Wasted $45 on a bootleg copy of Maus from a shady online store

I wanted to read Maus after hearing it got banned in some school districts. Found a site selling it for $45, way cheaper than normal. Said it was a signed collectors edition. Total scam, pages were all blurry and some were even missing. Felt like an idiot when I realized it was just photocopied from a library book. Should have just gone to my local shop in Chicago or used interlibrary loan. Anyone else get ripped off trying to buy controversial books online? What sites actually deliver real copies?

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morgan31618d ago

Buddy of mine bought a "rare" copy of 1984 off some site and got a blank notebook instead.

grant72818d ago

Gotta correct you on this one @morgan316 lol. 1984 was published in 1949, so any "rare" copy from that era would be worth serious money, not some blank notebook scam site. Sounds like your buddy got played by a dropshipper, not a legit rare book dealer.