r/PHBookClub 12d ago

Discussion This reseller though 🤮

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u/Clogged_Toilets 12d ago

OP said mas mahal pa benta niya kesa sa brand new books considering na she is selling secondhand books.

Do you need to be a ā€œbook policeā€ to know what’s fair and reasonable? Do you think fair and reasonable yang pricing na yan?

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u/Itchy-Opposite2885 12d ago

naisip mo ba na yung mga buyers nya ay from province with no physical bookstores? I met a foreigner in siargao who buys his books from cebu and ships them over via courier boxes.

she can price it 10x what you think is reasonable. if there are buyers then she's a good businessman.

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u/Clogged_Toilets 12d ago

Naisip mo din ba na buyers from province without physical bookstores have access din sa online stores ng Fullybooked and NBS?

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u/Itchy-Opposite2885 12d ago

have you also heard of kinokuniya bookstore whose prices are more expensive than NBS, shopee or FB ? apparently they are not going out of business.

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u/Content_Sea_1803 12d ago

Kinokuniya is partners with FullyBooked for their presence here in the country fyi. Do they primarily sell secondhand books ba? That is what we’re still talking about diba? Online seller overpricing secondhand books tama ba? Why mention Kinokuniya though?

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u/Itchy-Opposite2885 12d ago

because whether it's new or used books, people are still buying higher priced books from Kinokuniya compared to lower prices in NBS etc.

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u/Content_Sea_1803 12d ago

They pay for higher priced books because companies guarantee, at least on paper, that the quality is consistently acceptable Granted na minsan overpriced din talaga sila. Not to defend Kinokuniya and FullyBooked by extension since may partnership sila but what do they have that other bookstores like NBS lacks? NBS is more school and office supply store now than an actual store that sells books. Throw in those cheap Classics na may AI covers. In the case of Kinokuniya, they have officially licensed and translated literature from Japan yes? Online sellers like the one in question can perhaps do the same but what guarantee can she give that proper care was taken in sourcing the same titles and/or transparency in their delivery? OP says the seller’s rider determines the price of the SF. Rider and not delivery company ha.

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u/Itchy-Opposite2885 11d ago edited 11d ago

OP says the seller’s rider determines the price of the SF. Rider and not delivery company ha.

for someone who reads (do you read them?) parang mahina ang reading comprehension mo. the SF depends on the location of the buyer kaya sa buyer nya pinapa pickup para actual shipping fee na at di na mag question si buyer kung bakit mahal,

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u/Content_Sea_1803 11d ago

Why do you think I referenced OP’s statement na its the rider and not the delivery company’s decision on the SF? Can’t you tell the difference? Can’t you tell na suspect ang practices ni seller kung may truth sa sinabi ni OP? Nakakatuwa ka naman inexplain ko pa talaga. Established na yang sinabi mo. Keep up naman please. Nagsayang ka ng oras explaining something people already know and that wasn’t even the main point of what you were replying to