Guy brings up a bag of books to sell.
I sort through, and they're mostly good stuff except at some point the whole collection had apparently been dropped in a bathtub. While mostly dried out they're all spotted with mold, pages corrugated and fused by water damage.
I understand that the general public doesn't share my finely honed understanding of the specificities and subtle gradations of book condition...and as consumers, why should they?
But what sort of yay-hoo tries to pass off a bag full of moldy, water damaged junk on an industry professional?
"Where do you keep your Ayn Rand?" he asked.
....of course.
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