offers" in emails). When I emailed them about being charged s&h, they said I should have looked for the * on the screen and then clicked on it to find the exclusions, because thir page was just too full to put the disclaimer right where anyone could see them! Please. Then, the items (they were just some CD's I could have bought down the street, but I responed to the free s&h lure) got lost in the mail and took a month or so to get here. They(overstock) weren't much help. Told me I had to track the item through the post office. After way too many calls and emails, I finally got the cds, and someone at overstock said they'd put a small credit in my acount for the nest time I shop. However, the credit only lasted like a week. So, it took another call and I think I have a small (token) credit in my account. I have no idea at this point. The only good thing htat came out of this is that I was finally able to get the phone # of our local post office-- not some 800 number many states away! Yay.