Unfortunately selling to resale shops is one of the only legal ways for drug addicts to get the cash they need when they need it (which is pretty much always NOW).
The boss had some problems with the tax people over our documentation so we now pay with checks for large purchases. This means that the addicts need to get paid before the banks close. I've also been there longer than anyone else which makes me quasi-management (I make the more dificult judgement calls but not policy), so the regular sellers of large quantities of questionable books are only allowed to sell to me or the boss. The boss is rarely in town so it falls to me.
One problem with addicts is that they seem to believe that if they want a book to be worth something enough it will be. When I don't want it or offer less than their [pick a drug] addiction tells them it needs to be worth they insist that I ignore my judgement and check our resources (mostly on line but sometimes we have to check paper references). I'm almost always right.
Regular readers will know that I'm dealing with an ear infection so I'm in constant pain unitl it clears.
This morning I had to deal with three of them at the same time. AAAAHHHHH!!!!
The boss had some problems with the tax people over our documentation so we now pay with checks for large purchases. This means that the addicts need to get paid before the banks close. I've also been there longer than anyone else which makes me quasi-management (I make the more dificult judgement calls but not policy), so the regular sellers of large quantities of questionable books are only allowed to sell to me or the boss. The boss is rarely in town so it falls to me.
One problem with addicts is that they seem to believe that if they want a book to be worth something enough it will be. When I don't want it or offer less than their [pick a drug] addiction tells them it needs to be worth they insist that I ignore my judgement and check our resources (mostly on line but sometimes we have to check paper references). I'm almost always right.
Regular readers will know that I'm dealing with an ear infection so I'm in constant pain unitl it clears.
This morning I had to deal with three of them at the same time. AAAAHHHHH!!!!
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