Timeline for Amazon 3rd party seller shipped me a book in US which clearly say "For sale in Indian subcontinent only"
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| Mar 19, 2023 at 21:43 | comment | added | user71659 | @ohwilleke Yes, you have to be careful. I've seen one publisher mix up the homework question order in a textbook. Somebody who got the out-of-market version did all the wrong questions and got a bad grade. Also, the paper is often thinner and it may be a paperback vs hardcover book. | |
| Dec 18, 2020 at 1:09 | comment | added | ohwilleke | Is there any reason to think that the U.S. edition would be different in any way? | |
| Dec 16, 2020 at 19:00 | answer | added | Paul Johnson | timeline score: 8 | |
| Dec 16, 2020 at 2:41 | history | edited | Ankur Agarwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 16, 2020 at 1:19 | answer | added | user6726 | timeline score: 5 | |
| Dec 16, 2020 at 0:53 | history | reopened | user6726 united-states Users with the united-states badge or a synonym can single-handedly close united-states questions as duplicates and reopen them as needed. | ||
| Dec 16, 2020 at 0:53 | comment | added | user6726 | The question being asked, about purchaser recourse, is actually not answered in the other answer, which is about purchaser liability. Not all questions about book sales involving India-only editions are the same. | |
| Dec 16, 2020 at 0:04 | history | closed | Dale M♦ united-states Users with the united-states badge or a synonym can single-handedly close united-states questions as duplicates and reopen them as needed. | Duplicate of Legal issues regarding a recent Amazon purchase | |
| Dec 15, 2020 at 23:59 | comment | added | user28517 | That doesn't necessarily make it illegal tho... | |
| Dec 15, 2020 at 23:53 | comment | added | Ankur Agarwal | What makes me think? Well, it says so at the back of the book. | |
| Dec 15, 2020 at 23:52 | history | edited | Ankur Agarwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 15, 2020 at 23:36 | comment | added | user28517 | What makes you think the item is illegal in the US? Anyone can print anything on the book, but various things like the first sale doctrine typically overrules restrictions like that. | |
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| Dec 15, 2020 at 23:31 | history | asked | Ankur Agarwal | CC BY-SA 4.0 |