Maybe Chuck's not really a bad grader....

[joe_collector]

[The Black Hand ®]

I bet a lot of money is being made on less expensive books. If I pay $15.00 for a vf and it comes to me as a vg/fine I most likely won't go through the hassle of trying to argue the point and return it. Multiply that by thousands of small ticket item sales. It's like with my medical insurance, they'll underpay a bill by fifty bucks due to a "mistake" they made, it'll take me 3 or 4 hours or more of hassling over the phone to get the problem resolved. In some instances people will throw up there hands and say "forget it", I'll just pay it myself.That happens all the time and the insurance company save a ton of money and for all the money being saved someone gets a nice bonus. Most likely the same someone who made the "mistake".

[Bronze_Age_Fan]

 

Thats what you get for $6 an hour

[Bronze_Age_Fan]

I bet a lot of money is being made on less expensive books. If I pay $15.00 for a vf and it comes to me as a vg/fine I most likely won't go through the hassle of trying to argue the point and return it. Multiply that by thousands of small ticket item sales. It's like with my medical insurance, they'll underpay a bill by fifty bucks due to a "mistake" they made, it'll take me 3 or 4 hours or more of hassling over the phone to get the problem resolved. In some instances people will throw up there hands and say "forget it", I'll just pay it myself.That happens all the time and the insurance company save a ton of money and for all the money being saved someone gets a nice bonus. Most likely the same someone who made the "mistake".

 

For sure, I've been stung by Mile High in that way myself.

 

If the books are cheapish run fillers it's not practical for me here in Australia to send them back to the States so I cop it on the chin and learn my lesson. the postage may be worth more than the books.

 

I won't buy a book worth more than $20 from MH.

[skybolt]

JC, at the rate you're going you'll have your own top 100 in to time.

[Schmakt]

I won't buy a book worth more than $20 from MH.

 

this is my new policy as well. they're fine for big filler runs, but I don't think I'll ever buy a high dollar book from mhc again.