Narcotics Anonymous (1983, Hardcover)

WHEN A SELLER HERE ON E-BAY COMES ACROSS A BOOK IN A GOODWILL STORE THEY WANT TO SELL HERE ON E-BAY , THEY SEARCH E-BAY LISTINGS AND SEE HOW MUCH THEYGO FOR, AND THINK THEY HAVE A GOLD MINE! THEY BECOME MIS-GUIDED AT THE VALUE OF THE ONE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE IN THEIR HANDS. YES, OLDER EDITIONS ARE SELLING AT A PREMIUM, BUT THE ONES COMMONLY SOLD ON THIS PART OF E-BAY ARE UN-EDUCATED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES IN THE EDITIONS-SOOOO.. THEY ENTER THE ISBN NUMBER, AND OUT POPS "4TH EDITION" (BECAUSE IT'S E-BAY'S INCORRECT DEFAULT INFO) BUT THEY DON'T SPECIFY IT'S INCORRECT!. THEN THE BUYER GETS ANGRY WHEN THEY RECIEVE A FIFTH EDITION THAT CAN BE FOUND DIRT CHEAP ANYWHERE IN ANY BOOKSTORE. REASON FOR MY RANT??? I HAVE BEEN SOLD BOOKS FROM REGULAR BOOKSELLERS (THAT HAVE NO IDEA WE COLLECT PREMIUM COPIES OF THE BASIC TEXT, AND A.A. MEMORBILIA)THAT WERE DESCRIBED AS "MINT" AND "lIKE NEW" AND THEY COME, AND THERE WATER DAMAGED, THE WRONG EDITION, WRITTEN IN....AND- ASK SELLER TO ID THE BOOK BEFORE BUYING,AND THEY GET SNOTTY AND SAY "IT'S IN THE DESCRIPTION" YOU CAN'T READ? JUST BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE SURE WHAT WERE BUYING. ALSO, MOST OF THE TIME THEY DON'T EVEN SPRING FOR THE .15 CENTS FOR A PICTURE, AND DON'T EVEN DESCRIBE THE BOOK AT ALL. BOTTOM LINE..IF YOU NOT SURE ABOUT THESE COLLECTABLE RECOVERY BOOKS, GO BACK TO STEVEN KING BOOKS, AND ROMANCE NOVELS. EITHER THAT, OR DON'T GET MAD WHEN WE ASK ABOUT THE BOOK YER USING A STOCK PHOTO TO SHOW!