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Quality: |
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Minimal wear overall |
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Book corners may show some exposure and scuffing, but no cardboard exposure or fraying |
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Minimal marking/highlighting in text (less than 10% of book) |
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Minimal marks on page edges (no words, names, initials or artwork) |
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Solid, strong, intact binding |
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Cover is not laminated or taped |
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Spine shows no visible cracks greater than 2 inches long |
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No water/liquid damage |
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No tears in pages or cover |
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Bargain: |
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Moderate wear overall |
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Bent/frayed corners (less than ½ inch) |
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Moderate marking/highlighting in text (less than 25% of book) |
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Some pages may be bent, creased, or wavy |
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Page binding is intact |
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Moderately worn cover binding |
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Cover is intact but not taped |
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Entire cover may be laminated (no partial lamination) |
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Spine may be cracked but not separated |
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Water/liquid damage does not exceed 1% of pages |
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Tears no larger than ½” on the cover, or 1” on pages but must not interfere with text, regardless |
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Thrift: |
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Significant wear overall |
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Bent/frayed corners up to 3 inches |
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Excessive marking/highlighting in text but does not interfere with text |
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Excessive marking on page edges |
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Pages may be bent or creased |
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Worn/loose binding (no pages missing or separated from binding) |
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Cover binding loose, pulling away from page binding |
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Cover may be laminated or taped and contain significant tears |
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Water/liquid damage does not exceed 5% of book |
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Tears up to 3” in cover OK. Tears in pages OK as long as the text is readable and not missing- if any text is missing the book is unacceptable |
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Damaged/Unacceptable: |
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Missing pages or detached/separated pages |
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Profanity or lewd artwork |
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Cover missing or unattached |
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Smelly/odorous |
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Contains mold or mildew |
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Marking that obstructs with text |
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Water/liquid damage exceeding 5% of book |
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Marked as “Not for sale”, “Sample”, “Review”, or “Examination” copy (or anything to that same effect) |
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Teacher Editions |
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Dark stains / dark grime / dark liquid damage |
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Food stains or gum residue |
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Torn pages that prohibit the reading of any text |
