tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173453322997227658.post1152386034450374013..comments2023-10-24T04:05:24.108-04:00Comments on The Bluestocking Belle: My (Few) Peeves with PaperBack SwapEllen, the Bluestocking Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328085786533131608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173453322997227658.post-60592477205586879072012-04-13T14:46:28.777-04:002012-04-13T14:46:28.777-04:00I totally agree with you, Ellen! I get irked ever...I totally agree with you, Ellen! I get irked every time I receive one of those requests, unless it involves allergies, for the reasons you eloquently outlined. The purpose of a paperback SWAP surely is to read and then swap the book. If it were called Paperback Collectors, then that would be a different story. One time I received a book, read it, then plugged it back in the system within a month. I was *astonished* when I received a nasty complaining email from some woman stating I was putting substandard books in the system because this one had water stains on it. I had seriously not even noticed. I read the words; I was not looking at the quality of the the paper. I told the woman as much and said that if she returned the book and my credit, I was happy to take it back. Never heard from her again. GRRR.Tanyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173453322997227658.post-38523017584104909192012-04-13T11:29:44.915-04:002012-04-13T11:29:44.915-04:00Rowan, that's a good point about trying to com...Rowan, that's a good point about trying to complete collections. I'd never considered that. Even so, my original skepticism remains. ;-)<br /><br />Thankfully, these irritating instances are few and far between!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173453322997227658.post-5012449635670367122012-04-13T11:27:41.324-04:002012-04-13T11:27:41.324-04:00Hi Silvia! When I signed up for PBS a few years ag...Hi Silvia! When I signed up for PBS a few years ago, I had to designate my conditions; they were not automatically added by PBS. In fact, I didn't know I could make conditions, so I ended up with a few smoky-smelling paperbacks. After that, I saw I could limit books to those from "non-smoking homes." Things may have changed since then, but I'd be surprised.<br /><br />I think it would be odd for PBS to actually *limit* a member's participation by automatically assigning multiple conditions, thereby disqualifying certain books that don't meet the conditions. It's more likely that PBS would not add anything that might limit swapping activity.<br /><br />But these are just my measly thoughts! xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173453322997227658.post-37426985176509444602012-04-12T23:10:51.138-04:002012-04-12T23:10:51.138-04:00Overall I agree with you and I also have turned do...Overall I agree with you and I also have turned down requests for your exact reasons. But I also think sometimes it's that people are looking to complete collections with out of print books. And then I think that people are trying to re-sell! :-Prowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08362331435066420394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8173453322997227658.post-78098120898612546102012-04-12T17:55:25.832-04:002012-04-12T17:55:25.832-04:00Oh, Ellen, now that you've shared some light, ...Oh, Ellen, now that you've shared some light, I think I have found out something interesting.<br /><br />I never went to the page to set the conditions, and those you note I believe are the defaults... once a lady told me that there was some highlighting or underlining inside her copy of When Children Love to Learn, if I still wanted it? Of course, I replied, unbeknownst that she was getting 'my' default conditions.<br /><br />I believe there are hundreds if not thousand, as stupid as me, and we never edited that part and we come out as if we were that picky with used books. I still think pbs users are not resellers, but some as you say, could be keeping those conditions to resale, who knows?<br /><br />But I have noticed almost everytime I request, I get a request, so though I do not pay for my request, I always end up sending a book and paying a minimum now of 2,60 I believe, for each book. And if you buy credits, granted you find the book you want, it is 3 dollars or close, no?Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249978624747684879noreply@blogger.com