Used Books - Personal Name Inside
Hi,
I have a second-hand book in very good condition however a previous owner has written their name inside the cover. Does anyone know if this is okay to resell this? I have scored out the name. Surely this happens quite often. Does anyone know for sure that this is okay to resell?
8 replies
Seller_f5cnodyVjLD4S
Hi,
Yes, I would sell it as “good”, preferring to understate rather than over… Here are the condition guidelines for each category (books being the first one listed)
Seller_1OFA2EJESQxiJ
Thank you anglozone. Good point about understating. I should have said it would have been classed as very good condition according to conditions other than the name but had planned to mark it as good since it had a note. Thanks for letting me know that this is okay. Worrying too much for my first shipment!
Seller_ZEWlgzYUczZ6I
I also understate generally (the fear of getting a refund and/or negative feedback), even if I feel it’ll affect how quickly the book will sell. And if there is a name or mark in the book, I usually put ‘Good’ as the condition (even if the condition is Very Good or Like New) and write a short paragraph describing the true condition of the book in the description (though I wonder sometimes if buyers actually read the description).
Don’t be put off selling the book 
Seller_LKjg1QRrO36Yq
If the previous owner was also the author of the book, it could add a lot of value. 
If not, it downgrades the condition to ‘very good’ at best, though it’s safer to choose ‘good’, as noted above.
Seller_drLRJgrBPnFBI
Personally, I would not have scored out the name, however, condition, as per other posters, should be good with a note regarding the previous owner’s inscription
Seller_DROodOAYHftnc
As Carol says, I would probably have not scored it out, but depends on what it is like.
I often have good success actually erasing them with an ink rubber, or sometimes will put a plain white label over it. There are other tricks too !
The important thing is to describe accurately.
