Bought a banned book off eBay for $80 and it was completely worthless

I paid $80 for a copy of 'The Rebel' by Camus that was supposedly banned in China. Turned out it was just a cheap photocopy with missing pages. The seller ghosted me after I complained and eBay wouldn't help because it was an international order. Has anyone else gotten ripped off trying to buy censored books from shady sellers?

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taylor8211d ago

You say "completely worthless" but what did you really expect for $80 from some random seller on eBay? That's the price of a dinner out, not some rare banned book. International order, cheap photocopy - sounds like you got exactly what you paid for. If you wanted a real copy you should have done your homework first. People selling banned books aren't running Barnes & Noble. They're taking a risk so you don't have to.

morgan31611d ago

Yeah but a bad photocopy is just trash. My buddy bought a "rare" concert tee online once, ended up with somebody's old gym shirt.